5 health resolutions you can actually keep

Let’s see a show of hands: How many people made New Year’s resolutions for this year? And how are they working out, a week into 2013? For those who have kept their resolutions so far, kudos. For those who have lapsed, well, we know it’s hard. But it doesn’t always have to be.

Sometimes keeping a smart resolution can be—dare we say it?—easy. Or at least manageable. We’ve rounded up five health resolutions of particular interest to baby boomers. All are based on medical research that’s come out within the past year. None should leave you with any guilt or remorse.