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.
Suffering is optional
Byron Katie cured herself from a severe depression with a simple, but profound insight: “I discovered that when I believed my thoughts, I suffered, but that when I didn’t believe them, I didn’t suffer, and that this is true for every human being. Freedom is as simple as that. I found that Read More...
Eye exercises save your sight
The industrialized world is faced with an epidemic of visual defects, which is rare in less developed countries. It appears that the number of cases of nearsightedness rises within a single generation if people are better educated and spend more time indoors. The Chinese claim to have discovered a Read More...
Heal your eyes
The industrialized world is faced with an epidemic of visual defects, which is rare in less developed countries. It appears that the number of cases of nearsightedness rises within a single generation if people are better educated and spend more time indoors. Staring many hours per day to your Read More...
Mindfulness is helpful for dementia patients and caregivers
Watching a loved one fall into the thralls of dementia is one of the most difficult things to experience. A new study found that early-stage dementia patients and caregivers who participated in a mindfulness classes reported decreased levels of depression, better sleep, and an overall improvement Read More...
This app is designed to minimize food waste
In the US we waste about 133 billion pounds of food each year. A new app called PareUp connects frugal grocery shoppers with food that is about to be thrown in the trash. Businesses post on the PareUp app foods that are discounted because they are approaching their sell-by date. Then consumers look Read More...
This process keeps the food you have to throw away out of the landfill
If you are unable to eat all the vegetables you buy on PareUp before they go bad, but don’t want to throw them away, there might be a solution coming. Italian scientists are developing a process the will make plastic out of biowaste. The process creates a cellophane-like material out of Read More...
Bibliotherapy: Read and write to heal
Reading and healing have an age-old association. In ancient Egypt, libraries were known as psyches iatreion, “sanatoriums of the soul.” During the Renaissance, the poetry of the Psalms was thought to “banish vexations of both the soul and the body,” according to Italian humanist philosopher Read More...
Reaping the health benefits of gardening
While stress is abundant, the solution may be close-by. According to a new study gardening can have overtly beneficial therapeutic effects. Just 5 minutes in the garden will give your mind a chance to unwind, and focus on things that aren’t causing you stress. To avoid turning your garden into Read More...
Edible food containers will minimize packaging waste
Food packaging is a huge waste. Thankfully, David Edwards, Harvard University Professor and edible food packaging designer, has come up with an answer that would make the plastic bag redundant. His solution, called the WikiPearl, is an edible skin that can be wrapped around food to prevent Read More...
The benefits of human touch
Amazing things can happen with just a simple touch, like holding someone’s hand. Research has shown that the human touch can relive anxiety, reduce fear, and decrease the perception of physical pain. In times of stress, a touch can positively impact hormones in the brain’s hypothalamus, the Read More...