Can’t recall where I first read that chestnut, but nothing is more true! I started to title this “ALL Alcohol is Poison” just to drive the point through my thick skull… Absolutely no one pinned me down & poured merlot down my throat; it was naught but peer pressure. I drank ONE & only one mini 6-oz bottle last night with my friend**, yet I felt the sleep-disrupting, mildly foggy-headed effects this AM. (Jaime had 2 as we kidded her she was “cut off” bcz she couldn’t twist off the cap, and apparently she’s still asleep this morning)
** much more economical to drink at home at approximately $2/serving than to pay $8-10 a glass at the restaurant.
It is wild to me as I look around and see the havoc that alcohol wreaks: this legal drug which is so firmly entrenched in our culture. I watched it destroy the life & family of my uncle, who was a lifelong alcoholic, as I continue to see its ill effects spread throughout so many others - friends, acquaintances, clients… My former receptionist Tamara is slowly dying of cirrhosis; it’s tragic to witness.
I missed my follow-up phone consultation with the nutritionist on Wednesday since I was snowed under with emergencies: another C-section and a sick puppy belonging to my housekeeper. Not much to report since I can’t discern much benefit (yet?) from the new supplement regimen. As usual, I have not been terribly compliant in my diet - I remain “flawed & imperfect”. But I’ll keep trying - I heard a inspiring segment yesterday about a group called Girl Trek which encourages women to do simple & easy interventions like getting out of your house to walk for 30 minutes a day. 30 minutes sounds like Mount Everest at this point, but we’ve all gotta start somewhere. “Never give up, never surrender “…
I was a heavy drinker at one time of beer but then I grew up on it. I was given my first sips of beer at 6 months old and was raised on it just like my cousins. Dad drank beer his entire life. His limit was 2 a day. Mom drank when she was younger but quit. My first husband is an alcoholic. I was never an alcoholic. I quite decades ago cold turkey just like I quit smoking. With no problems. I don't miss either really though sometimes a cold beer sounds nice. I gave up drinking all coffee too when my former doctor convinced me scientifically that it was causing some of my medical problems. There are foods that I don't tolerate and I have nixed them too. Addiction is a huge problem for so many. I feel fortunate to not have that kind of personality.
ReplyDeleteI also need to concentrate more on my own needs but Benny and his cancer consume my life.
LOL, poison indeed. One glass and I get a headache. I USED to enjoy a glass or two.
ReplyDelete