Genesis Health System – a long time partner is offering Naturally Slim™, our online weight loss solution, to individuals who want to lose weight and reduce their risk for metabolic syndrome and other chronic diseases. If clinically qualified, individuals will be able to participate in the Foundations program free of charge. They’ll have the opportunity to…
The Little Things Matter
We all do it. A donut from the break room here, a mid-morning snack there. It’s tough to continually fend off the treats that hinder our well-intentioned plans to live healthier. Workplace wellness is a trending topic due to rising healthcare costs and increasingly less healthy employee populations. The cause-and-effect cycle of poor health and…
From Coast To Coast, Employers Are Turning To Naturally Slim.
From coast to coast, employers are turning to Naturally Slim. Here’s why: We’re the heaviest Americans in recorded history. Today, two out of three American adults are overweight or obese. And with obesity comes costly and largely preventable diseases like heart disease, cancers and type 2 diabetes. We get it. With so many delicious food…
Naturally Slim Unveils New, Redesigned Website
Naturally Slim launched the new, redesigned version of naturallyslim.com today. Key features of the site include a cleaner, more engaging user experience with enhanced navigation, and the ability for consumers to purchase the Naturally Slim program online. Naturally Slim is an online weight loss program, clinically proven to reverse metabolic syndrome (MetS), a condition leading…
ACAP Health Receives D CEO Award for Top Achievement in Wellness Programs
ACAP Health was recognized by D CEO for their achievement in wellness programs. The feature highlights ACAP Health’s mission to help employers destroy disease in their employee population by adding tools like Naturally Slim to their wellness programs. Read more about ACAP Health’s recognition in the D CEO article.
ACAP Health and Fullpower Launch an Activity Monitoring Solution for Employers.
ACAP Health and Fullpower introduce MotionX-MÜV, a new solution for employers to encourage physical activity within their workforce in an effort to drive down chronic disease and reduce their healthcare spending. MotionX-MÜV is based on the latest clinical evidence around physical activity as well as the data-science collected from Fullpower’s patented technology. The solution works…
Dallas Morning News reports “Workers Trim Pounds, Employers Trim Costs.”
ACAP Health’s digital metabolic health solution, Naturally Slim, was featured in the Dallas Morning News. The article showcases how companies, like Baylor Scott & White Health, Southwest Airlines and Atmos Energy, are offering the program to their employees and having great success helping them lose weight and improve their metabolic risk factors. To read the…
New Published Research Reveals Naturally Slim is an Effective Tool for Reducing Weight and Reversing Metabolic Syndrome.
The Journal of Metabolic Syndrome & Related Disorders Publishes Report on Efficacy of an Employee Weight Loss Program. The Journal of Metabolic Syndrome & Related Disorders, the only peer-reviewed journal focusing solely on the pathophysiology, recognition, and treatment of metabolic syndrome, today published new research on the efficacy of the employee weight-loss program Naturally Slim….
Clinically-Proven Naturally Slim Program Relaunches With Upgraded, Full Year of Obesity Counseling.
ACAP Health’s Innovative Program Is The First Of Its Kind that Satisfies the Affordable Care Act Obesity Counseling Requirement for Employer Sponsored Benefits. Naturally Slim, ACAP Health’s clinically-proven 10-week weight loss program offered by employers to their employees, is relaunching with expanded programming that now includes a full year of weight loss counseling and health…
Exercise Has Major Effect On Heart Health, Even In Kids.
Australian researchers looked at multiple studies on the effects of exercise on kids & teenagers and noted similar findings to previous research conducted on adults by Tim Church, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., ACAP Health Chief Medical Officer. Exercise quickly boosts cardiovascular health even if it doesn’t cause weight loss. “Weight loss is not necessary for exercise…
Make A Real Dent In Your Risk For Heart Disease.
We know heart disease tops the list of life-threatening health concerns, but how can Americans make a real dent in their own risk and live stronger? Our chief medical officer, Tim Church, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., tackles this question in an article with Delta Sky Magazine. Read on.
Take A Hike To Do Your Heart And Spirit Good.
Hear our Chief Medical Officer, Tim Church, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., talk with NPR about the benefits of exercise, including how much exercise is necessary. It doesn’t require as much as you might have thought. You get great medical benefits from walking so a hardcore workout isn’t absolutely necessary. Visit NPR.org to read or hear the whole…
Surprising Ways That Exercise Helps Us.
Being active is good for us for many reasons beyond the old familiar ones. ACAP Health Chief Medical Officer, Tim Church, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D., authored this informative article in Scientific American along with two other researchers. Their intent was to illustrate how being physically active is the single most important thing that most of us can do…
The Cost Of Care.
Wally Gomaa, ACAP Health CEO, and Den Bishop, ACAP Health Chairman of the Board, talk with Jim Landers at the Dallas Morning News to try to provide some clarity around ever-changing and opaque hospital bills. “American health care is absolutely the most complex industry on the planet,” said Gomaa. To read more, visit the Dallas…
The Preventative Economy.
Do you spend more on oil changes for your car than you do on health check-ups for yourself? Steve Harris, CEBS, Development Officer for ACAP Health Consulting contributes to D Healthcare Daily with his analysis of preventative maintenance. “The rise of the ‘Preventative Economy,’ as we’ve coined the next decade in our industry, will force health plan…
Healthcare Prices Aren’t Market-Driven.
The healthcare market doesn’t work like every other free market. Hospitals raise their prices at will, without much consideration of their competition. Although those prices don’t generally matter because payments are based on the type of insurance coverage a patient has, they do matter when very sick patients exceed insurance thresholds. ACAP Health CEO, Wally…
Manufacturing Disease.
As a country, the United States is expert at manufacturing disease. In fact, we spend at least $350 billion a year taking care of health problems related to smoking and obesity. The smoking-related illnesses are going down but the obesity-related ones keep going up. Wally Gomaa, CEO of ACAP Health, met with Jim Landers from…
The Importance Of Healthcare Pricing Transparency.
ACAP Health CEO, Wally Gomaa, was quoted in the D CEO article – How to Make Healthcare Pricing Transparent. He recently shared with the Dallas-Fort Worth Business Group on Health about the clear need for transparency tools by providing examples of wild variations in prices for identical services within the DFW area. The current, first-generation transparency…
Exercise Is Key To A Better Quality Of Life.
Dr. Tim Church, ACAP Health’s Chief Medical Officer, was one of eight experts asked to participate in a roundtable about the importance of activity and fitness in the fight against obesity. According to the panel, the right prescription is a regular and steady dosage of exercise and physical activity. In his video for PHIT America,…
The Tim & Todd Show: Obesity As A Disease (Ep. 3)
Health experts Dr. Tim Church and Todd Whitthorne discuss obesity as a disease and the impact it has on employers. Todd Whitthorne, president and Dr. Tim Church, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D. at ACAP Health Consulting present The Tim & Todd Show: an informative short video series discussing current health issues and how they affect your employees…
ACAP Health’s Chief Medical Officer Talks With The New York Times.
ACAP Health’s chief medical officer, Dr. Tim Church, talked with The New York Times regarding a new study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. The research reveals running as little as five minutes a day at a leisurely pace has long-lasting benefits. “We’re not talking about training for a marathon,” said Dr….
Vitamin D: From Sun Or Supplements?
The Healthy Living Section of the Dallas Morning News featured a story on healthy ways to make your face more beautiful, which included protecting your skin from the sun’s UV rays. As a guy that works at ACAP Health and oversees our vitamin and nutritional supplement line, I spend a great deal of time following…