Cortisol is another important hormone, which regulates bodily functions such as stress levels. Modern science notes a significant inverse relationship between the production of cortisol and melatonin. Cortisol levels are naturally higher when a person wakes up. Melatonin levels, on the other hand, lower to ease the body out of sleep. If melatonin levels are impaired, then the amount of cortisol in the body can go out of balance, causing higher stress and other unpleasant symptoms.

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