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.
The Real Organic Project: farmers make their own organic label
Worth billions of dollars, the organic label is the only federally regulated food label that conveys any information about how that food was produced. Certified organic is the fastest-growing food segment—and the distinction can be profitable for farmers (and also costly and difficult to Read More...
What you eat and how it’s grown is crucial to combatting climate change
Few people consider the impacts of the food they eat, despite the fact that globally, food systems account for roughly one quarter of all manmade greenhouse gas emissions. That’s more than the entire transportation sector, more than all industrial practices, and roughly the same as the production Read More...
High cholesterol in late life may mean better brain health
A study of older people has found that having a total cholesterol level higher than it was in midlife is tied to a lower risk of marked cognitive decline in those aged 85–94. This was in stark contrast to the results found for the age group that was 10 years Read More...
Sighing: It’s actually the body’s way of resetting itself
While sighs are often attributed to sadness, anger, frustration, and angst, research indicates that sighing is a natural part of pulmonary function. The average person sighs twelve times per hour, and without the one sighs the air sacs inside of the lungs would cave, resulting in death. As dramatic Read More...
Stop ignoring your emotions and let them out. It’s good for your health
What we learn in our society is not how to work with our emotions, but how to block and avoid them. We do it quite well: Between alcohol use, prescription drug use and screen time, there is a multitude of ways to avoid our feelings. And while this can provide short-term relief, thwarting emotions Read More...
Diet and mood go hand in hand, according to a new study
The foods you put into your body not only affects your health, but also the way you feel. According to new research, having an unhealthy diet could be making you feel more depressed. On the other side of the coin, following a healthy diet designed to reduce the risk of hypertension has been shown Read More...
Lost art of bending over: How other cultures spare their spines
To see if you're bending correctly, try a simple experiment. "Stand up and put your hands on your waist," says Jean Couch, who has been helping people get out of back pain for 25 years at her studio in Palo Alto, Calif. "Now imagine I've dropped a feather in front of your feet and asked to pick Read More...
Growing food year round is possible anywhere with these hi-tech shipping containers
When a Boston-based company began upcycling old shipping containers into indoor vertical hydroponic growing machines, the hope was that it would allow more everyday people to start growing fresh, local food in communities around the world, especially in places where the conditions are not ripe for Read More...
Want to live longer? Have yourself a chat with a stranger
You don’t need to do crossword puzzles and sudoku to keep your mind feeling young. Research finds that getting out and about and talking to strangers is actually a stronger way of engaging the brain as it requires much focus and energy to do so. For other effective ways of improving your chances Read More...
These 9 documentaries will completely change the way you think about health
A lot of mainstream medicine is outdated and relies too heavily on treating symptoms rather than preventing illness. If we truly want to be healthy we have to know how to prevent illness before it occurs.The following is a list of the top 9 documentaries that are focused on health and the many Read More...