Are you one of those people who loves eating walnuts at Christmas but then seldom buys them throughout the year? I currently have a packet of them in my cupboard “just in case” I feel like making a date and walnut or coffee and walnut cake and just occasionally I fancy a smattering on my cornflakes if I haven’t got any of the honey nut variety to hand.

When one thinks of foods that possess antidepressant and aphrodisiac qualities, asparagus very seldom comes to mind. Owing to the wide range of symptoms and ailments that this superfood is able to assist with, it is beneficial to almost everyone.

If you tell some people that something is an aphrodisiac there will always be someone who wishes to try it, regardless of where it comes from. The demand for aphrodisiacs is what threatens some of the worlds rarest creatures today. It is what makes them rare. The foul smelling Durian fruit has long been regarded as an aphrodisiac and some cultivars demand high prices. A recent arrival on the Durian market is the ‘Elephant Durian’ which has passed through the digestive tract of an elephant.