Lindsay Knake

Lindsay Knake is a brand journalist for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan.
Health and Wellness

Practicing Body Neutrality During the Holiday Season

With body neutrality, you can let go of negative feelings about yourself and appreciate your body for what it can do. Learn more about body neutrality and how to practice it through the holiday season.

Home and Family

Understanding the Range of Premature Birth

Being born early can mean serious health risks for infants, particularly in their brain and lungs. The range of premature birth spans several weeks, and premature babies will require more care.

Food and Recipes

Does Turkey Actually Make You Sleepy?

Let’s take a look at the myth around turkey and the reasons you may want a nap after your Thanksgiving feast.

Health and Wellness

The Benefits of Joining a Running Group

Learn how joining a running club can help you with your physical and mental health.

Health and Wellness

How to Create a Personal Mental Health Check-In

Taking time to check in with yourself is a powerful practice for your physical, mental and emotional well-being. Follow these tips to create a personal health check in:

Community

Blue Cross ArtPrize Artists Inspired by Nature and History

You can see artists' work in a large window at the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan office at the Steketee’s Building, 86 Monroe Center St. NW, in downtown Grand Rapids. ArtPrize is Sept. 13-Sept. 28.

Health and Wellness

How to Pick Out Running and Walking Shoes

It’s easy to ask a friend for a recommendation, but their body, stride and injury-risk are different than yours. Learn how to pick out running and walking shoes that will help you stay healthy and meet your goals.

Food and Recipes

Could A Low-FODMAP Diet Be Helpful For Your Sensitive Stomach?

FODMAPS, an acronym for Fermentable Oligosaccharides, Disaccharides, Monosaccharides and Polyols, are a group of carbohydrates in fruits, vegetables, legumes and dairy. Foods high in FODMAPs ferment as you digest them, causing gas, abdominal cramps, constipation and diarrhea for some.

Home and Family

10 Mental Health Tips for New Parents

Practicing self-compassion at this time is important for your mental health. You’re going through a major life change, which takes time to adjust to.

Home and Family

Do Kids Need Multivitamins?

Multivitamins may seem like an easy way to ensure kids get the vitamins and minerals they need, but are they necessary? In healthy children, it’s best to get minerals and vitamins through a wide range of healthy foods. 

Health and Wellness

Easy Ways to Incorporate Strength Training in the Summer

When you start a workout plan, it’s easy to do too much too soon. That can leave you sore, tired, and feeling dejected, as well as increase your chance for injury. If you’re not in the habit of a regular strength routine, start small.

Health and Wellness

Shoo Fly: How to Keep Flies Away & Protect Your Health

Most of the time, houseflies are merely annoying, and their bites can be briefly painful. However, these insects can spread bacteria and viruses through their bites.

Home and Family

How Do I Successfully Set a Summer Routine for My Kids?

Creating a gentle routine for your kids is important for their development and well-being. Knowing what to expect helps children feel more safe and secure.

Health and Wellness

What Do Signs and Symptoms of PTSD Look Like?

Trauma is an event or series of events that threaten your sense of safety or your life.

Health and Wellness

What Is the 5 to 9 Before Your 9 to 5 Productivity Trend?

TikTok users are sharing their morning routines before settling down at their laptops at home or heading to work. Those using this trend are getting up earlier – 5 a.m. – to pack more into their days.

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Health and Wellness

The Benefits of Unstructured Travel Time

Ditching all the planning and your phone can alleviate stress and restore creativity. Giving yourself time on your vacation to restore your whole body will help you when you’re back home.

Health and Wellness

Signs of Alzheimer’s and Dementia in Aging Parents

Alzheimer’s is a brain disorder that causes the brain to shrink and brain cells to die, and it worsens with time. The disease is the leading cause of dementia, a decline in memory, thinking, behavior and social skills.

Body

What Causes Migraines?

A migraine is a headache that causes throbbing pain that is often on one side of your head.

Body

Ways to Salvage Your Day After a Bad Night’s Sleep

Chronic loss of sleep can lead to anxiety, depression, more illnesses, and cardiovascular events. Practice good sleep habits to prevent one bad day from becoming many bad days.

Health and Wellness

Navigating Mother’s Day Celebrations When It’s Hard

Have self-compassion and don’t feel like you need to enjoy or recognize Mother's Day. Allow yourself to feel the emotions you have rather than pressuring yourself to feel happy or joyful.

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