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.
Psychologist helps San Quentin prisoners find freedom through self-reflection
Jacques Verduin knows most of the men in San Quentin by name. And he's trying to make sure that when they leave the California state prison, just across the San Francisco Bay in Marin County, they don't ever come back. Verduin — a tanned man with silver hair, in his mid-50s — has been running Read More...
5 ways Ayurvedic practices can help make pregnancy easier
Ayurveda is an ancient medical science that puts the power of health and healing in your own hands. As a new mother, you can use the principles of Ayurveda to take care of yourself during pregnancy and support the critical recovery period after your baby is born. Here are five ways Ayurvedic Read More...
How the Obama administration led an American food movement
He was the first person to successfully cut in line at famous Franklin Barbecue in Austin, Texas, where the wait for brisket runs three hours. Her culinary garden inspired budding green thumbs — young and old — to grow their own produce. Together, their penchant for dining out helped Read More...
Before you skip another workout, make sure to think about your brain
Exercising has tremendous benefits to the body and mind, leading to the creation of new neurons and increasing higher-level thinking. These benefits, however, will only remain if you continue exercising regularly. In a provocative new study, researchers found that some of the benefits of exercise Read More...
These cuisines could help you live longer
Going on vacation could help you uncover the secret to a long and healthy life -- if you pick the right destination. It's no secret that certain populations around the world live longer and produce a greater number of centenarians than others. More importantly, these marvels of nature remain Read More...
Uber launches global assault on food delivery market
In a measure of rising ambition beyond its taxi business, Uber will begin delivering meals in Amsterdam on Thursday just as Dutch market leader Takeaway.com begins trading on the city's stock market. And according to current job listings on Uber and other recruiting sites - for about 150 Read More...
This Stanford created monster teaches your kids that effort matters more than IQ
Mojo is a monster with a problem. He used to like school, but then math got hard, and Mojo decided he was not smart enough. School became less fun, and Mojo wanted to make a run for it. But he didn’t, because Mojo was designed by Class Dojo, a Silicon Valley edtech start up, and a team of Read More...
“Food companies should shift from meat to plants to support environment and health”
A group of 40 investors managing $1.25 trillion in assets have launched a campaign to encourage 16 global food companies to change the way they source protein for their products to help to reduce environmental and health risks. The investors wrote to the food companies urging them to respond to the Read More...
The fast food industry is discovering… vegetables
The hottest trend in the fast-food industry, believe it or not, is vegetables. We’re not talking iceberg lettuce or tired tomatoes, but actually healthy vegetables. From McDonald’s to Panera, fast-food restaurants are finding that people want healthier options, and by adding vegetables, Read More...
In praise of the humble fruit fly
In a series of rooms in the Fly Facility of the Department of Genetics at Cambridge University, around 5m fruit flies are kept in test tubes at any given time. They’re stored at different temperatures to determine varying lengths of life cycle – at 25C, it’s about 10 days; at Read More...