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Category: > Recipes > Relax and Unwind With This Calming Bedtime Drink

Relax and Unwind With This Calming Bedtime Drink

Jan 17, 2015 Carly Fraser Save For Later Print

Last Updated: Oct 25, 2018

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If you’re having trouble settling down for bed, then this calming bedtime drink is just the thing you need! It contains ingredients that are known natural sleeping remedies, all of which will help you relax and drift off to dreamland.

Bananas contain natural tryptophan compounds (an amino acid) that is an essential precursor to serotonin and melatonin production (two neurotransmitters in the brain). Since tryptophan is the only substance that can be converted into serotonin, and serotonin being the precursor to melatonin, we can see how clearly tryptophan plays an important role in balancing our sleep patterns and moods.

Vanilla is also incredibly soothing, and can help promote rest and a sense of calmness, whereas nutmeg acts as a natural sleep-aid, thanks to its chemical components that affect us similar to a very (very, very) light tranquilizer.

Calming Bedtime Drink Recipe

Ingredients:

– 1 ripe banana
– 1 cup young thai coconut water
– 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
– 1/2 tsp. freshly grated ginger root
– 1/2 tsp. freshly grated turmeric root
– 1/4 tsp. fresh vanilla bean
– pinch of nutmeg

Method:

Put all of the above ingredients in a blender, and blend until smooth and frothy. Enjoy!

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Filed Under: Recipes, Smoothies Tagged With: calming bedtime drink, easy smoothie recipes, insomnia remedy, melatonin production, tryptophan

Carly Fraser

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Carly Fraser has her BSc (Hons.) Degree in Neuroscience, and is the owner and founder at Live Love Fruit. She currently lives in Winnipeg, Manitoba, with a determined life mission to help inspire and motivate individuals to critically think about what they put in their bodies and to find balance through nutrition and lifestyle. She has helped hundreds of thousands of individuals to re-connect with their bodies and learn self-love through proper eating habits and natural living. She loves to do yoga, dance, and immerse herself in nature.

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