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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&#...

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. "It takes about two to three months for someone to start feeling confident and comfortable with a ne...

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