Reader's Digest US - September 2021

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BRAIN GAMES THAT REALLY WORK
Researchers know more than ever about which puzzles and twisters keep your mind sharp.
By Sari Harrar

Finding My Funny
A comedian learns that the best stand-up is the kind you do for yourself.
By Loni Love from the Book i tried to change so you don’t have to

Stepping Up to the Plate

A longtime baseball card collector seizes the opportunity to do good after a destructive wildfire

2 mins

Kindness, Delivered

THE E-MAIL REQUEST came into Ekiben restaurant in Baltimore late on a Thursday afternoon in March: tempura broccoli topped with fresh herbs, diced onion, and fermented cucumber vinegar—with a twist. The man who sent the e-mail didn’t actually want the food itself. He was writing on behalf of his mother-in-law, who adored the dish. He went on to explain that she was now in the final stages of lung cancer at her home Steve Chu, one of the Asian fusion restaurant’s co-owners, read the e-mail and quickly replied with an alternative suggestion. “Thanks for reaching out,” he wrote. “We’d like to meet you in Vermont and make it fresh for you.”

2 mins

13 Things - What Your Amazon Driver Wants You to Know

Travel Tips

5 mins

Friends in High Places

How a surprise adventure turned into the story of a lifetime for two Supreme Court justices—and me

5 mins

Pony Miracles

WHEN OUR WEE group of miniature horses enters a room, it’s Magic, queen of the herd, who always seems to find the person who needs her most. The room on this day is in a Florida assisted living facility and is full of residents, staff, family, and even a local news photographer.

2 mins

LAUGHTER

The best Medicine

2 mins

What It's Like to Be in a Coma

The twilight zone between life and death is a mystery that doctors can solve

4 mins

The Autumn Blues

SOME PEOPLE CAN’T WAIT for the lovely colors, cooler weather, and cozy sweaters of autumn. In fact, fall is Americans’ favorite time, the season of choice for about 30 percent of us, according to a recent YouGov poll. But for a minority of others, the transition from summer create worry, fear, and worse. We often hear about the short, cold days of winter causing what is known as seasonal affective disorder. But according to Carrie Landin, a psychologist with the University of Colorado Health Integrative Medicine Center, a significant number of people actually experience autumn anxiety.

1 min

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