Q&A: Is the Golden Mean the best way to live our lives?

Aristotle proposed that the best way to live our lives is in balance.  Too much gluttony and we suffer serious health risks.  Too little appetite for food also carries its own health risks.  So its best to moderate our daily intake.  And when was the last time you heard about someone dying form eating too healthy?  In any situation I think about it, balancing out our lives just seems to work perfectly just as Aristotle said it would.