More than a third of Americans report making New Year’s resolutions, statistics show, many of which are focused on kicking bad habits. Whether it’s smoking, overeating, drinking excessive alcohol or ...

Habits are behaviors that have been automated, so you barely need to think about them. When it comes to starting a new habit, the prefrontal cortex is the head of the operation. The PFC is the folded ...

Three specific vices mean poorer physical and mental health starting at age 36, researchers reported Friday in the Annals of Medicine. Adobe stock/HealthDay Bad habits like smoking, heavy drinking and ...

Every day, we make choices about our diet, exercise, sleep, interaction with others and management of stress. These small, seemingly innocuous picks really add up, significantly affecting how we age ...

Mindfully observe what you are doing right now. Is any part of it habitual? What is a habit? Habits are learned associations between context cues and responses, such as between the desk in your room ...

Bad habits like smoking, heavy drinking and skipping exercise can start to impact a person's health as early as their mid-30s, a new study says. In fact, those three specific vices mean poorer ...