Healthy Smi le,
HealthyYou.
How to make and keep your resolutions in 2015
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No city celebrates New Year's Eve like Miami does. By the ocean, we're
sipping champagne, dancing and watching the world's most festive
fireworks display as "La Gran Naranja" (The Big Orange) majestically
ascends over the bay at Midnight. Over on the mainland, we're eating
lucky grapes, walking around the block with a packed suitcase, and/or
throwing a bucket of water out the front door to ensure a healthy, happy
New Year.
But whether we're at the beach or in our backyard, we're making
resolutions. According to a survey by Bizrate Insights, Floridians are more
likely to make New Year's resolutions than residents of other states. If
previous years' trends hold true, 65% of us will be pledging (once again)
to improve our health and save money beginning January 1st. And
39%of us will follow through on our promises, according to a study by
the University of Scranton.
The key to success is to skip the grandiose, vague goals such as, "I'm
going to get incredibly healthy this year!" in favor of making very specific
resolutions such as "I'm going to visit the dentist regularly in 2015."
Healthy Mouth, Healthy You
Wait – visit the dentist? What kind of New Year's Resolution is that?
A smart one.
Along with making concrete resolutions, the key to actually carrying out
your good intentions is to keep it simple. Instead of making multiple
resolutions, choose to focus on performing one action that will bring
a multitude of other benefits.
