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.

DEAR READER

LETTERS • NOTES ON PAST ISSUES

Dial a Rhyme

The Alligator Wrestler • A spectator at a reptile exhibit becomes part of the show when the star attraction attacks its handler

Chipping Away at Poverty

YOUR TRUE STORIES IN 100 Words

Bella and Her Butterflies • PLEASANTON, CALIFORNIA

Who’s Your Favorite Furry Friend?

LIFE IN THESE United States

We Found a FIX HELPS, HACKS, & HOW TO

Know How Much to Tip • New rules of gratuities

HUMOR in UNIFORM

Pass the Peas, Please

Serving Up the Sizzle on Plant-Based Meat

All in a Day’s WORK

What Do Your Stomach Pains Mean? • Where—and how much—it hurts offer clues to what the problem might be

I TRIED IT... Hypnosis to Beat a Sugar Addiction

Ways to Build Resilience

News FROM THE WORLD OF MEDICINE

LAUGHTER THE BEST Medicine

WHERE, OH WHERE?

SURVIVED! • WHEN FACED WITH CERTAIN DEATH, YOU NEED BRAVERY, DETERMINATION—AND PLENTY OF LUCK. THE STORIES OF FOUR PEOPLE WHO LIVED TO TELL.

Growing HOPE • The world’s most famous living naturalist shares her reasons to feel optimistic

Where Have All the NURSES GONE? • The next health-care crisis could prove disastrous for patients and rural hospitals

PANDEMIC SILVER LININGS • If you wish you’d had a fast-forward button to push in March 2020, you’re not alone. But some readers found a bright side.

In TUMS We TRUST • These tiny tablets have been providing relief to overfull tummies for nearly a century

THE 14 OTHER MOST TRUSTED BRANDS

LIGHTING UP THE NIGHT • Lucky visitors to the Great Smoky Mountains are treated to dazzling light shows, courtesy of a special breed of firefly

The RD LIST • READ, WATCH, LISTEN

QUOTABLE QUOTES

BRAIN GAMES • SHARPEN Your Mind

WORD POWER • Many English words include accents— think blasé, jalapeño, and château—which clue you in to pronunciation and differentiate between terms (like resume vs. résumé). Many have French roots, but we’ve featured other etymologies too. When you’re ready, turn the page, and voilà—the answers.

An Übershort Guide to These Funky Symbols

Word Power ANSWERS

ANSWERS

PHOTO FINISH

Reading with Gertrude by Jenny Kroik, exclusively for Reader’s Digest