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23 Scientifically-Backed Ways to Reduce Stress Right Now. Whether it's related to an issue at work, a fight with a friend, or problems with family, everyone feels stressed sometimes. In fact, 54 percent of Americans are concerned about the level of stress in their daily lives. And while therapy can help (come on, everyone's thought about laying on that infamous doctor's couch at some point), most solutions (think talk therapy or medication) are dealt with in the long-term.

So what can be done in the next five minutes to reduce—and prevent—stress? Here's our list of the Greatist ways to decrease stress right now. 1. Try progressive relaxation. All the way from fingers to toes—tense and then release each muscle group in the body (lower arm, upper arm, chest, back and abdominals, etc.).

Once the body is relaxed, the mind will be soon to follow ! Wafflesatnoon.com. Videojug - Get Good At Life. The world’s best how to videos plus free expert advice and tutorials. Molecules with Silly or Unusual Names. Arsole Yes, believe it or not, there is actually a molecule called Arsole... and it's a ring! It is the arsenic equivalent of pyrrole, and although it is rarely found in its pure form, it is occasionally seen as a sidegroup in the form of organic arsolyls.

For more information, see the paper with probably the best title of any scientific paper I've ever come across: "Studies on the Chemistry of the Arsoles", G. Markl and H. Hauptmann, J. Thanks to Neil Brookes, Nicholas Welham, Andy Shipway, Lloyd Evans, Peter Sims, John Perkins, Bob Buntrock and Ben Mills for some of the info and details about these molecules. HotUKDeals - Deals, Discounts & Voucher Codes.