With respect, Nicola said she doesn't tolerate nuts. If that is what her body is telling her then that's valid for her.

Peanuts are a tricky subject. Not only are they not nuts, as you said, but there are 2 major problems with them. Firstly, they are extremely high in omega-6, the fat that most of us get way too much of, and have to work hard to balance out with omega-3. Any fish oil you supplement with isn't going to have much effect if you are eating handfuls of peanuts as well. Secondly, peanuts contain aflatoxins, even roasted ones. Just not a very good food choice all around, when you could be eating other nuts like almonds or walnuts instead.

BTW if you eat the nuts raw rather than roasted, you will get the benefit of the living enzymes in them, which get killed with heat.

Linda.