Lifestyle Archives - Positive News Good journalism about good things Tue, 06 Aug 2024 11:48:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.positive.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cropped-P.N_Icon_Navy-150x150.png Lifestyle Archives - Positive News 32 32 What you’ve changed your mind on – and how it’s transformed your life https://www.positive.news/lifestyle/what-youve-changed-your-mind-on-and-how-its-transformed-your-life/ Tue, 06 Aug 2024 11:48:25 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=489012 We asked Positive News readers: what have you shifted your stance on? This is what you told us

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Tell us about your relationship with secondhand fashion https://www.positive.news/society/tell-us-about-your-secondhand-fashion-habits/ Fri, 12 Apr 2024 12:01:46 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=477046 Preloved fashion is booming, but where do you hunt for vintage garms? What persuaded you to go preloved? We want to know

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How do you avoid the Valentine’s Day consumer-fest while celebrating love? https://www.positive.news/society/how-do-you-avoid-the-valentines-day-consumer-fest/ Mon, 05 Feb 2024 16:26:12 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=469718 Forget red roses and other costly cliches, how do you celebrate Valentine’s Day without succumbing to commercialism?

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Presents with purpose: 33 sustainable gifts to give this Christmas https://www.positive.news/society/presents-with-purpose-33-sustainable-gifts-to-give-this-christmas/ Thu, 07 Dec 2023 17:04:23 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=460492 From plantable calendars to prescription poetry, as well as timely books, here are 33 positive presents to give this Christmas

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Black Friday: seven things to do instead of buying stuff https://www.positive.news/environment/black-friday-seven-things-to-do-instead-of-buying-stuff/ Mon, 20 Nov 2023 11:00:41 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=412408 Most Black Friday ‘deals’ are bogus, new research shows. Here are seven things you can do as a rebuff to hollow consumerism

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Life lessons: Charlotte Church on what life has taught her https://www.positive.news/lifestyle/life-lessons-charlotte-church-on-what-life-has-taught-her/ Wed, 08 Nov 2023 11:33:15 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=455858 The Welsh singer turned activist on cosmology, ultra-processed food and dancing in her garden at dawn

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Six lifestyle choices that can slash your risk of developing dementia https://www.positive.news/lifestyle/how-to-reduce-dementia-risk/ Wed, 01 Nov 2023 07:00:05 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=433287 Dementia rates are set to soar, research suggests. But it doesn’t have to be that way. These habits can help slash your risk

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What habit has most improved your life? We want to know https://www.positive.news/society/what-habit-has-most-improved-your-life/ Tue, 24 Oct 2023 11:31:00 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=454051 The darker months are a good time for introspection and renewal, an opportunity to form new habits. What practice has served you best?

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Fast fashion is an eco catastrophe. Is composting your clothes the solution? https://www.positive.news/lifestyle/compostable-clothes-the-solution-to-fast-fashion-waste/ Tue, 08 Aug 2023 15:37:51 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=444050 What if you could put your old knickers in the compost bin with your potato peels? Well, now you can

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How to live longer: eight habits that could add years to your life https://www.positive.news/lifestyle/how-to-live-longer-eight-habits-that-could-add-years-to-your-life/ Fri, 28 Jul 2023 12:28:50 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=442871 These lifestyle habits could extend your life by decades, according to new research. Even doing a few could help

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