6 Shocking Things That Make You Calmer and Happier
These stress and depression reducers may seem paradoxical (and a couple we wouldn't want to try deliberately), but that doesn't mean they don't work.
By Jena Pincott
Butterflies in the Stomach
Don't exterminate,
cultivate. That fluttery fight-or-flight feeling you get when stressed can work in your favor. In a University of Rochester study, half the volunteers about to deliver a speech were told that pulse-racing, hand-drenching, gut-wrenching sensations are just nature's way of delivering more oxygen to the brain and helping us
perform better under pressure. The result: They felt and did better than those who tried to ignore or squelch their stress—even if they were more nervous beforehand.
Published 05/17/2013
