Not so crazy afterall

My dad's uncle has some crazy theories. I've heard many of them and disagreed with most, but the latest I heard I must agree has some merit. He's always been a drinker and an indulger, and when criticized for that he'd say: Do not all entities strive to give themselves the best this world has to offer...do we all not seek the cleanest and coziest home possible? Wouldn't desease causing bacteria and viruses rather infect bodies that are well taken care of, clean and efficient and not already abused by alcohol and poor diets? If I were a virus, that's what I'd do! Good point. Sure it fails to consider that indulgence such as alcohol and poor diets contain sugars and other very things bad bacteria crave. And sure, his theory makes no mention of a healthy body's superior ability to fight off harmful invaders, but aside from all that, it's a good theory...and let me say that even pushing 70, my uncle is holding up pretty darn good, and has done very well in life. So, for all those times I put forth a heated counter-argument, let me balance that with this one case of partial agreement. I believe neither extreme, whether it be indulgence or self-preservation will result in happiness. Go Balance!