How a man's life was upended by auto-brewery syndrome.

Are your poop habits normal? What to look for. Plus, Jenna's April book club pick. April 3, 2023 | [VIEW IN BROWSER]( This is TODAY April 3, 2023 | [VIEW IN BROWSER]( This is TODAY Tornadoes leave at least 30 dead after sweeping across the South and Midwest, and former President Donald Trump heads to New York City for tomorrow's arraignment on unprecedented charges. Plus, the story of a man whose life and career were upended until he discovered he has a rare disorder in which his body produces alcohol. The Latest   [Tornadoes leave at least 30 dead in the South and Midwest](. A major storm system that moved across the South and Midwest over the weekend has [killed at least 30 people](, according to officials. [Thirteen of the deaths were in Tennessee](, where an EF-2 tornado struck four counties. Five others died when a tornado struck Arkansas (above), and five people were killed by severe storms in Indiana that reduced neighborhoods to rubble, officials said. [Here's the latest](. [Trump travels to NYC ahead of tomorrow's arraignment, says he will give speech.]( Former President Donald Trump is headed to New York City today ahead of his [expected arraignment tomorrow]( on unprecedented charges. Trump is expected to face about 30 separate charges, sources close to the matter told NBC News, centering on hush money payments former Trump fixer Michael Cohen claims he made to an adult film star on Trump's behalf. Trump's arraignment will include being fingerprinted and giving a DNA sample at a Manhattan courthouse. The former president also announced he will be [giving a speech at his Mar-a-Lago estate]( in Florida tomorrow night following his return from the arraignment. [Here's the latest](. [A man shares his symptoms of auto-brewery syndrome, in which his body makes alcohol.]( Mark Mongiardo repeatedly got called into his boss's office for smelling like alcohol at work and ended up with two DWIs that caused him to be put on administrative leave, all without having a single drop of alcohol. Mongiardo learned he had [auto-brewery syndrome](, a rare disorder in which the [gastrointestinal tract converts food into alcohol](. Mongiardo took a test with a doctor in which he consumed a sugary beverage, and his blood-alcohol concentration (BAC) went from zero to 0.14 — nearly twice the legal limit to drive — in an hour. Mongiardo shared the dietary changes he needed to make once he was diagnosed, and [how he's rebuilding his life]( after the DWI charges cost him his job. [📚 Jenna Bush Hager reveals her April book selection, which has an 'incredible ending.']( The Read With Jenna selection for April is["Camp Zero" by Michelle Min Sterling](, a debut novel set in Canada in the near, but very different, future. It's set across three different storylines, including an all-woman survivalist camp, in a warming world in which feeling cold is a rare delight. "It’s about how women can come together to change the world … which I believe in,” Jenna says. See[more about "Camp Zero" here](. Live Better TODAY   Achieve your life goals with easy tips. While it's not something most people want to think about once they've left the bathroom, your poop habits can be a window into some major warning signs you shouldn't ignore. We spoke with Dr. Roshini Rajapaksa, a gastroenterologist and author, who shared [4 things that will let you know if your poop habits are normal]( or if your body is sending distress signals about your gut health. “Please look at what’s going on down there,” Rajapaksa urged. [See all the tips here](. What's for dinner?   Allow us to do the meal-planning for you. Easter is six days away, and we have plenty of ideas for everything from [festive cookies]( (above) to [brunch recipes](. We also have some egg-cellent [breakfast ideas]( and dozens of [side dishes]( from glazed carrots to scalloped potatoes. If you're more of a [cupcake]( person than a cookie person, we also have plenty of those recipes to sweeten your Easter table. Daily Delight   A little pick-me-up before you go. Jennifer Aniston was all of us who suddenly felt a million years old when she was told in a recent interview that Cole Sprouse, who played [Ross' toddler son, Ben, on "Friends,"]( is [now 30 years old](. "What?!" she said while throwing her hands in the air alongside her "Murder Mystery 2" co-star Adam Sandler. Sprouse [told TODAY.com]( in 2019 that he used to have a crush on Aniston as a kid when he was playing Ben. That also was news to Aniston when she was told about it in the interview with "Access Hollywood." "He was so little," she said. Sprouse and his twin brother, Dylan, also starred as Sandler's son in the 1999 hit "Big Daddy." "I set the table for those kids to hop on 'Friends,'" Sandler joked. "That was one thing Jen said when I first met her: 'Would you please break in the children for us?'"   Thanks for letting us in your inbox! See you again tomorrow morning. 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