Reader’s Digest New Zealand

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Surviving And Thriving

Reader’s Digest New Zealand • Vol. 202 No. 1203 April 2022

LETTERS • Reader’s Comments And Opinions

WIN A PILOT CAPLESS FOUNTAIN PEN

DIVING DEEP • We asked you to think up a funny caption for this photo.

READER’S DIGEST SHOP

NEWS WORTH SHARING

The Price Of Pompeii • A special tour of the ancient Roman city called for a favour in return

SMART ANIMALS • A faithful dog and a tiny bird act beyond our perceptions

Keeping Weight In Check • Overweight pets are more prone to health conditions

Breathe Better • Want to climb three flights of stairs without gasping at the top? Here are ways to boost your lung power

Beat The Brain Freeze! • Pressure can make us forget things, says memory expert Jonathan Hancock

News From the WORLD OF MEDICINE

Bye Bye PLASTIC BAGS • Two teenage sisters campaigned to ban plastic bags from Bali

YOUR BRILLIANT SMARTPHONE • UNLOCK YOUR DEVICE’S MOST HELPFUL TRICKS AND SECRETS WITH THESE 17 TIPS

TOOLBOX

LANGUAGE TUTOR

Worth Her WEIGHT • A woman’s journey towards reconciliation with her own unruly body

LIFE’S LIKE THAT • Seeing The Funny Side

ONE AND THE SAME

THE GREAT TWEET-OFF: IMPROVEMENTS EDITION • Twitter users share their ideas for fixing the world.

I Am Broccoli… • Smelly and Delicious

PARMESAN-ROASTED BROCCOLI

SEE THE WORLD… …DIFFERENTLY

How To Feel Happy • A simple smile can be the first step

Mattress MADNESS • A rare trip to a bed warehouse proves to be quite the experience for Olly Mann

“READER’S DIGEST Saved My LIFE!” • Grateful readers recount how our magazine got them diagnoses, treatment and – most importantly – their lives back

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

Work Out Your Worries By WRITING • Jotting down your thoughts can be good for your health

HOW TO START EXPRESSIVE WRITING

LAUGHTER • The Best Medicine

BACK-TO-WORK SMILES

WHALE OF A TIME • Dive straight in with our pick of whale jokes

A POLAR BEAR’S JOURNEY • It’s nothing short of a miracle that her tiny, defenseless cubs can survive in this forbidding environment

Shrinking Our PLASTIC Footprint • Brilliant ways different countries are tackling a global waste crisis

Some Cheeses Stink • It has more to do with smelly socks than you think!

OFFBEAT MUSEUMS • Some are lured to museums by the art and the cultural enlightenment – but if that isn’t enough, there is always the strange!

My Family And Other Animals

QUOTABLE QUOTES

WIG Crusades • Hairpieces have been around for millennia

WIGGING OUT • Over the years

WARNING: This Fruit May Orbisculate • Their dad died of COVID-19. Now they’re trying to get the clever word he made up into the dictionary

ALL IN A DAY’S WORK • Humour On The...