The New Year brings the inevitable promise to do better with what we put into our bodies (nutrition) and how we plan to get bad stuff out of our bodies (exercise).

Omega-3 fatty acids are virtually a household term these days. An increasing number of people are looking for more effective ways to incorporate the life-changing component into their everyday diets. The benefits of Omega 3s include weight loss, heart health, anti aging, and even breast-cancer prevention; getting your daily dose of Omega-3 fatty acids is important if you want to achieve exemplary overall health.

Top cosmetics, creams, and oils cannot hold a candle to the power of what can be found in your kitchen to enhance internal and external youthful aesthetics. The secret lies in feeding your body the proper ammunition to combat what causes the signs of aging, such as free radicals, UVA light, environmental toxins, and so on.

When finances are rocky and the price of shopping for good food can almost require a co-signer, it can be difficult to make quality or cost-friendly decisions. The statement, “I can’t afford to eat healthy,” needs to become, “How can I afford to eat healthy?”

They say that beauty is only skin deep, but we beg to differ. Making healthy choices can actually help beautify you from the inside out.

Whether you are attempting to decrease, increase, or simply maintain your weight and enhance your health, you are going to need a bit more than the food on your plate. Mention the word “supplements” today, and the topic brings controversial diet pills to mind first for many individuals, unfortunately.

Calculating your calories regularly takes a lot of commitment and work. You will need to become significantly more aware of everything you eat by flipping over foods, reading every label and calorie facts. This may seem tedious and time consuming at first, but for the long term it isn’t necessarily a bad thing.

Have you ever noticed that you seem to gain the most weight when you are under considerable amounts of stress? How would you like to put an end to that and no longer have to deal with this pesky weight gain thing? The human body is an amazing machine and doesn’t put extra curves on your midsection to annoy you but to defend itself.

The way exercise specifically helps you lose weight and body fat is that it makes your body run at a higher rate. It increases your metabolism. I am sure you have heard that before. What that means is that your body has a certain energy expenditure it puts out each day.

The primary reason food has such power over our mood is because of chemical reactions, hormones, and enzymes busy at work. When food breaks down in our bodies, it triggers various hormones to make us happy, sleepy, energetic, and so many other feelings that will vary depending on the food we ate and its quality.