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This works even better than meditation, researchers say. Bagus Production / Shutterstock.com
Feeling stressed out? In just a few minutes, you can restore calm with a simple technique known as “cyclic sighing.” Researchers as Stanford Medicine say this controlled breathing exercise –which involves exhaling very slowly — can have positive effects in just five minutes, improving mood and decreasing rates of resting breathing. The latter is considered a sign of overall body calmness.