Feel better in 5
1 THE POWER OF DEEP BREATHING
1 Back in ancient Greek and Roman times, doctors would recommend their patients take deep breaths – voluntary holding of air in the lungs – as they believed this exercise “cleansed the system of impurities” and gave the individual strength; and they’re not wrong.
When you feel anxious, your breathing speeds up and causes your sympathetic nervous system (responsible for activating the fight or flight response) to
