Reader's Digest

In this era of information overload, Reader’s Digest offers something unique: the very best advice, information and inspiration from multiple sources, condensed into an easy-to-read digest. In each issue you’ll get trusted, time-saving insights about Health, Personal Finance, Work, Family, and National issues, PLUS exclusive book excerpts, news-making interviews, and humor.

Seeing Red

LETTERS • NOTES ON PAST ISSUES

Braving the Waters • A helicopter pilot responds to a once-in-a-lifetime flood with a once-in-a-lifetime rescue

Kindness on Auto

LIFE IN THESE United States

WE FOUND A FIX • 5 TRICKS TO Improve Your Life*

Boredom-Busting Facts About Board Games

I Am Broccoli... Let’s Meet in the Middle

PARMESAN-ROASTED BROCCOLI

HUMOR in UNIFORM

Warning: This Fruit May Orbisculate • Their dad died of COVID-19. Now they’re trying to get the clever word he made up into the dictionary.

LAUGH LINES

Coming Out of His Shell

WHERE, OH WHERE? • An RD PHOTO QUIZ

QUOTABLE QUOTES

Stretch Yourself • Keeping yourself limber is good for everybody, especially as you age

Whole-Body Cryotherapy

Is Dry January Right for You?

News FROM THE WORLD OF MEDICINE

ALL in a Day’s WORK

Up In LIGHTS • A community puts on a dazzling display of support for a grieving family

Kindness of STRANGERS • As our readers’ stories show, the most unexpected gifts are often the ones that keep on giving

As You WISH • A balloon breaks at just the right moment to bring two faraway families together

LAUGHTER THE BEST Medicine

WHAT A WASTE! • Fighter jets that don’t * work as advertised, subsidies for costly cultural events... Do you know how the federal government is spending your tax dollars?

SO WHERE ARE MY TAXES GOING?

You’re Breathing All Wrong • An easy tweak to this most basic of bodily functions can improve your health, sleep, and general well-being

‘Haven’t You Been Calling Me?’ • When a mysterious man drifts to a lifeboat full of shipwreck survivors, he asks one simple question

NEW RULES OF LAUNDRY • Save time, money, and your clothes with help from “the Laundry Guy”

30 MINUTES LEFT TO BREATHE • Caught in a massive avalanche and buried alive under a blanket of snow, Ken Scott knew death was just a matter of time

BRAIN GAMES • 6 Pages to sharpen Your Mind

WORD POWER • What’s sweeter than sharing holiday treats with family and friends? To celebrate the season, we’ve whipped up a batch of tasty terms related to baking. Will you take the cake, or eat humble pie? Once you’ve savored this quiz, turn the page for the answers.

ANSWERS

Caption Contest

PHOTO FINISH • YOUR Funniest CAPTIONS