Get moving while dinner is cooking
Regular physical activity and healthy home cooking are two of the best things you can do for your body. But how do you find more time for both? Combine them! With these cook-friendly exercises, you can squeeze in some extra activity while waiting for the veggies to steam. Soup-Can Arm Raises Grab two cans of soup (or use 2- to 5-pound bags of dried beans … Continue reading Get moving while dinner is cooking
The new, healthy kind of midlife crisis
A shiny red sports car. Bottles of supplements. Even a bit of plastic surgery. These are the stereotypical signs of what’s long been known as the midlife crisis. In truth, only about 10 to 20% of adults in their 40s, 50s and 60s revisit their youthful rebellion. But the middle years are undoubtedly a time of transition—and opportunity. Here’s how to make changes for the … Continue reading The new, healthy kind of midlife crisis
{Video} Alzheimer’s: A Public Health Crisis
Alzheimer’s disease is an under-recognized public health crisis with the number of people expected to be diagnosed doubling every 20 years. Watch this episode of Second Opinion with Joan Lunden to hear about the disease and its emotional toll from a caregiver and public health perspective. Continue reading {Video} Alzheimer’s: A Public Health Crisis
When to go to the doctor’s office, telemedicine, urgent care or emergency room
The emergency room can save your life if you’re seriously sick or injured. But for less severe complaints, you may get faster and less expensive treatment elsewhere. Knowing when you should go to your doctor, urgent care or the emergency room can save you a lot of money. Continue reading When to go to the doctor’s office, telemedicine, urgent care or emergency room
Do your part during PTSD Awareness Month
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas partners with New Directions to make sure our members and employees have access to the behavioral health resources they need. More than 5 million people experience post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) each year Unfortunately, many of us will experience trauma in our lifetime. A traumatic event could be anything from assault or combat to childhood neglect. Traumatic events can … Continue reading Do your part during PTSD Awareness Month
Try these four moves to stay fit
Is your workout routine getting stale? Try adding in these do-anywhere, equipment-free moves. They’re designed to improve the main components of everyday fitness—endurance, strength, balance and flexibility. Include this circuit in your routine at least two days a week. Build up to completing three rounds. 1. Jumping Jacks Even a short bout of this aerobic exercise can boost your heart rate and work all muscle … Continue reading Try these four moves to stay fit
Three steps toward healthy eating
We know we should eat more of what’s good for us and less of what’s not. But most Americans get too many calories and not enough nutrition in their daily diet, health experts claim. Here’s a simple three-step plan to help. 1. Focus on Fruits and Vegetables According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, only about 12% of Americans eat the recommended 1 … Continue reading Three steps toward healthy eating
{Guest Blog} BIPOC Mental Health Awareness
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas partners with New Directions to provide behavioral health screenings, resources and support to our members and employees. Mental health is essential for everyone, so that’s why it’s important to highlight the different needs and experiences of those who identify as BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Color). By taking time to understand the unique identities and experiences of … Continue reading {Guest Blog} BIPOC Mental Health Awareness