Health
Finding good health news amidst a pandemic can be quite daunting. That’s not the case with The Optimist Daily, where positive news is in high supply. Our Health section covers the latest good news from the health sector, featuring solutions ranging from mental and physical health to immunity, nutrition, and cutting edge medical research.
New pill could suppress anaphylaxis allergic responses
Earlier this year we shared a story about a drug that could build up food immunity in children who suffer from allergies. Now, researchers from Northwestern University are reporting positive progress on an anaphylaxis-preventing pill that could be taken to prevent serious allergic Read More...
Values before profit: This man turned his restaurant into a donation center
At the Optimist Daily, we like to honor the everyday heroes that make communities thrive. Today we bring you a story out of Minneapolis where a local restaurant owner has turned his restaurant into a community outpost for those protesting police violence. Here’s his story. Tomme Beevas Read More...
Google Maps unveils new updates to help you travel safely in COVID-19 era
Even though lockdown orders are being eased, we still want to carry on living safely by avoiding close contact with too many people. That’s why Google has rolled out two new features for its Maps app meant to help users get around safely in the time of COVID-19, according to a new post on the Read More...
Why vitamin D is so important for our health
We’ve all heard that vitamin D comes from the sun and is critical to our health, but how much vitamin D should you be getting and what exactly does it do to your body? Today we dive deeper into this vitamin and why it is so important for your health. Vitamin D is actually both a vitamin and Read More...
Public parks are showing their worth amid protests and the pandemic
During this extraordinary time in America’s cities — weeks of coronavirus lockdowns followed by mass protests against police violence and racial inequality — one theme runs through the twinned crises: the power and value of public spaces. The nation’s parks experienced a surge of use during Read More...
COVID-19: Study finds lockdowns saved millions of lives in Europe
The coronavirus has taken hundreds of thousands of lives, but we can now see in hindsight that the death toll could have been a whole lot worse. According to a team of researchers at Imperial College London, lockdowns have saved more than three million lives from coronavirus. With that being Read More...
Online farmers markets see a surge in customers during the pandemic
Virtual farmers markets have been online for a few years now, but the COVID-19 pandemic is giving them a boost. Seeking to avoid supermarkets as much as possible, many consumers are turning to online farmers markets to get their fresh goods. Online farmers markets usually operate in a fairly Read More...
Great ice cream and corporate activism: Ben & Jerry’s has been doing both for years
Last week we wrote an article entitled “Action, not tweets: Five ways corporate America can combat racism.” As an example of the actions we promoted, the famous ice cream producer, Ben & Jerry’s, has been at the forefront of social activism since its creation in the 1970s. In Read More...
New natural compound fights antibiotic-resistant bacteria
Even as the health sector advances and innovates, the concern of “superbugs,” antibiotic-resistant infection strains, are a big concern in the future of medicine. A new natural antibiotic could be the solution to this crisis. A team of researchers from Northeastern University discovered Read More...
Clinical study: Diet and exercise reverses diabetes in 61% of patients
In a newly published clinical trial that evaluated the efficacy of diet and exercise as a way to treat type 2 diabetes, researchers found that reveal nearly two-thirds of patients achieved complete disease remission after just 12 months of lifestyle interventions. It is certainly not a newsflash Read More...