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.
6 tips to properly feng shui your home
Dating back over 3,000 years, feng shui is utilizing your home space to maximize natural calm and positive energy flow. When done right, a home with good feng shui will make you feel more peaceful, powerful, and meditative. Knowing where to start can be difficult, and hiring a consultant can be Read More...
Try turmeric for arthritis
A new clinical trial has found that curcumin—the powerful anti-inflammatory molecule in turmeric that gives it its yellow color—can reduce pain and improve physical function in people with osteoarthritis of the knee. Curcumin (kur-kyoo-min) has been the focus of great attention recently due to Read More...
The magical shiitake
Shiitake mushrooms have been used in eastern medicine for more than 6,000 years. Traditional uses range from curing repertory disease to improving blood circulation, increasing energy and upping your qi, what is referred to in traditional Chinese culture as ‘life energy’. While the historic Read More...
Herb of the month: ground-elder
Herbalist Trudy van Diepen-Stam knows an herb for every ailment. This month: ground-elder, also known as bishop’s weed, or gout weed (not related to the Elder tree). Many plant lovers have mixed feelings about ground-elder, the roots are notorious because they spread rapidly, even through the Read More...
Low vitamin D causes health problems
Inadequate levels of vitamin D linked to cancer, heart disease, and Read More...
Sleeping helps learn, study shows
Researchers from NYU’s Langone Medical Center have found that sleep after learning helps strengthen new memories and synapse Read More...
Stress is good for you
1. You need it to think creatively Stress often precedes a creative breakthrough. Enormous frustration about a certain problem can put you in a pressure-cooker situation that ultimately leads to a whole new way of thinking. 2. It improves your immune system When you experience a peak in stress Read More...
Biochemical secrets of the Mediterranean Diet
We’ve all heard that the Mediterranean diet—rich in olive oil and vegetables—is good for our hearts, and now researchers believe they’ve finally found the “secret ingredient” that gives this diet such a powerful effect on health and longevity. When the unsaturated fat in olive oil Read More...
Diabetes: try low-carb, not low-fat, to reduce inflammation
A new study has added an important new insight to the debate about the best diet to control type 2 diabetes, finding that diabetics who followed a low-carb diet both lost weight and reduced the levels of inflammatory molecules in their blood. Since inflammation is thought to play a role in the Read More...
Coffee reduces diabetes risk
What is the best way to prevent diabetes? Research points to coffee. Scientists at the Harvard School of Public Health set out to establish how changes in coffee and tea consumption affected the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, and their surprising results show that increasing your coffee Read More...