the barefoot bard Poet Rhyme

A Narrow Escape

A year since a sixty year old friend passed away
blocked arteries the coroners report, the cause of his demise
An author of several books, he wrote of the advantages of a plant based lifestyle
questions from friends how could this be so , he was considered very wise

Four years ago I was gifted a book "Could it be B Twelve"
upon his death, I suspected B12 lack to be the cause
Found the relevant chapter for me once again to delve

This essential vitamin required in the liver to convert homocystiene
excess of which may result in blockage of the arteries
B12 aids the liver to convert homocystiene to amino acid methionine

Another factor has now come to light
breathiing only in /out through the nose produces nitric oxide
A vasodilator a lack of  may have added 
to the reason my friend died

It took me back four years to my own narrow escape
 symptoms of several weeks of unusual anxiety. Lacking animal products,clams mussels,
 oysters eggs. B 12 not found in plants or fruits in any form or shape

So here now is some verse 
a bit of autobiography of my own experience
Luckily not adverse

It all began in the year of nineteen seventy seven
He was just an average norm, where did this message come from
in hindsight he thinks it was the postie arriving from heaven

Food wise first thing to eliminate was dairy and that included cheese
within a few short days, rhinitus/sinusitus these symptoms they began to ease

Then away went red meat, became what is known as vegetarian
With these changes now been made, had never heard of the term fruitarian


This way of life continued until nineteen ninety four
When introduced to the concept of eating only raw

Ten more years elapsed then all food eaten was only organic
Even better when the food was certified as biodynamic

All went well for fifteen years when deficiency of B12 occurred
No animal products for forty years before this symptom was endured

Clean organic raw food  which is still consumed
With the addition of raw eggs B12 ingestion has been resumed

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Tom Cunningham March 19, 2026 at 8:22 AM The experts have been telling us for years to ditch certain foods because of the dangers they pose especially as you get older. I've managed to cut out a lot of the crap I used to eat, still have a way to go though. Tom the barefoot bard March 19, 2026 at 12:06 PM Good day Tom Thank you for your reply. Plus the "food" of today creates a greater challenge due to all the artificial ingredients. Great that you are making the effort to make change, quality of life certainly improves. Blessings Douglas

Natasha L Scragg March 19, 2026 at 3:36 AM This is an excellent raise of awareness to something we can all be a bit guilty of missing the importance of. We don't realise how essential these vits are til the reduction causes serious problems. the barefoot bard March 19, 2026 at 12:10 PM Good day Natasha. I believe God is the best chef. He has prepared the food that is best for us. Humans have messed up His recipes in many ways Blessings Douglas