Natural Health Research Institute names NOW Director of Science & Nutrition Dr Yalda Shokooh Executive Director

The Natural Health Research Institute (NHRI), the non-profit organisation created in 2008 by NOW Health Group founder, Elwood Richard, welcomes NOW Director of Science and Nutrition Yalda Shokooh, PharmD, PhD to the NHRI team as Executive Director.

NHRI was founded with a mission to reduce the leading causes of death by cost-effective natural means and works towards that mission by providing the public with peer-reviewed research that establishes the health benefits of natural foods and supplementation. 

“This is an honour to preserve Elwood’s legacy by facilitating the availability of free, summarised peer review articles on natural products which are understandable to the public and useful for practitioners and students,” Dr Shokooh said.

“I am happy to be able to use my experience in research and relationships with my academic peers to provide beneficial information to support the public health.”
 

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