TEMPERANCE
Temperance is self-control. Too much of everything is bad. Temperance is moderate use of that which is good and the abstinence of that which is harmful. Good life, good health and an excellent character are the reward of temperance.
Temperance and moderation is a lifestyle choice that often translates into excellent character building.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
In order to preserve health, temperance in all things is necessary – temperance in labor, temperance in eating and drinking.
Alcohol, diary product, processed food, smoking, negative mindset, toxic people should be avoided at all cost. Your lifestyle should be one of balance.
Overeating of healthy food can be dangerous, moderation even in the practice of NEWSTART lifestyle is important in order for the right results.
Take time & thought to plan how you could bring more equilibrium and health into your life through temperance in all things- physical, spiritual, social, emotional and mental.
Lack of temperance can lead to damage of the frontal lobe, which is a part of the brain critical for reasoning, decision making and even spirituality.
Experts have linked frontal lobe damage with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, depression, and numerous other mental illnesses.
Some of the effects of frontal lobe damage can include:
- impairment of moral principle,
- social impairment,
- lack of foresight,
- loss of abstract reasoning,
- diminished ability for math,
- lack of restraint (boasting, hostility, aggressiveness),
These are more effects of frontal lobe damage:
- memory impairment (especially of recent events),
- distractibility and restlessness,
- emotional instability,
- apathy (lack of initiative),
- and indifference to one’s condition (happy-go-lucky).
