Drink your way to bed

Tart cherry juice-

Tart cherry juice may be a safe and effective way to treat insomnia and increase the amount of sleep you get each night because tart cherries are naturally rich in melatonin, a hormone responsible for sleepiness.

Tart cherries contain a good amount of tryptophan and anthocyanins, two compounds that may help the body create melatonin and lengthen its effects.

In one study, participants suffering from insomnia drank either 16 ounces (480 ml) of tart cherry juice or the same amount of a placebo juice each day for two weeks. The cherry juice increased sleep time by an average of 85 minutes. If you don’t currently track your sleep, you are probably unaware of how often you are awake while you think you’re sleeping. Since I’ve been using my FitBit, I’m averaging nearly 60 minutes of awake time per night. When you think you were asleep for 8 hours and realize it was really only 7 an extra 85 minutes is a huge difference in your night.

Interestingly, tart cherry juice seems to be just as, if not more, effective at reducing insomnia than valerian and melatonin — the two most studied natural products for insomnia. From research on the National Institute of Health website.

When purchasing your Tart Cherry Juice be sure that there is no added sugar. When something is labeled with the word “drink”. It typically has added sugar and that is not what you want in a healthy diet.

Sweet dreams you Beautiful Person!