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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
A third of the food produced in the United States is never consumed; that’s about 133 billion pounds, while at least 49 million Americans are food insecure. On September 16th, 2015, the U.S. Department of Agriculture(USDA) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the Read More...
Homeopathy is here to stay. Despite relentless criticism from skeptics and fundamentalists, homeopathy has withstood the test of time."...and this little piggy cried, woo woo woo, all the way home." Since its inception over 200 years ago, homeopathy has been the target of almost constant antipathy Read More...
There's another burst of seat-bouncing, giggling and shouting in researcher Rebecca Hasson's simulated classroom at the University of Michigan as Hasson catches study participant Marcus Patton cheating at Sorry! Marcus isn't having it. "How do you call that cheating?" demands Patton, an 11-year-old Read More...
As a holistic nutritionist with cravings just like everyone else, I’ve developed an arsenal of tactics to conquer them. Controlling stress levels, getting seven to nine hours of quality uninterrupted sleep, burst training or even walking, and getting the right nutrients all do wonders to Read More...
The Vegetarian Times Study reported that 7.3 million Americans are vegetarian and an additional 22.8 million Americans follow a vegetarian inclined diet.(1) The vegetarian diet has been continually growing in popularity.Vegetarians have a lower risk of developing heart disease, colorectal, ovarian Read More...