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.
Science tells us these are the two best techniques for arguing successfully
Anyone who has argued with an opinionated relative or friend about immigration or gun control knows it is often impossible to sway someone with strong views. That’s in part because our brains work hard to ensure the integrity of our worldview: We seek out information to confirm what we already Read More...
Kids who nap are happier and perform better at school
Sleep experts have long suggested that napping during the day can bring a lot of benefits for the average adult: from increasing alertness and boosting creativity to reducing the risk of cardiovascular diseases and brightening your mood. But now, researchers have also found strong evidence that Read More...
How does your company rank when it comes to employee treatment?
If you were to ask the average American worker what the top priority for the company they work is, they’d likely tell you their employer cares most about its shareholders, then at a distant second, its customers. The workers themselves come last. That’s what Just Capital, an organization Read More...
As insulin prices soar, Colorado caps co-pays at $100 for insured residents
Earlier this week (in the emissary section) we wrote about a project in Oakland where people are figuring out how to produce insulin themselves. The project is a testament to the skyrocketing prices of the lifesaving drug as nearly 7.5 million Americans struggle to cover the costs of insulin to Read More...
Ikea is hopping on the plant-based meat bandwagon with new vegan ‘meatballs’
Ikea is known around the world for two things: its furniture and its meatballs. Indeed, along with the BILLY bookcase and the POÄNG chair, meatballs are one of the company’s bestselling products, with roughly a billion meatballs sold per year. Now that a number of restaurants and fast-food Read More...
These 7 plant-based foods will help you treat iron deficiency
If you’re constantly feeling low on energy, there’s a chance you might not have enough iron in your diet. Iron deficiency is the most common nutritional deficiency in the US, and is usually linked with anemia, which is defined as “a condition in which your blood has a lower-than-normal amount Read More...
As insulin prices soar, biohackers are working together to make it themselves
Globally, there are millions of people with diabetes that don’t have access to insulin. In the US, many patients have to ration the vital drug due to soaring prices, the average of which has nearly tripled between 2002 and 2013. Interestingly enough, there a group of biohackers that have Read More...
Treat your veggies like meat for a delicious Memorial Day barbecue
For most Americans, Memorial Day signals the start of backyard barbecuing season. But what if you don’t eat meat? Does that mean you’ll miss out on the traditional gastronomic pleasures of the first long weekend of summer? Not at all! There are many ways in which to elevate vegetables to a Read More...
Japan amps up efforts to reduce food waste around the country
According to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, roughly one third of the food produced in the world for human consumption every year – approximately 1.3 billion tons – gets wasted. Earlier this month, agriculture ministers of 20 major world economies have agreed to take a leading role in Read More...
Understanding The Neurodivergent Perspective
What’s it like to live in a body and brain that functions differently than the majority of your peers? We are not talking about subtle differences - as always exist between any two minds - but rather those individuals who possess an entire mental processing system that is metaphorically blind to Read More...