Reader's Digest UK Magazine - February 2020

In this issue

Beyond the bubbles - The defiant history behind champagne, Allergy alert - What can be done about our allergies?

Primary Concerns

This month Olly Mann waves goodbye to life before the school run…

4 mins

Kathy Bates: Head Like A Bullet, Heart Like A Baby

The Oscar winner opens up about the early struggles of pursuing an acting career, her breakthrough role in Misery and lessons learned from being a two-time cancer survivor

7 mins

Cerys Matthews I REMEMBER…

Musician and broadcaster Cerys Matthews, 50, found fame with Nineties band Catatonia. She’s now a successful solo artist, author and BBC radio DJ. Her new book Where the Wild Cooks Go is out now

7 mins

Your Amazing Body

Your fingerprints can predict some health issues. Looking at the sun can make you sneeze. You grow a new skeleton every ten years. Science hasn’t uncovered every mystery, but what it has discovered will blow your mind

8 mins

How To Be A Well Woman

Knowledge is power, they say, so wield some girl power with these health dos and don’ts

2 mins

Why Are Allergies On The Rise?

According to the european academy of allergy and clinical immunology, more than 150 million europeans suffer from chronic allergic diseases—and they predict that by 2025, half of the entire eu population will be affected. But why are allergies on the increase, and how can we stop them developing further?

6 mins

If I Ruled The World David Gray

Singer-songwriter David Gray’s fourth album, White Ladder, was the 10th best selling album of the 21st century in the UK and has sold more than 7 million copies worldwide

3 mins

BATTLE FOR SURVIVAL

Debate continues to rage over whether the Great Barrier Reef is dying. David Levell investigates what’s really happening to Australia’s world-renowned marine park

6 mins

Getting Better For Less

When the sniffles strike, don’t panic. As Andy Webb explains, choosing your medication more carefully could save you money…

4 mins

The Power Of Red

Lisa Lennkh on why you should find your shade of the colour of love and desire this February

2 mins

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