3 Baby your brain by sitting still!

Heard that cases of Alzheimer’s disease are predicted to soon triple, prematurely shortening the lives of many? Don’t worry: Simply sitting still and focusing on your breath as you slowly inhale and exhale for 10 minutes daily is proven to help shield against Alzheimer’s and other brain robbers! D It works! Taking time to step away from the hubbub of life each day increases your brain’s volume, making it 7.5 years younger than your actual age, a study in the journal Neuroimage found. That’s key because loss of brain tissue is believed to contribute to Alzheimer’s onset. And enjoy coffee!

Coffee-lovers, pour yourself a second cup: A new large-scale study in the journal Clinical Nutrition found that folks who drink one to two cups of caffeinated coffee daily have the lowest risk of Alzheimer’s disease and other brain problems as they age. Caffeine has a protective effect on neurons, keeping them healthy! Prefer tea? Up to four cups daily is your brainprotecting dose!

Tart cherries are so packed with natural antiinflammatories that eating just 40 of them daily reduces back pain 25%, British studies show. Other options: drinking 12 oz. of tart-cherry juice twice a day or taking a daily 480-mg. supplement, such as Hiactives Tart Cherry ($15 for 60 capsules, Life Extension.com/ww).