Research suggests it may take anywhere from 18 to 254 days to change your habits. Here's how to break a habit successfully.

Observation — by others or yourself — has the power to shift behavior. Discover how self-awareness can improve resilience, focus and wellbeing.

"Most cravings only usually last from a few minutes to about 20 to 30" says one expert — so if you take a quick stroll, you may walk away the craving.

An accomplished scientist says worrying about how much you’re sitting at work is a waste of time. Make these small tweaks to ...

Three specific vices mean poorer physical and mental health starting at age 36, researchers reported Friday in the Annals of Medicine. Adobe stock/HealthDay Bad habits like smoking, heavy drinking and ...

Most deaths are preventable - a result of poor lifestyle choices. Dr London highlights 3 habits that silently damage health and cut years off your life.

We recently asked doctors, scientists, and other medical professionals of the BuzzFeed Community to tell us things people don't realize are very bad for their health, or "bad" habits people often ...

Although I enjoy smoking, I have been informed that it is a bad habit. Kindly advise me. — Peter (by SMS) Smoking is definitely injurious to the health. Apart from the fact that it exposes you to a ...

SOCIAL media before bed might be as bad for your mood as boozing or smoking weed, say scientists. A study by Bristol ...