Lifestyle
Alongside taking care of other people and the planet, make sure you take good care of yourself. The Lifestyle section at the Optimist Daily has solutions for everyday wellbeing on topics like food, beauty, fashion, and the latest trends. Curious about caring for houseplants, eating plant-based, or parenting tips? It’s all in there.
Keep cut sunflowers fresh longer with these simple care habits
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM You brought them home, stuck them in a vase, and two days later they were drooping. Happens to everyone, and it’s frustrating when you paid good money at the farmers’ market. The thing is, sunflowers aren’t that demanding. The difference between four Read More...
How heat domes form, intensify, and what they do to the body
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM More than 1,300 people die from extreme heat in the United States each year. The events behind the worst of those deaths usually share the same explanation: a heat dome, a ridge of high atmospheric pressure that parks itself over a region and won’t Read More...
The skin compound that makes some more delicious to mosquitoes than others
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Mosquitoes don’t pick targets randomly. They run a multi-stage sensory scan, and new research is beginning to explain what that scan detects and why it favors some people over others. “It’s not a misconception: mosquitoes are attracted to some people Read More...
10 best anti-aging foods for skin health and longevity
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM You know the skincare aisle. You’ve stood there long enough to know that the options are overwhelming and the prices are humbling: serums, creams, collagen-boosting masks, each one promising the same thing in a slightly different bottle. A good topical Read More...
4 training mistakes that shorten your long-term strength
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Most people training for strength are working toward the wrong goal. The standard template of heavy loads, eight to ten reps, and cardio at the end (if there’s time) builds muscle. It does not reliably preserve speed, lateral capacity, or cardiovascular Read More...
How to reset your gut in 30 days, according to a gastroenterologist
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM You’ve probably spent more time than you’d like to admit wondering if something is off with your gut. Not dramatically wrong, just persistently uncomfortable. Bloated after meals for no clear reason. Sluggish in the morning. The kind of thing you chalk up Read More...
5 dietitian-approved drinks to keep you hydrated this summer
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM When the afternoon heat hits, and you’ve already had six glasses of water, sometimes the last thing you want is another sip of the plain stuff. Summer is when hydration actually matters most because the heat and humidity push your body to sweat out fluids Read More...
What is an admin date? Why experts say it helps with productivity and loneliness at once
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM You probably have something on your to-do list that has been there long enough to feel embarrassing. An email you owe someone. A subscription that sneakily renewed again. A form you have been meaning to file since winter. Every week, it just sits there, and Read More...
Historic ILO vote gives gig workers labour rights for the first time
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM For the first time, gig workers have binding international labour protections. The International Labour Organization voted June 12 to adopt a convention setting enforceable employment standards for platform workers in ride-hailing and food delivery. Four Read More...
A study of 100,000 people found we cooperate more than we think
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM In a standardized behavioral experiment run with more than 100,000 people across 125 countries, 69 percent of participants chose to cooperate with an anonymous stranger on behalf of a shared goal, even when doing so meant taking a personal financial loss. Read More...