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.
The comeback of in-home health care
There was a time that the doctor made house calls. In the 1930’s almost half of all interactions between doctors and patients happened at their homes. Today, in the U.S. that figure has dropped to lees than one percent. With the advent of more advanced and larger medical equipment, it just made Read More...
Snake venom could lead to a safer medicine for blood clot prevention
A protein found in snake venom could soon lead to a safer medication for the prevention of blood clots. Using the protein as the main ingredient, the researchers were able to reduce the formation of blood clots in mice, without the side effect of excessive bleeding. The researchers believe the Read More...
How schools use brain science to help traumatized kids heal and learn
Neuroscience isn’t on many elementary school lesson plans. But this spring, a second grade class at Fairmont Neighborhood School in the South Bronx is plunging in. Sarah Wechsler, an instructional coach with wide eyes and a marathoner’s energy, asks the students to think about the development Read More...
Here's how to find out how much water you need to drink
The advice to drink 8 glasses of water a day isn't a legit recommendation — it's a myth. Everyone's water needs vary, so there's no set amount that works for all people. You'll know if you're drinking enough water if your pee is pale yellow. If it's darker than that, you should Read More...
Magnesium is essential for your health: How to get more of it into your diet
Magnesium is one of the most vital minerals for overall health. In fact, the mineral is actually involved with over 300 biochemical functions in the body, such as regulating heartbeat rhythms and helping neurotransmitter functions. Despite this, an estimated 80 percent of adults are deficient of Read More...
Study: Being married can protect you from heart failure
A team of researchers says that marriage may have actual health benefits for your heart. Based on their study of nearly a million U.K. adults, the researchers reported that loving a spouse is linked to a better chance of surviving a heart attack. They suspect marriage helps buffer against big heart Read More...
Yes, talking to this machine significantly reduces depressive symptoms
Although we don’t know much about depression, we do know that talking seems to help—especially under the guidance of a licensed mental health doctor. But therapy can be expensive, inconvenient, and often hard to approach. For those looking for an alternative way to treat depression, the Woebot Read More...
South Korea is creating 'healing forests' to improve its citizens’ health
Park Hyun-Soo didn’t look like a man on chemotherapy. Forty-one and with a full head of black hair, he can hike the socks off anyone, but he prefers to take his time. Not exactly a forest ranger, Park is part of a new breed of Korean Forest Agency employee known as a forest healing Read More...
These repurposed shipping containers are growing fresh produce in Brooklyn
An indoor urban farm is producing fresh produce in the unlikeliest of places: In the back of a parking lot in Brooklyn. The urban farm consists of ten repurposed shipping containers equipped with vertical hydroponic growing systems and LED lights that allow the climate inside the container to be Read More...
Common antioxidant found to slow down usual signs of aging in the skin
People have long searched far and wide for a natural way to keep the skin looking young, and now it seems scientists have finally found it in the form of a common antioxidant. The antioxidant, methylene blue, helps the skin retain more water and increases its thickness—thus reducing lines and Read More...