Is it Time for a Tactical Break from Alcohol? With Andy Ramage #85

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Dr Rangan Chatterjee

Health & Fitness, Medicine, Alternative Health, Mental Health

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🗓️ 27 November 2019

⏱️ 121 minutes

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Summary

How does alcohol fit into your life? Have you ever given it any thought? My guest on this week’s podcast is Andy Ramage, a performance coach and author. He’s also one of the founders of One Year No Beer, a habit-changing programme that invites people to try 28, 90 or 365 days alcohol free – and see what it does for them. Andy was like many of us, he was not an alcoholic but he was what he calls ‘a middle lane drinker’. He would drink a little bit to unwind, at work events, when he saw his friends and probably a little bit more on the weekends. Andy started off on a 30 day trial without alcohol and now hasn’t drunk any alcohol for six years and says he can’t envisage doing so again. But his agenda is not to make you stop drinking for good. It’s to demonstrate that taking a break from the booze can bring a surprising host of benefits, even if you don’t think of yourself as a problematic drinker. Andy and I delve into just what some of those benefits might be. We discuss how alcohol is so ingrained in our social lives and often our work culture that often we don’t even consider what life would be like without it. It’s linked to every part of our lives from relaxation and fun to social bonding or even just relieving boredom. We talk about societal expectations and peer pressure and both of us share our own individual stories and our own journeys with alcohol. Finally, Andy shares some brilliant, practical tips to help anyone who maybe considering tactical break from alcohol. This is a really inspiring conversation. Whether you’re already thinking of cutting down, it’s not something you’ve considered, or even if you’re already abstaining, I hope you’ll find some life-enhancing lessons in this podcast. Show notes available at drchatterjee.com/85 Follow me on instagram.com/drchatterjee/ Follow me on facebook.com/DrChatterjee/ Follow me on twitter.com/drchatterjeeuk DISCLAIMER: The content in the podcast and on this webpage is not intended to constitute or be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your doctor or other qualified health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have heard on the podcast or on my website.

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0:00.0	The people that I worry about most are genuinely the 30 to 60 year old, that bracket that have grown up in that sort of lad culture of alcohol.
0:09.1	And it's just part of how we celebrate, commiserate days that end in my first birthdays, second birthdays, 40th birthdays.
0:16.1	It's just imbued with alcohol.
0:18.8	And that's why I worry about that group of people that are not problematic
0:22.2	in the sense, but they're just grinding the gears constantly of having this long-term drinking
0:28.1	career that is affecting them. They just don't realize it. This is the reason I'm here. I'm not here
0:33.4	because of the stopping alcohol thing. I'm here because of what happened next. I'm here because
0:38.3	of the energy and the vitality and the meaning and the purpose and all these wonderful things
0:41.8	that happen after I took a break from alcohol. That is what inspires me. That's why I'm out on
0:46.6	social media live every day, like cheering people on and smiling and go, come on, do this,
0:52.2	because I know what's at the other side for them.
0:54.8	Hi, my name is Rangan Chatschi, GP, television presenter and author of the bestselling books,
1:01.4	The Stress Solution and the Four Pillar Plan.
1:04.2	I believe that all of us have the ability to feel better than we currently do,
1:08.5	but getting healthy has become far too complicated. With this podcast,
1:13.0	I aim to simplify it. I'm going to be having conversations with some of the most interesting and
1:17.9	exciting people, both within as well as outside the health space, to hopefully inspire you,
1:23.6	as well as empower you with simple tips that you can put into practice immediately to transform the way
1:29.3	that you feel. I believe that when we are healthier, we are happier because when we feel better,
1:35.3	we live more. Hello and welcome back to episode 85 of my Feel Better Live More podcast.
1:49.3	My name is Ronan Chatsji and I am your host. Now over the past few weeks,
1:55.3	I have been getting such incredible feedback on the impacts that these conversations are having on so many of your lives. Episode 80, a few weeks back, was all about friendship, and many of you have
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