Barb Green, Parish Nurse Milton, WI Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a developmental disability that can cause significant social, communication and behavioral challenges. Although there may be nothing in the way people with ASD look to set them apart, they may communicate, interact, behave, and learn in ways that are different from most other people. The...
High Blood Pressure
Barb Green, Parish Nurse Milton, WI The old saying goes, “A healthy heart is a happy heart.” One component of a healthy heart is a normal blood pressure. Blood pressure is the force of blood pushing against the walls of your arteries that carry blood from your heart to other parts of your body. It normally rises and falls throughout the day but if it...
The Church’s Response to Mental Illness
Barb Green, Parish Nurse Milton, WI Our health focus for 2017 has been on mental illness. In Milton this has been done through newsletter articles, bulletin board items, and Back Door posters. In September, we started a Grow Group discussion class titled “Mental Illness is Not a Choice.” We viewed videos, heard guest speakers and are...
Health News: Anxiety
Barb Green, Parish Nurse Milton, WI Anxiety, a natural response to stress and danger, becomes pathological when excessive and uncontrollable. Anxiety disorders share common features of excessive fear and irrational anxiety that lead to changes in behavior and certain physical disturbances including panic attacks. The long-term effects of undiagnosed and...
Depression
Barb Green, Parish Nurse Milton, WI Abraham Lincoln, Elijah, Winston Churchill, and King David had one thing in common: they all suffered at various times from the dark cloud of depression. It is called the common cold of emotional illnesses, affects many people, and is misunderstood, misdiagnosed, and confused with lack of faith. One out of every four...
Mental Illness
Barb Green, Parish Nurse Milton, WI Mental illness refers to a wide range of mental health conditions. Examples include depression, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, eating disorders, and addictive behaviors. Nearly 46% of Americans will be diagnosed with some type of mental illness in their lifetime. Many people have mental health concerns from time to time. A...