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Alcohol is something that most of us have tried at some point in our lives. Whether we regularly drink with friends as a social activity …

If you are serious about obtaining better health, there are certain life changes that would help you get closer to your goals. Though there are …

Sleep aids are nothing new and are by far one of the most used medications across the globe. The type of sleep aid can range …

From the moment you become a parent, you worry about the well-being and happiness of your child. Things like their sleep, diet, education, and social …

No matter who you are, it’s likely you have at least one habit that doesn’t serve your greater good. Perhaps it’s overeating or indulging too …

Unfortunately, along with the stress, fear, and confusion of the pandemic, there are many people also dealing with mental health issues. In fact, according to …

Addiction doesn’t just affect the dependent individual, family and friends suffer in many ways, as they try to help their loved one. Furthermore, navigating your …

Romantic breakups can be among the most devastating things that can happen in our lives. After all, when you are suddenly divided from someone you …

If you’ve wanted to quit smoking but don’t know where to begin, know there are many resources out there to help. You need to want …

Even the healthiest among us can make improvements to the way they lead their lives. Some of us stay physically healthy but don’t address all …

In order to recover from a troubled past, it’s important to first forgive yourself. The mistakes of your youth or even adulthood are gone and …

Living through an addiction and recovery is one of the hardest things anyone can experience. No matter what the nature of your addiction, finding yourself …

It would be difficult to find someone who hasn’t experienced some connection to addiction in their lifetime. Whether it be through personal experience, your friend’s, …

Habits, bad or good, develop over time. In other words, doing something once or twice doesn't constitute a life-change either way. If you've ever tried to end a "bad" one, you know that it can be challenging, to say the least. However, it's important to remember that it's not impossible! I find that focusing on bringing new, serving ways of doing things helps to diminish the desire to continue bad habits. For example, eating healthy and exercising might curb someone's appetite for smoking cigarettes. I also believe the following 3 action steps are necessary to end bad habits for good.

When we are young, many of us make the mistake of engaging in reckless behavior without considering the consequences. Been there-done that. For the most part, adolescent mischief doesn't end in disaster- except when these behaviors cross over into adulthood. One example of this is smoking cigarettes. In teenage years, smoking has a certain allure - it is rebellious and cool. This wasn't helped by the huge number of marketing campaigns that in the past, used smoking to help sell a product.