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It’s no secret that stress is an inevitable part of life. Everyone experiences it—at work, at home, or even in a public setting. Luckily for us, while we all experience stress, we also have the power to regulate it.

When it comes to stress, cortisol plays an enormous role. As your body perceives stress, your adrenal glands make and release cortisol—also known as the stress hormone. But what exactly is it, and why is it important to lower your cortisol levels?

Shane has been dealing with tinnitus for the past couple of months after he went swimming with his friends at a public pool one day. Though the pool was clean and Shane has strict discipline over his hygiene, water stuck deep inside his ear during that afternoon. He thought he had gotten all the water out of his ear, but hours later in bed, it sounded like water had clogged his ear again. His attempts to ignore it were futile as it reached the point where his right ear sounded like he was hearing everything as if it were underwater.

The rotator cuff consists of four muscles surrounding your shoulder blade. Each of these muscles has a tendon attaching it to your upper arm. When any of these tendons is injured, inflamed, or worn down, it may cause rotator cuff pain.

Ever hear a sharp ringing noise in your ear? The major misconception about this discomfort is that it is a disease in itself. However, tinnitus is usually a symptom of another condition. In the UK alone, it affects 1 in 8 of the population of all ages, only becoming less common when people pass the age of 69.

There are different ways to practise self-healing to help you overcome your health issues. Discover how you can strengthen your self-healing techniques.

Fibromyalgia (FM) is a chronic condition of severe pain experienced by around 2 to 8% of the people in the world. In this condition, a person experiences pain in the muscles of their back, neck, and lower body.

It can happen to people of all ages and genders, including children. However, it is usually seen to develop in middle age and worsen with time. While there is no cure for the disease, it is certainly manageable with good sleep and regular exercise.

Sometimes, people struggle to sleep and end up in a vicious cycle of insomnia or fall into the rabbit hole of scrolling through Their phones. Other challenges affect the way people fall asleep. These could be stress, chronic pain, or distracting environmental noises.

Nevertheless, there are ways to help induce sleep, such as white noise and soothing sounds.

Imagine you're spending the weekend alone; your family has gone on a trip and you just want to enjoy some peace and quiet. As you're settling in your room with your favourite book, you start hearing a familiar song amidst the piercing silence.

You might not know it yet but you're experiencing a rare condition called musical ear syndrome. Unlike hearing a song in your head, people with MES perceive the sound as coming from an outside source.

Every day, we absent-mindedly listen to dishes clattering, birds chirping, and cars honking. For most people, hearing these sounds is nothing out of the ordinary. In fact, almost everyone does it subconsciously. But for people living with hyperacusis, exposure to everyday sounds can feel equivalent to torture.

Winter brings with it a bunch of good and bad things. While you may enjoy the snowfall and the holiday season, the season brings with it dry skin, harsh winds, chapped lips, cough and cold, and a host of other issues.