The Gift that Keeps on Giving

Each week I try to find a small gift for my wife, the Wonder Woman. Over the years I've got her all sorts of trinkets, from refrigerator magnets to glass butterflies that hang in windows. Nice stuff. Lately I've taken to shopping for the gift in the health food store. Some wives would find this too north of Boston virtuous. Not Wonder Woman. Her cholesterol is borderline, and a doctor once told her, "Why not just take a pill? It's easier." Wonder Woman decided then and there to try to maintain or lower her cholesterol through nutrition and exercise. She was (and is) adamant. This week, having gotten a lot of good advice from the sales clerks at the health food store, I got Wonder flaxseed to sprinkle on salads, steel-cut oats, stir fries or whatever.

At the check out, the woman was facing the same battle as Wonder. The checkout woman said what had worked for her was cutting out all four-legged meat from her nutrition plan, and being careful about any products containing saturated fat. Good advice. Perhaps Wonder and I can attempt to follow a similar plan in an effort for Wonder to get a lower cholesterol reading, and triglycerides readings, when she goes in for her annual physical late this spring. I hope so. I want her around for a long, long time.