Freelance writer
Gemma is a Halifax-based freelance writer. She specializes in writing blog posts and creating social media content for creative businesses. When Gemma isn’t writing, she can be found reading, sipping on holy basil tea, thrifting, hiking and doing her best at practicing the art of slow living.
Headaches always seem to strike when it’s least convenient. The morning of an important presentation at work, in the middle of your family vacation, or just when you are about to head out to celebrate running your first half marathon. No matter what, they ruin your plans. Headaches can make it difficult to concentrate on...
It’s a very common scenario: a patient comes into my office complaining of fatigue, struggling to recover from exercise or make it through their workday. Iron deficiency symptoms in women presents itself in myriad ways. These are all classic signs of anemia, a medical condition that occurs when your blood doesn’t have enough red blood...
Deserving of the accolades normally reserved for white vinegar and baking soda, borax is so much more than simply a laundry detergent booster. Used in many households for more than 100 years, borax is a naturally occurring mineral, a product of the seasonal evaporation of salt lakes. It is composed of boron, sodium, water, and...
While grapefruit is praised for being a low-sugar, beneficial fruit with plenty of vitamin-C, potassium, and fiber – if you’re taking certain medications, this seamlessly healthy fruit, can become rather dangerous. Why are the natural components of grapefruit so risky? While grapefruit does not directly alter your medication, it does interact with an enzyme in...
Nowadays, anyone with a Wi-Fi connection has the world at their fingertips. Literally. Thanks to Google and other sites like it, you can know basically everything in and about our world. But, in reality, there are still countless mysteries in the world that are still unsolved. But that said, countless mind-blowing facts about the world...
Alaina Gassler is a freshman student at Avon Grove Charter School in Pennsylvania was recently announced as the winner of the 9th annual Broadcom MASTERS®, the nation’s premier Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) middle school competition. Placing first of thirty competing middle-school students, across 13 states, and representing a total of 28 schools, this...
The biggest and most anticipated holiday of the year is approaching, and while we may think that Santa Claus steers the sleigh, in reality, it’s consumerism. That’s exactly why the Christmas decorations pop up, before the Halloween decorations even come down. The corporations have been planning for this all year, and they’re ready for us...
Yehuda Shmueli is a talented 81-year-old inventor; engineer; master mechanic; and the brainchild of MayMaan Research, LLC. He works alongside his sons Eitan and Doron, and as a team, they are working to revolutionize the world of transportation, by reinventing our source of fuel. Eitan explains how his father’s startup came to fruition. When Yehuda...
A shop on Anglesey street in Wales, UK is working to tackle the problem of plastic waste. Paul Ellis, and his partner Leonie Gaulton, his partner, run the shop, and together have installed a milk machine for customers to fill reusable glass bottles, themselves! So far this implemented self-service has become increasingly popular. Their customers...
