Brittany is a freelance writer and editor with a Bachelor of Science in Foods and Nutrition and a writer’s certificate from the University of Western Ontario. She enjoyed a stint as a personal trainer and is an avid runner. Brittany loves to combine running and traveling, and has run numerous races across North America and Europe. She also loves chocolate more than anything else… the darker, the better!
In the 18th century, an unfortunate incident with stow-away hungry rats from a docking ship led to the depletion of the tortoise population in the Galapagos Island of Pinzon, Ecuador. The species was formerly thriving and basking in their numbers on the island, until the invasion of the rats. These rodents ate the tortoise eggs and […]
Sometimes it’s nice to be reminded of certain acts of kindness, and this is one of those times. In 2014, when Thomas Moore was nearly 8 years old, his mom showed him a video of then five-year-old Kyssi Andrews, a little girl with cancer who’d lost her hair to chemotherapy. The little angel Kyssi unfortunately […]
Loneliness is a global problem that affects the physical, emotional, and mental health of people. According to a study conducted by researchers at Brigham Young University in Utah, USA, loneliness can increase the risk of death by up to 32%. Loneliness may even rival obesity and smoking, according to a survey conducted by health insurer […]
Over the last several years, people have been looking for more sustainable alternatives to meat. Not everyone, however, is ready to give up meat entirely. For this reason, lab-grown “cruelty-free” meat has been gaining a lot of traction. Recently, some scientists decided to look beyond the hype and expose some of the emerging industry’s constraints. […]
Since its creation in 1907, plastic has become almost essential to our society. Its low cost and durability have made it an integral part of many of the modern advances we have seen in our society over the last century. However, as you are most likely aware, plastic has now become a massive problem and […]
“Age is just a number.” You have definitely heard that before, but one thing we have noticed about that saying is that it often refers to extreme examples like 95-year-old Betty White or 80-year-old Deshun Wang. But swimsuit model Yazemeenah Rossi is special because she is relatable and likely closer to you in age. The 67-year-old […]
Social media provides a space for people to connect, to share what’s important to them, and to interact with the world around them through their computers. Unfortunately, it also provides a platform for bullying, bigotry, and hate. People with disabilities are already more frequent victims of bullying. Social media has made this problem even worse. […]
The average life expectancy in the United States is currently just over 78 years old [1]. Thanks to many modern inventions, humans today are living much longer than they did one and two hundred years ago. Some experts believe, however, that in the future some people could live to be 1000 years old. Sound crazy? […]
You have likely used vinegar in your kitchen to dress a salad or maybe to make a quick pickle. If you’re a little more environmentally conscious, you might have used it to clean your counters as well. But have you ever considered using it in your laundry? Vinegar provides an inexpensive alternative that is healthier […]
An Oenophile is someone who is a lover and a connoisseur of wine [1]. This is a person who not only loves drinking wine but loves to learn about it, try an unending variety of it, and of course, collecting it. So if they don’t already have a wine cellar, they want one. For many […]
Little kids get cuts and scrapes all the time- falling off your bike is like a right of passage as a child. In the vast majority of occasions, the injuries from these incidences are minor and require nothing more than a band-aid. Rarely, however, they can escalate. In the case of one little boy, his […]
Kathy and Brandon Gunn received one of those dreaded time-will-tell-when-to-open gifts at their wedding. Naturally, like the eager young couple in sizzling love they were, they thought Aunt Allison had left them a marriage-saving secret (actually, she did, but not in the way they expected). If I were in their shoes, I’d die of curiosity. […]
