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Forging Better Lives

Readers Digest Australia • Vol. 201 No. 1194 July 2021

LETTERS • Reader’s Comments And Opinions

READER’S DIGEST SHOP

Recollections of Russia

SMART ANIMALS • There’s nothing quite like watching animals in their element

Avoiding Dental Problems • Ways to ensure your pets’ teeth stay in good shape

INTRODUCE YOUR PET TO TEETH BRUSHING

Beware of Winter Rays • Melanoma is a risk even in the winter months

5 Reasons for Itchy Scalp And how to treat it

News From the WORLD OF MEDICINE

More Than Just an ANT BITE • A woman with type 1 diabetes shares her journey after a tiny sore led to years of serious medical challenges

ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER • The legendary composer of global musical phenomenons like Cats and The Phantom of the Opera looks back at a life spent in the theatre

Conquer Your Everyday Aches and Pains • ACHES AND PAINS HOLDING YOU BACK? USE THESE EXPERT-APPROVED PAIN MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES TO LIVE YOUR BEST LIFE

LIFE’S LIKE THAT • Seeing the Funny Side

WIFIRED!

THE GREAT TWEET OFF: JUNK FOOD EDITION • The snackers of Twitter like treats as much as tweets.

Star Anise Celestial Among Spices

Putting a Ring Back on It

SEE THE WORLD… …DIFFERENTLY

LAUGHTER The Best Medicine

THERE’S SOMEONE AT THE DOOR… • Everyone from toddlers to adults enjoys a great knock-knock joke.

Fantastico! Top Folk Remedies From Around the World • We asked Reader’s Digest editors around the world to share their popular home health treatments. Here are the ones that check out with scientific research

The Bicycle • How a global disaster paved the way for inventors to ‘reinvent the wheel’ into the much-loved vehicle we call

ON YER BIKE! • Pedal power over the years

Hollywood’s Dream Couples • Some of the world’s most compelling love stories have played out on screen

The Seaweed Riddle • An organic feed supplement that almost eliminates the greenhouse gases created by cattle is creating a long chain of wins

When I FORGAVE My Bully • I thought she was out of my life forever – then she married my cousin

Role Reversal Talking to Your Ageing Parents • A handful of strategies to get ageing parents to open up about how they’re really doing, and how you can provide the care they need

QUOTABLE QUOTES

How They Caught Their STALKER • An elusive hacker humiliated high school girls from a small town. Then they teamed up with a determined detective to set a digital trap

ALL IN A DAY’S WORK • Humour on the Job

OFF THE JOB • Some people don’t manage to hold down jobs for long.

RICH, RICHER AND SUPER-RICH! • Step inside the world of extreme wealth through the ages with these 11 questions

TELL ME WHY… • Backpacks Have Those Diamond Patches

A Helping Hand • A doctor extols the generosity of the general public

Home of the FJORDS • Western Norway is brimming with cliffside vistas and fresh air

FINDING GOBI • How two outsiders found their way into each other’s hearts

RD RECOMMENDS

Active Hands, CALM MINDS • How crafts like knitting can help us deal with stress and more

PUZZLES • Challenge yourself by solving these puzzles and mind stretchers,...