Lifestyle
Reader's Digest Canada
“Why Is Canada Banning Plastics?”
We ask Robert Kitz, food industry analyst and researcher
3 min |
March 2021
Reader's Digest Canada
The Truth About Funeral Planning
FACT CHECK
2 min |
March 2021
Reader's Digest Canada
NURSE ROBOT
An army of artificially intelligent caregivers is keeping seniors fit, fed and healthy. They might even be better than the real thing.
10+ min |
March 2021
Reader's Digest Canada
Maud and Me
As a teenager, I gathered paints and primed Masonite boards for one of Canada’s most famous folk artists
4 min |
March 2021
Reader's Digest Canada
Join the Club
How seniors are forming their own retirement communities—without leaving home
3 min |
March 2021
Reader's Digest Canada
GO WITH THE FLOW
How little acts of spontaneity can make your day
4 min |
March 2021
Reader's Digest Canada
Five Times I Shouldn't Have Used Stilts
I’m just a modern woman with a career and a family—and the urge to stand above it all
2 min |
March 2021
Reader's Digest Canada
Find Your Happy Place
10 self-help secrets that really work
9 min |
March 2021
Reader's Digest Canada
Bladder Bother
Debunking common misconceptions about urinary tract infections
3 min |
March 2021
Reader's Digest Canada
An Infection Turns Dire
A severe reaction to a shin scrape raises concerns about COVID-19
4 min |
March 2021
Reader's Digest Canada
HOW TO SAVE $$$ IN 2021
52 PROVEN TIPS AND TRICKS TO KEEP YOUR MONEY IN THE (PIGGY) BANK
10+ min |
January/February 2021
Reader's Digest Canada
Pass It On
In the best mentoring relationships, everybody learns
4 min |
January/February 2021
Reader's Digest Canada
The Cousin who Saved My Life
With my kidneys failing and an interminable waiting list for an organ donation, my situation was dire—until I received the ultimate gift
9 min |
January/February 2021
Reader's Digest Canada
Minority Report
How Asian Canadians are fighting a rise in pandemic racism
2 min |
January/February 2021
Reader's Digest Canada
INTER-PURR-SONAL COM-MEOW-NICATION
HUMAN, We, your most excellent and unbiased cats, have been experiencing ongoing relational issues with you, which we’d like to resolve promptly. We have compiled legitimate scientific litter-ature below. We trust it will help to guide you in improving your behaviour.
2 min |
January/February 2021
Reader's Digest Canada
Hot Stuff
HOW THE NORTH INVENTED THE SCIENCE OF PARKAS
8 min |
January/February 2021
Reader's Digest Canada
How Can I Thrive in Isolation?
We ask Dr. Rima Styra, psychiatrist
2 min |
January/February 2021
Reader's Digest Canada
Dancing Queen
In between the aches and embarrassment, my adult ballet class became a source of unexpected joy
4 min |
January/February 2021
Reader's Digest Canada
The Truth About Talk Therapy
1 Therapy is for anyone, any time. “Therapy can enrich your life by making you understand why you repeat certain patterns,” says Carrie Foster, a Montreal psychotherapist. “You don’t need to be in crisis, though that’s when most people come in.”
2 min |
January/February 2021
Reader's Digest Canada
The Truth About Pet Adoption
FACT CHECK
2 min |
December 2020
Reader's Digest Canada
SAFE IN THE STACKS
How I created a sanctuary for teenagers in my library
4 min |
December 2020
Reader's Digest Canada
OLD SCHOOL
I started playing the trumpet at 42. Why learning new skills as an adult is easier—and more fun—than you think.
5 min |
December 2020
Reader's Digest Canada
Hunger Gains
How a Toronto charity feeds thousands with surplus restaurant food
3 min |
December 2020
Reader's Digest Canada
House of Cards
In my family, a game of euchre is the answer to everything
4 min |
December 2020
Reader's Digest Canada
Home for the Holidays
In a year when so many of us are kept apart, a tribute to the comfort and joy of gathering with family and friends
10+ min |
December 2020
Reader's Digest Canada
DIABETES D.I.Y.
How patients built a simple phone app that does a better job than your pancreas
9 min |
December 2020
Reader's Digest Canada
Beware Winter Rays
Melanoma is a risk—even in the snowy months
3 min |
December 2020
Reader's Digest Canada
BETTER LATE THAN NEVER
My diculties fiing in, my problems at work and my divorce all made sense when, at 46, I discovered I was autistic.
9 min |
December 2020
Reader's Digest Canada
A Star Is Born
A chance encounter with a waiting room songstress pulled my dad out of his Alzheimer’s fog
4 min |
December 2020
Reader's Digest Canada
The Benefits of Self-Care
Simple ways to boost your resiliency during tough times
5 min |