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.
Mind-body medicine is fundamental
When asked what role mind-body medicine plays in maintaining our mental and physical well-being, the response from Dr. James Gordon is unequivocal: “Fundamental!” “I think [mind-body medicine] is still regarded as a complementary therapy,” he said during a recent visit to San Francisco, Read More...
How to cook for one person and not waste a thing
In more ways than one, the US is extremely wasteful, with food in particular. Americans throw out 40% of food that is produced in the country, but when you live alone, which 27% of households do, it can be extremely difficult to eat everything you buy. Food waste in a landfill is even worse than Read More...
Acupuncture for allergies– 71% of patients say it works
It’s allergy season, and the best way to combat allergies might be with acupuncture. A study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine by German researchers took 422 allergy sufferers and broke them into three groups. The first group received acupuncture treatments and an antihistamine, the Read More...
Scientists are continuing to learn more about the collection of microorganisms that live in and on our bodies.
Scientists are continuing to learn more about the collection of microorganisms that live in and on our bodies: our micro-biome. The Dutch science journalist Jop de Vrieze wrote a book about it: Allemaal Beestjes (All kinds of critters). The Dutch team at The Intelligent Optimist collected nine Read More...
Research says 6000 steps per day for exercise prevents mobility loss. Every 1000 extra steps adds over 15% to reduction.
The best way to prevent knee arthritis is through exercise, particularly walking. According to a recent study published in Arthritis Care and Research, the commonly cited 10,000 steps per day suggested to prevent arthritis is excessive, and 6,000 steps a day will do. While walking the extra 4,000 Read More...
What you don’t know about the microorganisms in your body
Scientists are continuing to learn more about the collection of microorganisms that live in and on our bodies: our micro-biome. The Dutch science journalist Jop de Vrieze wrote a book about it: Allemaal Beestjes (All kinds of critters). The Dutch team at The Intelligent Optimist collected nine Read More...
Cynical distrust can lead to dementia, study shows
A new study from University of Eastern Finland in Kuopio has found that cynical distrust– thinking that people’s actions are motivated by selfish means, could cause dementia later in life. “We are not born cynical, but our personality is something that develops during our lifetime,” Read More...
Smog eating roof tiles
Students from University California Riverside have designed a roof tile that breaks down smog particles present in the atmosphere. Roof tiles are coated with a layer of titanium– oxide, the titanium–oxide then interacts and breaks down nitrogen–oxide gas– what is emitted by motors that run Read More...
Vegan school
Suzy Amis Cameron, wife of Academy–Award winning director James Cameron, co–founded the Muse School, an alternative school that boasts of near zero waste and teaches sustainability, in 2005. Now the California based Muse School will be the first to offer their students a 100% vegetable based Read More...
Psychological effects of public health messaging
Public health communications like the American Medical Associations labeling obesity as an epidemic, or the overall effects of public sexual education, do more than address public health concerns but reveal deep fundamental perceptions about belief and behavior. Scientific American conducted a Read More...