Reader’s Digest International — August 2017

August• 2017 | 39 READER’S DIGEST In a rescue operation that lasted more than an hour and a half, emer- gency services fixed a c ...

40 | August• 2017 CRIME WATCH BY HELEN SIGNY INSIDE THE SCAMMERS’ NET ALL IMAGES: iSTOCK ...

August• 2017 | 41 With scammers staying one step ahead of authorities and targeting the elderly, it’s never been more important ...

42 | August• 2017 INSIDE THE SCAMMERS’ NET We’ve identified five of the most common scams that target the elderly. TELEPHONE SCA ...

August• 2017 | 43 READER’S DIGEST service, scammers are very clever at what they do. “It’s becoming much harder for people to id ...

44 | August• 2017 INSIDE THE SCAMMERS’ NET you will never get the prize in return, or if you provide your credit card de- tails ...

August• 2017 | 45 READER’S DIGEST money. They’ll threaten you with fines, charges or even arrest until you agree. Some of the mo ...

46 | August• 2017 Life’s Like That SEEING THE FUNNY SIDE This 63-year-old letter and illustration from August 1954 bring new mea ...

PHOTOS: iSTOCK THINK FAST After a long family road trip from the US into Canada, a border patrol agent asked my father the names ...

Surprising More Get Sleep Ways Think outside the box to reclaim your night-time rest BY LISA FIELDS to COVER STORY 7 ...

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50 | August• 2017 7 SURPRISING WAYS TO GET MORE SLEEP Fortunately, you don’t have to swear off coffee, rely on sleeping pills or ...

August• 2017 | 51 READER’S DIGEST Sleep experts recommend against bringing phones into the bedroom, but this is unrealistic for ...

52 | August• 2017 7 SURPRISING WAYS TO GET MORE SLEEP into the bloodstream, allowing you to urinate out the excess fluid while y ...

August• 2017 | 53 READER’S DIGEST rather than inhalations, you can influ- ence the relaxation effect.” The relaxation response o ...

54 | August• 2017 7 SURPRISING WAYS TO GET MORE SLEEP gettinguptogotothebathroomor just turning over.” About one-third of marrie ...

August• 2017 | 55 READER’S DIGEST drinking late in the evening. Alcohol is a diuretic, which means you’ll have to pee soon after ...

56 | August• 2017 When a four year old bumps into a widower at the supermarket, the karma is instant – and everlasting BY TARA W ...

August• 2017 | 57 person or ask the earth to swallow me whole, he stopped and turned to her. If he was troubled by my no-filter ...