Imagine this situation: you have a super important meeting in an hour, but you also have a splitting headache. Or you’re sitting in the dentist’s chair and your stomach suddenly decides to rebel.
These annoying problems can seriously spoil your daily life, especially if you don’t have any medicine on hand. Luckily, there are lots of useful tricks that can help you cope with these and quickly get your body under control.
We put together 12 helpful hacks that can have a surprising effect on your body.
✱ Blow on your thumb to calm your nerves.
Why it works: Your thumbs have a direct impact on the vagus nerve that controls your heart rate. So when you blow on them, you slow your heart rate and lower your blood pressure, which helps you calm down quickly.
