Reader Digest

OCTOBER 2022 `100

RD CLASSIC NEIGGHOBOODURSActs of Kindness Close to Home

Meet the HEALTH
Woman
Who Get that Checked!
Would Be 17 Symptoms
Queen You Should
Never Ignore
DRAMA IN REAL LIFE Ghostbusters:
When Science
Trapped at Meets the
the Bottom Supernatural
of the Ocean







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CONTENTS

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42 nature rd classic

cover story Swimming with Orcas When She
was Princess
GOOD NEIGHBOURS A plunge into the
forbidding waters off A 1945 perspective of
A heartwarming Norway leads to an ex- the woman who became
collection of stories traordinary encounter. Queen Elizabeth II.
about community
and kindness. by pete mcbride by william w. white

44 The Sunshine Mayor 70 86

by cathy free from phenomena drama in real life
the washington post
Meet the Trapped at the
46 Lessons from a Ghostbusters Bottom of the Sea
Loaf of Bread
While some dismiss it When his air-supply
by pradeep gaikwad completely out of hand, cord was severed,
from a quiet under- others believe inexplica- commercial diver
standing of god bly in the spirit world. Chris Lemons had
We ask experts why. only minutes to live.
48 Out on a Limb
by helen foster by simon hemelryk
by dana hedgpeth from
the washington post readersdigest.in 3

50 Friends, Indeed

by rd readers

56

health

Get that Checked!

How much should you
worry about surprising
spots, bumps and aches?

by anna-kaisa walker

Reader’s Digest

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Departments points to ponder news from the (top) ILLUSTRATION BY AGATA NOWICKA; (bottom) illustrations by james steinberg
world of medicine
10 Over to You 30 Meena Kandasamy,
Krishna Sobti 38 Lighter Shoes
your true stories and Issey Miyake for Stronger
Feet, Holographic
26 My Little Helper, The Healthy Patients Training
and More Doctors and More
32 Immune System
trusted friend Supercharger we found a fix

116 Don’t Touch That, by adam meyer 40 How to Speed Up
It’s Poisonous by Airport Security,
Ellice Weaver body and mind the Best Way to
Preserve Herbs
Conversations 36 Five a Day and More

slice of life by cara rosenbloom

18 My Dad and 32
I, Rebuilt

by colleen oakley

smile

22 What’s Your
Weird Phobia?

by patricia pearson

it happens
only in india

28 Finger Fraud, Leaf
Me Alone and More

by naorem anuja

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Culturescape studio Humour

interview with 105 Dayanita Singh’s 14
nandita das Let’s See Humour in Uniform

96 Going with Her Gut by shreevatsa nevatia 54
Life’s Like That
by karishma upadhyay review
76
rd recommends 106 The Bigger Picture All in day’s Work

102 Films, Watchlist, by jai arjun singh 98
and Books Laughter,
me and my shelf The Best Medicine
96
108 Avinuo Kire’s
Top-10 Reads

110 Brain Teasers
112 Sudoku
113 Word Power
115 Quotable Quotes

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Good Neighbours: Acts of Kindness Close to Home ..................................................... 42
Get That Checked! 17 Symptoms You Should Never Ignore..........................................56
Ghostbusters: When Science Meets the Supernatural ................................................ 70
Meet the Woman Who Would be Queen........................................................................ 78
Trapped at the Bottom of the Ocean .............................................................................. 86

6 october 2022



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8 october 2022



OVER TO Murray’), which many
YOU people misheard
as Lady Mondegreen.
Notes on the E. Krishnan,
August issue Thiruvananthapuram

MIDNIGHT’S CHILDREN TURN 75 My Parents In Love

The five success stories of the 1947 generation were To love is a choice—to
inspiring. The 1947 generation also includes thou- commit to another ev-
sands of pre-Partition refugees, who were forced to ery day, and to always
leave their homes in undivided India and struggled move from a place of
for years to make good in their new homelands. love through life’s ups
Many of them, like me, are still longing to visit their and downs. But, it
birthplace before it is too late. As a homage to this is just as essential to
dwindling generation, in this 75th year of our separa- remind ourselves to
tion, both India and Pakistan should allow them to practise self-love. Just
visit their ancestral homes on either side. The open- as we cherish our loved
ing of the Kartarpur Sahib corridor in 2019, is a ones—warts and all—
positive start and it would be a great goodwill remember to love
gesture on the part of both countries to extend yourself, your flaws
the facility for visiting one’s birth place, preferably notwithstanding.
through the Wagah border, where the necessary Kriti Nagpal, New Delhi
infrastructure already exists.
Madan Mohan Mathur, New Delhi Can I Learn to
Like Poetry?
Madan Mohan Mathur gets this month’s ‘Write & Win’ prize
of `1,000. —EDs Poetry, can be difficult
to comprehend. The
“Like a Dino in the Sky” text often guides read-
ers to reach a particu-
Indu Balachandran’s take on misheard songs lar conclusion but the
was amusing. Interestingly, there’s an English word language employed is
which describes just this: ‘mondegreen’, originating not always explicit. It
from the misrepresentation of the phrase ‘Laid is the major reason for
him on the green’ (in the ballad ‘The Bonny Earl of the reticence in study-
ing poetic texts. Still,
reading poetry pro-
vides us with a sense of
pleasure, and connects
us with ourselves and

10 october 2022



Reader’s Digest

others—it demands kindness during his reading material has
attention and creative childhood, motivated swelled. My children,
participation of the him to pay it forward are a product of their
reader. The trick is via The Bicycle Project. times and their reading
to ‘spend some time Though the task of habits reflect that. But,
with it’ and not worry collecting unwanted old habits die hard, and
if one fails to get it on and discarded bikes as I grow older, I con-
the first read. from far-off locations, tinue to pass on my list
Goutam kumar repairing and repaint- of dos and donts with
Bhaduri, Cooch Behar  ing them and then even more fervour.
delivering them must Betty Skaria, Kochi
Wonder Walls have been hard work,
yet it must also have Banudhar’s
From the representa- been deeply satisfying. Sack of Rice
tion of the children His efforts created
from Dharavi’s slums ease in the lives of Dr Sanjay Pandey’s
to New York’s anarchic children, who needed story reminded me of
forms of self-expres- it the most. a St Thomas Aquinas
sion, street art has Prafull Chandra saying: “Gratitude is
come a long way. While Sockey, Jharkhand trying to return more
passing through streets, than what we have
or glancing out of a car Advice to the Young received”. Indeed, a
or a bus window, it is sack of rice and a few
creative street art that Atwood’s article both vegetables were not
often catches my atten- rekindled my child- equal to the surgery
tion. As an avid art hood memories, and expenses, yet the per-
lover, I believe that set me reminiscing son’s grateful heart,
graffiti art, like all other about how I would transformed their
forms of artistic expres- advise my own child- worth. This was a
sion, has the power to ren on their reading warm reminder to
rekindle our spirit. choices. I grew up with be grateful for what
Madhurima Bhadra, Enid Blyton, my world we receive.
Kolkata was full of Mallory Denver A. Pushpam,
Towers, the five find- Mumbai
Bicycle Santa outers and a slew of
other characters who Write in at editor.india@
This story demon- made my life wonderful rd.com. The best letters
strates how a kind turn then. Those were sim- discuss RD articles, offer
can create a ripple ef- pler times. Now, I real- criticism, share ideas.
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Humour in

UNIFORM

Following a military “Excellent strategy, General, though I fear
reassignment, I moved the enemy might be full size.”
into a home on a golf
course called the Tour- “Is this for the active After pinning on my ian baker/cartoonstock.com
nament Players Club serviceman section or new Air Force gold
(TPC). I phoned the the inactive section?” bars, I stepped outside
electric company to asked the man on the and encountered a
set up service. “My other end of the line. staff sergeant. He gave
address is 5707 TPC me a snappy salute and
Parkway,” I told the rep. My flummoxed said, “Good morning,
husband responded, Lieutenant. Your hat
“Was that DPC Park- “Lord! I hope they’re is on backward, sir.”
way?” she asked. all inactive.”
—Sally Iden —GCFL.NET
“No, ma’am, it’s …”
“DBZ?” The first salute received Reader’s Digest will pay
“No, TPC—as by a freshly minted for your funny anecdote
in Tango Papa second lieutenant is or photo in any of our hu-
Charlie—Parkway.” significant. It symbol- mour sections. Post it to the
“Oh, Tango Papa izes authority. Prestige. editorial address, or email
Charlie, right!” us at [email protected]
Two weeks later, a
letter from the utility
arrived. It was ad-
dressed to me at
“5707 Tango Papa
Charlie Parkway.”
—Ronald Dougherty

My husband, a vete-
ran, called a national
cemetery to arrange for
plots for the two of us.

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18 october 2022

SLICE OF
LIFE

My Dad and I,
Rebuilt

Working on a home repair project
with my father showed me I had more

to learn about him than I thought

By Colleen Oakley

Growing up, I understood one usually when something broke
thing about my dad: He knew in my apartment and I needed to
everything. This was our rela- know how to fix it: the toilet; the air-
tionship, in sum: I asked him conditioning; the wall, once, when I
questions and he told me the answers. threw a shoe at a terrifying spider.
Is there really a man in the moon? How
do sailboats work? What is the highest But then, eventually, I needed him
score anyone’s ever gotten in Pac-Man? less. I got married, and my husband
had most of the knowledge I lacked
In my teen years, he taught me about gutter cleaning and water heat-
things I’d need to know to survive in ers and nondestructive insect removal.
the real world. How to drive a stick For everything else, we had Google.
shift. How to check your car tyre’s pres-
sure (though the gauge he bought me I don’t know when it happened,
20 years ago still sits untouched in my but our conversations when I called
glove box). The correct knife to use to devolved into six words. Me: “Hi,
cut a cantaloupe. Dad.” Him: “Hi, sweets. Here’s Mom.”
(Because her, I still needed—What’s
When I moved out on my own, your chicken parmigiana recipe?
I called him at least once a week, Do I need to call the doctor for my

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daughter’s fever? Can you read this manufacturing plant that burned his

draft of my novel?) hands raw and even the diner line-

I loved my dad, of course, but I won- cook position, where he learnt how to

dered at times if maybe he had already make the best omelette in the Western

shared everything I needed to know. hemisphere. But I never knew this.

Maybe I’d heard all his stories. Maybe, “Yep. Now come up here and let me

after knowing a man for 40 years, teach you how to use this circular saw.”

there’s nothing left to say. As he explained the importance

Then, two summers ago, my hus- of not setting the blade too deep

band, our four kids and I moved (information I quickly tucked away in

in with my parents for three weeks the same place I store the information

while our house was being renovated. about how to use the tyre gauge),

They own a lake house, and Dad asked I realized that maybe it’s not that

me to help him rebuild the bulkhead there’s nothing left to say. Maybe it’s

at their dock. just that I’ve spent my life asking him

I didn’t balk—it was the least I could the wrong questions.

do for free rent—but I A few weeks later, after

was dreading it. It was MAYBE IT’S my family and I moved
hard, manual labour. We JUST THAT back into our renovated
got wet and sandy, and I’VE SPENT MY house, I called my parents.
I’m fairly certain a deadly Dad answered.

bacteria was unleashed LIFE ASKING “Hi, sweets,” he said.

from the innards of the HIM THE “Here’s Mom.”
rotted wood we hacked WRONG “Wait, Dad,” I said. “How
away from the old QUESTIONS.
retaining wall. are you?” We ended up
talking about the consult-

But as we put the new ing gig he was working on,

bulkhead together piece a new battery he’d bought

by piece, my dad knowing exactly what for his sailboat, a refinancing my hus-

went where, I looked at him. “How do band and I were looking into to bundle

you know how to build a bulkhead?” our home-renovation loan. Nothing

The heavy mallet he was swinging life-changing, nothing earth-shatte-

paused in mid-air. “I spent a sum- ring. To anyone else, it would sound

mer in college building them on like a normal conversation between a

the Jersey Shore.” dad and his daughter.

“You did?” I thought I knew every- But to me, it was novel. A new begin-

thing about my dad—all his random ning. I spent the first part of my life

jobs. I knew about the apple orchard, needing to talk to my dad. Now I talk to

the summer at the horseradish him because I want to.

20 october 2022



SMILE

What’s Your Weird Phobia?

By Patricia Pearson

It has always interested me what Did they express being terrified of
people are afraid of versus what cancer and tigers and car crashes? No.
they should be afraid of, such as I heard from grown men and women
complications from their diabetes. admitting that they ran hysterically
(Ahem, husband, I am looking at from pigeons, shrieked at loose bits
you.) So, several years ago to pro- of string, or arranged their whole lives
mote a book I had written about around avoiding jars of mayonnaise.
anxiety, I built a website called Actually, that last one is my husband
Hall of Phobias, and invited Ambrose’s phobia. I can wave a spoon-
people to share their worst fears. ful of mayo at him and he will dart

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away as if I’m threatening him with a things. I had one friend who could
fiery torch. It’s a useful weapon in my not swim, yet she ran into the Atlantic
arsenal, if I should ever need it. Ocean in order to avoid a birthday-
party clown she’d encountered on the
Up to 15 per cent of the world’s beach. Shouldn’t she have been more
population suffers from phobias, with afraid of drowning? Isn’t the sea about
the most common being heights, small one million times more menacing to
spaces and flying. But aside from those, her well-being than a man with a red
wow, do they vary. “I am deathly afraid rubber ball on his nose?
of water I cannot see through,” one
woman wrote. “I need to know what I was discussing this strange feature
could be approaching, like the Loch of human psychology with my cousins
Ness monster or a shark, even though recently. One of them, David—a tall,
that is just ridiculous.”
MY COUSIN
Offered another: “I had always been ADMITTED TO
quite proud to only have one phobia: BEING ASHAMED
crabs, which in the middle of England OF HIS FEAR OF
isn’t much of an issue.” But, she shared, COTTON BALLS.
“I’ve recently developed a phobia of
opening and closing curtains.” Huh? strong man who owns a rifle and lives
in a forest full of bears—was ashamed
A third woman allowed that, “I to admit he has an unspeakable fear
cannot stand coins in my hand and of cotton balls. Yes, those little wispy
will not carry change in my pocket tufts that top up pill bottles. “It’s mak-
or purse. The thought makes me feel ing me queasy just thinking about it,”
sick; I can barely write about it.” She he said, taking a slug of beer.
must have been relieved when debit
cards came along. Meanwhile, my cousin John vol-
unteered that he’s afraid of groups of
People wrote that they were afraid circles, like a cluster of mushrooms, or
of sail boats, suspension bridges, bald the holes in a wasp’s nest. He shud-
people. Bald people! There’s an actual dered when he told me. I remem-
clinical term for that particular fear: bered someone else who had written
‘peladophobia’. Someone, somewhere to me of a similar fear: “I’m fine with
in the world, was sufficiently aware of one, two or three ants. But if I see a
people being terrified of hairless heads swarm of them I freeze. Just the im-
that they came up with a clinical term age of a collection of tiny little dots
for it. On the other hand, one man
wrote on the website that he was fine
with bald heads—but terrified of sitting
in the barber’s chair.

Phobias can make us do ridiculous

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is horrifying to me.” As it happens, glass platform jutting 70 feet out from
my cousin John knows exactly what the canyon’s wall. It’s called the Sky-
he means. Walk, and its website cheerfully de-
clares that, “There’s simply no thrill
There’s a new treatment for pho- like stepping out on glass thousands
bias. Apparently some scientists have of feet in the air ….”
developed ‘augmented reality’ goggles
that can safely expose you to images Are you kidding me? You would
of your deepest fear until you begin have to shoot me with a tranquillizer
to feel less inclined to scream and dart and drag me by my ankles to get
run away from it. I can see the merit me anywhere near that. The way I see
of this approach. We know that grad- it, fear of heights is not a bad thing.
It keeps me from falling off cliff edges
THE WAY I and apartment balconies. And I’d
SEE IT, FEAR OF rather have acrophobia than the fear
HEIGHTS KEEPS ME that one man wrote to me about: an
FROM FALLING OFF “extreme phobia of when people tent
their fingers, like Montgomery Burns
CLIFF EDGES. in The Simpsons. I actually slap peo-
ple’s hands to make them stop.” That
ual exposure therapy really does cure has to be awkward.
people of their phobias. But the trou-
ble with this device is that the sheer The moral of the story is that we’re
number of random things people get all a little bit crazy. Maybe you have a
phobic about—from cotton balls to weird phobia; maybe your friends do,
ants to condiments—could limit the too. Why not ask them? Inquire, for
technology’s scope. instance, whether they, for no reason
whatsoever, have a fear such as this
My own issue is a fear of heights. one, sent to my Hall of Phobias: “I fear
A friend once told me about her visit that the veins in my feet will burst. If
to the Grand Canyon, where she had feet ever come up in conversation, I
what she considered the exciting plea- always have to sit down so I don’t start
sure of walking on a 1,200-metre-high freaking out.”

And after you laugh, give them an
empathetic hug.

Eat Me Not
11 days into a low carb detox and having fantasies of swimming in

spaghetti wearing an Italian bread bikini.

— @NOACCOUNTLURKER

24 october 2022



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YOUR The Mother of All Broken Records
TRUE
STORIES I said to my daughter on the phone, “Your
grandmother is getting more forgetful and
in 100 Words more repetitive every day. If I ever get like
that, you’ll tell me, won’t you?” My daughter
Little Helper replied, “Yes, Mom, you already told me this.”

When I was working at a —Gayle Hays
school, I noticed a student
of grade four would go This Little Piggy wandering through
missing from the class- Went to the Park the crowd. He didn’t
room everyday, but his seem to be bothered by
schoolbag would always Our family goes to an the people or the music.
be on his seat. I decided to annual outdoor gospel He strolled around as
find out where he would singing event at Beacon if he owned the place.
go before contacting his Park near Harrison, Finally he went on his
parents. The next day, I Arkansas. It draws big merry way. Some folks
caught him just as he was crowds from states all are suggesting that the
slipping out before first around. One year, while park now change its
period. When I confron- we were enjoying the name—to Bacon Park!
ted him, he explained, songs, we were startled
“There’s a lady who sells to see a full-grown hog —Jackie Baker
fruits and snacks outside.
She is very old and needs
help. She cannot manage
alone. So I go there to help
her.” I just hugged him.

—Jayalakshmi K.,
Anand, Gujarat

Got a true story that can
bring out a smile? Send
us your anecdotes in 100
words or less to editor.
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It Happens

ONLY IN INDIA

Put a finger on this Kuwait for jobs. For altered for a year or so. CARTOON BY RAJU EPURI
In this month’s round `25,000, Reddy and This would allow them
up of the criminally- Ramana were offering to update their Aad-
enterprising, we have to operate on job-seek- haar, acquire new
36-year-old radiologist ers’ fingertips to help identities and make
and x-ray technician them forge fresh prints, hitch-free applications
Gajjalakondugari Naga allowing them to em- for new visas. This
Muneswar Reddy and brace new identities. criminal microenter-
39-year-old anaesthe- This is how the shindig prise was finally caught
sia technician Sagabala worked: Once the sur- out by a joint operation
Venkat Ramana, serv- gery was completed on conducted by a Special
ing up illegal surgeries a client and the wound Operations Team from
to aid deported indi- healed, their finger- the Malkajgiri Zone
viduals return to prints would stand along with the

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Ghatkesar Police. They found himself desper- tree growing in his
caught Reddy and Ra- ately hanging on to the village, in Mau, Uttar
mana, along with two speeding compartment Pradesh. It’s been a
persons awaiting their by the arm of his cap- month and we hear
‘surgical help’ in a ho- tor for the next 10 km. there are no current
tel in Hyderabad. Even In the now viral video, plans to move back to
among the fraudulent, the cutpurse is seen terra firma. Food and
we can count on some pleading with his water are dutifully
more than the others, would-be victims to delivered by Kumar’s
to leave fresh imprints not let go of his hand. family and by a rope-
in the life of crime. The passengers held pulley system.
firm and used the
source: ndtv.com opportunity to chastise It seemed as though
him severely for his Kumar’s troubles were
Snatch and grill ways, letting him over, until however the
On 14 September, as loose only when the women of the village
the Samastipur-Katihar train slowed as it ap- registered a complaint
passenger train snaked proached Khagaria against him: Kumar’s
out of the Sahebpur station. Here’s hoping marsupial ways al-
Kamal station, Begusa- this cliffhanger mo- lowed him an eagle-
rai, a pick-pocket made ment taught him all eye view into their
his usual play—snatch the right lessons. homes, thus encroach-
a passenger’s mobile ing upon their privacy.
phone through the source: economictimes.com The police were called
train window and in to mediate, but ac-
scram. Alas! All days Leaf me alone! cording to the villagers,
at work aren’t made Ram Pravesh, 42, was they turned up, shot a
equal, and on this par- tired of fighting with video and left. Our
ticular one his luck ran his wife. Marital dis- guess is, they were just
out. As he thrust his cord had reached fever as stumped as we are.
hand through the win- pitch in the past six
dow bars for the steal, months—he alleges his source: indiatoday.in
an alert passenger wife rained blows on
latched on to his arm, him—and his frazzled —COMPILED BY NAOREM ANUJA
and refused to let go. nerves could take no
Just then, the train be- more. He needed a Reader’s Digest will pay
gan to chug its way out sanctuary, and he for contributions to this
of the station and in- found one! He moved column. Post your sugges-
stead of a quick get- out of his home and on tions with the source to the
away, the hapless thief to an 80-feet-tall palm editorial address, or email:
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POINTS TO PONDER from left: alamy (3)

Colonialism. The enforced spread of the rule of reason.
But who is going to spread it among the colonizers?

Anthony Burgess, writer

Oh ... the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person,
having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words,

but pouring them all right out, just as they are, chaff and
grain together; certain that a faithful hand will take and

sift them, keep what is worth keeping, and then with
the breath of kindness blow the rest away.

Dinah Craik, novelist

I have a tattoo on my arm, that says, in ancient Greek, ‘I am certain
of nothing.’ I think that’s a good operating principle.

Anthony Bourdain, chef and travel show host

Anthony Burgess Dinah Craik Anthony Bourdain

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Hope—as the cliché goes—is the last thing to disappear. I sometimes
wish it had abandoned me first, with no farewell note or
goodbye hug, and forced me to act.

Meena Kandasamy, novelist and activist

... If you can’t oppose your own self, then you will desist from
raising your voice against injustice too. Consent and
submission are the first steps towards tyranny

Krishna Sobti, novelist

One should always be curious. Not a passive curiosity
dependent upon information received, but an aggressive

curiosity that compels one to seek things out
and ascertain them for oneself.

Issey Miyake, fashion designer

Meena Kandasamy Krishna Sobti Issey Miyake

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Wellness from Thehealthy.com

Immune
System
Supercharger

Vitamin D appears
to help prevent
many illnesses,
including COVID

By Adam Meyer

illustrations by James Steinberg

Since the early 20th century
when vitamin supplements first
became available, people have
generally focused on a single, spe-
cific benefit attributed to each vita-
min. Vitamin A, for instance, could
optimize your eyesight. B vitamins
could give you extra energy. Vitamin
E could make your skin glow. Thanks
to Linus Pauling, vitamin C supple-
ments were popular in the 1970s and
1980s for helping to ward off colds (a

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theory since debunked by numerous death among patients with COVID-19.”
studies). Despite the fact that each What scientists still don’t know for
vitamin actually delivers a range of
benefits, it’s often one characteristic sure is whether the increased like-
that gets all the attention. And thanks lihood of getting severe COVID-19
to the COVID-19 pandemic, the pub- is directly caused by low vitamin D
lic’s recent focus has been on vitamin blood levels—or whether having low
D and its immune system benefits. vitamin D levels just leads to poorer
health overall. And the big question:
A 2020 study published in the Jour- Can taking vitamin D supplements
nal of Clinical Endocrinology & Me- help people avoid getting COVID-19?
tabolism (JCEM) found that more than
80 per cent of people hospitalized for William Schaffner, MD, professor of
COVID-19 had low vitamin D levels. preventive medicine and infectious
And according to a 2020 report pub- diseases at the Vanderbilt University
lished in Nature.com, an estimated School of Medicine, says, “Vitamin D
490 million Indians are vitamin D
deficient, which—based on informa- FATTY FISH AND
tion from the JCEM study—could make DAIRY ARE THE MAIN
them more susceptible to the virus. Be-
fore vaccines against the novel corona- DIETARY SOURCES
virus became available, people started OF VITAMIN D.
downing vitamin D supplements, hop-
ing to prevent COVID illness. deficiency is associated with COVID-19
severity, but research doesn’t show it’s
More research appears to confirm the cause specifically.” He adds: “Your
the connection. A January 2022 peer- best bet is to assume that vitamin D
reviewed meta-analysis published in helps prevent COVID-19 and reduces
the journal Reviews in Endocrine and the severity of symptoms, or at least is
Metabolic Disorders noted that several a healthy and safe option for strength-
studies have suggested a significant ening your immune system to fight
association between vitamin D defi- off disease.”
ciency and an individual’s COVID-19
susceptibility and severity. Research Fatty fish (salmon, tuna, mackerel)
done before the pandemic had found and fortified dairy products are the
that vitamin D plays a role in mini- main dietary sources of the vitamin.
mizing the risk of respiratory infec- The body also synthesizes vitamin
tions and is associated with reduced D from sunlight, but indoor life and
potential for blood clots, which the strong sunblock reduce that source
researchers of the 2022 review stated of the vitamin too. People who have
“are a common and major cause of chronic illnesses, elderly people,

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and people with darker diseases, such as Alzheimer’s disease
skin are at particular and multiple sclerosis.
risk of being deficient. „ Low levels of vitamin D3 have been
All these are examples linked to increased inflammation and
of why many medical irritation in the digestive tract.
experts recommend vita-
min D supplements. If you’re considering a vitamin D
Supplementing with vitamin D supplement, it’s important to consult
can have many other benefits, includ- your doctor before you start. Deena
ing helping the body absorb calcium Adimoolam, MD, an endocrinologist
from the digestive tract in order to at Summit Health in New Jersey, says,
build healthy bones. Other, lesser- “I recommend patients get checked
known health effects include: for vitamin D deficiency, and supple-
„Vitamin D may be associated with ment if levels are low.” A blood level
a lower incidence of several uro- of at least 30 nanograms per millilitre
logic problems in adults, such as is considered optimal.
urinary tract infections and overactive
bladder, as well as prostate and Another reason to see your doctor
bladder cancers. first is to learn how to use your sup-
„Low levels of vitamin D have been plement properly. Vitamin D is fat-
linked with neurodegenerative soluble, meaning it’s best absorbed
when it’s consumed with a meal that
contains some fat.

i tried it...

Visiting a Rage Room

The pandemic caused stressful job changes and family health crises and RICHCANO/GETTY IMAGES
cancelled the wedding my fiancé and I had planned. I reached a breaking
point. We got married in a small ceremony instead, and my husband gifted
me with a visit to a ‘rage room’. We suited up in protective gear and—for
20 glorious minutes—used golf clubs, bats and a tire iron to smash dishes,

appliances and an old TV in a space designed for that
purpose. We laughed and cheered until every last
thing was destroyed. For the first time in what
seemed like forever, I felt in control. I hadn’t real-
ized how much anger and tension I’d been
holding in until I was able to let it all out.
—Desiree Banka Rothenberger,
as told to Charlotte Hilton Andersen

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You’ll also want your doctor to ad- about your specific needs.
vise you on how much of the vitamin It’s unlikely that vitamin D deficiency
to take, as the necessary dosage can
vary from person to person. For gener- is the only cause of severe COVID-19
ally healthy adults 19 to 70 years old, and other respiratory illnesses, but
the National Institutes of Health rec- making sure that your diet contains
ommends 600 international units (IU) the vitamins and nutrients your body
of vitamin D per day. For adults over needs should be part of your overall
age 70, the recommendation increases wellness routine.
to 800 IU. For people with certain
medical conditions—such as gastro- Other important practices to sup-
intestinal disorders that affect nutrient port your immunity are to get the
absorption—a doctor may recommend COVID vaccine and boosters, reduce
a higher dose. Very high doses (60,000 stress, exercise regularly and make
IU per day for several months) have sure to get enough sleep. All these
been shown to cause toxicity, so it’s al- steps will help keep your immune sys-
ways wise to check with your physician tem in good shape to fight off what-
ever you’re exposed to.

—WITH INPUTS BY ISHANI NANDI

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BODY & MIND

Five a Day

Eating two fruits and
three veggies daily can

help you live longer

By Cara Rosenbloom

from THE WASHINGTON POST

Anew study backs up the long- servings—specifically two fruits and GETTY IMAGES/ISTOCKPHOTO
standing nutritional guideline three vegetables—had a 12 per cent
that consuming five daily serv- lower risk of death from cardiovascular
ings of a variety of fruits and vegeta- disease, a 10 per cent lower risk
bles, from apples to zucchini, is linked from cancer, and a 35 per cent lower
to longevity. But if you consider fruit risk from respiratory disease, com-
juice or French fries among those serv- pared with people who ate just two
ings, you may have to rethink your diet. daily servings.

“People who eat five servings of veg- One ‘serving’ is 125 millilitres of any
etables and fruit daily have a 13 per vegetables or fruits, or 250 millilitres of
cent lower risk of all-cause death com- salad greens. You get the same benefi-
pared to people who eat two servings cial vitamins, minerals and fibre in
of fruit and vegetables per day,” says both, but vegetables are lower in calo-
Dong Wang, a faculty member at Har- ries and sugar, which is why the guide-
vard Medical School, and one of the lines recommend slightly higher
study’s researchers. The study found consumption levels for them.
that people who consumed five daily
The findings, published in the

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journal Circulation, included two canned fruits and vegetables, whether
studies of more than 1,00,000 Ameri- conventional or organic. Whichever
can men and women who were fol- options are available, affordable and
lowed for up to 30 years. Those appealing are good choices.
studies were then added to 24 other
studies from across the globe to con- Studies show that freezing and can-
duct one large meta-analysis on more ning preserves nutrients, which often
than 1.8 million participants. makes these foods even more nutri-
ent-dense than their fresh counter-
WHICH ONES ARE BEST? parts. Plus, canned and frozen
produce are good options for people
Variety is key, because different fruits whose barriers to consuming enough
and vegetables contain different ben- servings per day include the high cost,
eficial nutrients and antioxidants. low access, poor quality and lack of
Wang’s study showed that almost all variety of fresh fruits and vegetables.
fruits and vegetables, including leafy
greens, citrus fruits and berries, were And what about organic options?
associated with lower mortality, but They’re fine if you can access and af-
there were some exceptions. Fruit ford them, but it’s not necessary to
juices and starchy vegetables such as purchase organically grown produce.
peas, corn and potatoes were not as-
sociated with reduced risk of death MAKE THEM TASTE GOOD
or chronic diseases. It may be due
to their higher glycaemic load com- Although fruits are convenient be-
pared with other fruits and vegetables, cause you can eat most types from
which means they have a greater abil- your hand, some people don’t know
ity to raise blood sugar levels. While the what to do with vegetables to make
sugar content in two servings of fruit them enjoyable. Try adding your fa-
isn’t a cause for concern in general, if vourite herbs and spices. Salads, veg-
you have Type 2 diabetes you should gie-based smoothies, stir-fries and
discuss your portions with a dietitian. steamed vegetables are also great op-
tions. And don’t skimp on fat: Studies
WHAT TO BUY show that a bit of oil helps your body
absorb the vitamins and carotenoid
Your five daily servings can be met antioxidants from the vegetables.
from a variety of fresh, frozen or
THE WASHINGTON POST (18 march 2021), copyright © 2021
by THE WASHINGTON POST

Since 2008, Switzerland has prohibited owning solitary guinea pigs. Reason:
They are highly social creatures and it’s animal abuse to keep them lonely

SOURCE: MENTAL FLOSS

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news from the be released into the bloodstream,
where it can repair cells and slow
WORLD OF tumour growth. Study participants
MEDICINE at higher risk of colon cancer had
larger amounts of the IL-6 protein
in their blood after cycling on indoor
bikes for 30 minutes than they did
while resting. The conclusion:
Regular exercise can lower your
colon-cancer risk by about 20 per
cent—a finding researchers believe
applies to other cancers.

Lighter Shoes, Stronger Feet

A University of Liverpool study
found that people who wore shoes
with less heel and cushioning than
is typical—such as lightweight, mini-
malist running shoes—increased
their foot strength by almost 60 per
cent after six months of daily use,
improving balance and stability.

Holographic Patients Are
‘Training’ Doctors

Why Exercise Can Reduce Medical students at Addenbrooke’s PHOTO: ADAM VOORHES; PROP STYLIST: ROBIN FINLAY
Colon Cancer Risk Hospital in Cambridge, UK, are
now learning how to treat patients
Regular exercise has been known without worrying about making a
to reduce the risk of getting many mistake that could have serious re-
forms of cancer—and now, scientists percussions. Thanks to an initiative
at Newcastle University in the UK by the hospital, the University of
have identified a reason why. Physi- Cambridge, and the American tech
cal activity causes a cancer-fighting company GigXR, they are practising
protein called interleukin-6 (IL-6) to on holographic people rather than
real patients. The training system,
called HoloScenarios, allows the

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PHOTO: ©GETTY IMAGES doctors-to-be to learn new skills by also a woman. Researchers with ties
interacting with life-like holograms to the American College of Cardiol-
via mixed-reality headsets. The prac- ogy found that, compared to female
tice before the pandemic was to heart specialists, their male counter-
bring in human actors to play the parts underestimated stroke risk in
role of patients, but that was a more female patients. Women were also
time-intensive and costly option. less likely to receive intensive drug
treatment for high cholesterol and
Home Cooking Boosts high blood pressure when treated
Mental Health by a male cardiologist, leading to
poorer outcomes.
Cooking meals can sometimes feel
like a chore, but it comes with bene- One reason gender may influence
fits that carry on long after you’ve the course of heart disease is that fe-
cleaned the dishes. A study, pub- male doctors spend more time with
lished in Frontiers in Nutrition, of 657 patients on average and are better at
healthy Australians found that people picking up on the subtle cues—light-
who took a weekly cooking class for headedness, say—from female pa-
two months improved not only their tients. And female cardiologists
confidence in the kitchen but also may be more likely to recognize
their self-esteem in general. symptoms that women tend to
experience, such as back pain.
Before taking the classes, most par-
ticipants knew little about how to In the United States, women make
make meals using fresh foods rather up only 13 per cent of working cardi-
than with pre-prepared ingredients. ologists. To combat this phenome-
After learning new cooking skills, they non, researchers recommend
reported enjoying their food more, encouraging more women to
better general health and a greater in- specialize in cardiology.
terest and satisfaction in cooking for They also suggest in-
themselves and others. creasing gender-spe-
cific education in
Why Women Should See cardiology training
Female Cardiologists by addressing differ-
ences in the symptoms,
According to a study published in diagnoses and
February, women with heart disease treatment of
ended up in the hospital less often heart disease
and had a lower chance of prema- in women
ture death if their cardiologist was and men.

By Mark Witten

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WE
FOUND
A FIX

HELP, HACKS
and HOW TO

1 COOKING
Preserve Your Herbs
Once you have a nice
dinner on the table, it’s difficult
to predict when you’ll be up to
such gourmet cooking again.
But don’t let those handfuls
of chopped rosemary,
oregano, thyme and dill
go to waste. Freeze left-
over herbs in olive oil in
an ice cube tray, then
while warming a pan for
your next pièce de résis-
tance, toss in a cube or two
to melt. The herb-olive oil
mixture will leave the pan
both lubricated and seasoned.

source: RD.COM

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2 Reader’s Digest

Make Your Camera 3
Roll Searchable
Take Advantage of Cruise
TECH Finding a specific photo on your Control Without It Taking
camera roll is like looking for a needle in Advantage of You
a needle stack. Fortunately, there’s an
easy way to identify images so you can AUTO Cruise control can help you save
find them later: Add a caption. To get money on fuel by maintaining a constant
started, swipe up on an image or video. speed. But avoid using the feature while
On iPhones you can write your caption, navigating hills or mountainous inclines,
and it’ll save automatically. Android users as it sends your engine into overdrive and
can tap edit on the top of the screen to causes your vehicle to burn fuel faster.
add a title. Photo evidence of summer Conserve fuel on hilly highways by allow-
2008 or your trip to Mykonos is now just ing your speed to slightly decrease as
a keyword search away. you go up and slowly increase as you
go down, as nature intended. After all,
it’s not called climb control.

TMB STUDIO 4

Minimize Airport
Security Mayhem
TRAVEL Digging for your laptop,
phone and tablet amidst impa-
tient fellow travellers in socks
with a hole in the toe adds to
travel stress. Since elec-
tronics go in a separate
tray, pack them in a
smaller tote within
your cabin bag. You
can pull everything
out all at once and easily
slide it back in once you
clear airport security.

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COVER STORY

GOOD NEI

illustrations by Nilanjan Das

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GHBOURS

A heartwarming collection
of stories about community

and kindness

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THE works for the city’s water department. PHOTOGRAPH BY K. SYNOLD; INSET PHOTO: COURTESY AL NIXON
SUNSHINE A year later, a woman stopped to

MAYOR say hello, and she said something that
changed his perspective on his daily
By Cathy Free ritual. “She said, ‘You know, every
from the washington post morning when I see you sitting here,
I know that everything is going to be
A lmost eight years ago, Al OK,’ ” Nixon recalled. “That’s when
Nixon decided to begin each I knew: I needed to pay attention to
day from a bench with a spec- the people walking past. I needed to
tacular view of the St Petersburg, make eye contact and let people know
Florida, waterfront. that we mattered to each other.”

“I call it ‘life rising’ because watch- Instead of staring straight ahead at
ing a sunrise makes me feel centred the waterfront, Nixon started smiling
before starting my day,” said Nixon, who at people and striking up conversa-
tions. And pretty soon, more than
a few early risers began joining him
on the bench, sometimes unburden-
ing themselves, asking him for advice

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about relationships, careers and per- might need,” Nixon said. “Every per-
sonal problems. son who stops by the bench deserves
my undivided attention.”
“I was happy to listen,” Nixon, 59,
said. “I wanted them to walk away He remembers the day a couple
knowing they didn’t have to feel alone. came by to talk about problems in
When you’re in your 50s and 60s or their relationship. “The husband was
beyond, a lot of people feel their pur- always working, rarely home,” Nixon
pose hasn’t been fulfilled. At this stage said. “It was ruining their marriage. I
in life, this is definitely my purpose.” told him: ‘My friend, if your wife’s rev-
elation didn’t scare you, then maybe
So, every morning, weather permit- the possibility of losing her will.’”
ting, Nixon, who has three grown chil-
dren and a long-term significant other, “HIS UNIQUE GIFT
rises at 4:30. He puts on a fedora, sips IS THAT HE LISTENS
a cup of coffee, then drives 11 km to
the waterfront, where he’ll stay for two TO EVERYONE.”
hours. His presence and his openness
to listen have led some to nickname Nixon was right, the man admitted.
him the Sunshine Mayor. “He started to cry and agreed that he
needed to slow down,” said Nixon.
“Al is this calm, constant presence,” “We all hugged each other, and we
said Jeff Franzen, 64, a retired real became friends after that. I still see
estate developer who met Nixon while them every now and then over lunch.”
taking a walk along the waterfront a
few years ago. “His unique gift is that No topic is off limits, Nixon said,
he listens to everyone.” but some people sit down and don’t
want to talk at all. They simply
It’s more than that, said Dee Glowa, want to sit next to someone and share
who is in her late 50s. She met Nixon the silence.
while out strolling three years ago.
“He listens without judgment and “A woman stopped once and said, ‘I
without any kind of return expected.” just want to sit here with you,’” he re-
called. “We stared at the water for an
While most people simply wave or hour, then she said thank you and
drop by briefly to make small talk, walked away. She just wanted a mo-
others are anxious to step into his ment of peace and to know she wasn’t
‘office’ and spend a few minutes with alone. And in that moment,
someone who will listen. in that hour, on that morning, she
truly wasn’t.”
No matter what problem a person
wants to air, Nixon lends an ear. “You the washington post (30 july 2021), copyright
have to have an open heart and an © 2021 by the washington post
open head, because you never know
who’s going to walk up and what they

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LESSONS light. Something about him made SHUTTERSTOCK
FROM A me stop. He sat motionless on his
LOAF OF haunches, his unwavering gaze fixed
BREAD on an object only he could see. His
beard was long and unkempt, much
By Pradeep Gaikwad like the matted hair on his head. A
from a quiet understanding of god discarded advertisement banner
draped crudely around his waist was
On a warm summer evening in Surat, his only protection from the elements.
my wife and I were on our way to the The vacant look in his eyes indicated
grocery store, when I noticed a man he was possibly incapable of normal
sitting on the pavement under a street mental function.

We tried asking him a few ques-
tions, but he showed no signs of hav-
ing heard or understood us. He just
sat there, staring into the darkness,

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oblivious to our presence. It was quite more rotis, the lady kept an eye on the
apparent that he was in need of help stranger, making sure that his plate
and we thought a while about what was not empty. She smiled as she
we could do. “He looks famished,” watched him dig into the food clum-
my wife remarked, “but there is no sily, dropping every other morsel on
point in giving him money.” I agreed. to his chest and then to the ground.
“Let’s buy him a loaf of bread instead,” The other members of the family
I suggested. chatted happily as they ate, the rotis
disappearing faster than the cheerful
It took us a while to finish our lady could make them.
shopping. When we returned to the
spot where we had first seen the These were people who had no roof
man, he wasn’t there. We looked over their heads, people who were
around, but there was no sign of him. weary from a long day under the tor-
Disappointed, we decided to go rid summer sun, people who lived
home, wondering what to do with the from one day to the next in the hope
loaf of bread.
NONE OF THE FAMILY
We’d barely gone a hundred me- MEMBERS SEEMED TO
ters when we spotted him. Driven by MIND THE STRANGER’S
hunger, he had crossed the road and
was seated with a family of migrant PRESENCE. IN FACT,
labourers who had camped there. HE LOOKED TO BE
Surprisingly, none of the family mem- QUITE WELCOME.
bers seemed to mind his presence. In
fact, he looked to be quite welcome. of getting some work and earning
The family had accepted him without a few rupees to keep their tummies
question, just as they would a visit- from growling.
ing relative or a close friend. Curious,
I stopped my motorcycle in the We watched for a while. Then,
shadows and watched. overcome with guilt, we placed the
loaf of bread near the man and rode
It was dinner time and the family away, but not before learning the true
had gathered around an open fire meaning of giving and sharing.
over which a lady was roasting rotis
on a tava. A dish of steaming rice and That family was far from wealthy,
a pot of curry completed the menu. but they shared what they had, not
The beggar was eating hungrily from something they had no use for, or
an aluminium plate—identical to the something they could easily afford,
ones from which the family partook like a loaf of bread.
their meals.

Even as she rolled and roasted

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OUT ON
A LIMB

By Dana Hedgpeth
from the washington post

For the most part, Hank, a two- a fence and then became spooked by PHOTOGRAPH BY K. SYNOLD; INSET PHOTO: COURTESY HUMANE RESCUE ALLIANCE
year-old tan-and-white rescue some dogs. The more scared he got,
cat, is a homebody—and for the higher he climbed.
good reason. The one time he got
out of his yard in Washington, DC, he “Cats have an amazing ability to
managed to get stuck in a 60-foot-tall climb up trees, but actually they aren’t
tree for five days and four nights with that good at climbing down,” said Dan
no food or water. D’Eramo, director of field services for
the Humane Rescue Alliance (HRA).
Hank’s big adventure started
last 6 November. Delores Bushong, his Bushong, now worried about getting
75-year-old owner, had just returned Hank down, asked the HRA to take the
from a farmers market when she re- lead, but it was no easy task. HRA called
alized Hank hadn’t come in for his the fire department, but it declined
midday snack. She called his name, in to help, citing safety concerns. Then
alleys and streets around her home. As Bushong called a construction com-
it got dark, she began to worry. Then pany to ask about renting scaffolding
she heard mewling, looked up, and but was told she would have to book
spotted Hank, perched on a branch the equipment 48 days in advance.
near the top of a neighbour’s tree.
Next she reached out to a local tree
Bushong believes Hank got under company, Casey Trees, where she
volunteers, helping with planting and

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