The timing of Joanne Faulkner’s new book is exquisite. Launched just before Valentine’s Day, Good Food: Better Sex is a guide to intimacy that uses traditional Chinese medicine and food as its tools.

GALWAY chef JP McMahon thinks it should be a national food. Food experts estimate it could create up to 200 jobs in coastal areas. And earlier this month, the Slow Food Festival in the Burren put it centre stage.

Finding the right foods can make all the difference, writes Clodagh Finn

Did you ever reach out for that extra chocolate bar or second slice of creamy cake, or delve into a packet of biscuits and not give a second thought as to why you were doing so?

You must adhere to the Whole30 diet for 30 straight days. Any lapse and you start again, but this popular high-protein/no grain programme may not be for everyone.