The science of healthy drinking
March 9th, 2004 | Posted by Shannon
Life is full of misinformations.
Today, I went to the doctor for a check up. It was the second part of the check up - the first part was all kinds of tests, and today was where they (the doctor/nurse people) talk about the tests.
I am like, beyond healthy. Everything is normal or better. I have been blessed. (According to doctor/nurse person.) This is really great! I was nervous going in, what if they found some weird thing right before I am going to Spain? That would really suck.
But, the doctor/nurse person is concerned with my wine intake. You see, I did not lie on my questionaire, because that is not how I operate. I told the truth. My doctor/nurse person found this unsettling.
Doctor/nurse: So. Do you drink any alcoholic beverages? (Well, doy, she can see right there what I wrote on my questionaire.)
Me: Yes. I am in the wine business. I drink alot of wine.
Doctor/nurse: Uh, how many glasses in a day?
Me: At least a half a bottle a day. Sometimes more.
Doctor/nurse: Well, it would be nice if you could cut that back a bit.
Later.
Doctor/nurse: Well, I see here that your cholesterol level is very low! Gee! Must be all the wine you drink! But really you should try to cut back a bit.
Hmmm. Since I am the picture of health, why should I make these changes? Why fix something that ain’t broke? Why does wine freak doctors out so bad? They should all go to Europe for a year.
Also. Went to the market - Henry’s, a sort of “healthy” supermarket - to buy pinto beans for my dinner. On the top of the barrel, there is a note. “Pinto Beans MUST be soaked for several hours or overnight before you cook them.” WHAT? Why is Henry’s spreading this misinformation? Pinto Beans do NOT need to be soaked, in fact you can cook them up in a couple of hours with no soaking.
I don’t know why this rattled me the way it did. The thought of all the poor people soaking beans when they do not need to - it just kills me.
