Tart Cherry Wind-Down Smoothie
Why it works: Tart cherries are one of the only food sources of natural melatonin, and studies on tart cherry juice and sleep quality keep coming back positive.
Ingredients
Steps
Blend everything until smooth and pink.
Pour it into your favorite glass. Ritual is half of winding down.
From my cabinetI pair this with my evening saffron extract. The cherry handles tonight's sleep, the saffron supports tomorrow's mood.
✓Concentrated extract, so you get a daily mood-support dose for pennies. Real saffron threads at this dose would cost a fortune.
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Drink it 60–90 minutes before bed, then screens off.
Kitchen noteIt must be TART cherry (Montmorency), not black cherry juice. Different fruit, different effect.
