Dr. Philip Goscienski to speak Feb. 12 at Solana Beach Library on health benefits of wine and chocolate

Do you need a justification for eating chocolate and drinking wine on Valentine’s Day? Be prepared to enjoy these indulgences to the fullest by listening to Philip Goscienski, M.D., discuss the kinds of wine and chocolate that are best, even healthy, for you. Learn which claims about these products are legitimate.

Goscienski will speak at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 12 at the Solana Beach Library.

He has a 45-year career in clinical and academic medicine. He is the author of numerous medical articles and has written for the Saturday Evening Post, other magazines and newspapers, and the Newsletter of the American Heart Association. You can find his weekly column, The Stone Age Doc, on his website: www.stoneagedoc.com.

This free Friends Night Out program is sponsored by the Friends of the Solana Beach Library. The library is at 157 Stevens Ave., Solana Beach. Call 858-755-1404.