A breathing technique called the physiological sigh, two quick inhales then a long exhale, can lower cortisol and adrenaline fast. Do it a few times when you feel stress and your body releases excess CO₂. The speaker learned it from his wife and neuroscientist Andrew Huberman.
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Is something that's called a physiological side. And it's two quick breaths in and one longer breath out. So it's just basically, that's it. It's just. And I heard my wife do it for years, and I was like, it's so crazy. She always does this. And then I listen to Andrew Huberman, and he was talking about this thing called a physiological sigh. And it's just basically a way for your body to release cortisol adrenaline. You do this all day long, and. And it's how your body releases extra CO2 and adrenaline, and you can make yourself do it on purpose. So if you're just sitting there and you notice yourself, stress, something coming up, it's just you can do that a couple of times. You actually start to notice with the extra unneeded CO2 being released from your body, your body starts to release and be a little bit more relaxed.