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The Best Way to Nap
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The Best Way to Nap

NAPS DON’T JUST feel amazing—they are amazing. A study published in the journal Heart found a link between healthy napping and a lowered risk of heart disease. The American Psychological Association points out that naps can improve memory, learning capacity, immune system function and mood.

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November 2022
The HEALTHY WELLNESS FROM THEHEALTHY.COM
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The HEALTHY WELLNESS FROM THEHEALTHY.COM

A Diabetes Cure : New research shows that some people can reverse what used to be a lifelong curse

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November 2022
Eyes on the Fries
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Eyes on the Fries

FOOD FOR Thought

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November 2022
Were a Match!
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Were a Match!

EVERYDAY MIRACLES

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November 2022
Reversing a Grave Injustice
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Reversing a Grave Injustice

Madonna White and Aaron Schultz plant American flags near each cleaned headstone.

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November 2022
A Few Kind Words
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A Few Kind Words

A passerby convinces a distraught woman not to end it all

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November 2022
12 Tips for More Sustainable Living
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12 Tips for More Sustainable Living

Doing right by the planet is easier than you think, and might just help your wallet as well

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October 2022
Breathe Better for Your Whole Body
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Breathe Better for Your Whole Body

Exhale, taking twice as long as you did to inhale.

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October 2022
Beyond Burnout
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Beyond Burnout

What to do when (or ideally, before) stress reaches epic proportions

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September 2022
Reduce-a-What?
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Reduce-a-What?

Eating a little less of certain foods can do a lot of good

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October 2022
13 THINGS High-Flying Facts About Air Travel
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13 THINGS High-Flying Facts About Air Travel

A New DIY Nightmare

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October 2022
Pepitas Pack a Punch
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Pepitas Pack a Punch

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

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October 2022
We Found a FIX
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We Found a FIX

HELP, HACKS & HOW TO

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October 2022
The Appalachian Apple Hunter
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The Appalachian Apple Hunter

Thousands of varieties of our favorite fruit have nearly died out. One man is trying to bring them back.

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October 2022
THE REUSE KING
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THE REUSE KING

If you happen to be sitting on 8,000 lengths of blue rope or a few dozen 26-foot-long guardrails, this guy wants to talk

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October 2022
22 RIVERS across 22 STATES in 22 MONTHS
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22 RIVERS across 22 STATES in 22 MONTHS

A lone canoeist crosses America in search of what binds us together

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October 2022
SUPERNATURAL VISITORS
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SUPERNATURAL VISITORS

Readers share their not-so-scary ghost stories

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October 2022
A Soldier's Ghost Story
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A Soldier's Ghost Story

The World War II veteran had a mysterious visitor who showed up at his bedside with a clear, comforting message

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October 2022
THE NICEST PLACES IN AMERICA
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THE NICEST PLACES IN AMERICA

For the sixth year in a row, Reader's Digest spotlights places where people are kind, resilient, and always striving to make their communities better.

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October 2022
A Gem of a Proposal
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A Gem of a Proposal

CHRISTIAN LIDEN WAS in eighth grade when he hatched a grandiose plan to create a personalized engagement ring for his future fiancée. Never mind that he didn't have a girlfriend. If a natural diamond could take billions of years to form, he figured he could be patient.

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September 2022
Learn a Language as an Adult
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Learn a Language as an Adult

Contrary to conventional thinking, it isn't too late

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September 2022
Bubble Tea Blows Up
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Bubble Tea Blows Up

WHEN BUBBLE TEA was first introduced to the United States about 30 years ago, you could get it only in mom-and-pop shops in big-city Chinatown and Koreatown. Now it's popping up in cafés around the country; Baskin-Robbins even offered a version this spring and summer.

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September 2022
A Celebration of 100th Birthdays
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A Celebration of 100th Birthdays

A Celebration of 100th Birthdays

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September 2022
MIND OVER MIGRAINE
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MIND OVER MIGRAINE

A German study of migraine sufferers found that weekly sessions of mindfulnessbased cognitive therapy reduced the frequency of their headaches by 40 percent.

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September 2022
My Southern Accent, Lost and Found
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My Southern Accent, Lost and Found

For years, I denied this part of myself, until I realized what I was missing

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September 2022
THE GREAT 9/11 MARITIME RESCUE
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THE GREAT 9/11 MARITIME RESCUE

We've read about so many heroes of that fateful day, yet somehow this mission-the largest of its kind in history-remains largely unknown

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September 2022
THE PLACEBO CURE
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THE PLACEBO CURE

WHY DOCTORS ARE PRESCRIBING SUGAR PILLS INSTEAD OF THE REAL THING

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September 2022
The ENDURING DELIGHT of the DICTIONARY
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The ENDURING DELIGHT of the DICTIONARY

Every unknown word is a solvable mystery

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September 2022
What I'm Currently Reading
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What I'm Currently Reading

Classics? Self-help books? Not for this Reader's Digest editor.

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September 2022
SO THAT'S WHY WE SAY THAT
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SO THAT'S WHY WE SAY THAT

Fun facts about the language that's been confounding speakers for centuries: English

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September 2022