Tag Archive: #parishnurse

7 Tips to Help you De-Stress

Peace of mind. It is not always easy to come by in today’s fast-paced, technologically advanced world. Marie Mauter, a licensed clinical social worker and an employee assistance program counselor at Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital in Barrington, Ill., offers seven [read more...]

Break the Sugar Habit Workshop

If you’re experiencing excess fatigue, joint pain, headaches and weight gain, high sugar intake may be to blame. Reducing your sugar intake may be the answer to helping these conditions. Join us in the Parish Center’s Neumann Room on Tuesday, [read more...]

National Healthcare Decisions Day

National Healthcare Decisions Day (NHDD) is an annual initiative held on April 16th in the United States to promote and raise awareness about the importance of advance care planning. The goal is to encourage people to think about and communicate [read more...]

What You Need to Know About Measles

An increase in measles cases across the country and the globe has prompted the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to release an health advisory urging immunization. Since January 1, the CDC has been notified of 58 confirmed measles cases [read more...]

Simple At-Home Remedies for a Stuffy Nose

With respiratory infections such as cold, flu, COVID and RSV on the rise, you may be on the search for remedies that can help ease nasal congestion, also referred to as a stuffy nose. “The most important tip of fighting [read more...]

Still Feel Tired After Sleeping? Here’s Why…

You already know that junk food can cause your health problems. But “junk sleep” is gaining popularity, and chances are you probably have experienced it yourself. Junk sleep is a term used for sleep that does not result in feeling [read more...]

Do You Snack More Than You Eat Meals?

We like to snack. No doubt about it. Americans crave and indulge in snacks daily. In fact, we unknowingly make more than two hundred food-related decisions each day – and snacking has been found to play a substantial portion. A [read more...]

9 Heart Disease Risk Factors You Can Control

When it comes to heart disease, there are some risk factors outside of your control. Fortunately, you can manage 90 percent of the risk factors that increase your risk for heart disease and the heart attacks it causes. Some changes [read more...]

Is it Risky to Take Expired Medication?

When was the last time you cleaned out your medicine cabinet? According to a Consumer Reports study, approximately one-third of Americans haven’t cleaned out their medicine cabinet in the past year and almost one-fifth haven’t done so in the past [read more...]

Are You Staying Up Too Late?

Staying up late can be fun and productive …until the next morning. Whether it’s cramming for an exam, partying into the wee hours or picking up the overnight shift at work, the brain drain from no sleep is a struggle. [read more...]