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Super Fact of the Day: Hugging for 20 seconds can beat stress!

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Dr. Jatin SoniGeneral Physician • 22 Years Exp.MBBS
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A sure-shot way of beating stress and correcting your blood pressure and heart rate is through hugging. Research has found that hugging a person for about 20 seconds releases oxytocin, popularly known as the love hormone, to counter the effects of the stress hormone cortisol.

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