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We all know the importance of being able to communicate
effectively with the healthcare provider that may be treating you
whether it's a doctor, nurse or emergency medical personnel.
Question is-what happens when you can't speak for yourself?
MedicAlert is not just simple jewelry, but this emblem has helped
save thousands of lives. With a single phone call, emergency

response personnel can access medical history and records,

protecting you against adverse treatments or medication conflicts.

Each year in our country, traumatic brain injury takes the lives
of 50-thousand Americans, disables another 80-thousand and
puts almost a quarter of a million people in the hospital. Right
now, there is no effective treatment to offer victims of brain
injury but that's something researchers at Emory University
are trying to change.The researchers say progesterone has
been used safely for decades in treating certain types of
cancers and for a variety of female hormonal issues.

You barely have to lift a finger, or a leg for that matter. In this
form of yoga, the instructor does the work for you, performing
a Thai massage, an ancient technique characterized by lots of
contorting and moving, with ironically little work on the client's
part. Thai Yoga massage involves some massage, but the
main elements of the session include yoga poses and twisting.
In addition to moving the client into various poses, the therapist

also massages acupressure points on the body. Thai massage is relatively new in the
United States, but the number of classes and instructors certified are growing. This form
of massage is more for increased flexibility, stress relief and help in tension relief.

Calcium-fortified orange juice, Vitamin-enhanced waters and

fortified cereals. Everywhere you turn these days it seems

there are more and more products showing up on super-

market shelves touting added vitamins and minerals. But what

if you're already taking a multivitamin and mineral tablet, and a

Calcium or Vitamin E supplement on top of that? Can you

overdo it? Is it possible to get too many vitamins and minerals?

Experts say that usually supplements, not fortified foods, are

what push people to the edge of reasonable intake. YourLife's Steve Rouse gets the low-

down on what vitamins you should have stocked in your medicine cabinet.

This week, Chef de Cuisine Ken Migneault, from Nemacolin

Woodlands Resort and Spa, shows us the ropes to healthy

cooking as we learn how to make Spring Rolls.