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.
5 ways to keep your memory sharp
The way you live, what you eat and drink, and how you treat your body can affect your memory just as much as your physical health and well-being. Here are five things you can do every day to keep both your mind and body sharp. 1. Manage your stress.The constant drumbeat of daily stresses such as Read More...
New Chinese Medicine Tools to Replenish and Repair Our Gut
Cathy Margolin, LAc, Dipl OM Our health landscape is changing rapidly and we find ourselves in a new era. An era of degrading food supply, systemic inflammation, and overuse of drugs, including antibiotics. Living in our modern world takes its toll and we see it in our practices everyday. Read More...
Whole Foods is launching a budget store that will also be sustainable and zero waste
Buying high-quality organic food at Whole Foods isn’t exactly an option for shoppers on a tight budget, which is why the chain is opening its first budget grocery store. Under the name 365 by Whole Foods, this smaller grocery store will not only offer organically grown food at a low price, but it Read More...
First LSD brain imaging study offers insights into consciousness
Almost three-quarters of a century after chemist Albert Hofmann accidentally ingested LSD and experienced its mind-expanding effects, brain imaging has given researchers their first glimpse of how it causes its profound effects on consciousness. One of the most notable aspects of the psychedelic Read More...
To control the spread of lionfish, ecologists and chefs are making it a dinner delight
As the lionfish continues to jeopardize the well-being of marine ecosystems in the Atlantic Ocean, a grassroots campaign has come up with an unusual strategy to control the threat: Make the lionfish a regular dinner option. Touted as a delicacy in some countries and labeled “best choice” for Read More...
Blueberries can help fight Alzheimer's
Alzheimer's is a progressive disease that gets worse over time and is the most common form of dementia. According to the Alzheimer's Association, it is a disease that normally affects people over 65, however, 5% of sufferers have early-onset Alzheimer's, meaning that they are only in their 40s or Read More...
This Berlin supermarket just installed a farm inside its store
Shopping for locally grown produce has never been easier for some shoppers in Germany. At the Metro supermarket in Berlin, an indoor farming startup has set up a vertical farm at the end of the store’s produce aisle, inside which greens and herbs are growing. The farm takes the form of a glowing Read More...
The graduation of the veggie burger: They can taste good
Meatless burgers are more often tasteless, cardboard-like vessels for fungus or tofu. They may help the fight against climate change, but they don’t create a fun gourmet dining experience. But the foodie revolution drifts to veganism and more and more top chefs are dedicating their talents to a Read More...
America’s appetite for organic food triggers natural farming boom
More and more Americans are shopping for organic produce and its reflecting in the number of organic farms sprouting around the country. Since 2002, the U.S has certified 21,781 organic growers to meet the demands for naturally grown food—a staggering 300 percent increase. Americans are also Read More...
Vitamin D 'heals damaged hearts'
Vitamin D supplements may help people with diseased hearts, a study suggests. A trial on 163 heart failure patients found supplements of the vitamin, which is made in the skin when exposed to sunlight, improved their hearts' ability to pump blood around the body. The Leeds Teaching Hospitals team, Read More...