5 Daily Habits That Need To Be Changed Now

Habits are hard to change. We get that. But if your habits are detrimental to your health, you have even more reason to change them. But what can you do? Thankfully, there are a few tips and tricks that can help you get through the struggle of sitting on your can too much or not drinking enough water.

* Sitting too much

Sitting down on your tush for hours at a time is bad for your health, and a study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine shows it can actually kill you — yes, even if you exercise. Of course, this is a hard habit to break even if you want to, as many of us spend the day chained to a desk or in another sedentary job.

* Not drinking enough water

Water helps a ton of your body's systems work normally such as regulating your temperature, lubricating and cushioning joints and protecting your spinal cord and other sensitive tissues and also helps rid your body of wastes. So while we know water is essential for good health, it's hard to pound enough water every day.

* Biting your nails

Nail-biting is a habit that can develop in childhood, but for some of us, it can hang on past adolescence. It can damage teeth and expose the biter to a hell of a lot more germs than non-nail-biters and can be psychologically or socially stressful.

* Mindless eating

You need food to live, of course, but if you eat when you're not hungry, you risk gaining weight and a whole host of health problems, such as heart disease and diabetes.

* Not getting enough sleep

Sleep is important for your physical and mental health, yet millions of Americans don't get enough.