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 help keep your daith piercing germ free until it heals completely, this is what you should do: 1  Sterilize a glass of water by boiling it for 5 minutes and let it cool down. 2  Dissolve 1/4 teaspoon of salt in the warm water. 3  Soak a clean piece of gauze in the salt remedy and apply to the daith piercing as a warm compress.