National Walk at Lunch Day Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas

{Guest blog} Chase Middle School students walk at lunch

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas became a business partner with Chase Middle School, located in Topeka, KS, in 2004 by providing a variety of resources to assist Chase with educating students in grades 6-8.

Each year, students in Chase’s student leadership group lead BCBSKS employees in our walk around the capital for National Walk @ Lunch Day®. Today marks the 10th anniversary of our National Walk @ Lunch Day walk, so we’ve invited six students from Chase to write this week’s blog post on what the participation means to them. Continue reading “{Guest blog} Chase Middle School students walk at lunch”

Gluten-free diets

The Doctor’s Note: Are gluten-free diets just a fad?

“Hey Doc, all of my friends are on a gluten-free diet! Is this the latest fad since Lyme disease or is it time for me to switch to gluten-free beer?”

Advertisements for gluten-free foods are everywhere. Grocery store aisles, restaurant menus, and even the beer cave in the local liquor store have people asking. At a recent family BBQ, a nephew, his wife and their one-year-old refused to have a hot dog because the bun was not gluten-free. Is this necessary or is Madison Avenue taking advantage of an opportunity? Continue reading “The Doctor’s Note: Are gluten-free diets just a fad?”