Memory Maintainer - Increasing your daily step count provides physical and mental benefits even for those who already have difficulties with recall. The payoffs may come from an improvement in blood flow and a stimulation of cell growth. Start practicing a sport, or dance around the house with your family suggest Heather Snyder, PhD. Director of medical and scientific operations at the Alzheimer’s Association.

Spray Witch hazel on stings or bug bites. The solution’s anti-inflammatory agents soothe itchy skin.

Researcher Andrea Rosanoff, PH.D., who suggests taking 200 to 250 mg of magnesium twice a day, says that magnesium fuels muscle growth and function. Without enough of the mineral the heart quickly becomes strained, leading to damage. Shortfalls of this essential mineral can trigger high blood pressure, plaque buildup and other heart problems.

If a complicated issue has you stuck, take the advice of United Kingdom researchers and catch a few winks. Subjects faced with tricky word problems solved more of the challenging puzzles that had them stumped after they got some sleep, compared with their counterparts who either set the task aside for a walking break or kept plugging away with no reprieve. It seems that sleep helps the brain retrieve information that is not top-of-mind but that proves crucial to solving the task at hand.