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Blogs: What Does Your Thyroid Do?

BCBSTX Connect Team

Everyone is born with a thyroid. It’s the “butterfly-shaped” gland in the lower front part of your neck. It sits right below the Adam’s Apple. The thyroid gland makes two hormones — T3 (triiodothyronine) and T4 (thyroxin...
- January 16, 2026
Blogs: Self-Management Programs: Quitting Tobacco and Staying Tobacco Free

BCBSTX Connect Team

When you're ready to quit tobacco, you boost your chance for success. When that day comes, we’re here to help you stay strong. The Well onTarget® portal provides self-help programs, tips and tools to help you break free from tobacco. The di...
- January 16, 2026
Blogs: You Can Protect Your Hearing — Here’s How

BCBSTX Connect Team

Think you’re too young to worry about hearing loss? You’re not. Things like listening to loud music, going to sporting events or working in a loud setting can harm your hearing. Take steps now to protect your hearing — once it&rsquo...
- January 15, 2026
Blogs: How Do I Buy an Individual Health Plan?

BCBSTX Connect Team

There are two times when you can buy health insurance — during open enrollment and special enrollment. Open enrollment starts on Nov. 1 each year and runs for a limited time. This is when anyone can sign up for an individual and fami...
- January 15, 2026
Blogs: Don’t Brush Off Signs that Something Isn’t Right

BCBSTX Connect Team

Knowing your body can save your life. That means paying attention if you see or feel changes in your body. It means noticing and following up on worrisome symptoms, especially if they don’t go away. And it means seeking help when you need it. D...
- January 14, 2026
Blogs: What Can You Do to Get Your Energy Back?

BCBSTX 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 i...
- January 13, 2026
Tu Salud: ¡La prediabetes se puede revertir! Evita la diabetes reduciendo tu consumo de azúcar

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¿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. Esto es importante porque la diabetes afecta aproximada...
- January 13, 2026
Blogs: Prediabetes Can Be Reversed

BCBSTX Connect Team

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 about 38 million people in the U.S. That’s about 1 out of e...
- January 13, 2026
Blogs: Improve Your Work-Life Balance

BCBSTX Connect Team

Aiming for a more balanced life can help your body and mind. One place many of us need better balance is between work and the rest of our lives. Another is finding ways to take better care of ourselves while maintaining our commitments to work and fa...
- January 12, 2026
Blogs: Addressing Teen Loneliness: How to Help

BCBSTX Connect Team

Teens are often busy with school, activities and friends. But teens also often get lonely, and when they do, they may need support and help finding healthy ways to cope with it. Being lonely can affect teens — and people of other ages — i...
- January 12, 2026