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.
Tea prevents diabetes
Tea is often thought of as a drink for our neighbors across the pond, but new research could have you buying tea bags instead of your next espresso shot. When your body absorbs too much glucose sugar, you develop type-2 diabetes. A recent study found that drinking lack tea inhibits your body’s Read More...
Nestlé is going to ditch artificial flavors and colors
Artificial flavors and colors, like Red 40 and Yellow 5, have been associated with causing hyperactivity, attention deficit disorder (ADD), and other health concerns. Now Nestlé USA has announced plans to leave out all artificial flavors and colors from their chocolate bars. The plan is to have Read More...
Olive oil compound kills cancer cells
Olive oil, a staple of the Mediterranean diet, has been proven to strengthen our immune systems, protect aging bones from decay, and even prevent the onset of Alzheimer’s. Now researchers have found that Oleocanthal, a compound found in olive oil, kills cancer cells in less than an hour. In a Read More...
15-minute Ebola test approved
Standard Ebola tests are slow, they take 24-48 hours for results, an eternity for those potentially infected with the deadly virus. The World Health Organization (WHO) has now approved the first quick response Ebola test—a test that requires no electricity, and gives the results in 15-minutes or Read More...
Nutrition experts say we eat too much salt and sugar
The Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee meets every five years to revise dietary suggestions set in place by the previous panel. The latest panel just adjourned their meeting and released new dietary suggestions this week that backtracked on cholesterol warnings, but said US citizens eat too much Read More...
Molecule found that delays Alzheimer’s
Alzheimer’s sets in when a certain ‘housekeeping’ molecule stops cleaning a protein that builds up in parts of the brain. Now researchers have discovered a different molecule called Brichos that bonds to the proteins that build up on the brain and slows their progression. Brichos wouldn’t Read More...
Mindfulness meditation improves sleep quality
Poor sleep can lead to heightened stress, anxiety, and even depression. It’s estimated that about half US adults over 55 have some form of sleeping problem. Now new research shows that adults that practice mindfulness meditation can lead to better quality of sleep, and is even more effective than Read More...
Eating organic puts fewer pesticides in your body
For decades we have been told that pesticides are safe—just wash your vegetables. We don’t really buy that and a new study has just confirmed our suspicions. Researchers have discovered that people who eat organic have lower levels of pesticides in their bodies than people who eat Read More...
Homeopathy more effective than a placebo
Many have dismissed homeopathy as no more than a placebo, but a review of recent research is challenging that notion. Researchers looked at the effectiveness of homeopathy against placebos, or dummy pills, and found that those given homeopathic remedies were almost twice as likely to improve than Read More...
Diagnosing Alzheimer’s before memory loss
About a half million Americans die every year from Alzheimer’s disease. Diagnosing Alzheimer’s is costly; current tests cost around $3000 a pop. But researchers from Emory University have come up with a way to diagnose Alzheimer’s that can be accurate up to three years before memory loss sets Read More...