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.

Front-Porch News

LETTERS • NOTES ON THE February ISSUE

Off the Beaten Path • When a hiker falls 75 feet from a mountain cliff, a young stranger goes to extremes to save her

Just the Ticket

LIFE IN THESE United States

SCENTS AND ODD SENSIBILITIES

QUOTABLE QUOTES

The Taste of Home • Nothing says childhood to me like an Army combat ration-as my husband soon learned

THERE’S NOTHING LIKE A HOME-REHYDRATED MEAL

NATIONAL TEACHER OF THE YEAR

WE FOUND A FIX • 9 TRICKS TO Improve Your Life*

I Am Mangoes …A Sweet Treat at Its Peak

PERFECT MANGO LASSI

ALL in a Day’s WORK

I HATE OFFICE LINGO—AN ODE

YOUR TRUE STORIES • IN 100 Words*

Poultry in Motion

News FROM THE WORLD OF MEDICINE

“My Mommy® Is Broken!” • A toddler e-mails a complaint to customer service

LAUGHTER THE BEST Medicine

NATURE’S BLOOPERS

Putting a Ring Back on It

Don’t Waste Your Money on THESE 23 THINGS • AVOIDING UNFORCED SPENDING ERRORS WILL LET YOU SAVE FOR THE STUFF YOU REALLY WANT

LARGE RUGS

A BIG LAWN

THE BIKER WITH A BIG HEART • Her son’s organ donation saved his life. So he rode 1,426 miles to meet her.

Starting a New Chapter • Some people don’t find their true direction in life until they are halfway through it

From Car Doc to People Doc

The Family That Grew from Grief

Readers Share Their Second-Act Stories

LAUGH LINES • In the Junk Food Folder

A GRIZZLY ENCOUNTER • On a trail near a mountain named for his grandfather, a lone hiker crosses paths with a bear three times his size—and with one enormous appetite

Top Folk Remedies from Around the World • We asked Reader’s Digest editors at our international editions to share their popular home health treatments. Here are the ones that check out with scientific research.

HEALING STORIES FROM EDITORS • In addition to pinpointing popular remedies in their home countries, RD editors shared some of their memories about them.

Humor in UNIFORM

The Last Days of the Pioneer • After printing the local farming, sports, and civic news for 121 years, another small-town paper faces the end of a noble enterprise

THE ART OF THE “GOOD” MELTDOWN • Under stress from every front, we’re having more meltdowns. Here’s how to lose it the right way.

BRAIN GAMES

WORD POWER • What do fettuccine, football, grass hoppers, and a carryall have in common? If you think you’re seeing double, you’re right—each of those words contains two sets of repeated letters, as do all the words this month. Will your answers be errorless? Don’t be embarrassed to turn the page for the answers.

BRAIN GAMES ANSWERS

MAKE US LAUGH!

PHOTO FINISH • YOUR Funniest CAPTIONS