Alcohol in the bloodstream restricts aerobic metabolism and endurance. The body converts alcohol sugars into fatty acids. Beyond stretching out in the room to iron out kinks and aches, I’m not exactly working out on this trip. I do need to put on weight in order gain some muscle mass. So I have been eating; not indiscriminately though. As much as I'm keen on the wines and food, I’m not about to overload the liver either.
We don't quaff that much wine either. A bottle of wine at lunch or dinner is always split between four of us. Two glasses each drains the bottle. Ingesting a glass of red with an ABV of 13% at 75ml in an hour, will put the designated driver within Western Australia's drink driving limits. Since we’re ingesting so much alcohol on this trip, the friends went out to buy a bottle of vitamin B-Complex. They swear by it and how it alleviates hangovers. Okaaay. As skeptical as I am of bioavailability, I've been following suit to pop a daily pill on this trip.
We have lemons too. Many wineries somehow put out a bowl of complimentary lemons for visitors. Every morning, L takes warm water with lemon juice stirred in. One morning she prepped a glass lemon water for me. The cloudy liquid in the glass scared me. Three sips and I made a face. IT IS SO SOUR! How does she stomach it?! Gulped half and made the man finish the rest. Oddly the lemon water didn’t upset the stomach or interfere with the digestive system. But the taste is fearsome. Yeah I don’t like sweet, but this sour... is prohibitive. Hahaha. Lemons in water are nice, but not this ratio! Hahahaha. I shall stick to lemon juice in chilled water! Like, sparkling water with a slice of lemon.
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