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.
Preventing food loss in Africa with these low-tech cooling units
In most of Africa there are no refrigerators. As a result, a third of the food produced on the continent is never consumed. It is a very painful loss for the millions of people in Africa who are food insecure or undernourished. A young IT graduate developed a solar-powered, walk-in cold room that Read More...
Want to live long? Eat more—or less—of these 10 foods, according to new study
In the US, nearly 1,000 deaths each day are linked to poor diets. Now scientists at Tufts University have identified ten foods that create either the highest risk of dying from heart disease, stroke or Type 2 diabetes or they are best at preventing these diseases. For all of you bacon-lovers and Read More...
Ease your pain naturally with essential oils
If medications aren't easing your pain, you might be interested in alternative remedies for relief. Essential oils may be one natural way to relieve pain. Essential oils are highly fragrant substances found within the petals, stems, roots, and other parts of plants. They’re typically removed from Read More...
If not for your own health, you should buy organic for the farmers—here’s why
Maybe you doubt whether organic food would serve your health. However, a new U.N. report shows 'catastrophic impacts' of pesticides on human health and environment. An average of about 200,000 people die from the toxic exposure of pesticides per year across the world, the report says, calling for Read More...
Vegans are making wine that's organic and gluten free
If you think wine is just made of some crushed up grapes fermented in a barrel, think again. Fish bladder protein, crushed crustacean shells, egg whites, gelatin, and casein milk protein are all commonly-used in wine-making process, from your bottom-shelf rose to a vintage Read More...
7 free ways to relieve stress
Every day it seems there's no shortage of things to worry about, whether it's politics, your own well-being and that of your loved ones, the predicaments of strangers around the world or countless other troubles. All that worry can affect your peace of Read More...
What would a community-owned food system look like?
In 2012, the Sustainable Economies Law Center along with numerous active partners successfully advocated for the passage of the California Homemade Food Act, also commonly known as California’s “cottage food law.” Thousands of small food businesses formed under the law during just its first Read More...
Kangaroo care: the radical skin-to-skin approach to saving premature babies
Carmela Torres was 18 when she became pregnant for the first time. It was 1987 and she and her now-husband, Pablo Hernández had just moved to Colombia’s capital, Bogotá, in search of a better life. One December afternoon, suddenly out of nowhere, her body began to convulse with sharp Read More...
When traditional medicine meets ceremonial rituals, amazing things can happen
In the California city of Merced, a hospital has a welcoming policy that allows Hmong shamans to perform different health rituals for the local Hmong population that requests them. Interestingly enough, the patients receiving these ceremonies have been experiencing high rates of recovery when Read More...
7 non-toxic yoga mats
So many of the products that we buy and use daily will end up in a landfill at the end of their lives—especially those made from plastics or other unrecyclable (or uncompostable) materials. Yoga mats usually fall into this category. Fortunately, more and more incredible companies are producing Read More...