Maybe they are saying: “Lower the legal drinking age.” And if so, they are absolutely right.

With the exception of only three other countries in the whole world - Malaysia, South Korea, and the Ukraine - the USA finds it self alone when imposing a legal drinking age of 21. The rest of the world believes in education instead of repression.

All over the world, including the USA, more and more studies prove that drinking alcoholic beverages with your lunch and dinner, on a daily basis, in moderation, is part of a healthy lifestyle. Moderate drinkers live longer than non-drinkers, and are more protected against all kind of diseases. Check out our website to get a list of all these studies. All advocates of good health say that the good effects of a healthy life-style are maximized by starting at an early age. Is it OK to prevent young adults to adopt a healthy lifestyle?

I was lucky to raise my daughter in Europe, where I could teach her to enjoy a good beer with dinner, and how to handle beer and wine when she was alone with friends. I believe teaching your children the good and the bad about drinking alcohol makes more sense. Independent and strong minded children will always be attracted to what is forbidden to them, but allowed for adults. They consider themselves adults, and they are considered adults by society for all other things, be it driving a car, going to war, making love, or voting.