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.
When meds didn’t improve my depression, I tried retraining my brain waves instead
Two years ago, I walked through the door of a Seattle therapist’s office with the goal of resetting my 45-year-old brain. A trauma survivor with a history of depression and anxiety, I was hoping that an alternative mode of therapy I’d heard about called neurofeedback might finally Read More...
Neuroscience finds this exercise is fantastic at making you smarter
We already know that exercise can help make us smarter, happier and less stressed. But all exercise is not created equal. If you're a time-crunched entrepreneur, might you like to know which kind of exercise is most beneficial for your brain? A recent study reveals the answer, and it's a Read More...
Omega-3s linked with lower risk of fatal heart attacks
Researchers found that blood levels of seafood- and plant-based omega-3 fatty acids were associated with a lower risk of dying from heart attacks. The findings suggest that diets rich in omega-3 fatty acids may benefit heart health. Omega-3 fatty acids (omega-3s) are a group of molecules that have Read More...
Eating more fruit and vegetables can substantially increase happiness levels
University of Warwick research indicates that eating more fruit and vegetables can substantially increase people's later happiness levels. To be published shortly in the prestigious American Journal of Public Health, the study is one of the first major scientific attempts to explore psychological Read More...
Researchers help blind mice to see for first time
Once the optic nerve that’s responsible for sight is damaged, it’s impossible to see again. At least that’s been the dogma. But a group of U.S. scientists has upended that thinking and helped mice with destroyed optic nerves to see again. It does not have immediate implications Read More...
The exercise benefits we don't talk about enough
We all know that exercise works wonders when it comes to improving our physical health, right? It lowers blood sugar and fat levels, improves cholesterol, strengthens bones and muscles, and helps control weight. But exercise also has some serious mental and emotional benefits. In fact, exercise can Read More...
Happiness increases after consumption of fruit and vegetables, study finds
University of Warwick research indicates that eating more fruit and vegetables can substantially increase people’s later happiness levels. To be published shortly in the prestigious American Journal of Public Health, the study is one of the first major scientific attempts to explore Read More...
Memories of favourite locations have a special place in brain
It could be that romantic restaurant, or your favourite park bench. A specific part of the brain seems to be responsible for learning and remembering the precise locations of places that are special to us, research in mice has shown for the first time. Place cells are neurons that help us map our Read More...
The ways music therapy can lift body and soul
Even though patient Garrett Lambert is in an “isolation” room at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City, meaning visitors must don masks and gowns to enter, music therapist Holly Mentzer’s harp makes the enclosed room feel like a serene, welcoming space as she and Read More...
“Acupuncture doubles chance of having a baby with IVF”
A British study shows that women who were treated with acupuncture are twice as likely to benefit from IVF fertility treatment, than women who are not. The one-year study involved 160 couples who were suffering from fertility problems. Half of these women were treated with acupuncture, while half Read More...