About Zacharias Ganey Health Institute

ZGHI ( ZG ): The preeminent leader in preventive health care.

ZGHI serves as a beautiful health and wellness center in the heart of Ginter Park in Richmond, Virginia.  It is proud to serve the fitness, exercise, and social needs of the surrounding community.  In addition, individuals with health needs ranging from pain reduction, orthopedic disorders, arthritis, and fibromyalgia travel from all over the city and surrounding area daily to enjoy and benefit from the large and beneficial warm therapeutic pool. 

ZGHI specializes in weight management and helping individuals achieve optimum health through education, knowledge, activity and support.  The Make It Personal (MIP) Program has helped thousands of individuals over the past five years lose weight, reduce medications, improve energy, and take ownership of their health.  Individuals from over a hundred mile radius come to  ZGHI to take the MIP Course and develop the ability to win in areas of their life and health that they never thought possible.  Most continue on as members in order to continue their lifelong journey of health with the support of their ZGHI friends and staff. 

About the Founders

EZHI was founded by Dr. Madge Zacharias and Ray Easterling in 2002.  Dr. Zacharias, a Richmond native and Pediatrician, left a busy and rewarding private practice in 2000 to specialize in weight management and preventive health.  Ray Easterling, a former free safety for the Atlanta Falcons, obtained his BS in Business from the University of Richmond.  An entrepreneur, athlete, and businessman, Mr. Easterling brought his strong business, marketing and training background to the development of ZGHI.  Their unique background and strengths combined with their shared passion for creating a business dedicated towards creating solutions in the preventive health field led them to develop the Institute as a leader in weight management and preventive health.

Today ZGHI is owned and operated by Dr. Madge Zacharias.