{"id":44543,"date":"2019-09-04T12:28:48","date_gmt":"2019-09-04T16:28:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/?p=44543"},"modified":"2019-09-04T12:30:08","modified_gmt":"2019-09-04T16:30:08","slug":"real-decisions-and-moderation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/2019\/09\/real-decisions-and-moderation\/","title":{"rendered":"Real Decisions and Moderation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"281\" height=\"190\" src=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Real-Decisions.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44544\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>By Dr. Glenn Mollette&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our lives are the summation of our decisions. We can decide\nto go forward. We can decide to stay the same. We can decide to make critical\ndecisions that can make our lives better, healthier and more meaningful. Often,\nthe worse decision is to make no decision at all.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If we decide to eat 3000 calories a day, we will probably\ngain weight. If we decide to cut back on daily food portions, we will normally\nlose weight. We make decisions about our eating patterns. Sometimes our\ndecision is a strong mental assertation pertaining to what we are going to do\nevery day. Sometimes our decision is to just follow our urges and satisfy any\nand all cravings without regard to what the outcome will be.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I suppose it would be nice if we could do whatever we want\nwithout worry of reaping what we sow but it doesn\u2019t work that way.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you drink soda pop, eat potato chips, candy bars, fatty foods,\ndrink alcohol and smoke cigarettes every day you will have severe poor health.\nOur bodies were not made for all the junk we would like to consume. One sugary\nsoda pop a day ups your risk of type 2 diabetes by 18 percent over ten years.\nSome people drink two or more every day. Consider some moderation and maybe\ndrink one a week.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The decision to consume excessive amounts of alcohol will\nlead to fatty liver. Many people seem to be able to have two or three drinks a\nweek without problems. However excessive drinking can turn into alcoholic\nhepatitis and cirrhosis. If you have become an alcoholic then you can&#8217;t drink\noccasionally. You have to stop and use all resources available so that you\ndon&#8217;t start again. A very good friend of mine died two months ago from fatty\nliver disease. It wasn\u2019t just from drinking alcohol, but it was part of her\nlifestyle that ended her life at an early age.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are various causes of obesity ranging from overeating\nto physical inactivity to psychological issues and hypothyroidism and more.\nWhich affects you? Is it your thyroid problem or is it because you eat or snack\nfour or five times a day? A fitness friend of mine says he eats five times a\nday. He looks fantastic but he never eats more then 300 to 400 calories per meal.\nThis takes planning and determination, but he has proven it can be done. Some\npeople simply have to limit their intake to one meal a day with maybe a tiny\nmorning and late day snack. You\u2019ll have to experiment with what works for you,\nbut it will be your personal decision that no one else can make for you.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The point of all this is that we make our decisions and we\nneed to think about what and how much we are putting in our mouths every day. A\ngood meal with balance should be a daily pleasure and a wonderful, happy\nexperience. Think about it and and keep the practice of \u201cmoderation\u201d and\n\u201cbalance\u201d in mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Regardless, remember it\u2019s important for \u201cyou\u201d to take\nresponsibility of your life and make real decisions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Dr. Glenn Mollette&nbsp; Our lives are the summation of our decisions. We can decide to go forward. We can decide to stay the same. 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