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.
Brain never stops growing: elderly have same number of new neurons as teens
The brain never stops growing, scientists have found in landmark discovery that could help treat degenerative Read More...
Stop slouching: These simple tips will help you improve your posture
According to a new study, human emotion and cognition are closely linked to body posture, and this link operates like a two-way street. Feeling depressed or frightened can cause a person’s head to drop or his posture to become tight and closed, but assuming these poses also seems to promote Read More...
The dramatic role nutrition plays in treating mental illness
It’s no secret that within the pharmaceutical industry lies a blurred line between which prescriptions are helpful to the body and which are harmful, especially when it comes to medications prescribed to those suffering from mental illness. Numerous antidepressants, including Prozac, have Read More...
Scientists have created injectable bandages that stop bleeding and start healing
Uncontrollable bleeding is a major cause of death for soldiers on a battlefield or regular citizens involved in major accidents. That’s why researchers have created a novel injectable bandage that blends a commonly used food thickening agent with nanoparticles. The result is an injectable Read More...
Why app developers are trying to fix addiction rehab through technology
The US has an opioid crisis, and it’s not going to get any better with the current way we treat opioid addiction. One of the main ideas that rehab is based upon is that unmooring a person from their life is the only way to curb addiction, but there’s little evidence to actually back this claim. Read More...
How organic wine finally caught on
If you cannot remember the last time you had a glass of organic wine, you are hardly alone. Overall, less than 5 percent of the world’s vineyards are organic. In the United States, the world’s largest consumer of wine, only 1 percent of wine sold by volume was organic. The paltry market for Read More...
5 ways to hold on to optimism — and reap health benefits
In these turbulent times, it may be a struggle to maintain a glass half full view of life. A poll just released by the Associated Press on New Year’s Day indicated that most Americans came out of 2016 feeling pretty discouraged. Only 18 percent feel things for the country got better, 33 percent Read More...
The next big thing in marijuana won't get you high
Recently, at the end of a surf trip with several friends, my pal Tim passed me a pipe packed with sticky green buds. I’m not much of a social smoker (more of a one-hitter-before-chores type) so politely declined. Then, he made an odd promise, for a guy brandishing a glass pipe and a lighter: Read More...
You might start seeing mushroom-beef burgers on menus in the near future
Not everyone is so keen on switching from all-beef burgers to a non-meat alternative, such as soy. That’s why there’s a growing movement backed by chefs, scientists, and environmental advocates to replace 100 percent ground beef in some foods with a blend that contains up to half mushrooms. The Read More...
Why a long walk is as beneficial for the mind as it is for the body
There's no doubt that walking every day, even if only for 20 minutes or so, is good for your health. It gets the heart pumping, works your muscles, burns calories, and generally helps you avoid most of the dangers of an overly-sedentary life. But beyond the physical benefits, walking can also do Read More...