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Research shows that as many as 50 percent of adults in the United States make New Year’s resolutions, but fewer than 10 percent keep them for more than a few months. Giving up on New Year’s resolutions is often related to three issues: difficulty breaking old habits, focusing on specific outcomes, and problems with purpose. You can increase your chances of achieving your New Year’s resolutions by setting realistic and achievable process goals that will help you form new habits, as well as following other steps for success.

Channels: Mindfulness, Psychology and Psychiatry,

Keywords: Goal Setting, New Year’s, New Year Resolutions, Psychology of Goal Setting

People who live in more built up areas and spend less free-time in nature are also less likely to take actions that benefit the environment, such as recycling, buying eco-friendly products, and environmental volunteering.

Channels: Climate Science, Environmental Health, Environmental Science, Mindfulness, Nature, Pollution, All Journal News,

Keywords: Climate Change, Earth Science, Pollution /Prevention

As the new year approaches, AADE suggests the following ways for people with diabetes to start the year healthy and stick with it.

Channels: Diabetes, Exercise and Fitness, Health Food, Mindfulness, Nutrition,

Keywords: Diabetes, Type 2 Diabetes, Type 1 Diabetes, New Year, new year resolution, Diabetes Management, DSMES, Diet, Healthy Living, Exercise

Tim Bono offers sound advice about where people go wrong when setting New Year’s resolutions.Wait a few months, said Bono, assistant dean for assessment in Student Affairs and lecturer in Psychological & Brain Sciences in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis.People tend to see resolutions a black or white, he said, forgetting that change is incremental; being “happier” is a better resolution than being “happy,” for instance.

Channels: Behavioral Science, Mindfulness, Psychology and Psychiatry, Winter Holidays, Staff Picks,

Keywords: New Year's Resolutions

People with restricted diets – due to allergies, health issues or religious or cultural norms – are more likely to feel lonely when they can’t share in what others are eating, new Cornell University research shows.

Channels: Behavioral Science, Food and Water Safety, Health Food, Mindfulness, Psychology and Psychiatry, All Journal News, Children's Health, Allergies, Staff Picks,

Keywords: Food, Psychology, Social Behavior, Food Restrictions

Between bountiful buffets and “food-pushing relatives,” the winter holidays hold landmines for those trying to eat healthy. Check out these tips for navigating the holiday eating scene.

Channels: All Journal News, Health Food, Mindfulness, Nutrition,

Keywords: Healthy Eating, Nutrition

Channels: Mental Health, Mindfulness, Psychology and Psychiatry, Winter Holidays,

Channels: Behavioral Science, Mindfulness, Psychology and Psychiatry, Winter Holidays,

Keywords: New Year’s resolutions

Lavish get-togethers with delicious treats by the sleigh-full will abound, but will that cause your waistline to bulge as well?

Channels: All Journal News, Exercise and Fitness, Health Food, Mindfulness, Nutrition, Winter Holidays,

Keywords: Holiday, Holiday Parties, Christmas, Eating, Holiday Eating, Obesity, Nutrition

Leora Lowenthal, LICSW-OSW-C, manager of the oncology social work program at BIDMC, and Hester Hill Schnipper, LICSW, OSW-C, provide advice on rethinking holiday traditions and celebrations to capture more peace in the face of a long-term illness.

Channels: All Journal News, Cancer, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Winter Holidays,

Keywords: Cancer, Holidays, Oncology, Social Work