Today’s Solutions: March 28, 2024

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.

How to make an office healthy

How to make an office healthy

Most offices are stuffy, dark, and ultimately not very healthy. While opening a window might be obvious, a new study points out a range of factors that can impact the overall health of workers. The report covers everything from air quality and lighting, to things like interior design and views of Read More...

Brain process discovered could

Brain process discovered could lessen impact of negative life events

Researchers have discovered a control mechanism for the area of the brain that processes sensory and emotional information—meaning that our way of understanding negative life events could be controlled. A key understanding of the report indicates that some brains are chemically predisposed to Read More...

Drink two glasses of water and

Drink two glasses of water and call me in the morning

Our cells need water to transport proteins and enzymes to nerve endings. Water also acts as adhesive material between cells and transports sugars for energy. If the body becomes dehydrated, a water-rationing process kicks in. The brain is first in line to receive available water, followed by the Read More...

Under-50 mortality rate could

Under-50 mortality rate could go down by 40%

Last week, we mentioned that child mortality has gone down 50 percent since 1990. Now, new research has found that with sustained international efforts the premature death rate—defined as dying before reaching 50—could go down by 40% by 2030. Between 2000 and 2010 global premature deaths for Read More...

“Bad” LDL cholesterol may

“Bad” LDL cholesterol may be a “good guy” after all

The dogma that LDL cholesterol is nothing but bad news—and the multi-billion-dollar statin drug industry that rests on it—is beginning to erode. For decades, a vocal minority of doctors and nutritionists have argued that there is no such thing as ‘bad’ cholesterol and reported various Read More...

Stems cells used for sight the

Stems cells used for sight therapy

Scientist from Japan have reprogrammed skin cells from a woman’s arm and implanted them into her eye to help her regain sight. This is the first time in history stem cells have been used in such a way. The woman is in her 70s and is the first of six patients to undergo this ground breaking Read More...

Can sound vibrations replace p

Can sound vibrations replace pesticides?

Researchers in Italy are testing unique ways to combat pests that don’t include chemicals—and they’re going way beyond organic alternatives. They’re experimenting with vibration and pheromones as a sustainable alternative to detrimental chemical pesticides. The vibrations and pheromones are Read More...

Affordable Hepatitis C drug to

Affordable Hepatitis C drug to be released in poorer countries

Hepatitis C drugs are costly—one pill can cost $1000. Expensive in any country, the thousand-dollar pill is almost laughably over-priced for those living in developing countries—if it weren’t such a serious, deadly disease. Gilead Sciences, a Californian drug maker, has now announced plans to Read More...

Fat is where it’s at

Fat is where it’s at

For more than three decades, we’ve been told that fatty foods are to blame for a full menu of health hazards, from heart disease to obesity to cancer. Described as the nutritional equivalent of cigarettes, fat has been the target of public-service campaigns and municipal bans aimed at keeping us Read More...

ADHD symptoms lessened by exer

ADHD symptoms lessened by exercise before school

Staying focused in school is difficult for any child, but can be an even bigger challenge for kids with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, or ADHD. A recent study has discovered that kids who participate in aerobic activities before school have less severe symptoms of ADHD in the classroom. Read More...