# Doc wants me on N/A beer and spirits (any recommendations?)

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**Created:** [September 2, 2025, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doc-wants-me-on-n-a-beer-and-spirits-any-recommendations/1022691 "2025-09-02T23:06:56Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 2, 2025, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doc-wants-me-on-n-a-beer-and-spirits-any-recommendations/1022691/3 "2025-09-02T23:27:11Z")

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> [@digs](#):
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> So I went to a gerontologist for the first time, had many body parts scanned, and among his orders was a “Hey, Stay Away From These If You Don’t Want To Get Any Worse” Diet.

I’m reminded of a sign I saw 30 years ago in an old time pastry bakery.

> My doctor said I should lose a few pounds. So I went to the bakery for a second opinion.

My quarterly well-baby visit w PCP is a week-plus from now. I can hear her now: “Quit drinking, lose weight, exercise more. Fewer carbs too.”

Sigh.

I’m quite unwilling to find an actual gerontologist. Some news I’m just unwilling to hear.

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