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What are two of the best stress-reducers?

Director, Cardiovascular Inst.,
New York Presbyterian/Columbia
POSTED BY Dr. Mehmet Oz
Two of my favorite stress-reducers are laughing and meditation. Laughing, which reduces anxiety, tension, and stress, can make you between 1.7 to eight years younger.

With meditation, there's a multiple payoff. Meditation helps maintain your brain cells and preserve memory-related functions, and the stress-reduction component of meditation helps prevent such conditions as depression and anxiety disorder. And it's easy to meditate-almost as easy as laughing.