Alcoholism

Diageo launches 'The Magic of Moderate Drinking' ahead of the festive period

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Friday, December 1, 2023
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LONDON, Dec. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Diageo, the maker of Guinness, Smirnoff and Johnnie Walker, has today launched a new global responsible drinking campaign: "The Magic of Moderate Drinking," that looks to make moderation aspirational and encourages consumers to drink responsibly over the festive period.

Key Points: 
  • LONDON, Dec. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Diageo, the maker of Guinness, Smirnoff and Johnnie Walker, has today launched a new global responsible drinking campaign: "The Magic of Moderate Drinking," that looks to make moderation aspirational and encourages consumers to drink responsibly over the festive period.
  • The campaign will show consumers that by drinking better, not more, you can savour every moment and occasion.
  • Supporting the launch of the campaign, Diageo has created a new and refreshed dedicated positive drinking page on its website.
  • The site will be host to resources such as DRINKiQ and demonstrate the latest responsible drinking work from Diageo and its brands.

Diageo launches 'The Magic of Moderate Drinking' ahead of the festive period

Retrieved on: 
Friday, December 1, 2023
Eye, Seedlip, Alcoholism, Marmalade, Tanqueray, Food, Magic, Research, Progress, Friends, Loss of citizenship, Smirnoff, Partnership, Water, Drinking, Society, OOH, Guinness, Diageo

LONDON, Dec. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Diageo, the maker of Guinness, Smirnoff and Johnnie Walker, has today launched a new global responsible drinking campaign: "The Magic of Moderate Drinking," that looks to make moderation aspirational and encourages consumers to drink responsibly over the festive period.

Key Points: 
  • LONDON, Dec. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Diageo, the maker of Guinness, Smirnoff and Johnnie Walker, has today launched a new global responsible drinking campaign: "The Magic of Moderate Drinking," that looks to make moderation aspirational and encourages consumers to drink responsibly over the festive period.
  • The campaign will show consumers that by drinking better, not more, you can savour every moment and occasion.
  • Supporting the launch of the campaign, Diageo has created a new and refreshed dedicated positive drinking page on its website.
  • The site will be host to resources such as DRINKiQ and demonstrate the latest responsible drinking work from Diageo and its brands.

Rigby named Chief Development Officer for Capstone Wellness

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Monday, November 20, 2023
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SEARCY, Ark., Nov. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Capstone Wellness has been dedicated to assisting individuals and families in overcoming challenges related to trauma, substance abuse, mental health struggles, attachment issues, sexual compulsions, addictive behaviors, and more for over two decades.

Key Points: 
  • Capstone Wellness announced today that Ruth Ann Rigby, CRS, is returning home to Capstone as a member of their leadership team in the role of Chief Development Officer.
  • Dr. Adrian Hickmon, Founder of Capstone, expresses, "We are thrilled to welcome Ruth Ann Rigby back to our Capstone family.
  • Slade Hickmon, chief executive officer at Capstone, adds, "Ruth Ann Rigby's dedication to helping those struggling with addiction is truly remarkable.
  • In Ruth Ann's own words, "I am humbled and honored to return home to continue to grow our company with Capstone Wellness.

OpenTable Debuts Annual Top 100 Restaurants List Alongside 2023's Biggest Dining Trends

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Wednesday, November 15, 2023
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SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- As 2023 comes to a close, bringing holiday and year-end celebrations, OpenTable is helping diners select the perfect venue with the debut of its Top 100 Restaurants in America list for 2023. Featuring an updated methodology using OpenTable diner reviews and new metrics, the list uncovers some of the most in-demand restaurants by OpenTable diners this year.1 

Key Points: 
  • Featuring an updated methodology using OpenTable diner reviews and new metrics, the list uncovers some of the most in-demand restaurants by OpenTable diners this year.1
    Additionally, OpenTable insights from the year (January 1 – September 30) compared to 2022 reveal shifts in diner behaviors and cravings.
  • Solo dining is on the rise: With an increase of 4% YoY, it was the largest increase of any party size.
  • Trends across this year's list include:
    California and Florida see the largest share of restaurants: California features 14 restaurants on the list, including newcomer Saffy's and returning favorites Bavel and Bestia in Los Angeles, along with House of Prime Rib and Kokkari Estiatorio in San Francisco.
  • "This year's Top 100 list features neighborhood gems, hotspots like Bad Roman, MICHELIN-starred venues like Jeune et Jolie, and restaurants new to the list from coast-to-coast," said Soo.

STELLA McCartney and Chopra Foundation Launch Healing Power of Horses Campaign

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Friday, November 3, 2023
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NEW YORK, Nov. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Stella McCartney and Chopra Foundation have joined forces to spotlight the Healing Power of Horses – supporting the next generation's mental health, inspired by the British brand's Winter 2023 'Horse Power' campaign.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, Nov. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Stella McCartney and Chopra Foundation have joined forces to spotlight the Healing Power of Horses – supporting the next generation's mental health, inspired by the British brand's Winter 2023 'Horse Power' campaign.
  • The Healing Power of Horses storytelling centres on two conversations; one between Stella and Deepak Chopra captured at the Operation Centaur equine therapy centre in London.
  • "I am excited about this collaboration and how equine therapy melds with the visionary worlds of Stella McCartney, Deepak Chopra, and the Chopra Foundation.
  • I am looking forward to building a long-term partnership with Stella McCartney and her team to transform wellbeing," said Deepak Chopra.

To better understand addiction, students in this course take a close look at liquor in literature

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Thursday, October 26, 2023
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I got the idea for the course when I was writing a chapter on the temperance movement in American literature for my doctoral dissertation.

Key Points: 
  • I got the idea for the course when I was writing a chapter on the temperance movement in American literature for my doctoral dissertation.
  • I thought it would be fun to teach a class that surveyed American literature through a booze-themed lens.
  • I pair my course with a medical doctor who teaches a course on the biology of addiction.
  • In the biology course, students learn about the biological and physiological effects of diseases of addiction, substance use and abuse, dependency and recovery.

Addiction Experts Highlight the Need for Non-Abstinence-Based Therapies to Treat Alcohol Use Disorder in Adial Pharmaceuticals Key Opinion Leader Webinar

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Wednesday, October 25, 2023
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Both experts are nationally recognized for their efforts in providing improved treatment options to patients with AUD.

Key Points: 
  • Both experts are nationally recognized for their efforts in providing improved treatment options to patients with AUD.
  • Among the patients in treatment with these medications, adherence is a significant concern, with side effects being a common reason given for stopping the medication.
  • To improve engagement in medical treatment, the key opinion leaders expressed the belief that barriers to treatment could be reduced by giving people additional options such as non-abstinence-based therapies.
  • A non-abstinence-based treatment approach will provide patients with the power to choose more realistic goals of reducing alcohol consumption rather than abstinence.

National Board for Health & Wellness Coaching Accredits ICARE's Recovery Coach Training (CPRC) for University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point

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Tuesday, October 3, 2023
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ORLANDO, Fla. and STEVENS POINT, Wis., Oct. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The International Center for Addiction and Recovery Education™ (ICARE) announces its Certified Professional Recovery Coach (CPRC) training program has been approved as a Continuing Education (CE) curriculum for National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coaches (NBC-HWCs). The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (UW-Stevens Point) will begin offering ICARE's CRPC training as a specialty to board certified coaches. Register here to enroll in the online course.

Key Points: 
  • The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (UW-Stevens Point) will begin offering ICARE's CRPC training as a specialty to board certified coaches.
  • The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (UW-Stevens Point) will begin offering ICARE's CRPC training as a specialty to board certified coaches.
  • "The accreditation of ICARE's online program by the National Board is excellent news for those in the health and wellness profession," said UW-Stevens Point Assistant Professor of Health Sciences and Wellness, Brian Krolczyk.
  • This new curriculum will attract NWHBC coaches seeking to add a Recovery Coach specialty to their health and wellness coaching practice.

My Sister Jill: Patricia Cornelius' new play is a blistering post-war social and cultural commentary

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Tuesday, October 3, 2023
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But instead of the longing for the classic values of an older Australia that valorise war heroism and stoic masculinity, My Sister Jill centres the perspectives of those impacted by this narrative.

Key Points: 
  • But instead of the longing for the classic values of an older Australia that valorise war heroism and stoic masculinity, My Sister Jill centres the perspectives of those impacted by this narrative.
  • Parents Jack (Ian Bliss), a war veteran and prisoner of war from Changi on the Thai-Burma railway, and Martha (Maude Davey) have five children.
  • In a blistering post-war social and cultural commentary, My Sister Jill disrupts ideas of colonial glory with a troubling depiction of family violence, PTSD, homophobia and the ruinous intergenerational impacts of patriarchal oppression on everyone.

The volatility of trauma

    • As the story progresses, the children grow up under the volatility of their father’s trauma.
    • The harrowing details of this particular scene as Jack recalls this moment of survival to Christine are profound and unsettling.
    • On stage, Christine is deeply impacted by this story, its retelling taking her into an imagined reality too frightening to contemplate.

Idealism and false promise

    • We see her refusing to wait inside the freezing cold FX Holden with the others when Jack leaves his family for hours outside the pub.
    • Christine reunites with Jill as a young adult, about to head to university, the first of the family to attend.
    • Christine speaks to the audience one of the last lines in the play “She will, won’t she, My Sister Jill?
    • Will she?” Wrapped up in this moment is the idealism and false promise of the late 1960s Australia.

The tantalising scent of rain or freshly baked bread: why can certain smells transport us back in time?

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Wednesday, September 27, 2023
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Simply by living among sawdust and woodchips, you learn to distinguish the different smells of wood.

Key Points: 
  • Simply by living among sawdust and woodchips, you learn to distinguish the different smells of wood.
  • Years after my father retired, I was walking through the underbelly of a hospital when, completely by chance, I stumbled upon the maintenance room.
  • Suddenly and unexpectedly, I was transported back to my native Toledo (in Spain), to my father’s carpentry workshop.

Smells that revive past emotions

    • The scent of freshly baked cakes or bread, the chlorine of a swimming pool in summer, a salty sea breeze, coffee, and rain are smells that cause our minds to recover memories and emotions that we thought long forgotten.
    • Memory is the brain’s ability to compile, store and recover information based on past experiences.
    • Numerous scientific studies have tried to discover how we can recover memories and sensations from the past through a particular smell.

A direct line to emotional memory

    • For this reason, a familiar smell activates the same areas of the brain as those related to emotional memory.
    • In fact, scent induced memories tend to be connected to past experiences with a greater emotional significance than other senses.

The loss of smell, a sign of neurological illness

    • Many of us experienced this first hand during the covid-19 pandemic, when millions of people lost their sense of smell.
    • Intriguingly, many disorders linked to a loss of smell are neurodegenerative, where one of the associated symptoms is memory loss.
    • LH, this reads as though all loss of smell ends up with Alzheimer’s, which i don’t think is what is meant, given the next paragraph.

Olfactory gymnastics to rehabilitate your memory?

    • Consequently, in recent years there has been interest in determining the therapeutic potential of scents to stimulate and rehabilitate memory in patients with neurological disorders.
    • Olfactory enrichment –smelling a range of different scents– can reverse loss of smell caused by an infection, craneal trauma, Parkinson’s and aging.
    • Obviously, more research is needed to definitively conclude that regular olfactory stimulation helps to protect the brain and prevent cognitive decline or impairment.