Habits

man sitting on a yoga mat at home, writing in a notebook after a workout

The power of routine and the role of micro habits

Is knuckle cracking bad for joints and can it cause arthritis?

Valentine's Day is a chance to let love spur a more healthy lifestyle

Relationships Healthy Living

Can't stop eating junk food? The brain can be trained to prefer healthier options

Healthy Meal Vegan

Mayo Clinic's new online diet program emphasizes sustainable lifestyle changes

New Mayo Clinic Diet Program

To make exercise a habit, start with a plan and find ways to make it fun

Exercise Habits Sit-up

The COVID-19 pandemic underscores the power of social contagion and its ability to spur healthy behaviors

Healthy Behaviors Social Contagion

Struggling to stop biting your nails? There are health reasons to quit

chronic nail-biting

Relationship resiliency: A key to staying happy, and healthy, amid stress

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Want to start a fitness habit for the new year?

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This guy almost died from biting his fingernails

Biting fingernails

Mindful Mondays

How to break a bad habit in 5 steps

The 'phubbing' conundrum: How your smartphone habits could break - or make - your relationship

Food psychologist: How surroundings affect eating habits

Pink Noise Sleep

Playing 'pink noise' sounds, like rainfall, to fall asleep may harm REM sleep

American Obesity Rate

Nearly half of U.S. adults may have obesity by 2035, new study says

Overdose Deaths Fentanyl

A 'fentanyl drought' may be a bigger factor in overdose deaths falling than increased prevention...

Birth Center Germantown

Birth center coming to Germantown aims to fill void left by closure of Bryn Mawr's

Soup Winter Recipes

These hearty, healthy soup recipes are great for the winter months

Grandparents Brain Health

Taking care of grandchildren may help prevent memory decline

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