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Cortisol Control Formula

Helps calm the stress hormone that runs the whole show.

  • Helps support a healthy cortisol rhythm, high in the morning, low at night
  • Helps you fall asleep and stay asleep, especially the 3 AM wake-up
  • Helps calm the "wired but tired" feeling
  • Helps support steady energy, mood, and focus
  • Helps your body handle everyday stress
  • Take it in the morning for stress, or an hour before bed for sleep
1 bottle · 60 capsules · $0.54 per capsule
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Product Details

A calming complex of clinically-studied adaptogens and botanicals, Relora, Rhodiola, Ashwagandha, L-Theanine, Magnolia Bark, Phosphatidylserine, Holy Basil, and Banaba. Chosen by Dr. Martin to bring cortisol back into its natural rhythm: high in the morning, low at night.

60 capsules per bottle. A 30-day supply at 2 capsules a day. Doctor formulated. No artificial preservatives, colors, sweeteners, or dairy.

Benefits

Helps support a healthy cortisol rhythm, helps you fall asleep and stay asleep (especially the 3 AM wake-up), helps calm the wired-but-tired feeling, and helps your body handle the steady baseline stress of modern life. Take it in the morning for stress, or an hour before bed for sleep.

How To Take

For stress, take it in the morning, with food if you like. For sleep, take it about an hour before bed. Some people take it twice a day, morning and night. Pick a time and stay consistent. One bottle is a 30-day supply.

Supplement Facts

Serving size 2 capsules. Relora 400mg · Rhodiola 400mg · Ashwagandha 400mg · L-Theanine 200mg · Magnolia Bark 100mg · Phosphatidylserine 100mg · Holy Basil Extract 40mg · Banaba Extract 8mg.

Other ingredients: Hypromellose capsule. Contains no artificial preservatives, colors, sweeteners, or dairy.

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Cortisol Control Formula

“I have 9 of those 7 signs.”

Years ago we handed someone a list of seven symptoms of high cortisol. They paused and said that line. We still laugh about it, but it is how a lot of people feel, off in nine ways at once, and it all traces back to one hormone.

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Hey, it’s Dr. Martin here.

A lot of people aren’t just off in one way. They’re tired. Wired. Foggy. Anxious. Heavy around the middle. Snapping at the people they love.

And nobody ever told them these all trace back to one thing.

Cortisol.

The stress hormone that quietly runs the whole show.

Cortisol is a morning hormone. Most people have it backwards.

Here is how cortisol is supposed to work. It is a morning hormone, highest early in the day. That is what wakes you up and gets you going.

Then it is supposed to fall. Down through the afternoon, lower in the evening, lowest at night so you can sleep. High in the morning, low at night. That is the rhythm.

But for a lot of people that rhythm flips. Low in the morning, so you drag yourself out of bed. High at night, so your brain won’t shut off. You lie there, heart going, thoughts racing. Or you fall asleep, then wake at 3 AM, wide awake, for no reason. Any one of these can be a sign your cortisol is out of rhythm:

  • Waking up tired even after sleeping
  • The “wired but exhausted” feeling
  • Belly fat that won’t budge
  • Light or interrupted sleep, the 3 AM wake-up
  • Anxious without a clear reason

That is not “just stress.” That is cortisol firing at the wrong time.

Dr. Martin

How cortisol is supposed to work HIGH LOW MORNING NIGHT 6 AM12 PM6 PM12 AM
High in the morning, low at night. The way it is supposed to run.
What your cortisol may look like now HIGH LOW MORNING NIGHT 6 AM12 PM6 PM12 AM
Low in the morning, so you drag. High at night, so you cannot switch off. That is the flip.

When Cortisol Goes Unchecked

Cortisol doesn’t just steal your sleep. When it stays high, it touches everything.

  • 13 AM wakings turn into chronic insomnia.
  • 2Belly fat that won’t budge no matter what you eat.
  • 3Wired-but-tired that slides into burnout.

One hormone, out of rhythm, quietly pushing on your heart, your brain, your waistline, and your mood. All at the same time.

Cortisol Control Formula

This is why we made Cortisol Control.

It works on the reason so many people can’t sleep and can’t settle down. It helps bring cortisol back into its natural rhythm. It helps calm that racing, wired feeling at night. And it helps your body handle the steady, baseline stress of modern life.

Because let’s be honest, the world has changed. Social media. The news. The pace of everything. There is a baseline stress now that just sits on people. Cortisol Control helps your body push back.

  • Helps support a healthy cortisol rhythm
  • Helps you fall asleep and stay asleep
  • Helps calm the “wired but tired” feeling

What Cortisol Control helps you do

  • 1Support a healthy cortisol rhythm. High in the morning, low at night, the way it is supposed to be.
  • 2Fall asleep and stay asleep. Especially that frustrating 3 AM wake-up.
  • 3Calm the wired-but-tired feeling. Settle the racing mind at night and steady your energy, mood, and focus.

Take it in the morning for stress, or an hour before bed for sleep.

What’s Inside

A calming complex of clinically-studied adaptogens and botanicals, the same ones Dr. Martin reached for in clinic to bring cortisol back into rhythm.

Ashwagandha root
Ashwagandha & Relora400mg each

Two of the most studied stress adaptogens. They help blunt the cortisol spike and take the edge off the “wired” feeling, so your body can settle.

Rhodiola root
Rhodiola & Holy Basil400 & 40mg

Adaptogens that help your body handle the steady baseline stress of modern life, supporting steady energy through the day without the crash.

L-Theanine
L-Theanine & Magnolia200 & 100mg

Calming compounds that quiet the racing mind at night, paired with phosphatidylserine to help lower cortisol so you can fall asleep and stay asleep.

Banaba and phosphatidylserine
+ The Extras
Phosphatidylserine & Banaba100mg & 8mg

Phosphatidylserine helps blunt the cortisol response to stress, while banaba extract rounds out the calming complex. Eight ingredients, one job.

One calming complex. Eight ingredients. No artificial preservatives, colors, sweeteners, or dairy. Doctor formulated.

Why we call cortisol the king hormone

If your hormones were a family, cortisol would be the parent that sets the mood in the house.

Cortisol In Chaos

When it is in chaos, the whole kingdom suffers. It bosses around your other hormones. It steals from progesterone. It blocks your thyroid. It makes insulin work overtime.

Cortisol In Rhythm

Calm and steady, on its natural schedule, so progesterone, thyroid, and insulin can finally do their jobs the way they are meant to.

We wrote a book about insulin and cortisol back in 2011, when almost nobody was talking about these two hormones.

We just saw what high cortisol was doing to people every single day.

How Long Until You Notice?

A lot of people ask how they’ll know it’s working. The lowest-hanging fruit is sleep, that’s usually the first thing people notice.

1

The First Sign

Sleep is usually the first thing people notice. Falling asleep easier, fewer 3 AM wake-ups.

2

Be Patient

You didn’t develop these problems in one night. Insomnia is chronic, it builds over months and years, so it takes a little time to fix.

3

A Good Sign

The healthier you get, the less dramatic the effect feels. That’s not a bad sign. That’s a good one. It means it’s working.

Be patient with your body. When cortisol finds its rhythm, everything downstream starts to settle.

Morning or night? Here’s the simple answer.

This is the question we get the most, and the answer is simple. Pick a time. Stay consistent. Don’t overthink it.

Take Cortisol Control in the morning

For Stress, Take It In The Morning

You can take it with food, or with your other supplements. Easy. It helps your body handle the day’s stress.

Take Cortisol Control before bed

For Sleep, Take It Before Bed

Take it about an hour before bed, or even closer to bedtime. It helps calm the racing, wired feeling at night.

Cortisol Control calming complex

Some People Take It Twice

Morning and night. There is no need to overthink it. Pick a time, stay consistent, so you don’t forget.

Built In Clinic. For Real Patients.

Martin Clinic has been in the family since 1911. Dr. Martin formulated Cortisol Control for the patients he saw every day, the ones who came in wired, exhausted, and unable to sleep.

Dr. Martin, Martin Clinic

"This was one of the most common things we saw in our practice. We saw what high cortisol was doing to people every single day."

Dr. Martin

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Give your body its rhythm back.

You don’t have to live wired and exhausted. You don’t have to lie awake at 3 AM. Try it. If it doesn’t help you settle down and sleep, we’ll make it right.

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What Customers Are Saying

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4.9 · 1,207 verified reviews · 94% are 5-star

Real reviews from Dr. Martin's patients and customers.

Verified BuyerJan 2025
Kathryn K. ★★★★★

From 95% Stress To 35%

My stress was at 95%. I started the Cortisol Control Formula and now 5 months later my stress is at 35%. I feel the difference, I am sleeping.

Verified BuyerOct 2024
Angela M. ★★★★★

Best Sleep I've Ever Had

Delivers the best sleep I've ever had. I wake up well rested with no puffy face.

Verified BuyerMay 2024
Shereen Z. ★★★★★

Calm, Grounded, In Control

Love this product! Cortisol Control has been a game changer in my day, helping me feel more calm and grounded and in control.

Verified BuyerMar 2025
Carol D. ★★★★★

It Works

It works! I'm calmer and sleeping much better. Thanks.

Verified BuyerMar 2025
Diane U. ★★★★★

Helps Me Fall Asleep

I have been taking Cortisol Control around 8 pm each night and it truly helps me fall asleep.

Verified BuyerMay 2024
Ann R. ★★★★★

Settles Me Down

The Cortisol Control Formula settles me down so that I can fall asleep easily.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Should I take it in the morning or at night?
Both work. For stress, take it in the morning, with food if you like. For sleep, take it about an hour before bed. Some people take it twice a day. Pick a time and stay consistent.
How long until I notice something?
Sleep is usually the first thing people notice. But insomnia is chronic, it builds over months and years, so give your body a little time. Be patient.
Is it habit forming?
No. It’s a calming complex of adaptogens and botanicals that works on your cortisol rhythm, not a sedative you build a dependence on.
Can I take it with my other supplements?
Yes. It’s easy to take with food and alongside your other supplements. As always, talk to your doctor about your own situation.

You don’t have to feel like you have “9 of those 7 signs.”

Give your body its rhythm back.

Sleep deepens. Energy steadies. Your mind clears. Give it the chance.

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