Alan Tanisawa - Founder

Welcome! You'll consider yourself fortunate to have discovered this website, where you can learn about two relatively unknown nutrients, Delta-Tocotrienol (DT3) and GeranylGeraniol (GG), which Mother Nature kept hidden until recently. These nutrients, initially discovered in the 1960s but overlooked for decades, were first introduced to the nutrition industry by Dr. Barrie Tan of American River Nutrition in Hadley, MA. I had the privilege of meeting him in 2010, and we have since formed a close research partnership, combining his expertise in Chemistry with my background in Physiology.

    My name is Alan Shinichi Tanisawa, the first son of Ben and Yoshiko Tanisawa, born during World War II in the Gila Bend River "Relocation Camp" - located in the middle of the Arizona desert on the isolated Pima Indian Reservation. Instead of having to go fight the war against the Germans in Europe with the rapidly formed all Japanese-American 442nd Regimental Infantry Battalion, my father Ben was shipped to Cleveland, Ohio where he worked in a steel foundry making weapons of war. My formal education included Fairmont Grammar, Edendale Jr. & San Lorenzo High schools. Higher education included 15 consecutive years at the University of California, Berkeley and San Francisco Medical Center -  including all summer sessions - B.A. ('65); Ph.D. ('71) in Physiology, U.C. Berkeley; and D.D.S. (’75) from U.C. School of Dentistry, San Francisco Medical Center.  My first graduate professor at U.C. Berkeley was Dr. Herbert M. Evans, the co-discoverer of vitamin E (1922). He died in 1971 of a stroke. Dr. Tanisawa was one of his last students. My first University academic position was provided by Prof. Nello Pace, Dept. Chairman and world famous environmental physiologist, who directed me to the remote U.C. White Mountain Research Station, to study the effects of high altitude on 24 student volunteers - specifically, the effects of hypoxia (low oxygen) and high radiation exposure and the damaging effects of free radicals (oxidative stress) produced by the harsh environmental conditions of high altitude. My doctoral thesis mentor was Prof. John G. Forte, an expert in gastric acid secretion, cell energy metabolism, membrane transport. I was honored to be his first graduate student. Dr. Forte became a Full Professor and eventual Chairman of the Department from 1972-1978, during which time I was in Dental School at UCSF ('71-'75). Dr. Forte taught me much about science, cell physiology and life. He died (2012) of leukemia at the age of 77. During my time at UC Berkeley, I learned from notable professors and conducted research with radioactive isotopes in a secure underground lab. This period coincided with the introduction of the "Free Radical Theory of Aging (FRTA)" and Dr. Lester Packer's "Network of Anti-Oxidants. After UC Berkeley, I pursued dental studies at UCSF School of Dentistry, benefiting from the guidance of various educators and receiving support from UC Regents.

In 2010, I attended a conference where I met Dr. Barrie Tan, a pioneer in Tocotrienols and GeranylGeraniol (GG). Inspired by his work, I'm committed to sharing the benefits of these nutrients for enhancing quality of life. I appreciate your attention to this important matter.

Sincerely, "Dr. T”