Sarah Biren

Sarah Biren

Food Journalist

Sarah is a baker, cook, author, and blogger living in Toronto. She believes that food is the best method of healing and a classic way of bringing people together. In her spare time, Sarah does yoga, reads cookbooks, writes stories, and finds ways to make any type of food in her blender.

When it comes to animals in pop culture, sharks are seen as evil and dolphins are seen as friendly. Visually, this is understandable. Dolphins look like they’re smiling and playing. Meanwhile, sharks hunt with rows of jagged teeth and a nose for blood. However, appearances can be deceiving, especially in nature. So as marine experts...

Ordinarily, the immune system protects the body from foreign, illness-causing cells. However, autoimmune diseases occur when the body’s defense system begins mistakenly attacking healthy cells instead. There are over 80 types of known autoimmune diseases, and they can appear in almost every part of the body. Therefore, each disease comes with its own unique symptoms,...

The term “narcissist” is commonly used to insult self-serving and malicious people. But in psychological terms, the official diagnosis of a narcissist is more neutral. People with narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) may behave selfishly and cruelly to hide shame and extremely low self-esteem. When they endure a blow, like a rejection or humiliation, they may...