Okay, I just got busted again for alcohol - not by the cops but by my dear doctor in the annual physical. "Once again your B12's are a bit scanty" she accused. Apparently alcohol blows away your B vitamins and I had been dreading her scowl all day. It's really hard to lie your way out of lab results.
So what to do? An internet search for natural ways to pump up the 12's yielded some interesting news. It seems that lots of the hors d'oeuvres rich people have at cocktail parties are loaded with B12's. I don't know if this is merely a coincidence or a strategic move on their part to counteract all the alcohol they consume.
But apparently Liver Pates from mammals or fowl and Caviar from expensive Beluga or inexpensive Lump Fish are all loaded with B12's - yay! During her Thanksgiving visit Miss Helen also reminded me that Champagne is full of antioxidants and if mixed with orange juice (Mimosas) or peach juice (Bellini's) then you have some Vitamin C and Potassium mixed in to boot. Double yay!
So for the immediate future I'm going to copy the diets of the rich to see if the B12's come up. A simple and elegant diet of liver pate, caviar, and Champagne. How could you go wrong? Which of course doesn't exclude other left-over hors d'oeuvres like crab-stuffed celery stalks and salmon on toast - all of which have a special place in my heart and their own nutritional values, right?
We'll see. I suppose I could eliminate alcohol, since that seems to be the main culprit. But that's not really dealing with reality, is it? So I'll give this replacement therapy a try and see what happens.
Thanks for dropping in this evening,
Andrew
Hi Andrew,
ReplyDeleteI have been reading your blog for at least a year, but haven't commented yet. Thanks so much for sharing with the world what you do, and for sharing it in such a humorous way. As for your blood results, I would recommend B-12 supplementation to get your results back in line, then your caviar "diet" to maintain it. You are the only you, so you have to take care of yourself.
God bless,
Paula (Melody) from Texas
That is such a sweet message on your part, Paula (Melody)! And it will probably come to that, supplements. Just trying to delay the inevitable, I guess. Many thanks for your concern, and for following along for such a long while.
DeleteThe only Paula I know in Texas is related to Mary Vernon. Is that you? I love your name, by the way, the feminine of Saint Paul. My mom's name was Pauline, 'tho everyone called her Polly.
Thanks so much for your comment.
Andrew
Hi Andrew,
DeleteNo, I'm not related to a Mary Vernon that I know of, but it's a small world. Thanks for the compliment of my name - I so wanted to change it to Diana (can't even remember why) when I was in elementary, but now I feel I've grown into it. Glad to hear you will be taking better care of yourself, and I look forward to reading your further adventures in the land of "Richistan"!
To your Health, & God bless,
Paula (Melody) from Texas
Just out of curiosity Andrew, what brand bottled water do your employers drink?
ReplyDeletePerrier for themselves and guests. Ozarka for the house staff. And you?
DeletePerrier or Evian.
DeleteDear Andrew, I have been reading this blog for a long time as you know . NoOne can do it like YOU ! Take care of yourself !!! KEK
ReplyDeleteThanks, KEK. I'll be fine -- once the caviar kicks in!
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