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Passover is right around the corner and many Jewish Chicago families are stocking up on kosher wine for the Seder and enjoying the holiday. However, delicious kosher wines are really for everyone. If you look closely at the packages of food that you use everyday, most have the kosher symbol of the letter k in a circle. Due to strict rules guiding the kosher tradition, food and drink manufacturers aim to meet these standards in order to appeal to a wider group of people, and als …

Red wine may actually be good for you.A recent study released by Paul E. Szmitko BSc and Subodh Verma, MD, PhD tracked the health of over 200,000 individuals over their lifetime. They found some curious and interesting results.For those test patients with a moderate daily consumption of alcoholic beverages (1-2 drinks per day, or 1.5 oz of liquor, 5 oz of wine, or 12 oz of beer) there was a decreased mortality risk. The most significant reduction in mortality was for middle aged men and w …