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  Bad Eating Habits

  Learn how to break bad habits and make the good ones stick. We've got 15 easy-to-follow healthy solutions.
  
  

  Whether it's snacking before dinner or eating on the run, we frequently fall into patterns with little thought at all. The potential consequences of habitual eating are anything but nourishing -- it can lead to health problems ranging from poor digestion to weight gain, and an increase in the stress and imbalance in our lives.

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  Next: Falling Asleep to the TV

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  Falling Asleep to the TV

  Did you know zoning while watching TV can partially satisfy your sleep drive? That means that come bedtime, the alerting force (the signal that tells the body to wake up) has the upper hand, making it hard to nod off. Instead, use qigong, a healing art drawn from TCM, that can help you correct even occasional sleep problems at their source, allowing you to feel healthy and rested again.

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  Next: Skipping Exercise Time

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  Skipping Exercise Time

  Rather than wait for a large block of time to magically free up, get your fitness in five-minute spurts.

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  Next: Eating French Fries to Combat Stress

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  Eating French Fries to Combat Stress

  Food can hardly take all the blame for boosting stress levels, nor can it fix the problem all by itself.

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  Next: Suppressing Anger

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  Suppressing Anger

  By understanding how your body and mind process anger, you can find a balanced path.

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  Next: Not Wearing Sunscreen

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  Not Wearing Sunscreen

  With the most common form of cancer -- skin cancer -- on the rise, it's hard not to fret about soaking up too much sun this season. But instead of stressing your way through summer, take action to build up your skin-cancer defense.

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  Next: Sugar Overload

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  Sugar Overload

  Bringing your body and mind back into a balanced relationship with sugar can help you maintain a healthy weight, reduce your risk of illness, boost your energy, and even out your mood.

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  Next: Always Saying Yes

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  Always Saying Yes

  Wouldn't it be great if once, just once, you could stick to your guns and say no when you needed to most?

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  Next: Downing Pills for Migraines

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  Downing Pills for Migraines

  Simple techniques and tools can help stop hard-to-treat migraine headaches -- which affect an estimated 28 million Americans -- before they ever start.

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  Next: Going Full Speed

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  Going Full Speed

  In the rush of everyday life, you'll often find yourself racing from one event to the other, with almost no time in between. What can you do to refresh and rejuvenate in just 20 minutes?

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  Next: Ignoring Your Bone Health

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  Ignoring Your Bone Health

  An estimated 8 million women have osteoporosis. Another 22 million may have low bone mass, a condition that places them at higher risk of getting the disease. If you don't already, consider incorporating this bone-building trifecta into your routine.

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  Next: Downing Soda

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  Downing Soda

  By understanding the potential pros and cons of common beverages, you'll know which ones to reach for, which to toss, and which to modify.

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  Next: Not Properly Warming Up

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  Not Properly Warming Up

  Complement your exercise routine with yoga to counter stresses and strains, restore balance, and avoid injury.

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  Next: Dreading Bills and Calls from Credit Cards

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  Dreading Bills and Calls from Credit Cards

  The more aware you are of how you and your money interact, the easier it will be to curb bad habits, let go of self-sabotaging myths, and improve your sense of security and worth.

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  Next: Sitting at a Desk Too Long

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  Sitting at a Desk Too Long

  Millions of us work at desk jobs every day, and our bodies pay the price. From stiff necks to sore wrists to throbbing backs, head-to-toe pain can result from sitting for hours in front of a computer.

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