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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 society and culture but a lot of people are either overtly overdoing it and overindulging or they&#...

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

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 can't always find time for the people and things they love. Enter "American Cozy," which uses the Danish phenomenon of hygge to bring coziness and ease to readers' homes, work, and lives. “The Art of Showing Up: How to ...