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.
Hypertensive patients benefit from acupuncture treatments
Patients with hypertension treated with acupuncture experienced drops in their blood pressure that lasted up to a month and a half, researchers with the Susan Samueli Center for Integrative Medicine have found. Their work is the first to scientifically confirm that this ancient Chinese practice is Read More...
This New High-Protein Superfood Can Help You Get Fit
When you picture a frog in the water, images of its tiny head peeking through pond weed likely come to mind. Well, believe it or not, that green stuff floating on the water’s surface is the newest vegan protein to hit the health food scene—and experts are claiming it’s superior to Read More...
Vitamin D supplements could help reduce falls in homebound elderly
Every year falls affect approximately one in three older adults living at home, with approximately one in 10 falls resulting in serious injury. Even if an injury does not occur, the fear of falling can lead to reduced activity and a loss of independence. Research has shown that vitamin D plays a Read More...
Ocean holds the key to superior nutrition and sustainability
Although 97 percent of the earth's surface water is made up of oceans, humans use only a small percentage of the sea for food. Instead most people, especially those in Western cultures, rely heavily on land-based agriculture for food that result in deforestation, soil degradation, greenhouse gases, Read More...
Vitamin D could help reduce falls in homebound elderly
Every year falls affect approximately one in three older adults living at home, with approximately one in 10 falls resulting in serious injury. Even if an injury does not occur, the fear of falling can lead to reduced activity and a loss of independence. Research has shown that vitamin D plays a Read More...
Quiet design: Hospital tests sound panels to reduce noise
One of the most common complaints about hospitals is the noise. Patients complain that they can't sleep soundly in the environment of multiple monitors, paging systems, wheelchairs and gurneys, and carts that s ueak. Ongoing efforts at the University of Michigan Health System are making the Read More...
6 Ways A Plant-Based Diet Can Make You A Happier Person
I've spent most of my adult life trying to be happy. And while I've written about overcoming depression and improving my mental health, there's one factor I haven't often discussed: my diet. Since I went vegan almost two years ago, my overall mood has significantly improved. That really wasn't my Read More...
With ‘garbage gardening,’ recycling kitchen scraps into plants
‘Garbage gardening’’ is an easy and inexpensive way to grow flowers and edibles using kitchen scraps — the pits, seeds and roots that otherwise would be headed to a landfill. It’s a fun way to recycle. Educational for the kids, too. ‘‘Almost every Read More...
Study: Pesticides cause male infertility, the case for organic food and cosmetics
Male fertility is declining, and for years researchers have been trying to figure out why. The numbers are shocking, but between 60-80 million couples around the world are having a difficult time conceiving. A new study points to a likely culprit: Pesticides. Dangerous chemicals are responsible for Read More...
The grow-your-own-food revolution is in full swing
From back garden vegetable patches and allotments with decades-long waiting lists to urban rooftop "farms" and vertical kitchen gardens, the grow-your-own revolution is in full swing. Anyone who has tilled the soil will appreciate the diligence and ingenuity of the head gardeners of yore who turned Read More...