tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15257204.post1134104868494946562..comments2023-10-29T07:44:48.235-07:00Comments on Jestablog: An Enjoyable Evening Drinking PoisonKamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00531243633193697440noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15257204.post-54927707212494579342008-07-21T08:38:00.000-07:002008-07-21T08:38:00.000-07:00I keep forgetting to add things.I think Rick is on...I keep forgetting to add things.<BR/><BR/>I think Rick is onto something too. I think additives are the main issue with places like McDonalds and things like pre-seasoned sausage, pre-sweetened cereals and the like. The closer to scratch food is, the better. Unfortunately it's more perishable that way, so that involves shopping more and cooking more often. It's a balancing act. Going all scratch cooking would make me psychotic in short order. But I do look at pre-prepared stuff with more awareness than I used to. And there's some unexpected crud out there. Like farm raised fish. Much, much higher levels of mercury and other toxins in their meat because of the way they're raised, enough that 'healthy' fish turns out to not be very healthy. So when I can find it I get wild caught fish instead, and preferably caught and processed in the good ol' USA. I don't even want to know what's in the water off the coast of Asia. And I don't get fish at fast food places anymore.Kamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00531243633193697440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15257204.post-16455353396029149862008-07-21T08:32:00.000-07:002008-07-21T08:32:00.000-07:00Navan is a vanilla-flavored cognac. Unlike a lot ...Navan is a vanilla-flavored cognac. Unlike a lot of liquors it's not super sweet. It's still tasty and it is sweet, but not cloying. Even R likes it. I also like it because it has a built-in limit for me like Irish Mist does. I'm sensitive to one of the herbs or infusions or something in both of these liquors (as well as Celtic Crossing and some others) and if I have more than just a wee bit (like two shots worth) my body tells me about it in the morning, sometimes even the same night. So I'm motivated to be good.<BR/><BR/>Gee, all this talk about me limiting my alcohol is starting to make it sound like I have a problem! LOLKamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00531243633193697440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15257204.post-11472285452370538722008-07-21T07:04:00.000-07:002008-07-21T07:04:00.000-07:00Nope. What's Navan? Not much of a good sign, but I...Nope. What's Navan? <BR/><BR/>Not much of a good sign, but I did cut the aspartame out of my diet almost 3 months ago and have been excited because I actual had ONE day where the pain level (on a 0-10 scale) didn't get above a 6 until well into the afternoon! And I was running errands all over Hood River that day which normally kills me in about 30 minutes!<BR/><BR/>Hmmm....maybe Rick had a point about toxins in my diet affecting me?...It hasn't been a miracle change, but to have almost a whole day's respite for the first time in 3 years was incredible. I'd forgotten what a 1 or 2 on the scal e felt like!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15511155842899819113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15257204.post-61422541399092702722008-07-21T06:08:00.000-07:002008-07-21T06:08:00.000-07:00I hope this is a good sign! Have you tried Navan?...I hope this is a good sign! Have you tried Navan?Kamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00531243633193697440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15257204.post-78746867943201404732008-07-20T21:21:00.000-07:002008-07-20T21:21:00.000-07:00After many years of not drinking due to the meds I...After many years of not drinking due to the meds I'm on, I finally broke down last year and bought some liquers last year so I could have a relaxing drink ocassionally with Rick. SondraAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15511155842899819113noreply@blogger.com