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Make No Bones About It: You Could Be at Risk for Osteoporosis

BCBSNM Connect Team March 27, 2023

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’....
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Diabetes Risks Increase with Certain Prescription Drugs for Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder

BCBSNM Connect Team March 22, 2023

Many factors can raise a person’s risk for diabetes. Family history, age, weight diet and lack of physical activity are the most common. Some prescription medicines used to treat schizophrenia and bipolar disorder can boost the risk, too. It may...
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10 Ways Alcohol Affects Your Body

BCBSNM Connect Team March 10, 2023

Even small amounts of alcohol can have a big effect on your body. From the very first sip, alcohol enters your bloodstream and quickly travels through your body. Based on your age, gender and health, it may stay there for two hours or longer. During...
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10 formas en que el alcohol afecta tu cuerpo

EquipoConnect March 10, 2023

Incluso pequeñas cantidades de alcohol pueden tener un gran impacto en tu cuerpo. Desde el primer trago, el alcohol entra en el torrente sanguíneo y viaja rápidamente a través de tu cuerpo. De acuerdo a tu edad, sexo y sa...
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You Have Options for Safely Managing Your Pain

BCBSNM Connect Team March 10, 2023

There are many ways to treat pain so that you can enjoy a better quality of life. Learning your options can help keep you safe while still allowing you to do what matters to you. Start by talking to your doctor about ways to manage your pain t.....
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How HMO Works: Emergency Room Coverage

BCBSNM Connect Team March 6, 2023

Do you have an HMO health plan? HMO is the acronym for Health Maintenance Organization. Your HMO coverage covers routine preventive care – along with emergency care. Knowing you have health care coverage that you can count when an accident or u....
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Boost Your Health with Strength Training

BCBSNM Connect Team March 1, 2023

New research says strength training may help people live longer. While that likelihood requires more study, there is solid proof that building your muscles can help your body and overall health. We already know that muscle-strengthening effort is...
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Lowering the Risk of Opioid Misuse

BCBSNM Connect Team February 20, 2023

The opioid crisis was declared a national “public health emergency” back in 2017. Since the alarm was sounded, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says opioid addiction, overdose and deaths are still on the rise in the U...
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¡La prediabetes se puede revertir! Evita la diabetes reduciendo tu consumo de azúcar

EquipoConnect February 17, 2023

¿Deseas escuchar buenas noticias sobre la diabetes? Para muchos de nosotros, la enfermedad se puede retardar o incluso prevenir haciendo algunos cambios simples a nuestro estilo de vida.
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Prediabetes Can Be Reversed

BCBSNM Connect Team February 17, 2023

Want to hear some good news about diabetes? For many of us, the disease can be delayed or even prevented with a few simple lifestyle changes. This is important because diabetes affects more than 37 million people in the U.S. That’s about one o.....
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¿No duermes bien? Realizar actividad física diariamente de la manera correcta puede ayudarte

EquipoConnect February 1, 2023

Si dormir no te resulta fácil, es probable que ya hayas seguido algunos consejos que pensabas que podrían ser útiles. Pero si este no ha sido el caso, puede haber otra opción: realizar más actividad física to...
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How Serious is Cirrhosis?

BCBSNM Connect Team January 27, 2023

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Mexico (BCBSNM) works closely with Loyola University School of Medicine to support research about cirrhosis of the liver. By doing so, we help doctors anticipate and treat the growing number of cases they now see...
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Pregnancy with Gestational Diabetes

BCBSNM Connect Team January 25, 2023

Angela R. had her first child when she was 21. Fifteen years later, she learned she was expecting her second at the age of 36. While her first pregnancy went smoothly, a complication rose its head 25 weeks into her second. Gestational diabetes. &ldqu...
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Work Stress Overwhelming? Take These 3 Steps

BCBSNM Connect Team December 27, 2022

Can you successfully manage stress to have a better life? Or is it like retirement on the Riviera — nice to dream about but almost impossible to achieve? Like much of life, it depends. Americans are stressed. Over 75 percent of respondents in a....
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Prueba el estilo de vida mediterráneo para tener una vida saludable

EquipoConnect December 12, 2022

La puesta de sol. El mar azul claro. Comidas preparadas con alimentos frescos como frutas, granos enteros, legumbres, papas y aceite de oliva. No se escucha nada mal, ¿no? Los habitantes de Icaria, Grecia, disfrutan de una buena vida, incluso...
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Make No Bones About It: You Could Be at Risk for Osteoporosis

Diabetes Risks Increase with Certain Prescription Drugs for Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder

10 Ways Alcohol Affects Your Body

10 formas en que el alcohol afecta tu cuerpo

You Have Options for Safely Managing Your Pain

How HMO Works: Emergency Room Coverage

Boost Your Health with Strength Training

Lowering the Risk of Opioid Misuse

¡La prediabetes se puede revertir! Evita la diabetes reduciendo tu consumo de azúcar

Prediabetes Can Be Reversed

¿No duermes bien? Realizar actividad física diariamente de la manera correcta puede ayudarte

How Serious is Cirrhosis?

Pregnancy with Gestational Diabetes

Work Stress Overwhelming? Take These 3 Steps

Prueba el estilo de vida mediterráneo para tener una vida saludable