Lifestyle
Reader's Digest US
THE TEACHER WHO WRESTLED A COUGAR
When a wild cat springs from the woods to prey on her young students, a daycare owner instantly moves to protect them. A classic RD drama.
9 min |
June 2021
Reader's Digest US
I Am Soy …A Proto- Protein with a Problem
THE FOOD ON YOUR PLATE
4 min |
June 2021
Reader's Digest US
SO YOU'VE HAD IT ROUGH? GOOD!
HOW WE APPROACH HARDSHIP COULD TELL US HOW LONG WE’LL LIVE
8 min |
June 2021
Reader's Digest US
Putting a Ring Back on It
It was July 2014. We were building a smaller house and getting ready to move when my husband became very ill. He had to spend nine weeks in assisted living, leaving me to do everything in our new home. By nighttime, I felt as if I was moving in slow motion.
3 min |
April 2021
Reader's Digest US
National Teacher Of The Year
Tabatha Rosproy, age 33, Winfield, Kansas
1 min |
April 2021
Reader's Digest US
I Am Mangoes … A Sweet Treat at Its Peak
One summer day in the early 2000s, Pennsylvania dentist Bhaskar Savani sat outside the arrivals gate at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport waiting for his father to emerge.
4 min |
April 2021
Reader's Digest US
Don't waste your money on these 23 things
Avoiding unforced spending errors will let you save for the stuff you really want
10+ min |
April 2021
Reader's Digest US
¡Fantástico! Top Folk Remedies from Around the World
We asked Reader’s Digest editors at our international editions to share their popular home health treatments. Here are the ones that check out with scientific research.
8 min |
April 2021
Reader's Digest US
The Art of The “Good” Meltdown
Under stress from every front, we’re having more meltdowns. Here’s how to lose it the right way.
6 min |
April 2021
Reader's Digest US
A Grizzly Encounter
On a trail near a mountain named for his grandfather, a lone hiker crosses paths with a bear three times his size—and with one enormous appetite
10 min |
April 2021
Reader's Digest US
Rescue On The High Rise Bridge
With his truck dangling 70 feet above a roiling river and a storm whipping 50-mph winds, a trapped driver’s only hope is a team of trained emergency rescuers—who are stuck in traffic
10 min |
March 2021
Reader's Digest US
The Food On Your Plate
I Am Pistachios … An American Success Story
4 min |
March 2021
Reader's Digest US
THE BIKER WITH A BIG HEART
Her son’s organ donation saved his life. So he rode 1,426 miles to meet her.
10+ min |
April 2021
Reader's Digest US
Starting a New Chapter
Some people don’t find their true direction in life until they are halfway through it
9 min |
April 2021
Reader's Digest US
Off the Beaten Path
When a hiker falls 75 feet from a mountain cliff, a young stranger goes to extremes to save her
3 min |
April 2021
Reader's Digest US
Go Ahead, Do Nothing
We push ourselves to work harder, but taking a break can often fuel a burst in productivity and creativity
4 min |
March 2021
Reader's Digest US
Swish Burn Love
It’s not pretty, and it’s not sweet: how brown Listerine became no. 1 in Americans’ hearts and mouths
6 min |
March 2021
Reader's Digest US
24-Karat Nuggets About Gold
Pure gold is so ductile (translation: stretchy), a single ounce of it can be drawn out into a thread 50 miles long without breaking (at which point it also would be too thin to see). If you did this to all of the existing gold in the world, it would wrap around the earth 11 million times.
3 min |
March 2021
Reader's Digest US
From Role Model to Runway Model
A disabled activist won’t let Twitter trolls stop her from seeing herself as she really is—a star
3 min |
March 2021
Reader's Digest US
A Teacher's Lifesaving Call
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Julia Koch began what was only her second year as a first-grade teacher in a virtual classroom at Edgewood Elementary School in Muskegon Heights, Michigan. One September afternoon a few weeks into the school year, she received a call from Cynthia Phillips, who was having technical difficulties with her granddaughter’s tools for online learning.
2 min |
March 2021
Reader's Digest US
Does This DOG Know Whether You Have CANCER?
The canine nose is a marvel of nature. Science believes that a computerized model will save millions of lives.
10+ min |
March 2021
Reader's Digest US
Lift Your Own Spirits
We all feel down now and then, especially lately. These techniques can help you bounce back.
6 min |
March 2021
Reader's Digest US
Rules for Being the Age You Are
Whether you’re 20 or 120, the author’s surprise-filled guide can help most anyone live happily ever
4 min |
March 2021
Reader's Digest US
The Power of Family
This year, we asked readers a question: "When you think of 'family', what's the image you see?" The winning submissions, and the stories behind them, were all universal and remarkably moving.
4 min |
July - August 2020
Reader's Digest US
When Mom Broke Her Leg
To her great surprise, everyone else stepped up
5 min |
July - August 2020
Reader's Digest US
We Found a Fix
9 Tricks to Improve Your Life*
3 min |
July - August 2020
Reader's Digest US
Heroes of the Virus
As America continues to recover from the worst medical catastrophe of the past 100 years, one remarkable legacy will be the stories of the ordinary individuals who held us together
10 min |
July - August 2020
Reader's Digest US
The Shirts Off Their Backs
Michael Todd wore the same clothes every day for the first three weeks of school.
1 min |
July - August 2020
Reader's Digest US
Do We Really Need Sun Protection?
For years, we’ve been told to stay out of the sun and use sunscreen. Those guidelines may not only be unnecessary—they also could be harming our overall health.
10 min |
July - August 2020
Reader's Digest US
The Arrow That Saved My Life—Twice
After a freak backyard accident almost kills her, a Texas woman is taken on a miraculous medical journey
6 min |