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How acupuncture can help to reduce stress
Needles might not sound like the best stress-reducers, but many people have shared that acupuncture helps them to relax and to get rid of chronic stress symptoms. Up until now, it is not exactly clear to scientists how this works, and this lack of research is one of the reasons that makes some Read More...
Moving around frequently reduces breast cancer risk
Yet, another study that shows the health benefits of frequently moving. According to this study of the University of Toronto, working out and then sitting at your desk all day is not healthier than sitting at your desk and not working out at all. Only moving around frequently during the day — Read More...
Implementing wishes to bring peace to those near death
Many people spend their last days on earth in isolated circumstances. They die alone. The Three Wishes Project was developed to bring peace to the final days of critically ill patients and to ease the grieving process. The project is focused on eliciting three wishes to best honor the dying Read More...
Medical marijuana decreases painkiller abuse and drug overdoses
The legalization of marijuana gets closer and closer in the US. A new study shows that in states where marijuana is available for medical purposes, the number of admissions to rehabilitation facilities for pain medication and drug overdoses has decreased by 15 and 16 percent Read More...
Startup wants to transform car industry with launch of 3D printed electric cars in 2016
Last week we reported about the 3D-printed "supercar." Well, fasten your seatbelts, as here's another one. While some may still think of bracelets or vases when hearing about 3D printing, another startup aims at transforming the automotive world with the use of a printer. The Arizona-based Local Read More...
Trucker loses 65 pounds and regains health by shifting to a plant based diet on the road
Okay, the story is from People magazine—not a usual and reliable source for The Optimist Daily. But here’s why this is an important story: Most health care expenses are spent on people who could have been much healthier if they would have followed a different diet. Just imagine what it means Read More...
Football is bringing some distraction to one of Argentina's most dangerous neighborhoods
Rival gangs can cause a lot of harm. The people in Villa La Carcova know this all too well. In what is one of Argentina's most dangerous neighbourhoods, dozens of people are killed here every month. At a local church, children are encouraged "to shoot ball not guns." Photojournalist Sebastian Read More...
India and Pakistan acknowledge shared responsibility to ensure peace
Tensions between India and Pakistan may soften a bit as their prime ministers sat down today to agree a shared responsibility to ensure peace and promote development. During a breakthrough meeting, India's PM Narendra Modi and his colleague Nawaz Sharif from Pakistan committed to a couple concrete Read More...
Startup is building a 3D-printed car which will require far less material and energy
Cars may be running more and more on cleaner energy sources like battery power and fuel cells, but some say the manufacturing is dirtier than ever. Divergent Microfactories is trying to change that by building what it has labelled "the world's first 3D-printed supercar." Founder Kevin Czinger Read More...
American Muslims are raising money to rebuild burned churches, giving support to Christian communities
A group of American Muslims started a crowdfunding campaign to help raise money for eight African-American Christian communities in the United States. In the past weeks, in the wake of what happened in Charleston, the church buildings of these communities burned down. Three are believed to arson; Read More...