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Musings on living embodied, living well, and the menopause journey.

Nourish, Recipes Buffy Owens Nourish, Recipes Buffy Owens

Tart Cherry Sleep Elixir

When perimenopause crept into my world and my business shifted online, my once-reliable sleep started doing its own thing. So, I dove into what I call “micro-dosing nutrients”

Tart cherries are high in melatonin, the hormone that controls the sleep-wake cycle, and a few small studies have shown that they have promising effects on sleep.

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Nourish, Recipes Buffy Owens Nourish, Recipes Buffy Owens

Creamy Dreamy Tart Cherry Drink

This dreamy recipe will tantalize your tastebuds and nourish your dream-state.

Tart cherry juice is one of the powerhouse ingredients that live up to the ‘food as medicine’ hype. Research has shown that it can help to improve sleep, reduce muscle soreness & inflammation, and may even reduce belly fat. That’s a lot of goodness packed into these little antioxidant nuggets of juicy joy.

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