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.
A healthy Mediterranean diet is cheaper than a junky American one
A healthy Mediterranean diet is often perceived as expensive, but a new study shows it's not. In fact, fresh veggies and fancy olive oil are cheaper. A new study out of the Miriam Hospital and the Rhode Island Community Food Bank shows that a Mediterranean-style diet costs around $750 per person Read More...
Denmark opens first food waste supermarket selling surplus produce
In a bid to tackle the problem of food waste, the world’s first ever food surplus supermarket has opened in Denmark. The store in capital city Copenhagen called Wefood will sell produce at prices 30 to 50% cheaper than normal supermarkets by getting its produce from markets and other suppliers Read More...
Five ways to improve your mental health
The mental health charity Mind says every year one in four people in the UK will experience mental health problems, which could be anything from depression, panic attacks, eating disorders, OCD, and everything in between. The charity also says people with mental illnesses are more likely to suffer Read More...
Mindfulness program may ease chronic low back pain
An eight-week group program focused on mindfulness-based stress reduction may help with short-term function and long-term pain for people with chronic low back problems, according to a new study. “Most people would think mindfulness meditation would help stress,” said lead author Dr. Natalia Read More...
Wilderness as a therapy. ‘Be wild’
The World Health Organisation (WHO) state that 1 in 4 people in the world will be affected by mental health issues at some point in their lives. This in theory means that if we ourselves are not affected someone close to us will be. In the past 5 years particularly, I have seen a rise in people, Read More...
Probiotics for plants could help feed the world
We know from research on the human microbiome—the trillions of microbes that live on and around us—that it affects everything from our mood to how likely we are to get cancer. Plants, it turns out, have a microbiome of their own, and just as antibiotics wreak havoc on the human microbiome, Read More...
New proof vegan medicine can boost our health
Vegan medicine is becoming an accessible and powerful therapy. For a recent meta-analysis of studies researchers analyzed nearly 100 studies relating diet and disease. Overall, reductions in body mass index, total cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, and glucose in vegetarians and vegans compared to Read More...
When childhood ADHD turns into a brilliant adulthood career
Mark Neuenschwander, a thirty-one-year-old man from Midwest America, knows what it’s like to grow up with ADHD. He also knows what it’s like to utilize his “disorder” in ways that help him create beautiful pieces of artwork, which bring joy to others and create a successful Read More...
Organic milk and meat richer in omega-3, study finds
Organic milk and meat contain about 50 percent more beneficial omega-3 fatty acids than conventionally produced equivalents, according to a pair of large-scale studies published Tuesday. Previous research has linked omega-3 with reduced rates of cardiovascular disease, improved neurological Read More...
Organic farming could be the key to feeding the world as global warming takes hold
Organic farming has long been considered irrelevant when it comes to tackling hunger, but one of the biggest studies ever carried out on the practice has concluded that it could play a major role as global warming starts to take effect. The study out of Washington State University found that Read More...