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.
Why your mind is better than pills at conquering pain
Mind over matter: How true is this statement? More than you think. Stress has a bad reputation, but not all of it is Read More...
Cheese without the dairy: How chefs are producing cheeses that vegans can eat
With an aftertaste compared to pencil erasers or Play-Doh, vegan cheese has never stood a chance to the real thing. That was, until now. A new generation of vegan chefs and food entrepreneurs has figured out what was missing: fermentation. Using traditional techniques, tastier plant-based cheeses Read More...
Farmers in India are on a mission to conserve indigenous rice from extinction
India was once home to 100,000 rice varieties, but that number has shrunken drastically as the government continues to push farmers to grow high-yield, less hardy hybrid strains of rice to feed the population. But these varieties are not always the best for the local circumstances. That's why Read More...
Study links depression to inflammation in the brain
A major study published in 2015 found a strong correlation between a person undergoing a major depressive episode and enhanced neuroinflammation, an active immune defense in the central nervous system. Building upon this study, a team of researchers performed a new study that found that Read More...
Chronic fatigue therapy 'could help teenagers', study says
A training programme tested on children with mild or moderate chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) can reduce fatigue and increase attendance at school, a small study from the University of Bristol Read More...
This man is on a mission to change the way we grow, eat and think about food
Everything about the way vegetables are produced and eaten nowadays is completely contradictive. We eat vegetables to be healthy, and yet, we grow vegetables using chemicals that make us sick. If we want to stop harming the environment and ourselves, author Charles Massy says we must change the way Read More...
Yoga improves sleep in people being treated for cancer
People receiving chemotherapy are often plagued by insomnia at night and excessive drowsiness during the day. But a new study in the journal Cancer suggests that yoga can help. Breast cancer patients in the study who practiced at home at least twice a week reported better sleep quality over time, Read More...
Could gardening lower your risk of cancer? A Colorado scientist aims to find out
A green thumb may lower your risk of cancer. Don’t believe it? You’re not the only Read More...
How microbes may influence our behavior
Stress, anxiety, and depression are emotions we all feel at some point in our lives, some people to a greater degree than others. Part of the human experience, right? “It may seem odd that my research focuses on the gut if I’m interested in the Read More...
Boosting your red blood cell count will help you feel more energized
When people have a lower red blood cell count than normal, their body has to work overtime to get enough oxygen to the cells. This can leave you feeling drained of energy. Here’s what you need to do to increase your red blood cells and boost your Read More...