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?…
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Added by Cindy Kelly on November 22, 2009 at 8:00am —
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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…
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Added by Cindy Kelly on November 10, 2009 at 8:30pm —
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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…
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Added by Cindy Kelly on August 8, 2009 at 11:30pm —
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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…
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Added by Cindy Kelly on June 11, 2009 at 9:30pm —
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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…
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Added by Cindy Kelly on June 4, 2009 at 4:00pm —
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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…
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Added by Cindy Kelly on April 19, 2009 at 10:30pm —
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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…
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Added by Cindy Kelly on December 19, 2008 at 4:00pm —
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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…
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Added by Cindy Kelly on July 2, 2008 at 1:30pm —
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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…
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Added by Cindy Kelly on May 29, 2008 at 6:00pm —
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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…
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Added by Cindy Kelly on May 27, 2008 at 2:00pm —
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According to scientists at Japan's Osaka University, chocolate could help prevent tooth decay. Apparently there is an antibacterial agent in the husks of cocoa beans that kills the bacteria responsible for tooth decay. But before you go jumping on the chocolate for den…
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Added by Cindy Kelly on April 29, 2008 at 2:30pm —
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Pathology is always preceded by symptoms. In many cases people have symptoms for many years before actual disease sets in. A symptom is a WARNING signal from your body that something is out of balance. This should be your queue to get help. By going to a nutritionist a…
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Added by Cindy Kelly on April 27, 2008 at 10:00pm —
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It seems that flu shot vaccinations don't protect against strains of flu that vary slightly from one another. So unless they predict the EXACT strain that's circulating from year to year, people are being vaccinated for naught. And the risks? They tax their immune syste…
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Added by Cindy Kelly on April 19, 2008 at 8:30am —
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I just finished a marvelous 2 week vacation down in sunny Florida. Unfortunately, while I was away I abandoned my goal of maintaining the hypoallergenic diet that I had been on for a month prior. I'm sure if I wrote out the very long list of foods that I should have bee…
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Added by Cindy Kelly on April 16, 2008 at 10:00pm —
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A Man's Shelf Life
As men age, their fertility decreases and the health risks to their unborn offspring skyrocket. But men who attend to their health can slow down the reproductive clock.
Read this article
here.
By: Mark Teich
Psychology Today Magazine, Sep/Oct 2007
Last Reviewed 15 Nov 2007
Article ID: 4403
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Added by Cindy Kelly on March 31, 2008 at 2:00pm —
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Yeast is a permanent resident in our bodies. This in itself is not problematic, in fact yeast is beneficial to us, but Candida problems occur when the beneficial yeast form of Candida Albicans is not kept in check by the body’s own helpful bacteria. It then overpopulates the intestines and mutates into its fungal form. This can occur due to poor diet, lowered immunity, overuse of antibiotics and use of oral contraceptives, steroids or antacids. As the fungus grows out of balance it is said to pr…
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Added by Cindy Kelly on March 14, 2008 at 10:30pm —
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This is an issue that keeps coming up for me and I wanted to clarify it a little. The reason why I feel compelled to write about it is that I'm finding it difficult to convince people to go on elimination diets for food sensitivities. Often when I suggest people take foods out of th…
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Added by Cindy Kelly on March 9, 2008 at 8:30pm —
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For anyone who's interested.....Larry King Live is having guest star Jason "J-mac" McElwain on the show tonight. He's the kid who made that amazing basketball shot that was all over the internet a while back :) He along with some others will be talking about the disorder and doing some myth-busting as well as giving the scoop on some latest research!
Find out more
here.
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Added by Cindy Kelly on February 27, 2008 at 7:00pm —
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A lot of questions were raised after my November post entitled Forced Vaccination. For those of you who didn’t read it, the subject of this post was an incident which occured in Maryland last Novemeber in which families were forced to have their children vaccinated or otherwise face prison time.
I recently found an article which answered many of my questions surrounding the motives behind such an appalling situation. You can read the article…
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Added by Cindy Kelly on February 24, 2008 at 4:00pm —
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This winter I have been plagued with a wide assortment of viruses and bacterial infections. Tis the season…it’s true. But one would think that my immune system should be good and strong considering my attention to health and nutrition…yes?
I will admit that I have a weakness for sweets and red wine and while I do partake once or twice a week in a treat, I eat “by the book” most of the time. I have an arsenal of supplements and herbs that I take preventatively, mostly by supporting my immune sys…
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Added by Cindy Kelly on February 21, 2008 at 9:30pm —
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