AOV has been participating for many years. More and more people are becoming interested in the role of nutrition in maintaining their health. This was also the case years ago with Ruud A. Nieuwenhuis, the founder of AOV. During his lifetime, he sought knowledge about nutrients to support his own health. Everyone experiences periods with more challenges in this area. He wrote two books about it; Vitamins & Self-care and Orthomolecular Nutrition. He wanted to share all the knowledge he collected with the world.
In 1987 he set up a foundation to do this, the SOE, Stichting Orthomolecular Education . This was followed by the start of AOV in 1990. Ruud Nieuwenhuis wanted to offer nutritional supplements that were composed according to orthomolecular ideas. AOV has been advised for over 30 years now!