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.
Insurer introduces cash for healthy shopping program to save costs
It’s a bit painful that this is such a necessary solution. Eating healthy food should be one of life’s first priorities. But sadly far too often, it isn’t. So insurance company Harvard Pilgrim Health Care from Boston has partnered with supermarkets to encourage healthy shopping habits by Read More...
Want to know the quality of the air you're breathing? Watch your plants
Plants give a clear indication of the quality of the air they are “breathing”. Members of the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado have planted an Ozone Garden—a garden comprised of plants that show visual signs of damage when air quality starts to fall. Though the Read More...
Gardening helps dementia patients recall memories
Findings compiled from 17 different pieces of research and published in the Journal of the American Medical Directors Association has found that outdoor spaces can help improve the memory for those suffering from dementia. Being outside is welcoming, a conduit for conversation, and can actually Read More...
App provides recipes for foods on sale
This is an app that could easily be replicated… “Koken met aanbiedingen” is a new application from the Netherlands that displays cooking recipes for foods that are discounted that day in the country’s largest grocery stores. The app has ingredient lists, photos, and instructions to help Read More...
Lifestyle can prevent one in three cases of Alzheimer’s
Many fear Alzheimer’s as a dreadful disease with no cure and no prevention. However more and more research shows that lifestyle choices can prevent the disease. A study conducted at the University of Cambridge found that one in three people diagnosed with Alzheimer’s could have avoided the Read More...
Blood tests gives hope for early Alzheimer’s diagnosis
Trials focused on preventing and treating Alzheimer’s have been largely unsuccessful in the past, and researchers believe this is because the treatments start too late. New research from King’s College London has identified ten proteins that could serve as indicators of the onset of Read More...
Organic food is “significantly” healthier than non-organic produce
A team of scientists from the University of Newcastle has found that organic food has higher levels of antioxidants, and lower levels of toxic metals and pesticides. In the most comprehensive study done on organic food to date, researchers concluded the difference between organic and non-organic is Read More...
Cinnamon: a simple way to fight Parkinson’s disease
Neurologists at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago have found that cinnamon has the ability to reverse biomechanical, cellular and anatomical changes that are caused by Parkinson’s disease. The study discovered that after the body metabolizes cinnamon into sodium benzoate it enters the Read More...
News consumption is a major contributor to daily stress (no, not this news)
We have often told you this: Reading or watching the mainstream news is bad for your health and happiness. A study conducted by NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Harvard School of Public Health found that one of the biggest contributors to our daily stress is the mainstream news we Read More...
Eat almonds for heart health
Men who ate 50 g of almonds a day (about 1 ¾ oz, or around 35-40 whole almonds) had improved blood flow and lower blood pressure after 4 weeks compared to men who stuck to their normal diets. They also had higher levels of the antioxidant alpha-tocopherol in their blood. Alpha-tocopherol is the Read More...