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.
One more reason to take care of your gut: overcoming anxiety
Keeping your gut healthy should be a major focus of your preventive health strategy. More and more research shows links between your gut—the largest organ of the immune system—and degenerative diseases from cancer to heart disease and from dementia to arthritis. Now, you can add your sense of Read More...
How much can you save at the new lower-priced Whole Foods?
We already reported on Amazon’s initiative to lower the prices at Whole Foods. Yesterday was the first day of the lower prices and here’s a report on the changes. This shopper saved 12 percent on her groceries compared to last Read More...
Online start-up Crowd Cow wants to sell meat from small independent farmers
It is good for your health and for the environment to eat less meat. But if you do eat meat, it makes sense to eat meat to support small ranches and producers who adopt environmentally friendly farming practices. That’s what the online start-up Crowd Cow aims to facilitate. Crowd Cow promises Read More...
Amazon announces price cuts for Whole Foods to attract more customers
Amazon, the new owner of Whole Foods Market, has announced that it will begin lowering prices of the health food chain starting today. Amazon aims to help the grocer shed its “Whole Paycheck” reputation for high prices that are generally 15 to 25 percent above rivals. Amazon is also planning to Read More...
Loss of microbial gut diversity a threat to health?
The human gut is home to bacteria, viruses, fungi, and small worms in some parts of the world. While the average person's body contains 30 to 40 trillion human cells, bacteria add another 38 million to this Read More...
New study: Pollution causes arthritis, not wear and tear or old age
Arthritis has little to do with aging or even 'wear and tear'—instead, it's more likely to be caused by environmental factors, such as air pollution. It’s a preventable disease, new research suggests. Researchers inspected the skeletons of 1,581 people who lived during the 19th century, and who Read More...
Yoga and meditation improve mind-body health and stress resilience
Many people report positive health effects from practicing yoga and meditation, and experience both mental and physical benefits from these practices. However, we still have much to learn about how exactly these practices affect mind-body Read More...
Psychedelic medicine works but how to overcome the stigma
In the 1960s many scientists experimented with psychedelic drugs. That research ended with a ban of the drugs in the 1970s. Gradually, the research is returning and it is showing good results for many mental ailments. However, as this interview with a professor at a leading university makes clear, Read More...
Study shows that self-help is as effective as going to a therapist
You may not need a therapist, after all. A meta-analysis of 15 scientific studies has found no significant difference in the treatment outcomes for patients who saw a therapist and those who followed a self-help book or online Read More...
Do probiotics for eczema work?
Dealing with eczema can be a daily struggle. About a third of people who have the condition report spending 1-3 hours a day treating Read More...