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TIL that the vagus nerve, which controls the body's calm response, can be directly activated by slow exhales — and this is why breathing out longer than you breathe in reduces anxiety faster than ...
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Original Title: TIL that the vagus nerve, which controls the body's calm response, can be directly activated by slow exhales — and this is why breathing out longer than you breathe in reduces anxiety faster than equal-ratio breathing.

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