The Optimist Living
5 ways to create your own luck
The saying “diligence is the mother of good luck” holds much truth. Perhaps you may consider those who have good things happen to them often to be lucky, but seldom does luck play a role in bringing fortune to someone’s life. Even researchers have determined that folks who we might consider Read More...
5 ways to maintain the motivation that’s the key to success
Some people succeed in reaching their goals; others keep quitting pursuing their goals. The difference between success and failure is: motivation. The “right” – or sustainable – motivation comes from the inside out, is supported by well-defined priorities and goals, and provides a strong Read More...
One simple investment in your health: Eat more vegetables
We all know how important veggies are for our health, and yet a whopping 87 percent of the U.S population doesn’t reach the recommended minimum goal of 2 to 3 cups of vegetables a day. Vegetables give your skin a “natural glow” and help ward off signs of aging by improving blood flow to the Read More...
15 ideas to add chia seeds, a powerful vegan protein, to your daily diet
The list of benefits for chia seeds is long. These nutrient-packed little seeds are a complete protein with three times more iron than spinach, double the amount of potassium than bananas, and a great source of fiber to help aid digestion. These may be tiny seeds, but the word “chia” itself Read More...
Eating this way can improve your heart health
Mindfulness meditation has been in the spotlight of the medical world for its proven health benefits like reducing stress and improving overall well-being, and now a new study suggests bringing mindfulness to your plate is linked to better measures of heart health. In a study published in the Read More...
5 ways music changes your mood and improves your health
Music can make a daily work commute or a mundane task feel more bearable, and scientific research has shown music’s influence to extend much further. It can literally change your mood and improve your health and overall well-being. Numerous studies have been conducted to show how music impacts Read More...
Reading books makes your more social
Who say’s being a book-worm makes you unsocial? According to a study from Harvard University, people who read a lot of fiction are known to have stronger social skills than nonfiction readers or nonreaders. The study suggests that reading fiction works, especially stories that take readers inside Read More...
8 strong, herbal antibiotics to help beat infection
Antibiotics are some of the most commonly prescribed medications, sometimes over-prescribed for conditions such as sore throats or bronchitis, which are usually viral and cannot be treated with antibiotics. If they’re not doing much to help a condition, then they’re only providing the side Read More...
The best foods for a healthy gut
More and more research shows the critical importance of a healthy gut as the first line of defense of the immune system. But how do you keep a healthy intestinal tract? Although there are many supplements on the market that promise digestive support, the gut responds better to real, whole foods Read More...
Here's a mindfulness meditation app that can help you overcome a tech fixation
More and more these days we’re being told that we need a digital detox to overcome our addiction to technology, but tech and mindfulness entrepreneur Rohan Gunatillake has a much more interesting idea: let’s get tech to work for us instead. He has created an app called Buddhify that uses the Read More...