Wellness & Prevention

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11 Expert Secrets to Staying Healthy Staying healthy is not all about eating your vegetables (though that certainly helps). In a Disease Prevention Survey, Reader's Digest surveyed more than 100 physicians who specialize in preventive medicine and asked all sorts of questions relating to chronic diseases and how to avoid them. These tidbits of verbatim advice leapt off the page and convinced us that health really does spring from a life well lived.

25 Vitamin-Rich Foods You Should Be Eating These foods hit a sweet spot: They’re vitamin-rich and easy to enjoy. Add them to your next shopping list. Plus, we reveal 5 vitamin myths that you may still believe.

10 Ways to Improve Your Life Here are 10 ways to improve your body, mind and spirit.

10 Bizarre Discoveries Put to Good Use Here are 10 fortuitous discoveries that missed the mark with their intended purpose but still resonate with society today.

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13 More Things Your Plumber Won't Tell You
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Granite tile gives you the appearance of a solid-stone slab at one-third the cost. We'll show you the techniques for a first-rate job.
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How to frame a basement and install insulation.
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