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Join host Chuck Gaidica and expert guests as they explore wellness, fitness, mental health, and food and nutrition to help you live a healthier and happier life.
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Easy Ways to Increase Your Veggie Intake

At some point in your life, it’s possible you’ve heard someone say, “it’s important to eat your veggies so you can grow up to be big and strong.” And it’s also likely some of us didn’t read much more into that statement. To an extent, a majority of us know that vegetables are good for us because that’s what we were told growing up. However, according to the CDC, 91% of adults aren’t getting the daily recommended of vegetables. During this conversation, we’ll shed light on the benefits of vegetables and creative ways we can incorporate them into our diet.

Easy Ways to Increase Your Veggie Intake
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Community First-Partnering for Upstream Affordability

Affordability isn't just about medical bills—it's about addressing what drives health in the first place. When people have stable housing, access to healthy food and support for mental health, they use the health care system less and live healthier lives. In this episode we explore how health care affordability starts far upstream—from food security and housing stability to behavioral health and chronic disease prevention. This episode will spotlight community-based partnerships that Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan has invested in to address these social determinants of health and ultimately reduce unnecessary costs across the system.

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Is There an Optimal Time to Work Out?

There’s no question that finding time to work out whenever you can is better than not doing it at all. But what if you wanted to optimize your workouts to get the most benefit? Is there a specific time of day that’s optimal to maximize the results you get from working out?

Is There an Optimal Time to Work Out?
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Uncompensated Care and the Safety Net

Uninsured individuals often rely on hospitals for emergency care, the most expensive part of the health system. That cost doesn’t disappear—it shows up in everyone’s insurance premiums. This episode helps reframe affordability by examining how charity care, Medicaid, and federal subsidies work together to manage that cost upstream. In this episode, we explore the hidden costs of uncompensated care, how hospitals and insurers work together to support vulnerable populations, and the impact of federal and state policy decisions on health insurance coverage rates in Michigan.

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Shared Responsibility for Affordability

Health care affordability isn't just a consumer problem—it's a system accountability issue. Consolidated health systems promised lower costs. This episode brings together health systems, insurers and business leaders to explore how each player in the health care system can do more—collectively—to lower the cost of coverage. From legacy partnerships to forward-looking value-based models, what does meaningful collaboration look like?

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Ways Dehydration is Affecting You That You Didn’t Realize

Did you know 75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated? Find out the signs and side effects of dehydration as well as ways you can stay hydrated.

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Does Nutrient Timing Matter?

Most of the time when it comes to diet and exercise, it seems that it’s not just what we eat, but when we eat that can influence our body’s ability to process and use nutrients efficiently. Can how the timing of meals affect metabolism, energy levels, and long-term health outcomes?

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Why You Should Focus on Nutrient Density

Counting calories has long been the go-to strategy for managing weight, but not all calories are created equal. So how do we shift from calorie-counting to focusing on nutrient density for a healthier, more balanced approach to eating?

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Fueling Your Body for Energy

We can control what we eat—and the right diet can make a big difference in how energized we feel. So, how do we balance our diet and metabolism to ensure we are energized and satiated?

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