You don’t have to be a nurse or other health care professional to know that exercise and good nutrition are important to your health. However, actually doing what you know you should do can be difficult and discouraging. Sometimes you need a little bit of help. Happily, there are a number of places on online that can provide you with tips and motivation. Before you start any new program, you should consult a health care professional. And, once you are done with that, here are 25 Facebook apps to help you improve your health and happiness:

Nutrition

What you put into your body is a big deal. It matters. You can use these Facebook applications to help you monitor what you are eating and improve your nutrition, as well as be accountable for your food choices.

1. Nutrition Data: This app comes from the respected site of the same name. The idea is to help you understand what is in your food, and learn to read food labels. A great help when it comes to helping you make more informed nutrition choices.
2. Nutrition Diary: Helps you keep track of what you are eating, and helps you figure out which foods are healthy. Lets you search by products or by food ingredients. A fun way to be accountable for your food choices, and learn to make better choices.
3. Diet Tips: Get help with weight loss and with helpful hints related to food choices. Receive regular tips and nutrition ideas from Nutritionpedia.com and learn what it takes to eat right for better health.
4. Calorie Counter: Keep track of what you are eating, and see which foods have more calories than others. Calorie Counter helps you figure out what is in your food, and it helps you figure out what you need to do in order to burn those calories off.
5. My Diet: Keep track of what you are eating, and share your profile with Facebook friends. Get support as you log your food choices and get healthier.

Exercise

Physical activity is a must if you want to remain healthy. Combined with a healthy diet, exercise offers the main ingredient for good health.

6. Fit-ify!: Keep track of your workouts, and share with others. Contains hundreds of exercises so that you can see how you are doing, and track your progress.
7. Yoga: This app helps you with yoga poses, and helps you learn how to improve your yoga practice. Yoga can help you improve flexibility, strength and can even be done as cardio.
8. Cardio Trainer: Use this application to help you train for better fitness. Also works as a mobile application. Track your performance in biking, walking, running and other cardio activities.
9. Map My Run: Mapping and logging tools help you keep track of your route, and help you train more effectively. Use Map My Run to get in shape — and stay in shape.
10. Your Shape Picture Progress: See your exercise progress in action with this app. Upload regular pictures, and the app will show your progress as you exercise to get into shape. A great way to keep motivated, since you can see the results!
11. ShapeLink.com fitness log: Share your fitness results and progress automatically with your Facebook friends. Cool way to stay motivated and increase your exercise.

Mental Health and Brain Training

What goes on in your mind is important as well. Your mental state can affect your physical health, as well as your happiness. Use these Facebook apps to help you improve your mental health, train your brain and feel happier.

12. More Brain Exercise: Keep your brain in tip-top shape with these games meant to improve brain flexibility and other abilities. Fun games that challenge you mind.
13. How is Your Mental Health?: An app that helps you keep up with your own thoughts and feelings, and helps you take a step back to recognize problems you might have.
14. Sunnybrook Mental Health: An application designed to help you find support for mental health issues, and provide support to others. Post messages of support, and read through messages for a lift.
15. Mind Games: Another great brain training app that can help you improve the way your mind works and stave off dementia as you age.
16. Numbrix: This cool number game can be played on Facebook. A good way to get your brain working, and to help train it — and even to get your mind off your troubles for a while.

Relaxation

You can feel better with a little relaxation. Relaxing is good for the body, helping it re-charge. It can also help you improve your mental health, helping you feel better about the way things are going in your life.

17. Spiritual Bliss: Get access to helpful items that can aid in your relaxation, meditation and spiritual growth. A great way to unwind and find your inner you.
18. Zen Meditation Chimes: Choose when you want a reminder to relax and meditate. Help bring yourself into a state of relaxation with these beautiful chimes.
19. Heart of a Buddha: Find inspirational quotes to help uplift you, or to meditate on. A great way to enjoy your alone time, and ponder some of life’s pleasures.
20. Stress relief: Help relieve your stress with help from this Facebook app. Provides you a way to blow off a little steam.
21. Mandala Art: These beautiful pictures can help you focus your energies on meditation, and can provide a helpful aid to relaxation.

Relationships

Healthy relationships are an important part of your health and happiness. How you interact with others is a big part of your holistic health, as well as for your state of happiness. These apps can help you develop better relationships.

22. NaughtyNotes: This is a fun way to keep a little spice in your romantic life. You can send a naughty note to your partner — and read notes sent to you. Sure to keep thinks sizzling.
23. Dopplr: This is a great way to keep in touch with friends. You can build relationships, and see where your friends are, allowing you to set up meetings.
24. Neigborhoods: This is a cool app that allows you to get to know those in your neighborhood. You may not know them yet, but this app may help you make new friends.
25. Marriage Ticker: Be reminded of all the good times with this app that keeps track of how long you have been married in years, months and days. You can also get great information on modern and classic anniversary gifts.

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