Bucky Gregg, Founder of Boost Health - Born at Sycamore Shoals Hospital and raised on a family farm in the Shadtown community of Unicoi County, Bucky’s life has always been deeply rooted in service, community, and health. Long before founding Boost Health, Bucky dedicated over a decade to the front lines of emergency medical services. Beginning as a volunteer firefighter and rescue squad member, He earned a Tennessee EMT-IV Tech license, eventually promoting to Lieutenant Safety Officer. Bucky’s EMS career advanced from convalescent care in Knoxville back to serving His home community as a Tennessee Advanced EMT, working grueling 24-hour primary response shifts to help his community. Following years in the field, Bucky transitioned to Unicoi 911, spending eight years protecting the public as a Shift Supervisor and the department's Chief Training Officer.

While protecting others, Bucky was fighting a quiet, deeply personal battle with health. Having struggled with severe obesity since childhood, Bucky reached a heaviest recorded weight of approximately 475 pounds, which ultimately led to a dark, depressive state. Realizing a drastic change was necessary, Bucky took control of His life and underwent gastric sleeve surgery with Dr. Elias Ortiz and Dr. Almino Ramos in July 2021. Through unwavering dedication to clean fueling and metabolic optimization, Bucky successfully lost 300 pounds and has maintained a healthy weight of 175 pounds. Today, Bucky channels a lifetime of medical expertise and an unmatched personal understanding of weight loss into Boost Health. Having walked the exact path His patients are on, Bucky is uniquely equipped to provide the compassionate, clinical guidance needed to help others reclaim their metabolic health and rewrite their own stories.