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Dr. Jennifer Ashton is the author of the book "The Self-Care Solution."

Westend61/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- When the ball dropped at midnight on New Year's Eve, some people took their last sip of alcohol for the next 31 days in a New Year's challenge known as "Dry January." The challenge, as the name implies, is to go dry in January, i.e. having no alcohol for the entire month. The Dry January campaign was started in 2013 in England and is now becoming more and more popular in the U.S. "Alcohol consumption is a generally accepted part of our...

Nora Carol Photography/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- For a New Year's resolution that lasts, start now, start simple and be specific. Almost half of all Americans make a New Year's resolution each year, research shows. Most commonly, people aspire to lose weight, exercise more, quit smoking or eat healthier. Many will abandon their resolution by a month or less into the new year. One barrier is that forming a habit takes time -- about 66 days, on average, at least one study suggests. &quot...

Almost half of all Americans make a New Year's resolution each year, data shows.

(NEW YORK) -- For a New Year's resolution that lasts, start now, start simple and be specific. Almost half of all Americans make a New Year's resolution each year, research shows. Most commonly, people aspire to lose weight, exercise more, quit smoking or eat healthier. Many will abandon their resolution by a month or less

Dr. Salar Khan is named "Doctor & Leader of the Year" and is being honored with Top 100 Doctors "Lifetime Achievement Award in Medicine & Leadership" for...

ABC News' Dr. Jennifer Ashton shares the more than just physical benefits.

Try this self-care challenge: Push-ups and planks every day in February • 7 min read Dr. Jennifer Ashton on why these exercises should be in your daily routine. @drjashton/Instagram Make self-care a priority! Join "GMA" and Dr. Jennifer Ashton with a new self-care challenge every month. Dr. Jennifer Ashton, ABC News chief medical correspondent and a board-certified OB-GYN, is encouraging everyone to do planks and push-ups in February. The plank and push-up challenge is the self-care challenge...

HYGGE Start the new year off right with some Winter Reads about health, happiness, and Hygge. Hygge is a Danish concept meaning a quality of coziness and comfortable conviviality that engenders a feeling of contentment or well-being. “American Cozy: Hygge-Inspired Ways to Create Comfort & Happiness” by Stephanie Pedersen. With overscheduled lifestyles, Americans cant always find time for the people and things they love. Enter "American Cozy," which uses the Danish phenomenon of hygge ...