Telling people to change unhealthy

Telling people to change unhealthy 1 doesn't work. Otherwise, we would all already be slim, fit, nonsmokers.Whether it's habit, the 2 of an ad or just the easiest option, we often rely on 3 behaviors to get us through the day. And even though we know taking the elevator, grabbing a beer or drowning a salad in ranch dressing are not the healthiest choices, we keep making them. Unless those bad choices become too 4 . Making bad choices harder is actually the best way to help people get healthier, argues a new essay in the journal Science. Simply 5 elevator doors to close really slowly actually 6 more people to climb stairs.Limiting the places that sell tobacco cuts overall consumption. And then there's the trusty old salad bar trick: put healthier 7 closer than other choices and more people pick them. Little changes like these reach everyone—not just the people 8 with a health message. And they get us healthier just by letting us stay on autopilot.