Reader’s Digest New Zealand

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READER’S DIGEST • Vol. 207 No. 1229 April/May 2025

Into The Great Unknown • A cycling trip quickly turns to dust

SMART ANIMALS • Make every attempt to look after themselves

Preventing The Pain Of Shingles • The risk of developing shingles increases with age

Can You Get VITAMIN D Through A Window?

News From The WORLD OF MEDICINE

Movie Star And Philosopher • Hollywood star Richard Gere on being an actor and labels, relationships and Buddhism

HOW ALCOHOL AFFECTS YOUR HEALTH • The latest recommendations about drinking and your health, and how to cut back

An Exceptional Husband • For him and his bride, ‘in sickness and in health’ meant something really special

LIFE’S LIKE THAT • Seeing The Funny Side

CUE THE OBVIOUS!

THE GREAT TWEET-OFF: GRANDPARENTS EDITION • Comical and endearing tweets about the most doting of relatives.

SEE THE WORLD… …DIFFERENTLY

What Women And Men Want To Say • What would the sexes like to tell each other? Reader’s Digest has asked men and women from around the world

Salute To The Toot

PANDEMI-PHOBIA • The COVID-19 pandemic has left a lot of scars, including an increase in anxiety and phobias. We explore how the two might be linked – and give some tips to help if you have developed a pandemi-phobia

Top Ten Absurd Calls To Police

WELCOME TO MY SENTENCE • Some people constantly interrupt others. Here’s what science has to say about this irritating habit

Suffering From Brain Rot?

ENLIGHTENED • It brightens teeth, carries away worries, puts singers in the limelight – there’s much to be admired about artificial light

LAUGHTER • The Best Medicine

TICKLE YOUR FUNNYBONE…

WHAT IS NECRO-BRANDING? • And what’s it got to do with Elvis, Princess Diana and Taylor Swift?

Yes, Adults Can Develop Food Allergies • Here are four types you need to know about

Squaring Off With Rubik’s Cube

I See FACES • Why do some people see faces in random patterns? Helen Foster set out to learn more about pareidolia

“SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED”

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

COST-SAVING SIGNS

Dressed To Impress • 11 questions about the fashions of yesteryear and today

A ROAD OF DISCOVERY • My heart was broken and I was ready to leave Portugal for good. Could a drive across the country change my mind?

THE 14,000-Foot MIRACLE • The skydiver fully expected to die when her parachute failed to open. Instead, she’s writing the next chapter of her life

PUZZLES • Challenge yourself by solving these puzzles and mind stretchers, then check your answers on page 140.

PUZZLE ANSWERS •  From Page 136

TRIVIA • Test Your General Knowledge

WORD POWER • Step Back In Time