Joe Dziemianowicz

Tasting room general manager Marita Espinosa pours a beer at Moody Tongue in the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago on Friday, July 7, 2017.

Drinking alcohol key to living past 90, study says

May 23, 2019 at 12:05 p.m.

Cheers to life — seriously. When it comes to making it into your 90s, booze actually beats exercise, according to a long-term study. The research, led by University of California...

Fortified foods are extremely important for mamas-to-be. "Many women think they should be cutting these foods out of their diet because they have 'too many carbs,' but fortified foods contain folic acid and iron, two nutrients that are essential during pregnancy," Largeman-Roth said. According to the CDC, folic acid can help prevent birth defects of the baby's brain and spine (spina bifida). Largeman-Roth suggests eating fortified breakfast cereals like Total Raisin Bran that have as much as 400 micrograms (mcg) of folic acid per one-cup serving — pregnant women need to get between 600 and 800 mcg of the B-vitamin every day. You can get most of your day's grains with a bowl of fortified cereal for breakfast, a lunchtime sandwich made with two slices of whole-wheat bread and whole-wheat pasta for dinner.

Study: For those over 90, alcohol better than exercise for longevity

August 14, 2020 at 5:29 p.m.

Cheers to life — seriously. When it comes to making it into your 90s, booze actually beats exercise, according to a long-term study. The research, led by University of California...

POINTED REMARKS

August 19, 2021 at 5:15 a.m.

In November 1993, Sheila Smith wrote to a Virginia resort on behalf of her newlywed daughter, Karin, whose honeymoon suite had lacked the view, fireplace and bottle of champagne she...

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