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.
Hospitals start offering healthy foods
Hospitals are places of healing, so why is that so often the food is deplorable? Hospitals are finally catching on to the healing properties that go along with healthy diets and are now revamping their menus to provide patients with the nutrients they need. Kaiser Permanente is implementing plans Read More...
Train your brain to change unhealthy eating habits
Researchers have reported the first evidence that we can “re-wire” the reward centers in the brain that encourage addictive-like behavior to unhealthy food—shifting them to respond to low-calorie, healthy food instead. This important switch in food preferences is thought to be a critical Read More...
Fish oil reduces occurrences of seizures in people with epilepsy
Fish oils have already been proven to prevent heart disease and lower blood sugar in people with type 2 diabetes, but researchers have recently found that fish oil could reduce the occurrence of seizures. The study was conducted at the University of California, Los Angeles and was made up of 24 Read More...
Sleeping on animal fur can reduce risk of asthma
Up until now the benefits of using fur haven’t extended far beyond keeping indigenous people warm in remote locations where resources are limited. But a recent German study found that sleeping on fur in the first few months of life reduced the likelihood of developing asthma by 79%. The cohort Read More...
Fish farms on great lakes could restore local fisheries
Despite being surrounded by 20 percent of the world’s fresh water supply, fish farms are rare in Michigan. But with a ballooning global population expected to top 9.6 billion by 2050, expanding fish farms in The Great Lakes State could feed billions and be a lucrative business. Wild fish Read More...
Mind over muscles
Practiced regularly, the Feldenkrais method can help relieve back pain, headaches and arthritis pain as well as improve posture, mobility, concentration and coordination. Unlike other physical regimens, Feldenkrais doesn’t require stamina, agility or even fitness, so the techniques are suitable Read More...
Eating potassium-rich foods cut risk of stroke among older women
Postmenopausal women who eat foods with higher amounts of potassium may be at lower risk of stroke and death than women who consume less potassium-rich foods. The findings of a new research in the American Heart Association’s journal Stroke give women another reason to eat their fruits en Read More...
Children with ADHD perform better in school after exercise
In the U.S., nearly 10 percent of children between the ages of four and 17 are diagnosed with ADHD. More and more of these children are prescribed medication, like Ritalin, because it is supposed to calm them down and improve their academic performance. About 2.7 million of those diagnosed with Read More...
Eating at least one piece of fruit a day cuts risk of heart attack by 40 percent
News about scientific studies often goes in one ear and out the other. But this is a study that is worth remembering. We all know that eating fruit is healthy, but a new study by Oxford University shows that eating just one or two pieces of fruit every day cuts the risk of a heart attack or stroke Read More...
Fat doesn’t make you fat
For decades, fat has been blamed for everything from heart disease to obesity to cancer. But new research shows that fat can be good for you. A study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine finds that after a year on their respective diets, study participants following a low-carb regimen had Read More...