Physician-founded health company builds on its roots in recovery nutrition and education as it expands support for patients navigating medical weight management
BOSTON, Oct. 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- HealFast, a physician-founded health and wellness company focused on supporting people through demanding health transitions, today announced the next phase of its growth: an expansion into telehealth focused on metabolic health and support for individuals navigating GLP-1-assisted weight-management journeys.
The expansion builds on HealFast's original mission to address the nutritional and educational needs arising from significant periods of change; including surgery, injury and childbirth. Now as more patients begin medical weight-management journeys, HealFast plans to bring that same patient-first approach to this rapidly evolving area of health care.
"From the beginning, HealFast was built around meaningful moments of transition – such as a change in their health - and want more than a simple transaction," said Justin Samra, co-founder and CEO of HealFast. "Our role has always been to unlock patients' optimal outcomes by asking and delivering what they require in that moment – whether better information, nutritional support or simply a clearer path forward. We see trusted telehealth access and metabolic support as a natural extension of our mission."
Supporting the journey beyond the prescription
GLP-1 medications have reshaped the medical weight-management landscape and introduced new opportunities for patients working with licensed health care professionals. They have also created a growing need for practical education and support around the broader patient experience.
HealFast's expansion into metabolic health is being developed around a simple principle: medication may be one part of a patient's journey, but it is not the entire journey.
The company is building a broader support ecosystem intended to connect appropriate access to medical care with nutrition, education and patient-focused resources. Additional details regarding HealFast's telehealth capabilities and metabolic-health offerings will be announced separately.
"As physicians, we know that a prescription exists within a much larger health journey," said Dr.Myroslav Figura, co-founder of HealFast. "Patients have questions about nutrition, lifestyle, expectations and how to take care of themselves throughout periods of significant change. Our goal is to help patients feel better informed and better supported while keeping individual medical decisions where they belong - between the patient and their licensed health care provider."
From recovery support to metabolic health
HealFast originally developed products and educational resources for people preparing for and recovering from surgery and other physically demanding health events. That experience shaped the company's broader view that major health transitions often extend beyond an individual procedure, product or prescription.
The company's move into telehealth, weight loss, and metabolic health reflects an expansion of that philosophy to unlock optimal patient outcomes.
HealFast expects to introduce additional resources, services and products supporting patients on medical weight-management journeys over the coming months.
To learn more about HealFast and its approach to patient support, visit https://healfastrx.com/.
About HealFast
HealFast is a physician-founded health and wellness company focused on helping people navigate some of life's most demanding health transitions. The company began by developing nutritional support and educational resources for patients surrounding surgery, injury and childbirth and is expanding its patient-first model into metabolic health and GLP-1-supported weight-management journeys. HealFast develops products, education and services intended to help patients feel informed, prepared and supported throughout their health journey.
SOURCE HealFast, Inc.
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