The Ancients warned against extremism, teaching that moderation was the key to a happy and virtuous life. They taught that there was a virtuous way to eat and drink, and that the moral life could not survive an unhealthy preoccupation with the body at the expense of the soul.

The Ancients warned against extremism, teaching that moderation was the key to a happy and virtuous life. They taught that there was a virtuous way to eat and drink, and that the moral life could not survive an unhealthy preoccupation with the body at the expense of the soul.