INSTEAD of a smoking break to relieve stress, Filipinos should adopt the 4-7-8 breathing technique, the Department of Health (DoH) suggested.

This involves inhaling for four seconds, holding the breath for seven seconds and exhaling for eight seconds, a technique that has been shown in various studies to effectively calm the body by activating the parasympathetic nervous system.

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