Readers Digest UK - December 2021

DECEMBER 2021 • 39 You’re depressed We think of mood disorders as originating in the brain, but your gut may also be a source of ...

40 • DECEMBER 2021 According to B Brett Finlay, a microbiology professor at the University of British Columbia (UBC) and author ...

READER’S DIGEST deplete healthy bacterial strains and make your gut less diverse in general, says Chang. If you were to suddenly ...

Avoid salty drinks Yes, that’s right—some drinks have salt in them. Soda water uses sodium bicarbonate to make it fizzy, so it’s ...

that maintaining good hydration can prevent or slow down changes in the body that can lead to heart failure. The recommended amo ...

HEALTH 44 • DECEMBER 2021 Don’t forget to look up While your air vent or extractor will remove dust and mould, it will harbour t ...

people can feel more lonely. How we eat and drink changes and healthy living takes a nosedive. There’s social pressure and sayin ...

Max is a hospital doctor, author and columnist. He currently works full time in mental health for the NHS. His new book, The Mar ...

now lives in a children’s home. In the past year she has been in five separate institutions because her behaviour is considered ...

HEALTH natural to want to see your grandchild. I think it’s fair to say this situation can’t go on like this. Your daughter need ...

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50 • DECEMBER 2021 M y son started secondary school recently. There was a huge amount to get used to, but he coped more than wel ...

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INSPIRE 52 • DECEMBER 2021 By Zoe Lea Christmas Traditions WE'RE KEEPING LOCK DOWN If all goes to plan, this Christmas is set to ...

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When it became apparent that a lot of activities wouldn’t be allowed, Grace Olsen thought of ways she could bring the festive sp ...

DECEMBER 2021 • 55 READER’S DIGEST Roxie Broun, who runs the website Mum Days and Escapes, has always loved the outdoors, but wi ...

56 LOCKDOWN CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS WE'RE KEEPING Jacob Brydon from Edinburgh had an idea to do something completely different when ...

57 views, share photos with the family as we were all doing our own things, and then come together later in the day, virtually, ...

58 • DECEMBER 2021 When her five-year-old daughter, Sophie, was told she had to isolate around the Christmas period, Amy Thompso ...