Reader's Digest magazine is bursting with stories, articles, advice, recipes, reviews, tips, jokes and anecdotes. Each issue is small enough to fit in your handbag or pocket, but big enough and perfectly informed to keep you entertained for. We have regular features covering health, travel, money, food, home and garden, as well as recommendations and reviews on entertainment, books and technology. Plus, have a go at our beat the cartoonist, trivia quiz and other fun and games on offer each and every month.
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Good Things Take Time
Over To You • LETTERS ON THE November ISSUE
POETRY CORNER
SEE THE WORLD DIFFERENTLY
Not In My Back Yard • Olly Mann squares up to a new enemy—planning applications in his neighbourhood
Sir Rod Stewart “Why I Don’t Feel Awkward Singing About Sex” • The singer, 77, is campaigning about menopause, helping Ukrainians, and has turned down a fat cheque to play in Qatar—but he hasn’t lost his cheeky sense of humour
I REMEMBER… Rosemary Conley • Rosemary Conley, 76, is one of Britain’s most celebrated diet and health experts with a career spanning half a century. Her 1988 book The Hip and Thigh Diet has sold over 2 million copies to date and she continues to write about nutrition, immunity and fitness
BOOST YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM • SEVEN SCIENCE-BACKED SOLUTIONS TO HELP YOU FEEL YOUR BEST
Hoarding Disorder • COVID and the cost-of-living crisis have significantly impacted how the condition manifests. Here’s why.
Hope To Diet • There’s a dizzying array of weight loss and healthy eating régimes, but what are the pros and cons of some of the most popular?
How To Break Bad Health Habits • Making small changes can bring big improvements in your health and wellbeing
Ask The Expert: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome • Mr Ali Noorani is an orthopaedic surgeon specialising in upper limb surgery, and medical director of the Orthopaedic Specialists Group
The Power Of Touch • Dr Max ponders the importance and healing power of physical intimacy
The Doctor Is In
Get Lost–And Get Learning! • You’ll boost your brainpower if you brave the unknown, says our memory expert, Jonathan Hancock
What It’s Like To Be In A Coma • The twilight zone between life and death is a mystery that doctors can solve
Can Sex Really Prevent Dementia?
Relationship Advice
Win Theatre Tokens
If I Ruled The World Clive Mantle • Clive Mantle is an actor known for his starring roles in TV shows like Casualty, Robin of Sherwood and Game of Thrones
My Britain: CHEDDAR GORGE
PAUL HEMINGTON • Paul, 57, is the Assistant Operations Manager at Cheddar Gorge and Caves cheddargorge.co.uk
CARRIE DANIELS • Carrie, 28, is the Administrative Manager at The Original Cheddar Cheese Company
KATHERINE LACOSTE • Katherine, 45, is the owner of Old Rowlands Christmas shop and Christmas Cottage Holiday Accommodation oldrowlands.com
Fighting Disinformation • In recent years, the internet has become the venue for a general collapse in trust. Trolling, fake news and “doing your own research” have become such a large part of public discourse, it’s sometimes easy to imagine that the online revolution has only brought us new ways to be confused about the world.
SO YOU’VE HAD IT ROUGH? GOOD! • HOW WE APPROACH HARDSHIP COULD TELL US HOW LONG WE’LL LIVE
HOW TO LIVE A CONSCIENTIOUS LIFE • Experts share transformative tips
WIN A LUXURY BREAK
Pulling The Strings Of History • Sicily’s puppeteers are finding novel ways to keep their art form alive
Drunk On Life In Antigua • There’s more than punch and sandy beaches to this idyllic Caribbean island,...