Reader's Digest USA - May 2017

Reader's Digest USA - May 2017

English | 138 pages | True PDF | 12 MB


Cover Story

70 WORDS TO LIVE (LONGER AND BETTER) BY

Science-backed wisdom to help you feel—and look—younger at any age. ANDREA AU LEVITT

Humor

88 WHERE THE #$% AM I?

Noel Santillan wanted an adventure. Thanks to his confused GPS, he got one. DAVID KUSHNER FROM OUTSIDE

First Person

96 KIDS THINK THE CRAZIEST THINGS!

Our Facebook friends confess their most ridiculous childhood beliefs.

National Interest

102 HOW A VETERAN SEES LIFE

Army vet J. Mark Jackson takes stock of his post-service world. FROM THE WASHINGTON POST

Inspiration

108 THIS IS WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR

RD readers share stories of their best buds.

What It’s Like

114 WORKING EVERY DAY AT 35,000 FEET

A pilot’s reflections on life in the sky. MARK VANHOENACKER FROM THE BOOK SKYFARING: A JOURNEY WITH A PILOT

Drama in Real Life

122 THE KILLER NEXT DOOR

Josh Bond’s elderly neighbor had a shocking secret identity. FROM THE BOOK ALL THESE WONDERS

Everyday Heroes

8 Animal House ANDY SIMMONS

10 This Gravedigger Saves Lives DAVID COOK FROM CHATTANOOGA TIMES FREE PRESS

Contest

12 Nicest Place in America 2017

Help us find our country’s nicest locale.

READER FAVORITES

20 Photo of Lasting Interest

31 Points to Ponder

32 100-Word True Stories

40 Life in These United States

65 News from the World of Medicine

68 All in a Day’s Work

86 Laughter, the Best Medicine

107 Laugh Lines

120 That’s Outrageous!

137 Word Power

139 Humor in Uniform

140 Quotable Quotes

VOICES & VIEWS

Department of Wit

17 How I Grew Five Mothers

One man’s unusual maternal species. MARC PEYSER

Words of Lasting Interest

22 The Roses of Fairhope

Rick Bragg, his mother, and her two sisters set off on a well-stocked road trip. FROM THE BOOK MY SOUTHERN JOURNEY

You Be the Judge

29 The Case of the Facebook Bully

Do rude comments about a high school student qualify as hate speech? VICKI GLEMBOCKI

Finish This Sentence

34 My Loved Ones Would Describe Me As ...

ART OF LIVING

43 When You’re Away, the Cats and Dogs Will Play ELIZABETH HAMES

Technology

46 Conserve Your Cell Data (And Your Money) MORGAN CUTOLO

Health

49 Office De-stress Ideas DEBRA L. GORDON AND DAVID L. KATZ, MD, FROM THE BOOK STEALTH HEALTH

RD Classic

52 “I’ve Come to Clean Your Shoes” MADGE HARRAH FROM THE BOOK ON CHILDREN AND DEATH

Food

56 Where the Wild Things Are in the Suburbs ELIZABETH BASTOS FROM THE WASHINGTON POST

WHO KNEW?

130 13 Home Security Secrets You Should Know MICHELLE CROUCH

132 Why There’s No Clean Way to Peel an Orange BRANDON SPECKTOR

134 Six Idiotic Idioms—and What’s Wrong with Them BRANDON SPECKTOR