The Big Blood Draw

Today was the Big Blood Draw. We've pretty much been completely vegan for over a month now (we were mostly vegan - 90% - the rest of the time), so this will kind of be a baseline to see where we are. We probably should have drawn the blood before and now and then after.

My two oldest daughters had their blood drawn for the first time. My won was supposed to be in town for this big event too, but that's another story as to why he's not here - and it's all my fault....  They are just getting checked for Vitamin D, Vitamin B12, and Iron. I will get checked for those as well as cholesterol. My wife - chicken that she is - opted out at the last minute. Now, of course she just had hers drawn a few months ago before our youngest was born. So, I'll allow her the pass. But I did, of course, want to be able to compare our cholesterol against each others.

23 years ago, when we were married, my cholesterol was 180 and hers about 150. The doctor told me that mine was too high for someone so young. But a year later when we did a health screening at our church, my cholesterol had dropped to 120 and hers to 130. She was upset that I was better (it's always about competition), and since then it's been up and down and all around....

So, I was hoping to measure mine against my sons (Mr. "Live on Pizza" at college) and against my wife. None-the-less, it will be good to see where I am and what my next steps are to living on a total Plant-based, whole-foods diet as recommended in The China Study, Forks Over Knives,  and many other places.

Stay tuned for the results!