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.
Vegan goes glam: The growth of veganism from hippie to glamorous
A few days ago a lifestyle article on New York Times caught our eye: titled “Vegans go Glam”, it focuses on the many ways in which veganism has come from a hippie-dippie heritage into a glamorous, gorgeous and healthful lifestyle. To which we all replied, of course! It’s no secret Read More...
3 Nature-Inspired Designs To Make Our Food Systems More Sustainable
Nature's been doing it right since the beginning of time. We're starting to learn how to copy it. Long before Silicon Valley, startup accelerators, and skunkworks, nature was churning out one innovation after another. Despite all the ingenuity of humans, natural systems still provide templates for Read More...
These dietary nutrients improve mental health and reduce risk psychiatric disorders
Can what you eat affect your mental health? For a long time, people were not sure about this. But nowadays we know better: Dietary nutrients are critical for brain structure and function, so they can improve our mental health. Several studies have shown that healthy diets and the necessary Read More...
Over a ton of rejected fruit, vegetables feed Athenians
Thousands of Athenians have turned up to consume more than a ton of fruit and vegetables rejected by stores in an event that highlights the waste of food in advanced societies. Despite the overcast sky, people lined up in a Read More...
This tiny country is going 100 percent organic by 2020. Could the U.S. do it too?
In 2011, the tiny mountain nation of Bhutan announced a lofty goal: make the country’s agricultural system 100 percent organic by the year 2020. If it succeeded, it would be the first country in the world to achieve the feat. Bhutan — nestled in the Himalayas between India and China Read More...
How cancer patients can benefit from a lifestyle of mindfulness
In a recent talk given at Dana-Farber, ABC news correspondent Dan Harris said mindfulness is the “ability to know what’s happening in your head right now without getting carried away by it.” Patricia Arcari, PhD, RN, of Dana-Farber’s Zakim Center for Integrative Therapies, descibes it as Read More...
9 tips for anyone who wants to go plant-based
Cutting out animal products from my diet (and life) has not only improved my health, but it's also helped me be a better human. Although adopting a whole foods plant-based diet is the best decision I’ve ever made (hands down), there are a number of things I wish I had known before jumping Read More...
Reading aloud to others can improve memory
A new study from the University of Montreal suggests that reading aloud can boost verbal memory and that reading aloud to another person is even better for recall. The findings of Dr. Victor Boucher will be published in the upcoming edition of Consciousness and Cognition. “We knew that Read More...
Medical marijuana seems safe for chronic pain
See what your medical symptoms could mean, and learn about possible conditions. Get information and reviews on prescription drugs, over-the-counter medications, vitamins, and supplements. Search by name or medical condition. Enter the shape, color, or imprint of your prescription or OTC drug. Our Read More...
Japanese vegetable factory can produce 30,000 heads of lettuce in a single day
We’ve talked a lot lately about urban agriculture in The Optimist Daily, from rooftop gardens in New York to London’s subterranean urban farm inside a World War II bomb shelter. Now Japan is kicking it up a notch with a new state-of-the-art urban farm, set to open in 2017. The farm will be Read More...