On any given busy day, these quirky -- yet effective -- tips will help calm you down and let you find your way back to your happy place. Bonus: They work instantly!

Smooch!
Kissing unleashes chemicals that lower anxiety and encourage feelings of euphoria, reports a new study from Lafayette College. Researchers found that levels of cortisol, a stress hormone, dropped dramatically post-lip-lock in the couples studied. (Not a bad way to relax, if you ask us!)

Squeeze a Lemon
A good whiff of lemon (particularly the oils found in the peel) may be an effective -- and fresh-smelling -- tool in the mood-boosting department, according to recent research published in the journal Physiology & Behavior.

Grab a Book
A new British study found that even six minutes of reading can lower stress levels by 68 percent. Doesn't matter what you read -- from a novel to this magazine -- as long as it lets you lose your worries in the words, says study author David Lewis, Ph.D.

Get Your Game on
Take a cue from your kids and play a video game for a few minutes (on your console, computer, iPhone --whatever). Scientists at East Carolina University looked at how adults' levels of tension, depression, and anger were affected by gaming and saw vast improvements among the study participants.

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