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cortisol
A new study from the CDC sheds some light on how little sleep adults get these days.
...Calming the body before bed will help us to sleep better by lowering the cortisol levels. High levels of cortisol at night cause us to have millions of thoughts running through our heads as well as having a wired-tired feeling. We are physically exhausted but the mind is keeping us awake...
Breastfeeding can give your baby higher levels of cortisol, but this is not necessarily a bad thing in any way.
...What this does make me stop and think about is the long term effect of the cortisol on the baby, and if any of the effects, if they do exist, are negative, or not. If they are negative then how do we get the mother to destress?..
