About Lakota

Rick Stewart, a Canadian Metis of Cree heritage, founded the Lakota brand and formulas. He understood that Native people had some very special traditional medicine to share, and he developed the Lakota brand as a means to make those powerful treatments available to ordinary people everywhere.

Mr. Stewart first applied his knowledge of the therapeutic and performance enhancing benefits of natural health products as an award winning horse trainer. Based on his success in treating racehorses with natural health products, he went on to develop a successful line of equine pain relief and joint care products. Quite fittingly, it was this interest in natural medicines that inspired Rick to discover and develop the Lakota formulas for a much broader market - the millions of people suffering from arthritis pain each and every day, for whom treatment options were limited to traditional prescription drugs and painkillers. Stewart's goal in establishing the brand was to ensure that the Native American's knowledge of natural remedies was not hidden in the history books. He wanted to honour and recognize Native Americans and Native Canadians for their contribution to modern medicine.

The powerful formulas used in Lakota products are rooted in traditional Native American medicine and represent the collective tradition and knowledge of many different Indian Nations. Many of the ingredients in the Lakota formulas, such as White Willow Bark and Yucca Root are used in various traditional Native American medicines. Modern natural ingredients such as Glucosamine and Collagen Type II have been added to enhance the effects of the traditional medicine.

Stewart chose the Lakota name for the brand he founded because of the powerful image of the Plains Indian - a symbol of the collective knowledge and wisdom of all Native North Americans.