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Reader's Digest US
News FROM THE WORLD OF MEDICINE
Do you blame your coffee habit on a biological incompatibility with mornings? It turns out that being an early riser isn't genetic, according to a recent study published in Nature Communications.
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July - August 2023
Reader's Digest US
The Scoop on Sunscreen
FORTUNATELY, THE DAYS of slathering on baby oil and baking in the sun to get a golden tan-or more likely an angry burn-are long over.
1 min |
July - August 2023
Reader's Digest US
Enjoy a Safe-Skin Summer
Take these tips on your next beach or boat trip
5 min |
July - August 2023
Reader's Digest US
Illuminating Facts About Fireworks
1 THE FIREWORKS that you'll see this Fourth of July were most likely made where else?-in China.
3 min |
July - August 2023
Reader's Digest US
Nice Buns!
The humble hamburger can be a delicacy too
2 min |
July - August 2023
Reader's Digest US
Bella the Fisher Dog - NIPOMO, CA
WE DIDN'T KNOW if our rescue dog, Bella, would like the boat when she first joined us for a lake fishing trip.
1 min |
July - August 2023
Reader's Digest US
The Art of Friendship
A painter sees the people so many others ignore
2 min |
July - August 2023
Reader's Digest US
Snack Attack
My mom was the queen of snacks. Her philosophy on life was simple: If you had a bad day, you deserved a treat.
1 min |
July - August 2023
Reader's Digest US
Drink Up!
Hydrating beverages that aren't water
5 min |
June 2023
Reader's Digest US
Keeping Track of Train Travel
1 YOU MIGHT consider taking the train for your summer getaway. After all, you'll see only clouds at 35,000 feet-if you're lucky. The United States has the world's largest rail network at nearly 140,000 miles of track, with lines that go to many national parks or even cross-country.
3 min |
June 2023
Reader's Digest US
The Scoop on Gelato
This Italian export has won fans all over the world
2 min |
June 2023
Reader's Digest US
When Music Is Medicine
As it turns out, tunes can soothe us all
7 min |
June 2023
Reader's Digest US
WAIT FOR IT...
To enjoy life more, embrace anticipation
4 min |
June 2023
Reader's Digest US
THE MARINER vs. THE SEA
THE SAILOR WAS TRAPPED INSIDE THE FLOODING CABIN OF HIS OVERTURNED BOAT. AS THE HOURS SLIPPED BY, SO DID HIS CHANCES.
8 min |
June 2023
Reader's Digest US
SOME PEOPLE HAVE ALL THE LUCK
Readers share their greatest strokes of good fortune
5 min |
June 2023
Reader's Digest US
LESSONS FROM MY Daughters
THANKS TO MY ALL-GROWN-UP GIRLS, I’VE LEARNED A WHOLE NEW WAY TO ROLL
8 min |
June 2023
Reader's Digest US
HOW WE FAIL OUR TRUCKERS
BIG-RIG DRIVERS ARE FEELING MISTREATED, WHICH IS BAD NEWS FOR THE REST OF US
10 min |
June 2023
Reader's Digest US
STAY SAFE FROM SCAMS!
Smart ways to foil fraudsters looking to steal your money, your identity and your sense of security
10+ min |
June 2023
Reader's Digest US
Just In Case
Does your first-aid kit have all the essentials?
4 min |
May 2023
Reader's Digest US
GLAD TO HEAR IT
3 STORIES TO Make Your Day
1 min |
May 2023
Reader's Digest US
A Bouquet of Flower Facts
13 THINGS
3 min |
May 2023
Reader's Digest US
Do Weighted Blankets Work?
IF YOU WRESTLE with insomnia (and, consequently, the bedcovers!), you probably have been tempted to try anything that promises better sleep. One thing that might sound a little weird but that has been known to work: adding a weighted blanket to those bedcovers.
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May 2023
Reader's Digest US
LOVE IS A HOOT
Readers share the most clever, hilarious and moving ways someone has let them know they're loved
4 min |
May 2023
Reader's Digest US
CAN HEARING LOSS BE REVERSED?
The answer sounds like yes
7 min |
May 2023
Reader's Digest US
THE ODD COUPLE
It was disdain at first sight. Forty years later, they're still best friends.
10+ min |
May 2023
Reader's Digest US
INTO THE FLAMES
Nick Bostic was troubled. Aimless. Then one night, everything changed.
9 min |
May 2023
Reader's Digest US
PRIVATE HATHAWAY COMES HOME
Decades after he was killed in World War II, a soldier is reunited with his family
6 min |
May 2023
Reader's Digest US
Back to Poker Table
People who make time to hang out with friends have all the luck
6 min |
May 2023
Reader's Digest US
Let's Be Friends
How to make lasting connections that lift you up
3 min |
May 2023
Reader's Digest US
Tasty Tacos Those shells hold a lot of history
ONE OF THE world's favorite hand-held foods is so popular it gets its own day: Taco Tuesday. The practice has even crossed the Atlantic to Scandinavia-except it happens there on Fridays. On Tacofredag, Swedish families top theirs with pineapple, cucumber, nuts and a yogurt sauce. And that's just one way the world gets its fill.
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