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.

Recent research undertaken in Norway indicates that women smokers may be more at risk than men when it comes to health and disease, with women being more likely to contract cancer. The research covered a wide spectrum, with the experts sifting through over half a million patient records.

It would seem that US researchers have found a link between eating probiotic yoghurt and treating depression. This discovery may, in the future, help not only those people suffering from depression but also general stress and anxiety and possibly Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, Irritable Bowel Syndrom and autism to name but a few!