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Does When You Eat Make a Difference?

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When it comes to healthy eating, we know that what we eat matters. So does how much we eat. And research shows that when we eat is important, too. Many studies point to health improvements from making changes to when you eat. That’s because our bodies…
- over 1 year ago
- Health and Wellness
- Blogs
Mindful Eating with Diabetes

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Learning to be more mindful can help us calmly think through situations. For people with diabetes , the values of mindfulness may even help them practice better self-care. What is mindfulness? It is being tuned in to your thoughts, feelings and body…
- over 1 year ago
- Health and Wellness
- Blogs
RE: What is a female hormone friendly diet, something that helps to keep PCOS under check, Thanks!

BCBSIL Connect Team

Anjaly89 Thank you for your question. As health plans differ, you will want to check your plan's coverage. If you are a BCBS member, log into your member account and check coverage for dietary or nutrition visits. Then use the Provider Finder to locate…
- 4 months ago
- Nutrition
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What Can You Do to Get Your Energy Back?

BCBSIL Connect Team

Feel like the energy has just drained out of your body? Your habits and routine may be behind your fatigue. The good news is that you can make changes to beat some common energy zappers. And unless your lack of energy stems from an injury or health…
- over 4 years ago
- Health and Wellness
- Blogs
How to Make New Year’s Resolutions You Can Keep

BCBSIL Connect Team

The start of a new year seems like the right time to set resolutions. We may even make lists of things we’d like to change. Our lists often include “eat healthy” and “exercise more.” Sometimes it's hard to follow through. This year, start by thinking…
- over 1 year ago
- Health and Wellness
- Blogs
When the Heart’s Aflutter, AFib May Be the Reason

BCBSIL Connect Team

Singers may croon that their love-struck hearts are all aflutter , but in real life, a fluttering heart can be a scary problem — atrial fibrillation, better known as AFib. In a healthy heart, electrical signals travel through the muscle and make it…
- over 1 year ago
- Health and Wellness
- Blogs
Wait, That's Sugar, Too?

BCBSIL Connect Team

If you’re trying to watch your weight, chances are you’ve indulged in something sweet with a sugar substitute. It seems like a good way to enjoy a treat without all the calories, right? These sugar substitutes are often made from high-intensity sweeteners…
- over 1 year ago
- Health and Wellness
- Blogs
Make No Bones About It: You Could Be at Risk for Osteoporosis

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You count on your bones to support you. But they need your help to stay strong. About 54 million Americans have low bone mass. That increases the risk for osteoporosis. Osteoporosis is a bone disease in which your body loses bone mass or doesn’t make…
- over 2 years ago
- Health and Wellness
- Blogs
Diet Drinks Are Soda-licious, but Come With a Price

BCBSIL Connect Team

If you have a sugar craving, but don’t want to gain weight, then a diet soda is the perfect option, right? Not necessarily. Research shows that drinking diet soda may have harmful effects on your health. From strokes to weight gain, diet drinks may…
- 9 months ago
- Health and Wellness
- Blogs
How Fiber Keeps Your Brain and Heart in Shape

BCBSIL Connect Team

Just about everyone knows eating fiber is the key to keeping you, um…regular. That's just one benefit of the food voted “Most Likely to Make a Middle Schooler Snicker.” It’s true. High fiber foods make you poop. They also make you feel full faster so…
- over 1 year ago
- Health and Wellness
- Blogs