About MedHeathFit
A leader in the medical fitness and healthcare space, we have positioned our company to change health care in the coming years by putting persons with chronic disease where they belong – in the wellness setting. We also haven't forgotten about the human element. Our main goal is to make the lives of patients better through exercise and wellness, and to give health professionals better tools to make their jobs easier.
Eric Durak, Founder
Eric Durak began his career in fitness. He was fortunate enough to work with some of the top medical researchers in diabetes care, and started Medhealthfit in the early 1990s. After a 17-year career at the University of California, he has returned “to his roots” and is continuing to test the limits of the wellness industry by forming alliances with technology, insurance, marketing, and medical fitness.
His latest ventures include software development with Welld Health, co-founder of Fitness is Medicine, affiliate with Perform Lab (blood chemistry company) Strategic Partner in Life Core Group (Aviator health care coaching program). Our Private Health Association (PHA) is groundbreaking in that it will change the business structure for thousands of health clubs and wellness centers allowing them to contract in the private sector. Eric continues to produce education, podcasts, and award-winning online television shows through TV Santa Barbara and You Tube.
Our Team
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Sarah (Sadie) Mauger
Sadie is a recent graduate of the University of Michigan Kinesiology Department, and had worked as a student researcher for Medhealthfit since 2021. She will continue her research as she enters medical school in 2024 for a combined MD / PhD degree in Neurology and Research.
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Phil Le Clair
Phil is the former Business Development Director at Balance Bar Nutrition company, and is our Digital Marketing Director. Our continued growth of content, podcasts, email newsletters, and other programming will be fueled by his knowledge of the internet to bring out message to millions.
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Julie Taguchi, MD
Julie is the owner and Medical Director of Alive and Thrive Integrative Oncology practice in Santa Barbara, CA. She as been in the medical field for 37 years, and is the author of the groundbreaking book on women’s hormones: Sex, Lies, and Menopause (Wiley Books).
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Roger Jahnke, OMD
Roger is one of the earliest Oriental Medical Doctors in the U.S. and author of The Healer Within and T’ai Chi Lite certification program, Santa Barbara, CA.
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Trygve Duryea
Trygve is Chairman of the Executive Committee and Chief Knowledge Officer for Retained Earnings Company and Success Rules Education, Goleta, CA.
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Loren Brink
Loren is the former Chairman and CEO of Health Fitness Corporation and Lumena, SSL. He now serves as founder and CEO of HealthPointe Solutions technology and healthcare company in Austin, TX.
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Eric Brody
Eric Brody does everything from enhance our security systems to helping deliver more systems memory to our computers. He is generous and knowledgeable, and he knows the fitness industry – which is a huge plus.
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Cosmo Wollan
Cosmo Wollan is an operations genius and is co-founder with Eric of Fitness Is Medicine, LLC. Cosmo has worked on our spreadsheets, P&Ls, proformas, and contracts. With this expertise, FIM landed our initial contract with The Perfect Step – which is acknowledged as the leading post rehab program in the nation.
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Bob Esquerre
Bob serves as my health club business coach, and has been instrumental in steering me in the right direction regarding the next moves for contracts and relationships within the health club industry.
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Greg Sellar
Greg is one of the top coaches in the world, hailing from Australia, but coaching clients world-wide. He has been so instrumental in moving me from a worker at a university, to growing the top data and clinical consulting company in the industry.