Reader's Digest Canada

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Gone to Seed

Readers Digest Canada

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LETTERS

In It Together • How one Facebook group inspired thousands of Canadians to help each other through the pandemic

LIFE’S LIKE THAT

Are Opioids Ever Safe? • We ask ER doctor Daniel Kalla

What You Should Know About Summer Heat

POINTS TO PONDER

A Hairy Situation • Sudden bald patches can have many causes, but most can be treated

NEWS FROM THE WORLD OF MEDICINE

WHAT’S WRONG WITH ME?

THE NEW BASICS OF HEALTHY EATING • Small changes to your diet can make a big difference. Ten ways to improve your health and save the planet while you’re at it.

LAUGHTESR THE BEST MEDICINE

THE BEST JOKE I EVER TOLD

SCAMMED • Even the most savvy among us can fall for a con and lose hundreds of dollars. I learned this first-hand when an imposter’s plea arrived in my inbox.

WORLD WIDE WEIRD

CBD & Me • Some experts believe the non-intoxicating compound from the marijuana plant can cure anxiety, chronic pain, sleeplessness and a thousand other problems. I decided to give it a try.

In High Regard

DOWN TO BUSINESS

The Watcher • THE BROADDUS FAMILY COULDN’T WAIT TO MOVE INTO THEIR NEW DREAM HOUSE—UNTIL SINISTER LETTERS BEGAN ARRIVING IN THE MAIL

AS KIDS SEE IT

The Benefits of Being Nice • Acts of kindness can boost our health, lower our stress and help us live longer

BITTEN! • Doctors raced to find an antidote as the snake’s venom spread through Shalabha Kalliath’s body, attacking her organs and inching her closer to death

Laughs in the Fast Lane

WHEN THE RAINY DAY ARRIVES • The COVID-19 pandemic also poses a threat to retirement savings. Here’s how you can bounce back

INVESTING 101

Mom Needs IT Help Again • I’ve become her always-on-call tech assistant

PLAYTIME • When it opened in 1972, there was nothing quite like it. How one Ontario playground reinvented the way kids everywhere have fun.

2020 SUMMER READING LIST • Looking for an escape? These newly released novels, memoirs and story collections will do the trick.

WATCH LIST • What eight Canadians are streaming during the pandemic

You’re From Where? • The incredible-but-true origins of Canada’s strangest town names

BRAINTEASERS

TRIVIA

WORD POWER • It’s a snap to tell a toque from a chesterfield, but not all Canadianisms stretch from coast to coast to coast. Master these regional terms and you’ll be sure to blend in while you’re oot and aboot.

Different Wavelengths • Instead of a letter, some of the squares in this crossword contain something else. Figure out what it is and feel the pride.

SUDOKU