Today’s Solutions: January 23, 2025

Lifestyle

Alongside taking care of other people and the planet, make sure you take good care of yourself. The Lifestyle section at the Optimist Daily has solutions for everyday wellbeing on topics like food, beauty, fashion, and the latest trends. Curious about caring for houseplants, eating plant-based, or parenting tips? It’s all in there.

A variety of artificial Christmas trees

Extend the life of your artificial Christmas tree with these tips and tricks

While we may not all agree on whether an artificial tree is more sustainable than chopping down a real evergreen tree this Christmas, what we can agree upon is that if you already have an artificial Christmas tree, you shouldn’t let it go to waste. Greenpeace says an artificial Christmas tree Read More...

man holding toilet paper roll goes toward toilet

How to maintain a healthy bathroom schedule

When thinking about what self-care looks like, our minds likely go to indulgent baths, practicing yoga, or setting aside time to journal—and while these are all components of self-care, there’s one important part of self-care that we may not like to dwell on: our bowel movements. Though we Read More...

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The Optimist Daily Update Transcript: Mariella Satow & Sign Up

This is an ASL interpretation and transcript of the December 10, 2021 episode of The Optimist Daily Update titled "Mariella Satow: Sign Up." Transcription: Summers: Hello, universe. Welcome to the Optimist Daily Update. I'm Summers McKay. Kristy: And I'm Kristy Jansen, and we are part of the Read More...

View of harbor in Vancouver, British Columbia

Facility in British Columbia will revolutionize clean energy for transportation

The ongoing climate crisis has forced us to scrutinize the transportation industry for its reliance on fossil fuels. However, Canadian clean energy company Huron Clean Energy in British Colombia and its partner Carbon Engineering Ltd. are engineering a game-changing fuel made out of the air for Read More...

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Major fashion magazine is first to ban fur in publication

Following the lead of several major fashion brands, ELLE will become the first fashion magazine to ban the promotion and advertisement of fur across all of its online and print editions. The company’s decision extends across all 41 branches of the publication and will go into effect in 33 Read More...

Kids on the Nice List

Kids on the Nice List

“If we wish to create a lasting peace we must begin with the children.” - Mahatma Gandhi Christmas is just around the corner, and we heard that even Santa Claus is bidding adieu to coal this year. That’s right, Santa is going green, but we have it on good authority that he’s ditching Read More...

Milly Hardwich with her metal detector

British 13-year-old finds hoard of Bronze Age artifacts with her metal detector

Thirteen year old Milly Hardwich was using her metal detector for the first time in Royston, England when she came upon something unexpected. Milly didn’t find a lost wedding ring or coins, but a 3,000-year-old ax and other artifacts dating back to the Bronze Age. Milly and her father and Read More...

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Need a mood boost? Consider drinking apple cider vinegar

Need a mood boost? Consider drinking apple cider vinegar Vinegar’s effect on mood A team of researchers from Arizona State University had already studied the positive effects of drinking red wine vinegar on blood sugar balance, and so decided to continue investigating whether vinegar also plays Read More...

Man biting fingernails

Stop biting your nails for good with these six tips

Twenty to 30 percent of people bite their nails, and while this pesky habit is quite common, it can be harmful to nail and teeth health as well as increase your risk of transferring germs from your fingers to your mouth. People bite their nails for a variety of reasons, and this habit is most Read More...

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A secondhand gift-giving guide for a more sustainable holiday

Do you want to make the holiday season more sustainable this year by practicing less consumerism, but are unsure of how to navigate giving pre-loved gifts with grace? A survey by online secondhand marketplace Vinted revealed that one in six people are dedicated to giving repurposed presents this Read More...