Reader’s Digest Asia (English Edition)

No wonder Reader's Digest is the world's most widely read magazine. Hard-hitting, thought-provoking and entertaining, with unforgettable stories in each issue, RD is packed with features short enough to read in one sitting, but stimulating enough to keep you thinking for days. Every month millions of people get inspired, informed and entertained by its wide variety of stories about people, health, humour, adventures and world events, written by the best local and international journalists. All the stories are fact checked to the smallest details to ensure that readers get the most accurate and truthful stories, making Reader’s Digest the world’s most trusted magazine.

LETTERS • Reader’s Comments And Opinions

Attention To Detail

Reader’s Digest Asia

Appa’s Crossword Magic • A writer learns the worth of her work through her father’s love for word puzzles

SMART ANIMALS • Just love to have fun

Stressed And Worn Down • More and more people are clenching and grinding their teeth. Here’s what to do about it

Walk To Protect Against Type 2 Diabetes

News From The WORLD OF MEDICINE

THE RACE TO SAVE MATILDA • The young hiker was wedged upside down between two boulders. How could rescuers pull her free?

LIFE’S LIKE THAT • Seeing The Funny Side

PARENTAL GUIDANCE REQUIRED

THE GREAT TWEET-OFF: GARDENING EDITION

What Women And Men Want To Say • What would the sexes like to tell each other? Reader’s Digest has asked men and women from around the world.

GIGGLE THE GLOOM AWAY • Laugh your way to better health and wellbeing with this appealing physical therapy

SEE THE WORLD DIFFERENTLY

WE FOUND A FIX! • Twenty-one creative cures for everyday dilemmas, from cleaning to cooking to tech and more

LAUGHTER • The Best Medicine

GROOVY GAGS •  Capture the vibe of the 1960s.

Up And Down • If you don’t feel like climbing stairs, take the elevator. But not all elevators are designed for people

PAYING ATTENTION TO ADULT ADHD • New awareness and diagnostic tools are helping more of us understand how our brains work

Arresting Facts About International Inmates

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

OUT OF INK (AND PATIENCE)

MAGICAL AND Mythical • Ten quiz questions about creatures sprung from the imagination

CITY GONE WILD • Can Londoners and their local wildlife learn to live together?

Fresh Starts • Ever dreamed about going back to school even though you haven’t been in a classroom in years? Meet five people who are hitting the books, and finding new purpose later in life

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PUZZLES • Challenge yourself by solving these puzzles and mind stretchers, then check your answers on page 108.

PUZZLE ANSWERS

TRIVIA • Test Your General Knowledge

WORD POWER Breaking The Ice • Wouldn’t it be ice? In case you hadn’t noticed, this three-letter sequence is all over the English language. When the weather gets chillier, raise a glass to the ice hiding in these choice quiz words. If one or two skate by you, take our advice and check the answers on the next page.