Here’s to your health.

My grandfather always said, “Everything in moderation.” To which I said, “Clarks don’t understand what that word means.” He laughed every time.

I do love having a beer or a glass of wine a day though so you can imagine my joy in reading that moderate amounts of alcohol might really be good for you.

“Alcohol is believed to reduce coronary disease because it has been found to increase the ‘good’ HDL cholesterol and have anticlotting effects. Other benefits have been suggested, too. A small study in China found that cognitively impaired elderly patients who drank in moderation did not deteriorate as quickly as abstainers. A report from the Framingham Offspring Study found that moderate drinkers had greater mineral density in their hipbones than nondrinkers. Researchers have reported that light drinkers are less likely than abstainers to develop diabetes, and that those with Type 2 diabetes who drink lightly are less likely to develop coronary heart disease.”

More here: newyorktimes.com/health