Readers Digest Australia

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.

Clearer View Of The World

Readers Digest Australia

LETTERS • Reader’s Comments And Opinions

NEWS WORTH SHARING • Volunteers Rejoice At The Sound Of The Kiwi

Leaving New Zealand Behind • It’s hard to say goodbye to a home you never knew you had before visiting

SMART ANIMALS • Protecting loved ones is a natural instinct

Adding A Chicken Coop To Your Backyard • Chickens are clean, friendly and reward you with eggs

Home Truths • We’ve been spending a lot of time indoors since COVID-19 struck, but could we make our homes healthier?

The Worst Prediabetes ‘Diet’ Foods

News From the WORLD OF MEDICINE

The Monkey Whisperer • Andie Ang’s personal interest in monkeys was sparked when she was a child. Today, the primatologist is a global expert on one of Singapore’s most delightful primates, the Raffles’ banded langur

Sting • The singer songwriter finds comfort, innocence and improvement in life

In The Name Of LOVE & LOSS • Memorial tattoos are providing comfort to the grieving

LIFE’S LIKE THAT • Seeing the Funny Side

Cinnamon • Warm, woody and a little bit floral

HOW TO Find Peace ANYTIME, ANYPLACE • Meditation is simpler than it sounds. Follow these directions from a sceptic who tried and liked it

WHEN YOU’RE READY TO TAKE IT FURTHER

SEE THE WORLD… …DIFFERENTLY

SWEPT OUT TO SEA • A scuba dive on a wild, starless night quickly descends into a fight to stay alive

LAUGHTER • The Best Medicine

This Is The Simple Life?

Small Steps Can STOP HARMING OUR OCEANS • By 2050, by weight more plastic will exist in the ocean than fish. We can help prevent that by changing how we use plastics

An Instant KICK • Adrenaline, a stress hormone, boosts our bodies to peak performance to get us out of danger – if so desired!

QUOTABLE QUOTES

HIGH HEELS • There comes a time in a woman’s life – usually after she’s been wearing them for several hours – when she wonders why high heels were ever invented. Allow us to enlighten you …

How INSOMNIA & DEPRESSION Are LINKED • The good news is that treating one can improve both

OLDER ADULTS: IS IT DEPRESSION?

ALL IN A DAY’S WORK • Humour On The Job

INSIDE STORY • Having an insider’s eye helped author James Phelps craft an action-packed thriller set in an Australian prison

IT’S A MAD MAD MAD MAD WORLD • We certainly live in strange times. Rather than despair, let’s focus on stories that are so crazy we have no choice but to shake our heads and laugh

Checkmate! • Around the world, no board game fascinates more people than chess

There’s Like The OUTBACK • A road through a remote Australian region leads to glorious landscapes and insights into the First Nation’s ancient culture

BRAIN GAMES THAT REALLY WORK • Researchers know more than ever about how puzzles and twisters keep your mind sharp. (Hint: Start with games that are tough!)

RD RECOMMENDS

The Mystery Of The BLUE FLOWER • The story of how nature’s rare colour owes its existence to bee vision

PUZZLES • Challenge yourself by solving these puzzles and mind stretchers, then check your answers on pages 154.

FAMILY FUN

TRIVIA • Test Your General Knowledge

WORD POWER...