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.
High-fat dairy products lower diabetes risk
After years of being cut from foods for their purported negative health effects, the tide is turning for dairy fats. Their link to heart disease has recently come into question, and now they’ve been found to protect against type 2 diabetes. New research presented at the annual meeting of the Read More...
High-fat, low carbs is best for weight loss and Alzheimer’s prevention
For decades we have been told to avoid fat and divulge in a life of “healthy grains,” but that as it turns out is completely wrong. Diets that are high in grains drive weight gain and accelerate Alzheimer’s and dementia. Study after study confirms this. The most recent split a group of Read More...
High-fat dairy products lower diabetes risk
New research shows that people who eat the highest levels of dietary fat had the lowest risk of developing diabetes. Cream and high-fat milk seemed to have the most protective effect. Meat consumption raised the risk of type 2 diabetes, but surprisingly the risk was increased by only 9% for people Read More...
Fruit and veggies as good for your mind as your body
We all know that eating ‘5 a day’ – five servings of fruit and vegetables – is good for your physical health, reducing the risk of heart disease, cancer and many other conditions. Now researchers have found that it may be just as beneficial for your mental health. Researchers from the Read More...
Stem cell can replace damaged retinas
Sixteen years ago the isolation of embryonic stem cells was said to be the foundation for a future of interchangeable body parts—when a liver failed you would just grow a new one. These predictions seemed pretty close to science fiction, but a recent study has shown that this could soon be Read More...
Exercise makes you smarter
Brains and brawn have don’t usually go together but as it turns out a gym membership might be as valuable as a library card. When you exercise your body gets more oxygen to feed to you muscles, but your brain also picks up on a little bit of that extra air. Additionally when you exercise you have Read More...
Turn right for enlightenment
Eastern monks and Western yogis have spent centuries meditating to enable the creative right brain to serve as a healthy counterpoise to the usually dominant left-brain and to synchronize both halves on the path to a deeper awareness. And a growing body of research shows that this harmonious Read More...
X-ray technique limits child radiation
Dental x-rays are part of a child’s routine check ups—but why? Though the doses of radiation absorbed are very low, it is still radiation, and it’s often unnecessary. A new campaign called Image Gently advocates for physicians to conduct as few x-rays on child patients as possible, and if Read More...
New X-ray technique limits exposure to radiation
An international team of dental experts has launched the Image Gently campaign to reduce children’s exposure to radiation in dental exams. Backed by the American Dental Association (ADA), American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology and other influential professional dental Read More...
US life expectancy at all time high
US citizens are living longer now than any other time in history—if that’s not good news then we’re not sure what is. A new report released by the Center for Disease Control says that the average age for American’s is now 78.8 years. The average breaks down by gender—81.2 years for Read More...