Research shows that certain fruits are especially beneficial for helping you sleep soundly or recover more quickly from workouts.

If these are the outcomes you’re looking for, it’s time to addtart cherriesto your daily routine.

What are tart cherries?

Molly Knudsen, M.S., RDN

There are two main types of cherries:sweet and tart1.

Sweet cherries are what we see at farmer’s markets or lining grocery store shelves in the summer.

Another difference is that tart cherries, especially tart Montmorency cherries, aremuchricher in antioxidantsparticularly in anthocyanins.

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Improves sleep*

Tart cherries have even been shown to improve sleep.

Tart cherries can give your antioxidant defenses some much-appreciated reinforcement and improveinflammatory markers5.

And that’s where mindbodygreen’s newmagnesium+ rest and recoverycomes in.

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  • Just mix it in 8 ounces of water or seltzer an hour or two before bed.

Andpairing it with magnesiumgives you even more leverage to achieve your goals.

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