The Vicious Cycle Keeping You Awake
Seventy percent of North Americans have trouble sleeping. Dr. Martin has been saying it since his radio days. Here is the loop he described between cortisol and sleep, and where to break it.
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Hey, it’s Dr. Martin here. I was saying this on my radio show years ago, and it has only got worse since. A lot of people don’t sleep. Not “slept badly last night” once in a while. Don’t sleep.
Seventy Percent Of Us Have Trouble Sleeping
That is the number. Seventy percent of North Americans. In clinic I heard it from patient after patient, and it was almost always the same story: eight hours in bed, and nothing that felt like rest. They never got into a REM sleep. They rarely did. And underneath it, there was a lot of anxiety.
Here is the part almost everybody misses. It is not a one-way street.
“Your cortisol’s up, you don’t sleep. You don’t sleep, your cortisol’s up. It’s a vicious cycle.”
That is exactly how I said it on the radio and exactly how I explained it across the desk in clinic. Most people only see one half of it. They know stress is keeping them up at night. True. But the sleep they are not getting is pushing the stress hormone right back up the next day, so tomorrow night starts off worse than tonight did. Round and round it goes.
Break either end and the other one gets an easier job.
What Cortisol Is Actually For
Cortisol gets a bad name. It is your stress hormone and you would not last a day without it. It is meant to be high in the morning, because it is part of what gets you up and out of bed, and it is meant to slide down through the evening so your body can wind down and get on with the repair work it does at night.
The trouble starts when that curve flattens out. Cortisol stays up when it should be coming down. You get into bed with a body that is still on shift, and then you lie there wondering why you are tired everywhere except your head.
The Three A.M. Wake-Up
I heard about three o’clock in the morning more than any other hour of the day. Wide awake. Heart going. Mind running the list. Nothing is wrong in the room, and that is the point. The alarm system never got switched off, so the smallest thing is enough to bring you all the way up out of sleep.
“After trying for several years to find a sleep aid — and I mean everything — Cortisol Control has finally done the trick!”
On Cortisol ControlAnd It Has Got Worse
Twenty years ago I was already talking about this on the air. It is worse now, not better. Later nights, brighter screens, and more caffeine to get through a day that the night before gave nothing back for. Every one of those props cortisol up at exactly the hour it is supposed to be dropping.
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What I Reached For In Clinic
You cannot willpower your way out of this loop at eleven at night. You have to come at it from the cortisol end. That is why I formulated Cortisol Control the way I did, around adaptogens, the herbs that help your body carry a stress load rather than sedating you through it.
Two capsules give you 400 mg each of Relora, rhodiola and ashwagandha, 200 mg of L-theanine, then magnolia bark, phosphatidylserine, holy basil and banaba. Eight ingredients, no stimulants and no caffeine. It is not a sleeping pill and it was never meant to be one. It is support for the stress response that is keeping you switched on.
Cortisol Control
Sedative Sleep Aids“I’ve been taking Cortisol for the past 3 weeks and definitely helped my sleep! It’s amazing I don’t even wake up during the night anymore!”
On Cortisol Control“How Quickly Will I Notice?”
Every woman’s body responds differently and there is no schedule to promise. But this is the order our reviewers describe it in, in their own words.
Getting to sleep
“After one week … finally getting a much needed full night’s sleep.”
Staying asleep
“I don’t even wake up during the night anymore.”
Calmer days
“I feel more calm and at ease.”
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What Customers Are Saying
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Cortisol“Before Cortisol Control my sleep deprivation was at an all time high. After one week of taking this product I was finally getting a much needed ‘full’ nights sleep.”
“I started taking 2 pills before bed to improve my sleep and I have noticed much better deep and REM sleep with an overall higher rating on my Fitbit! I’m thrilled!”
“I have used this product for 7 months. It has helped me reach a deep restorative sleep. I feel better, function better and think better. Truly amazing!”
“I started taking CC about 2 weeks ago. After a very long time, I can finally get a good nights sleep. I sleep through the night & feel rested in the morning. I feel more calm & at ease. Thank you”
“This product has helped me a great deal on my most stressful days. It helped me to calm down and get a good nights sleep. I would refer this product to anyone.”
“Amazing product. I am sleeping like a baby and waking up refreshed.”
That’s all six shown here, out of 1,207 verified reviews.
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Doctor-Formulated
The same formula used in clinic, built by Dr. Martin over 45+ years.
No Stimulants, No Caffeine
It is not a sleeping pill and there is nothing in it to leave you groggy.
What Is Actually In The Bottle
Two capsules. Eight ingredients. Straight off the label.
Ashwagandha & Relora 400 mg each
The two most studied stress adaptogens in the formula. They help blunt the cortisol spike and take the edge off the wired feeling, so your body can settle.
Rhodiola & Holy Basil 400 mg & 40 mg
Rhodiola is the root that helps the body carry a heavy load without being sedated. Holy basil, also called tulsi, backs it up against the steady baseline stress of an ordinary week.
L-Theanine & Magnolia 200 mg & 100 mg
The amino acid from green tea, with no stimulant sitting next to it, plus magnolia bark, long used to wind the body down in the evening.
Phosphatidylserine & Banaba 100 mg & 8 mg
Phosphatidylserine is a phospholipid your cell membranes are built from, included to support the stress response. Banaba extract rounds the formula out. Eight ingredients, no stimulants and no caffeine.
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You Are Not Stuck In The Loop
If you have been lying there doing the arithmetic on how many hours you have left, hear me on this. A cycle has two ends, and you only have to break one of them. Give the stress side some help and the sleep side gets an easier job.
Talk soon,
Dr. Martin