Cindy Kelly - FoodSpark Nutrition

For years we have been hearing about vitamin D deficiency and the long list of illnesses that it can be linked to. While I don't tend to believe in magic bullets, this is one case where I'm going to have to make an exception.

Vitamin D deficiency has been linked to such illnesses as cancer, osteoporosis, heart disease, hypertension, autoimmune diseases, depression, chronic fatigue and general immune dysfunction......and the list goes on.

Ever stop and wonder why the cold and flu season exists?… Continue

This is an article that I wrote for the winter edition of Purely Delicious Magazine. It is an article about depression, some of it's causes, and how it can be helped through eating a diet of healthful, raw foods. WIth the holidays fast… Continue

Here are several good reasons for buying local foods more often:

- Buying local foods gives us the opportunity to know better the origins of our food from farm to store shelf and helps to create stronger links within communities

- Eating local, seasonally available foods allows us the opportunity to eat the freshest, most nutritious food available and reduces the need for harmful food additives and preservatives

- Supporting our local farmers and businesses results in a healthier local econom… Continue

This a an older post that I thought should resurface seeing as the sun is starting to shine and the warm weather is just around the corner for those of us in Canada and the Northern States:

Assuming that my readers are not only concerned with what they put in their bo… Continue

I received an e-mail today from Environmental Working Group posting the minutes from a Coca-Cola and Del Monte internal meeting discussing tactics to keep harmful BPA in our households.

This meeting discussed employing fear tactics like threatening con… Continue

This is one of my very favorite topics. I have been absolutely astounded by the difference that good nutrition can make in the mental health of people of all ages. Because the body and mind are so closely connected, what we put into our body has a direct affect on how w… Continue

Studies show that in cases of mild to moderate depression, modern antidepressants may not work any better than a sugar pill. While I'm a little surprised to learn this, I'm not at all upset by it. These studies may prompt a huge shift in the way that people address mental health and that is an exciting possibility! I fail to see why antidepressants are so often the first line of treatment when depression itself is clearly not caused by a deficiency of Prozac or Zoloft. Our bodies cannot function… Continue

In my first two Nutrition and Mental Health posts I addressed the issues of adrenal imbalances, blood sugar issues, allergies, thyroid problems, B vitamin deficiencies, essential fatty acid deficiencies and how they can all directly impact mental well being. The next four issues I… Continue

In my first Nutrition and Mental Health post I addressed the issues of adrenal imbalances, blood sugar issues and allergies and how they can directly impact mental well being. The next three issues I’d like to write about are thyroid problems, B vitamin deficiencies and… Continue

Hi everyone,

It's been awhile since I've made a post or been an active presence on the site. I've been really busy with a project and I thought I would share some good news. For the past couple of months myself, as well as a few other key people (some of whom are FoodSpark members), have been working hard on starting a nutrition program for my children's school, John English J.M.S. We will start our pilot project by serving a healthy, buffet style lunch one day a week starting this Friday! Lunc… Continue