Whether you’re baking for the holidays or making a birthday cake, there’s a good chance your recipe calls for ingredients like butter, shortening or oil. You probably realize that those ingredients are what keep your dish flavorful and moist, however, did you know you can cut most of those ingredients in half?
Continue reading → Try a healthy ingredient substitution: applesauce
Follow along as Diane Werner, RD, LD, takes you through each section of the supermarket. In these quick videos, she’ll show you what to look for and how to fill your cart with healthy choices.
Continue reading → {Video} How to make healthy choices at the supermarket
I used to fill prescriptions for a family who would literally drive across town to fill their prescriptions at my pharmacy. On their 20-mile round-trip journey, they would drive past five other pharmacies that could have filled their prescriptions. Why would they drive so far out of their way for medications when they could conveniently drive a few blocks?
Continue reading → The pharmacist’s recommendation – Your pharmacy matters
Stress comes in both positive and negative forms. Learning how to cope with both can make a significant impact on your health. BCBSKS disease management nurse Karen Rooney-Cuevas, CCM, CDE, CCP, explains the difference between the two and provides one way to treat them.
Continue reading → {Guest blog} Balance the stress in your life
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas partners with New Directions to provide behavioral health screenings, resources and support to our members and employees. May is National Mental Health Month and to spread awareness, we invited New Directions to share a personal story of how one person overcame their bout with depression.
Continue reading → {Guest blog} What helped me most with my depression
