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High Altitude Health Deborah Holmes MedX of Estes

It's summer time and I've found myself deciding that it's ok to indulge in some of these wonderful things that only come around during the summer. I'm thinking of s'mores next to the fire, ice cream, hot dogs on the grill, staying up a little later and enjoying the warm summer evenings on the deck with a glass of wine! Its O.K. don't you think?

Life can't be all strict and no flex, at least I don't think. Life is about moderation. Moderation allows us to enjoy some of the things that make life sweeter, more fun and enjoyable, especially during this summer time.

Moderation should be our motto for life and specifically when it comes to our health. I believe moderation is the key to a healthy, long and happy life.

I think back to a friend of mine from college, who jumped all over me one night for not eating a piece of pizza because I was "on a diet." Her comment to me was "like you are never going to eat another piece of pizza in your life."

Of course, I know that there is a difference between eating a piece of pizza and eating an entire pizza. Moderation.

With all these "fads" happening in the world, we see things come and go in the health and fitness world. Everyone is trying to come up with the perfect diet, the perfect exercise machine, the perfect solution. Something new or some new idea on dieting and exercise and encourage you to do it to the extreme. They want complete control and dominance over your choices making you over-indulge on the diet plan or take the workout to the extreme claiming it's the only way it will work. How many of these programs really stick around? Not many. How many of these programs are successful? Not many. How many of these programs really focus on your health? Not many.

The bottom line for every diet program that I know, begins and ends with moderation. Eating moderate portions of food, eating moderate amounts of each food group that provides necessary nutrients for our bodies and eating within moderate time frames throughout the day. Even the Atkins, South Beach and State of Slim diets, which all direct your diet intake away from carbohydrates for an amount of time, will eventually lead you back into including carbohydrates in your diet but only to be eaten in moderation.

Still the most successful diet program around today, is Weight Watchers. Why, because they incorporated individual choice and moderation into their philosophy a long time ago!

Even in exercise you need to exercise for health, not to body build or to run a marathon. Those are unrealistic goals for almost all of us. However, strength training and walking/jogging for health is realistic and it includes moderation.

Research continues to show that exercise done in moderate amounts of time and intensity will provide the best outcome for a long and healthy life. Those who practice moderation, tend to keep a healthy outlook about exercise (and eating) and maintain their exercise all their lives. They exercise for life, function and overall health.

Those who practice moderation also tend to have fewer injuries that are often associated with more extreme exercise, which also favors long term consistency and dedication.

Just think about it. Coffee, alcohol and juices, enjoy them with moderation. Chocolate and sweets? Go ahead and eat them, with moderation. Carbohydrates, fat and fiber, all very important in your diet, with moderation. Television, video games, computers; sure, with moderation. Dining out, shopping and spending money, fun to do but needs to be done with moderation. Hobbies, interests and desires make up our personalities, yet should not become obsessive. Therefore, practice moderation.

Hopefully, you got my intended message with this article. It is such a real issue in life. We all need to enjoy the good things in life and not feel guilty about it. We all need to experience life to its fullest without becoming obsessive. We all need to live healthier without making it so difficult. It's all about moderation, in everything we do.

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