Mike Miller

Hungry after a workout? This delicious Mango-Peach smoothie has everything you need for optimal recovery.

Houseplants are often chosen for their decorative nature, but research has shown that houseplants offer many benefits to our health.

Fel3000ft is one Detroit’s preeminent artists and this year’s Artist in Residence for TEDx Detroit. Take a 360 degree at some of his work.

Members of the Michigan Chapter of the Philippine Association of Medical Technologists (PAMET) gathered in a hotel ballroom to practice a special dance routine.

This video from the A Healthier Michigan team lets you dive in at the Michigan Sea Life aquarium at Great Lakes Crossing Outlets in Auburn Hills.

Team USA’s Mark Lazar introduces the A Healthier Michigan Team to the sport of curling at the historic Detroit Curling Club in Ferndale, MI

The Soo Locks pass an average of 10,000 ships per year, see a time lapse video of the boat tour we took through the locks.

I recently wrote about my decision to have my eyes checked out for the first time in a very long time, and the resulting need for glasses.

My day hiking was more tiring than I'd anticipated.

Whether you’re going cross-town or cross-country, it’s a good idea to make sure your vehicle is in top form before you set out on your summer adventures: check…

We all have that friend who’s the night owl. They stay up late and claim to battle with insomnia. Assuredly, some of them are legitimate insomniacs…

I ran my first 5K last weekend: the BCBSM RifverFront Run/Walk. All in all, I think it was a success. When the prospect of the 5K came up, I jumped at the…

I love my job here at BCBSM. Every day is different and I often get out of the office to see and do some pretty cool stuff. It’s still a lot of work though.

Despite the abundance of food of America, there still is a serious problem with nutrition deficiency. Learn more about what can be done.

Keeping meals fun, fresh and interesting, especially during the hectic work week, is tough. Chicken, veggies and couscous on Monday, turkey tacos on Tuesday…

So there I was, all pumped up for the first week of #healthyme and I come down with a nasty cold. It crept up on me too. Monday came with a scratchy throat and…

Conventional wisdom has long advocated a hearty breakfast in order to fuel up for the day. The idea being that loading up on calories early on would sustain us…

It’s no secret that lighting, whether natural or artificial, has an effect on our mental state. We’ve all heard of and experienced “mood lighting:” candlelit…

The three coffees you downed to stay awake in meetings this morning? Funky breath. That chicken shawarma you ate for lunch? Funky breath. Angel hair pasta with…

The brain. It’s sort of ironic that the part of our body responsible for our memories, and literally every other function of the human body…

As if it’s not difficult enough to separate fact from fiction when deciding what to integrate into, or omit from, our diets; old wives tales…

Kale, kale, kale, kale, kale. The beat of the kale contingent’s drum has been ringing loud and clear for quite a few years now and it only looks to be growing.

The candy-cane is as iconic a Christmas-time treat as it gets. The mere image of one, its red and white twirls hanging from a tree or stuffed in our stockings…

Once again, as it has for the last 29 years, the city of Lansing celebrates the opening of the holiday season with the annual Silver Bells in the City event.

Roughly 70% of all ER visits are cases where the patient could have been treated in a primary care practice (PCP) or an urgent care facility more quickly…

Every year for the past 29 years, the city of Lansing has held the Silver Bells in the City event to celebrate the holiday season. This year is no exception…

I’m a new Dad. Nine months ago our daughter showed up and life as my wife and I knew it changed immeasurably. Doctor visits are both routine and frequent in…

Herbs and spices often go unused because the vast uses are unknown. Read this blog to learn some ways to incorporate them into your diet.

Halloween is here! With all the crazy costumes, parties, scary movies, jack-o-lanterns, and trick-or-treating for candy, it’s easy to forget to take a moment to…

New research indicates that our brains undergo a cleansing process to remove toxins while we sleep, including toxins believed to be responsible for Alzheimer’s…

There are many safe water bottles out there, but some pose health risks. Learn about water bottle safety and BPA effects with help from Blue Cross Blue Shield.

I’m not the most avid runner, but when I do run I prefer to have music. There’s nothing like hitting stride with one of your favorite songs; it helps keep your…

So far we've served up a flight of wines from the East, the West, and the Central regions of Michigan. In this, our final installment of A Healthier Michigan'

Welcome to another installment of A Healthier Michigan's A-Z Guide to Michigan Wineries. Previous installments took us east and west, but this week we'

We began our tour of Michigan's wineries on the eastern side of the state. For this installment of the A Healthier Michigan A-Z Guide to Michigan Wineries…

It is important to recognize what happens to our bodies and allergies during the fall season.

We recently concluded the A Healthier Michigan A-Z Guide to Michigan Breweries series: East, West, Central & Northern Lower Peninsula…

Here’s some food for thought: The last time the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) updated snack and a la carte food standards in schools was 1979.

For the next several weeks ahealthiermichigan.org will be bringing you an all new series of posts featuring the breweries and wineries of Michigan.

Soda, pop, soda-pop, soft drink, a “coke”: Wherever you’re from and whatever you call them, these terms are universal catch-alls for some of the most heavily…

Arthritis is a condition of inflammation of the joints often caused by physical damage to the joint, infection of the joint, or as is commonly associated, age.

June is Men’s Health Month. To kick things off we’re going to talk about one of the most common health issues men deal with, the doctor’s office.

Thai food, once thought of as the spicy, more exotic cousin to traditional Chinese or Cantonese food served in countless carryout joints across the country…

The highways and byways of Michigan are annually littered with the orange plastic barrels and cones indicative of the summer driving season in our great state.