tart cherry juice mocktail

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This yummy, crave-able nightcap is my favorite drink! It’s full of minerals, antioxidants, and melatonin to aid in sleep. I crave it every night and I swear it is helping me sleep better. It’s made from simple ingredients, that I already have on hand, and takes just a few minutes to make. Trust me you need to try it.

This night cap has become a replacement to a glass of wine and it is so much more relaxing. Recently I have been focusing on nutrient density in the foods I prepare and I love that this drink is full of nutrients that aid in my body’s normal functions. Instead of depleting me or taking away it adds vital nutrients. Finding and enjoying foods that add to my nutrient stores is so exciting to me because I know I am fueling my body well. If you’d like to learn more about how to add more nutrient dense foods into your diet to increase your health and improve it, check out my Nourished Living Course. In the course I share all the ways you should be eating for optimal health and for women specifically this can help with pregnancy, post partum, hormonal imbalances, energy levels and so much more.

Tart Cherry Juice Benefits

Organic tart cherry juice is full of many nutrients like potassium, iron, magnesium, and copper but why is this important? Making sure the foods you are consuming contain nutrients, like vitamins and minerals, is critical to your health. You want your food and drinks to be adding to your nutrient stores and giving your body what it needs to function properly. The minerals found in tart cherry juice are needed for many functions in the body, but let’s look at magnesium. Magnesium is a mineral that benefits your muscles, brain, blood sugar levels and so much more. Deficiencies have been linked to heart attacks and pre-eclampsia in pregnant women. Adding tart cherry juice to your daily routine can help to make sure you are getting enough of this critical nutrient.

Tart Cherry Juice and Sleep

Tart cherry juice also contains another nutrient, melatonin. Melatonin is a hormone your body produces that aids in sleep. Tart cherries contain melatonin, so adding them into your diet in juice form can aid in sleep. Tart cherries also contain tryptophan, an amino acid used by your body to make melatonin. Both of these nutrients combined are the magic in tart cherries that aids in sleep.

The Importance of Quality Sleep

Quality sleep is vital to health. During sleep our cells are able to repair and restore aiding in health and healing. Sleep can also aid in mental health, good quality sleep or a lack of can affect your mood, causing anxiety, stress and depression. Our society general says that sleep isn’t important or it’s just something that gets worse with age, but that’s actually not true. It may be common to be experiencing sleep issues but it shouldn’t be normal, even as you age. There are lots of factors that can affect sleep, like light exposure during the day and at night and making simple changes can have a huge impact on helping you sleep better. If you are needing more help with getting quality sleep, I go into this in more detail along with sharing other ways to encourage quality sleep in my Nourished Living Course.

Tart Cherry Juice Mocktail Ingredients

This mocktail is so simple to make and you can enjoy it an hour or so before bed. You will only need three ingredients, bubbly mineral water, organic tart cherry juice, and fresh squeezed lime juice. To be honest, if you want the benefits of tart cherry juice, you only need to drink the juice but if you really want to enjoy it, this mocktail recipe is the key.

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Author: Momma and Co.