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.
Sustainable farming is starting to grow on farmers across the U.S
Quietly, on roughly half of America’s farms, sustainable farming is taking root. Across the Midwest farmers who collectively grow crops on 45 million acres of land and sell their crops to companies like General Mills and Unilever, are implementing a program called SUSTAIN. The program provides Read More...
Scientists sniff out a new antibiotic in nose microbes
Your nose is a battleground. Just like your mouth or gut, it’s full of microbes. But while those other organs are regularlyflooded with food, the nose is a wasteland. Resources are scarce there, and competition is fierce, so nasal microbes have evolved many ways of outclassing and killing Read More...
This beautiful bio-tracker promises to help women manage stress
The women's wearables market is heating up, with plenty of fitness trackers and smart jewelry to choose from—but somehow it's still hard to find devices that are beautiful, functional, and also reasonably priced. The Bellabeat Leaf Urban, which launches today, hits all three marks. It's a Read More...
How probiotics and prebiotics team up in your gut
Everyone knows good hosts need to feed their houseguests. If the visitors are easy to get along with and especially helpful — they take out the trash, do the dishes, rake the yard and so on — it’s wise to feed them very well so they stay as long as possible. That’s how it is Read More...
The movement to free hens from cages is going global
Animal-rights groups have successfully pushed large food companies in the U.S to source their eggs from cage-free hens in recent years, and now one of the world’s largest food suppliers is pledging to do the same. Paris-based Sodexo announced they will switch to cage-free eggs in all their Read More...
Scientists think cockroach milk could be the superfood of the future
Scientists think cockroach milk could be the superfood of the future Move over kale. An international team of scientists has just sequenced a protein crystal located in the midgut of cockroaches. The reason? It’s more than four times as nutritious as cow’s milk and, the researchers think it Read More...
Turning the lights off at night slows the effects of ageing
Our bodies need darkness to regulate and maintain health. But darkness is becoming a scarce good. And new research shows that artificial light in our homes and offices could be an unsuspected cause of diseases ‘of aging’—such as osteoporosis and muscle loss—that affect our ability to stand Read More...
Complex thinking, brain exercise and better diet protect against Alzheimer’s
Researchers have found that people whose jobs combine complex thinking with social engagement with others—such as lawyers, teachers, and doctors—are better protected against the onset of Alzheimer’s, compared to those in manual work. The study was presented at an international Alzheimer’s Read More...
Why it’s never too late to become a vegetarian
Steak tartare, slow-roasted shoulder of lamb, venison burgers, chicken and tarragon pie. A quick glance at some of my favourite foods wouldn’t leave anyone in much doubt. I’m a carnivore, through and through. Yet, as of December 2015, I’ve done what I hadn’t countenanced since I was a Read More...
The new mayor of Turin wants to create Italy’s first vegetarian city
Meat dishes have been central to the food tradition of Italy for centuries—and they have inspired restaurants all over the world. So it’s remarkable that the new mayor of Turin, at the center of the Piedmont region that is home to many famous meat producers, has pledged to promote vegetarian Read More...