Reader's Digest UK

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Reader’s Digest

In This Issue…

Over To You • LETTERS ON THE November ISSUE

SEE THE WORLD… …DIFFERENTLY

Lasting Impressions • Smartphones have changed the way we take photos forever but, says Olly Mann, we've lost some charm along the way

Richard Armitage On Hollywood, The Hobbit And Hard Work • From bursting onto the musical theatre stage, the prolific actor has gone on to star in Hollywood blockbusters and hit TV shows—all while being “shy”

I REMEMBER… Don McLean • Best known for “American Pie”, singer-songwriter Don McLean is celebrating the song’s 50th anniversary. He looks back on his childhood in New York, his determination to succeed and what he made of Madonna’s take on his signature hit

SURVIVING MY SHOCKING DIAGNOSIS • As a young man, I overcame non-Hodgkinlymphoma. Twenty-six years later, I faced a terrifying new challenge

Take Up A Healthy Hobby • Making time for leisure activities can have a truly positive effect on your physical and mental wellbeing

Warm Welcome • Panicking because energy bills are astronomical and it’s the middle of winter? Chill. Here are ways to maintain body heat at home

Ask The Expert: Long COVID • Psychologist Dr Sue Peacock is co-author with Sheila Grainger of Coping with Long COVID and Other Long Term Health Conditions

Action On Addiction • Dr Max argues for a major shift in how we treat addiction

The Doctor Is In

Follow These Memory Tips To The Letter! • Shortcuts to sharper recall from our memory expert, Jonathan Hancock

THE BIKER WITH A BIG HEART • Her son’s organ donation saved his life. So he rode 2,300 kilometres to meet her

My Britain: Tenby

If I Ruled The World Gregory Porter • Gregory Porter is a US jazz singer and songwriter. His latest album Still Rising was released in November 2021 and he tours the UK in May 2022

Dogs Alone At Home • How to reduce or prevent separation issues

SAVING ITALY’S OLIVE TREES • The future of olive oil could depend on one farmer’s fight against a fast-spreading bacteria

A Polar Bear’s Journey • It’s nothing short of a miracle that her tiny, defenceless cubs can survive in this forbidding environment

Saying Au Revoir To The WORLD’S MOST POPULAR TAXI

My Great Escape: Sunny Sorrento • Our reader Barbara Hull from York takes a charming coastal trip

IDIOM INSTALLATION Prague

Coping With A Higher Cost Of Living • With winter bills soaring, Andy Webb has a plan on how to best mitigate any financial damage

On The Money • Help with money worries

Totes Reversible • This craft project makes a great gift for yourself or a loved one

The Style Resolutions We Should All Be Making For 2022 • How to build a better, more wearable wardrobe and put your best fashionably clad foot forward in the new year

In The Pits • Do we really need to be unclogging our armpits? Jenessa Williams sniffs out the truth…

Michelle Miah

World Kitchen Romania: “Meaty” Stuffed Peppers • This month, nutrition and lifestyle coach Diana Sutac introduces us to a vegan take on her mum’s traditional stuffed peppers recipe…

State Of The Art: Gianfranco Meggiato • The Italian...