Reader’s Digest Asia (English Edition)

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Forging Better Lives

Reader’s Digest Asia English Edition • Vol. 120 No. 701 July 2021

LETTERS • Reader’s Comments And Opinions

WIN A PILOT CAPLESS FOUNTAIN PEN

ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST

CONTRIBUTE

Waste Micro-Factories a New Way to Recycle

Deaf Sheepdog Learns Sign Language

New Zealand Moves to Phase Out Cigarettes

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

How Can I Soothe Sore Eyes? • Simple remedies to relieve dry, irritated eyes

News From the WORLD OF MEDICINE

SUN LIFE

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

Star Anise Celestial Among Spices

VIETNAMESE PHO SOUP

SEE THE WORLD… …DIFFERENTLY

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

When GAMING Turns to ADDICTION • Some kids spend long hours playing video games. But do they suffer from video game addiction?

LAUGHTER The Best Medicine

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

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

TELL ME WHY… • Backpacks Have Those Diamond Patches

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.

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

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

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

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