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Anyone of my age knows that days pass at a far greater speed than when they were young. —Prince Charles People always ask me, “Y ...

girl behind the register asked, “Will that be all for you?” “No,” I replied a bit defensively. “Some of it’s for my husband.” —J ...

Got a funny story? It could be worth $$$. For details, go to rd.com/submit. When my wife gets a little upset, sometimes a simple ...

WHY AGE GRACEFULLY, WHEN YOU CAN AGE SUCCESSFULLY? Our bodies can be younger or older than our actual age depending upon diet, l ...

A growing body of research demonstrates that the keys to aging successfully are a combination of exercising regularly, keeping e ...

A Five-Year-Old Teaches a Lesson in Grace On the night the author loses patience with her mother and her dementia, a granddaught ...

illustration by Giselle Potter Reader’s Digest for a decade, with little to do but ex- perience psychic distress. She is dogged ...

“GRANDMA, WE ARE TAKING YOU TO THE CAROUSEL THIS WEEKEND.” 26 march 2019 Reader’s Digest I hurl my anger at the easiest tar- get ...

rd.com 27 Life Well Lived promise of companionship. I hear her voice differently now. I am not tired or angry; I am soft inside, ...

You don’t expect your cottage cheese to have loads of ingredients. Neither do we. Most cottage cheese brands have more than 10 i ...

Build a Better Breakfast 11 ways to get the most out of the first—and most important— meal of the day By Marissa Laliberte Reade ...

Eat even if you’re not hungry. Although you might not feel like eating first thing in the morning, it’s a good idea to get some ...

Drink coffee only after you’ve eaten. Coffee on an empty stomach can be too acidic for your body, and pair- ing it with your mo ...

with vitamins A and D, which are fat soluble. So you need some fat (at least 1 to 2 percent) to help your body ab- sorb those nu ...

you’ll get more small-flake cereal by weight in a given bowl than you will with larger flakes, and that could lead to overeating ...

SUNLIGHT KILLS GERMS, EVEN INDOORS Researchers from the University of Oregon and Harvard University collected dust from homes in ...

A HERPES LINK TO ALZHEIMER’S Could that pesky cold sore be responsible for your unreliable memory? Multiple studies suggest that ...

Testosterone May Ease COPD Steroid-based medica- tions such as predni- sone or fluticasone are sometimes used to treat flare-ups ...

© 2018 Respiratory Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. 910172-001 Rev B Maselli DJ, Amalakuhan B, Keyt H, Diaz AA. Suspecti ...

By Jen McCaffery Facts That Take the Blarney Out of St. Patrick’s Day 1 The patron saint of Ireland isn’t actually Irish. Accord ...