by Michelle Rogers, CPT | Apr 26, 2019 | Health & Wellness |
Recently I decided to try an experiment and give up sugar for a week to see what happens. I liked the results so much that I kept going with it a while longer. After two weeks, I’d lost 5 pounds just by going sugar-free! My tummy shrunk down, plus I felt better – more...
by Blue Cross NC | Jan 30, 2019 | Health & Wellness |
You’ve heard that an apple a day keeps the doctor away. But do you know what kinds of foods may actually send you to the doctor? Fats? Carbs? Recent data shows that sugar is actually the real troublemaker for your health. Even superstars Jennifer Lopez and Alex...
by Blue Cross NC | May 17, 2017 | At Home in NC |
In a 2010 piece, Charlotte journalist Tommy Tomlinson sang the praises of sweet tea, calling it “our love offering, poured for family, neighbors, and even the salesman” and “an amber elixir that tastes like the South and feels like home.” He went on to note, “At its...
by Samantha Poole | Apr 21, 2017 | Diabetes, Health Insurance, Pregnancy, Understanding Insurance |
Most seemingly minor health symptoms don’t signal a serious medical problem. But sometimes they do. Elizabeth Franklin, Aaron’s mother, believed her son’s exhaustion was just his adjustment to middle school. A new routine, harder classes, the pressures of entering...
by Katie Eyes | Oct 27, 2016 | Health & Wellness |
It’s Halloween, which means families will be fretting about sugar, snacking and teeth-brushing. As the mom of a toddler who puts any lawyer to shame, our house will see our fair share of high-level negotiation on these topics too. As I think about my kids’ teeth, one...