Amplify: Health, happiness and the humble peanut

This is the weekly Amplify newsletter, where you can be inspired and challenged by the voices, opinions and insights of women at The Globe and Mail, and our contributor community.When my older sister was in kindergarten, her best friend told everyone that she was allergic to penis. My sister was not. In fact, she was deathly allergic to peanuts.

At my first boyfriend’s house, I had to contend with the constant presence of peanut butter, ensuring I had rid myself of any traces of it before going home. But I also discovered something magical in the process – it was delicious. My boyfriend’s mum, thrilled to finally have a girl in the house, spoiled me by buying me my own jar of Kraft peanut butter to keep at their house .

One of the first instructions I received from my new psychotherapist was to start eating a spoonful of nut butter with breakfast every morning. I had lost my period and those healthy fats were going to be key to getting my hormones back in order . This was when my mum decided I could keep peanut butter in the house. It came with tight rules – no eating it when my sister came home – but it was there.

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