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.
10,000 refugees reach Munich and are greeted with food and water
Sophie Hardach reports from Germany's 'turnstile city' on the tumultuous welcome Some recounted their horrors. Others silently clutched their children, deaf to the cheers and applause from German bystanders. The youngest of the refugees to arrive in Munich was a baby girl – part of her Read More...
UK Labour leader: taxpayers should be able to opt out funding army
Jeremy Corbyn is under fire after it emerged he said taxpayers should be allowed to opt out of funding the Armed Forces. The Labour leadership front-runner suggested voters should be able to act with their 'conscience' and not have their taxes spent on defence – a stance described by a former Read More...
Dallas next city to house the homeless and save taxpayers money
Dallas is the latest city to join a growing group of urban local governments trying to find housing for chronically homeless residents. Fifty homeless residents in Dallas will soon move into small cottages in a neighborhood complex, with a lot of green recreational space. Research has shown Read More...
Happiness is healthy, but you have to work for it
Happiness feels good, but guess what: It’s also good for you. The transcript of a radio interview of Sanjay Gupta, MD with Amit Sood, MD, Chair, Mind-Body Medicine Initiative, Mayo Clinic. According to Dr. Sood hundreds of studies have established that people who are happier are also Read More...
Strict state gun laws could cut suicides, study says
State laws that restrict access to guns could reduce the rate of firearm-related suicide, according to new research. Researchers examined suicide rates in Connecticut and Missouri, two states that changed their permit-to-purchase handgun laws in recent decades. Connecticut passed a law in 1995 that Read More...
Europeans open their houses and welcome refugees
The news about the migrant crisis in Europe is saddening and overwhelming. Desperate, broke and without a home, more refugees than ever since World War II are searching for a better life. While some politicians are suggesting to construct “walls” to prevent refugees from entering, Europeans Read More...
The fully immersive mind of Oliver Sacks
Pioneering neurologist and author Oliver Sacks died Sunday, August 30 at age 82. In his writings about patients’ sometimes bizarre case studies—which he would call “neurological novels”—Sacks was able to draw out the humanity in pathology. Steve Silberman wrote about Read More...
Costa Rica is planning to shut down all its zoos and free its captive animals
There are many reason to love Costa Rica. The tiny Central American country is considered a biodiversity hot spot; it has no army it transitions to green energy faster than the Germans do; and now, they're shutting down all of its zoos. Yup, Costa Rica is becoming the first country to implement a Read More...
Research shows that these 7 hobbies will make you smarter
For a long time, it was believed that people are born with a given level of intelligence, and the best we could do in life was to live up to our potential. Scientists have now proven that we can actually increase our potential and enjoy ourselves in the process. We now know that by learning new Read More...
Google and Tesla might be interested in creating a permanent Burning Man
If you’ve ever seen photos of the Burning Man event, you will have realized that this is an event unlike any other. It seems to encourage all kinds of self-expression and according to the event’s description, it’s been called “an experiment in community, art, radical Read More...