Healthy Living

Ready to live your healthiest life? From the best vitamins and supplements to everyday habits that boost your mental health and wellness, these healthy living tips are a great place to start.

10 Tools No Family Caregiver Should Be Without

To help maintain a healthy balance between your duties as a family caregiver and your own life, we’ve assembled 10...


This Is the Filthiest Item in Your Doctor’s Office

The dirtiest thing in your doctor's office probably isn't what you think. Here's just how gross it is, and how...


7 Ways to Maintain Healthy Blood Sugar Levels

If your blood sugar number is creeping up, these science-backed diet, exercise, and wellness tweaks can help you return it...


6 Body Parts You Can Stop Cleaning So Often

Some body parts do not have to be squeaky clean. You'll look and feel better if you wash these parts...


9 Foods You Should Never Eat Before Bed

These bedtime snacks will leave you tossing and turning.


Need Pain Relief? Grab a Beer Instead of an Aspirin

You may already drain a pint to heal a broken heart, but new research suggests that beer can actually ease...


8 Doctor Appointment Mistakes You Didn’t Realize You Were Making

Doctor's visits can be confusing. Get the most out of your appointments by avoiding these common missteps, according to health...


5 Things You Can Do Right Now to Change the World

Changing the entire world is a seemingly impossible task, but we believe change starts small, one person at a time....




The Scientific Reason Why You Should Have Sex Before Going to Bed Tonight

Trust us, your sleep will get a huge boost from it.


Reader’s Digest Health Report: March 2018

We've rounded up the three most fascinating medical discoveries from around the world in this month's health report.


Studies Say Handwriting Will Make You (and Your Kids) Smarter

Choosing a pen over a keyboard does wonders for your memory.



Take Control of the Way You Age

People everywhere are living longer (and stronger) than ever before. And, Canadians are no longer content letting age dictate what...


14 Little Ways to Instantly Turn a Bad Mood Around

Woke up in a crummy mood? Don't let it ruin your day! These quick and easy mood-boosters will put a...

Don’t Let a Lack of Sleep Ruin Your Day: Use These Expert Wakefulness Tips

If a lack of sleep has you feeling drowsy, use these science-backed tricks to stay awake and alert all day.


This Is What Really Happens When You Swallow Chewing Gum

The age-old myth of swallowed gum staying in your body for seven years is officially busted.


Reader’s Digest Health Report: February 2018

We've rounded up the four best medical discoveries from around the world for February.


Quiet, Please! How Staying Silent Can Boost Your Health

10 Canadians share their simple strategies for finding peace and quiet.


Feed Your Baby This Food If You Want to Raise a Genius

Pediatricians have advised parents to wait till babies are at least one year-old before introducing this brain food, but that...


5 Health Myths Being Kept Alive by Fake News

It's time to cure these contagious health myths once and for all.

10 Fascinating Facts You Never Knew About Ambidextrous People

A tiny fraction of the population can use both hands with equal skill. Here's the biology behind this cool ability,...


5 Healthier Work Habits North Americans Need to Steal from Europeans

If you work past sunset most days or neglect to use all your vacation time, you're probably North American.


7 Places You Didn’t Know Had Hidden Cameras

Is there such a thing as privacy anymore? You probably didn't realize that these seven innocent spots have hidden cameras...


Can You Pass the World’s Shortest IQ Test? Less Than 20 Per Cent of People Can

These questions even stumped students at Yale and Harvard.


The Real Reason Why Some People Are Left-Handed, According to Science

In a new study, scientists may have just discovered what makes you a lefty.


8 Habits You Didn’t Know Could Cause Hemorrhoids

Three out of four adults will endure the itching, burning and bleeding of hemorrhoids at some point in their lives....