4 Juice Recipes To Help You Fall Asleep In Under 15 Minutes

Last updated on 17 APR 2019

Are you having trouble getting to sleep? Whether you are suffering from insomnia or you are simply finding it difficult to fall asleep, it is important to address the issue as soon as you can.

A lack of sleep can affect your cognitive function, dexterity, and mental focus. Over time, your distressed sleep patterns could lead to other health issues, such as an increased risk of obesity, heart disease, and other problems.

If you need help falling asleep, you may want to look at the foods that you are eating. Drinking the following 4 juice recipes regularly will help your body to relax and falling asleep in under 15 minutes becomes easy.

1. Green Sleep Juice

This first juice recipe includes watercress, celery and romaine lettuce to create a green juice that should help you get to bed. The watercress contains calcium and magnesium. Celery and Romaine lettuce help calm your nerves and relax your body. Put all the following ingredients through your juicer to create one serving:

• ½ a bunch of watercress
• 8 ribs of celery
• 4-5 heads of Romaine lettuce (or a bunch of spinach)
• 2 green apples
• 1 lemon (peeled)

2. Insomnia Buster

If you are having trouble sleeping, anemia could be a reason for your restless nights. Drinking this next juice will help increase your hemoglobin levels, while calming your nerves and your mind.

Use the following ingredients and put them through your juicer:

• 6-8 ribs of celery
• 1 cucumber
• 4 medium-sized beetroots
• ½ lemon
• 1 inch of fresh ginger

3. Cherry Sleep Juice

Tart cherries may be able to help you get to sleep faster. They contain melatonin, which is a hormone that can help you sleep and stay asleep.

Use these ingredients for a quick nighttime juice to help you get some sleep:

• 2 cups of tart cherries
• 2 oranges
• ½ a cup of coconut milk
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla

4. Grapefruit Insomnia Elixir

Grapefruit is a great source of vitamin C, along with other minerals that can help relax your mind, nervous system, and the rest of your body. Grapefruit helps dispel fatigue and is equally useful for insomnia remedy.  Read for others health benefits of grapefruit.

• 1 large grapefruit
• 2 green apples
• 6 ribs of celery
• 1 lime

It is perfectly normal to occasionally have trouble falling asleep, but if the problem persists, then you may begin to notice the toll that it takes on your health. When you have trouble falling asleep, drink one of the juices in this list to help you get some rest.

Along with drinking a juice before bedtime, there are other steps that you can use to improve your sleep. Avoid foods that contain tyramine before bedtime. Tyramine stimulates the brain and can be found in cheese, bacon, eggplant, and potatoes.

You may also want to avoid any stimulants in the evening, such as alcohol, caffeine, or nicotine. Another tip is to set a bedtime and try to go to bed at the same time every night.

Among these juices and the other tips, you should be getting some much-needed rest in no time.

Sources:
http://juicing-for-health.com/insomnia-buster
http://juicing-for-health.com/insomnia-symptoms

About Sara Ding

Sara Ding is the founder of Juicing-for-Health.com. She is a certified Wellness Health Coach, Nutritional Consultant and a Detox Specialist. She helps busy men and women identify their health issues at the root cause, in order to eliminate the problems for optimum physical/mental health and wellbeing.

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