Oversight
Medical & Research Board of Advisory
Doctors, pharmacists and research scientists review the evidence behind each formula. They are named here because accountability should not be anonymous.
Dr Paul Strodtbeck
MD · ABIM Board Certified · Clinical Consultant
Board-certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Advises on clinical safety and how product information is worded.
Dr Amir Farid Isahak
MBBS (NUS) · RCOG (London) · Medical Advisor
Medical graduate of the National University of Singapore with obstetrics and gynaecology training through the Royal College in London. Advises on women’s health formulas.
Prof Chai Lay Ching
PhD (UPM) · Food & Microbiology Advisor
Food-science and microbiology specialist from Universiti Putra Malaysia. Advises on food safety and microbiological testing.
Prof Kim Kah Hwi
PhD Neurophysiology (Gifu) · Biomedical Advisor
Neurophysiologist trained at Gifu University, Japan. Advises on the biomedical evidence behind each active ingredient.
Ray Yap
MSc Pharmacology (Strathclyde) · Chief Scientific Officer
Pharmacologist from the University of Strathclyde. Leads formulation science and dosing decisions.
Dr Alan Piong
PhD Healthcare Management · Product Strategy Consultant
Healthcare-management specialist. Advises on product development and quality systems.
Dr Phan Chia Wei
PhD Medical Biotechnology (UM) · Medicinal Mushroom Expert
Medical biotechnologist from Universiti Malaya specialising in medicinal mushrooms, including tiger milk mushroom and lingzhi.
Dr Ester Ellen Trees Bolt
PhD Management · Wellbeing & Scientific Advisor
Advises on wellbeing research and how scientific findings are communicated to customers.
Dr Lin Chih-Feng
MD (National Defense Medical Center) · MSc (Hunan University of Chinese Medicine) · Taiwan Consultation Physician
Internal-medicine physician in Taiwan with a focus on digestive and metabolic health. Consultation physician for the range.
Dr Rizki Nasution
Indonesia Consultant Physician · Faculty of Medicine, UGM Yogyakarta · Responsible Doctor, Griya Az-Zahra Pratama Clinic
Practising physician in Indonesia trained at Universitas Gadjah Mada. Consultation physician who reviews clinical safety information for the range.
Dr Sandy
PhD Pharmaceutical Technology (USM) · Product Development Specialist
Pharmaceutical-technology researcher with more than ten years in drug and nutritional-supplement development, including bioavailability studies.
About the board
Questions
What does the advisory board do?
Board members review the evidence behind each formula and advise on clinical safety, ingredient doses and how product information is worded before it is published.
Does the board endorse the products I buy here?
The board advises on the science and the wording. It is not a regulator and its involvement is not an approval by the Health Sciences Authority or any other authority.
Advisory-board involvement is not an approval or endorsement by the Health Sciences Authority. Read our editorial policy and product disclaimer.