Moderation Drinking: MODERATION FEBRUARY IS HERE

Moderation Drinking: MODERATION FEBRUARY IS HERE

Moderation February™ is a new concept in the last year that I created kind of riding the wave of Dry January’s popularity over the last decade. The premise is simple: Moderation February™ is a commitment to yourself using a set of tools that allows you to EASE BACK INTO DRINKING after a month without alcohol. Whereas Dry January is a fixed period of time that requires drastic behavioral changes for most participants, Moderation February™ offers tangible tools and tactics you can literally carry with you--not just in February - but any day, any week, or any month throughout the year to help lower your alcohol consumption. Host: Andy Whiteside Co-host: Sam Meader

Moderation Drinking: STICK TO THE PLAN

In business and in life if you have developed a plan that you know works for your situation you have to stick to that plan. Most of the time if you go off the plan or make revisions on the fly… you fail. Host: Andy Whiteside Co-host: Sam Meader

Moderation Drinking: DRUNK DRIVING….. DON’T DO IT!

Summer is in full swing here in Folly Beach / Charleston with temperatures mid 90’s all last week and beach traffic jams are now an every day event. And with summer comes more drunk driving incidents………It’s no surprise ,  really as more people on go on vacation, take road trips and get out on boats. According to National Safety Council June July and August have the highest occurrence of drunk driving accidents and fatalities.  You would think that with ride sharing like Uber and Lyft now available just about everywhere that the number of drunk driving fatalities would be way down. But according to Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) alcohol related fatalities in the US jumped to 13,000 in 2022 for the first time since 2007… and surpassed that mark again in 2023.   And drunk driving deaths have increased 33% overall since 2019. We are heading in the wrong direction!  So what is going on and what can YOU do to help change this trend….   Host: Andy Whiteside Co-host: Sam Meader

Moderation Drinking: NON ALCOHOLIC BEERS

Now that we are at the threshold of summer with Memorial day just a few weeks away I wanted to talk about using non alcoholic… Host: Andy Whiteside Co-host: Sam Meader

Moderation Drinking: LESS ALCOHOL AT EVENTS

Today I want to discuss DRINKING LESS ALCOHOL AT EVENTS, be they corporate events or private parties or weddings etc. As we’ve discussed in prior blogs Dry January seems to gain popularity every year, and last month I launched MODERATION FEBRUARY and got a great response and comments as people look for ways to drink less alcohol. This trend is growing in all aspects of society and doesn’t appear to be slowing down. In fact research from Nielsen IQ- suggest that consumers of all ages are curbing their alcoholic intake altogether, or enjoying it in moderation as a part of a SOBER CURIOUS lifestyle. Nielsen is the largest Consumer Intelligence Company in the world – you know them from Nielsen Ratings from TV-- they are the ones who tells us how many people watch which shows etc. They’ve been around forever and are the best source for consumer trends. Host: Andy Whiteside Co-host: Sam Meader