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Courtland Keteyian, MD talks with Dave and Tim about how to take proper precautions against COVID-19 during the Holidays. 

Passionate heart health advocate Eliz Greene is ridiculously excited about stress. Surviving a heart attack at age 35 while pregnant with twins, Eliz now leads others on a well-researched, proven path to lower stress.

Join us for this FREE community event and learn how to keep your heart healthy at any age. Enjoy exhibits, a physician forum, and heart-healthy snacks. Inspiring keynote speaker Eliz Greene will teach techniques to control stress. Registered Yoga Teacher Kate Burns shows how yoga helps you to relax.

Whether you took a hard hit on the playing field or strained your back while cleaning the gutters, the Henry Ford Allegiance Sports Medicine Clinic provides advanced care and treatment for musculoskeletal injuries that are slowing you down.

Find out more at https://www.henryford.com/locations/allegiance-orthopedic-and-neuroscience-center/sports-medicine

Jo Ann Hirth, MD talks with us about some of the most asked about breast cancer topics. 

Seen as an expert in her field, Dr. Hirth participated in enhanced training and research in chemotherapy and has presented to her professional community. Dr. Hirth is currently serving a two year term as President of the Michigan Society of Hematology Oncology and is a committee member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.

We talk with podiatrist, Dr. Blake Brannick and answers your questions regarding foot and/or ankle pain.

Jen and Dawn talk with Shoshana Ambani, MD and Diana Flis, MD about a variety of female specific topics. 

Georgia Fojtasek, RN, President and Chief Executive Officer of Henry Ford Allegiance Health (HFAH) joined HFAH in 1989, serving as senior vice president and chief operating officer until 1994, when she became president and CEO.

Ms. Fojtasek received her diploma in nursing from the Hotel Dieu School of Nursing, El Paso, TX. She holds a BA with honors in Sociology and MA in education from the University of Texas, El Paso. She earned an EdD in higher education from Texas Tech University.

Ms. Fojtasek serves on the Michigan Hospital Association (MHA) Foundation Board. She is a past chair of the MHA Board and the VHA Central Region Board and served as a delegate to the American Hospital Association Region 5 Policy Board.

A past chair of the Jackson Community Foundation, Ms. Fojtasek is now serves on its Board Development Committee. She also serves on the Board and Leadership Advisory Council of the Enterprise Group for regional economic development, for which she is past chair. Her professional passion centers on the role that health systems play in community vitality through health improvement especially for vulnerable populations.

The 5K Challenge is a 10-week program to get you moving toward better health and fitness. The program is designed to prepare you to walk or run a 5K at the Henry Ford Allegiance Race to Health on Saturday, September 21.

To keep participants motivated, there will be sessions on fitness and healthy eating, weekly health tips, and special speakers. Best-selling author Joe Piscatella, who designs and facilitates community wellness programs, will provide guidance during the program.

Join the 5K Challenge Facebook Group to facilitate sharing information and forming walking and running groups. Participants can use this supportive space to encourage each other along their health and fitness journeys and hold each other accountable.

Jen and Dave talk with Dr. Kate Viola about the importance of keeping your skin healthy and safe from the sun. 

Emergency physician Dr. Rami Khoury stops by the TMI studio to discuss a topic we hear a lot about, but may not truly understand—the opioid crisis. Dr. Khoury explains the factors that lead to this nationwide epidemic that takes the lives of 130 people every day. He also describes what for many people may be a new way to think about drug dependence and addiction, and offers advice on how to recognize the signs of addiction, where to get help and how to be the kind of friend an addicted person really needs.