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An Olympic-sized Decision from a Gold Medal WinnerGuest: Essure
Olympian Picabo Street speaks out about her birth control choice to empower and educate women about their health options.
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Learning About Pelvic Health ConditionsGuest: ETHICON, Inc
Olympic Gold Medalist Bonnie Blair talks openly about a female medical health condition that disrupted her everyday lifestyle. Pelvic health conditions like leaking urine and very heavy menstrual bleeding will affect one-third of all women by age 65, yet embarrassment keeps too many women simply suffering in silence. The truth is that there are exercises, medications and minimally invasive treatments available for most common pelvic health conditions, but women need to demand that their doctors treat the problem. These conditions may be common, but they are not normal and they can be treated.
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Hip Replacement Options from an Olympic Gold MedalisGuest: Biomet Orthopedics
A hip replacement was the last thing 1984 Olympic Gold Medalist Mary Lou Retton wanted, but unfortunately, she was unknowingly born with hip dysplasia and needed one. This segment tells her personal story and the solution she chose which changed her life for the better.
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How To Be Healthy And Successful In Your Daily LivesGuest: Brooke Bennett
3-time Olympic Gold Medal winner, motivational speaker, certified personal trainer and nutritionist Brooke Bennett tells us how she transformed her swimming career into a successful business for herself in order to benefit others.
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Breaking Records & MythsGuest: Merck & Co., Inc.
Peter Vanderkaay, who won a gold and bronze Olympic medal for freestyle swimming in the Olympics this past August, shares with viewers how he has been able to pursue his dreams while having asthma. He dispels common myths and gives hope to the over 20 million Americans that have it. Interview courtesy of Merck & Co., Inc.
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