music-city-missy
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I have restless legs and was a lite sleeper to start with so sleep does not come easy - I have a hard time falling asleep and staying asleep. Marilyn had sent me a recommendation about a product by Natural Vitality called Calm. I got it at Costco and the only flavor they carry is raspberry lemonade. The other night I ran across a Tiktok for Sleepy Girl Mocktail to help you get "the best sleep" and it used that same product.
No real measurements but you mix several ounces - about 1/2 cup, of just plain sour cherry juice with one scoop of the Calm. Stir and top it off with any carbonated/fizzy drink - she used Olipop lemon lime but I couldn't find that so I've tried several things and settled on Fresca and I really like the combo. After mixing well, add ice.
The cherry juice is quite tart so I might order some of the mixed berry flavored Calm online when I fun out to cut back some on the tartness of the drink and I have a Super Fruits juice that I might try if I can get a comparision on the amount of melatonin in it vs the plain tart cherry juice.
I have been drinking this every night for about a week. Last night I trouble both falling asleep and staying asleep. It didn't hit me until mid-morning today that I had forgotten to have one of these mocktails last night. So I think it is working and it's pretty natural so it's a pretty safe solution if it is working.
No real measurements but you mix several ounces - about 1/2 cup, of just plain sour cherry juice with one scoop of the Calm. Stir and top it off with any carbonated/fizzy drink - she used Olipop lemon lime but I couldn't find that so I've tried several things and settled on Fresca and I really like the combo. After mixing well, add ice.
The cherry juice is quite tart so I might order some of the mixed berry flavored Calm online when I fun out to cut back some on the tartness of the drink and I have a Super Fruits juice that I might try if I can get a comparision on the amount of melatonin in it vs the plain tart cherry juice.
I have been drinking this every night for about a week. Last night I trouble both falling asleep and staying asleep. It didn't hit me until mid-morning today that I had forgotten to have one of these mocktails last night. So I think it is working and it's pretty natural so it's a pretty safe solution if it is working.