Cortisol has been shown to damage and kill cells in the hippocampus (the brain area responsible for your episodic memory) and there is robust evidence that chronic stress causes premature brain aging. Without cortisol you would die â but too much of it is not a good thing.
Sesamoid fractures may take 4 to 8 weeks to heal. To keep swelling down and help relieve pain: 1  Put an ice pack, gel pack, or package of frozen vegetables, wrapped in a cloth on your foot every 3 to 4 hours, for up to 20 minutes at a time.
To use apple cider vinegar to clean an infected daith piercing, this is what you should do: 1  Dilute equal amounts of raw unprocessed apple cider vinegar with water. 2  Soak a clean piece of gauze in the healing ACV solution and apply as a compress to the infected daith piercing. 3  Repeat 3-4 times a day to help the wound heal quicker.