I grew up in an era where technology was sort of outside the box of daily living. Yes, new discoveries and advances were being made all the time, but many of these did not filter into my childhood or...
Nearly anyone who has ever worked at any job knows full well that work is sometimes boring. Sure, there are probably some professions when there’s never a dull moment ever — but it’s hard to think of many. Most...
Dunluce Castle sits perched along the jagged cliffs of Northern Ireland. Its ancient walls have defied the ravages of time for centuries. Work on the structure first began in the 13th century and the fortification once held mythic and...
When we’re in the womb, our ears are the first sense organ to develop. When we die, it is said that our hearing is the last to go. So it should come as no surprise that humans have found...
As Will Smith so eloquently put it in his 1997 hit single, “Miami,” “Everyday like a Mardi Gras/Everybody party all day/No work, all play.” Miami is viewed as a grown-up fantasyland, combining lavish lifestyles, over-the-top excess and skin —...
There is something magical about a book. You read words and sentences hatched in somebody else’s brain. In the process, your mind takes flight and your imagination soars.
I believe everyone has a book in them. Indeed, I meet so...
“Sometimes, pairs like this are so interconnected at the roots that when one tree dies, the other one dies, too.” The words belong to Peter Wohlleben, a German forest ranger who penned a surprise bestseller, “The Hidden Lives of...
To date, cancer is the leading cause of death throughout the world. In fact, it is to blame for more than 30 percent of all deaths in Canada, which is more than any other disease. Estimates by the Canadian...
Regular readers of The Alternative Daily will know that we’re a little bit loco about apple cider vinegar. After learning about its many therapeutic powers, I’ve personally made it a goal of mine to knock back at least a...
Almost two years ago, I quit my job and started working full time as a freelance health writer. Leading up to my resignation, I was beset with indecision and really began to question whether this was the smartest thing...
