If ever there was a time when people are looking to get out of the hole that this economy has gotten us in, it’s NOW. Many very intelligent and savvy people are out of work and can’t find a job in their industry, and so more and more people are turning toward looking at home based business opportunities to make their mortgage and car payments on time.I hope that you’re not in that position, and if you are I’m very sorry to hear that.If you’re not, and you’re looking for home based opportunities to supplement your income and get ready for the coming storm of economic turmoil, then I commend you.Either way, here’s the good news. These opportunities are out there. They do exist, they are real, but sometimes you just have to do some digging to find the ones that are real and not some sort of silly hoax to get you to turn over your hard earned money.Let me just say that I hope that you’re already past the point where you’re looking at mystery shopping, taking surveys, and oh my God… stuffing envelopes. Do stuffing envelope ads even exist anymore? If so I can’t believe it!It’s time to be realistic here. If you have any chance of getting your income level to a point where you can sustain your lifestyle, and hopefully beyond, then you MUST be looking into the home based business opportunities that are real, and actually include selling real products to real people.You see the fact is that if you’re looking for a home based opportunity that’s going to allow you to earn money, then the faster you realize that you’re going to have to work and work just as hard as you see the guy at the butcher, or the roofer, or the guy who comes and does your landscaping, or the woman who does your taxes. It’s a business, and if you want to be successful with it, you MUST treat it that way.So don’t be fooled by easy money claims. Don’t even pay attention to easy money claims at this point. You’ll have to work, but you CAN earn the income that you earn at your job and then some, and the good news is that it does get extremely easier as time goes on.It all depends though on where you begin your search. If you have the frame of mind that I’ve just laid out then you’ll at least have a solid foundation of which to begin your search.Next you’ll want to think about what types of products or services that you’re comfortable selling or performing. You’ll want to look at trends and where the world is heading.In my eyes, and in my opinion, right now is a great time to look into selling health and nutrition. Whether you went into it as a health counselor, or someone who simply sells products that keep people healthy, you’ll likely have a great chance at success with any home based business opportunity that you look at.Why? Because first of all the world is aging. Baby Boomers are hitting retirement age each and every year by the millions and will be for the next decade or so. These are the people who have worked hard their whole lives, have earned some money, and now don’t mind spending it on products that are going to keep them here for a while to see their grandchildren grow up.Add to that the fact that with health care policies that are lurking and breathing down our necks, all people will have to focus on staying well more than ever before in history. And the fact that 500 Billion Dollars is being taken out of Medicare to cover the health care bill costs, those millions of people who rely on Medicare will also be looking to sustain their health more than ever.So if you’re looking for home based business opportunities that will be bountiful in the future, as well as RIGHT NOW, then health and nutrition would be where I as a home business professional for the past two decades would recommend you look strongly at.