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.
Eating lots of good fats from plants reverses gut problems and diseases
More and more research shows that inflammation in the gut is the beginning of many diseases including neurological disorders like Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s. According to a new study plant-based fats like coconut oil and cocoa butter lower the inflammation in the gut. The study focused on Read More...
Better business: For every $1 spent on reducing food waste, companies save $14
Businesses that curb food waste do more than just help the planet. They also save money. According to a new report, for every $1 a company invest in food loss and waste reduction—whether through training programs, providing equipment like scales to quantify food, and improving storage and Read More...
Biologist looks at butterflies to help solve human infertility
When insects skip the light fandango their romantic foreplay often involves some pretty crazy things like hypnotic dance moves and flashy colors. In some species it ends with a complex ejaculate package that does more than fertilize offspring. In the case of butterflies, the cabbage white Pieris Read More...
Bad breath and depression could be signs your gut isn't healthy
Sorting out your gut health is the latest topic keeping the wellness community up at night. A properly functioning gut and digestive system helps with weight loss, clear skin and keeping our moods in check. Australian nutritionist Anna Paredes shared the most common signs of an unhealthy gut with Read More...
Why being forgetful from time to time can be a good thing
The next time you forget something, don’t curse yourself. In a new report, researchers of the university of Toronto found that the goal of memory is not to transmit the most accurate information over time, but rather, to optimize intelligent decision-making by holding onto what’s important and Read More...
Sonic’s new burger blends beef with mushrooms so you eat less meat
Recently, we wrote about The Reducetarian Solution, the idea that curbing the population’s carnivorous tendencies will reduce climate change more effectively than trying to make everyone a vegetarian. One way to do this could be by offering burger-lovers a “blended burger,” a patty made Read More...
Study shows deep benefits of meditation, yoga and tai chi at molecular level
Mind-body interventions (MBIs) such as meditation, yoga and Tai Chi don’t simply relax us; they can ‘reverse’ the molecular reactions in our DNA which cause ill-health and depression, according to a study by the universities of Coventry and Radboud. The research, published in the Read More...
A healthy gut can reverse autism, according to major new study
More and more research shows that problems that seem to have to do with the brain actually have their root cause in the gut, the largest immune organ in our body. We recently reported a gut link to bipolar disorder. And to Parkinson’s. Now a major review of scientific research shows that autism Read More...
Dr. Andrew Weil says we’re taking too many medicines
A. I think that the importance of statins — like Lipitor, Zocor and Crestor — tends to be greatly over-exaggerated. I think their usefulness — and there definitely is usefulness there — is lowering LDL, or the “bad” cholesterol, especially for people who are at Read More...
Alzheimer's disease study links brain health, physical activity
People at risk for Alzheimer's disease who do more moderate-intensity physical activity, but not light-intensity physical activity, are more likely to have healthy patterns of glucose metabolism in their brain, according to a new UW-Madison study. Results of the research were published online in Read More...