M aybe you're the type who exercises diligently and eats the recommended five-plus daily servings of fruits and veggies. If your spouse tends to have a more relaxed attitude toward health, it can make you feel frustrated (he loves soccer, why doesn't he play with his friends more often?) and worried (his doctor said his cholesterol is getting high). Ultimately, it's up to each person to take charge of his or her own health, but it is possible to nudge your family members in the right direction. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, women are responsible for 80 percent of medical decisions made in the United States. Moms and wives have so much sway that some doctors have even coined a name for the role in the home: chief medical officer. "Nothing happens in isolation, and when you look at the literature, you see the tremendous influence that parents can have on not only their children's choices, but also each other's. The mother's decisions especially set the use WINTE R 2019 29