Sleepy-time Smoothie

Sleep is important to everyone’s health and wellbeing including and, maybe even more so, the athlete.

Sleep is restorative and improper sleep may lead to hormonal imbalances that are detrimental to health, performance and recovery!

Is sleep a problem for you? If so, why not try my sleepy-time smoothie.

This smoothie is made with bananas for tryptophan & potassium that promote relaxation. Destoned cherries and almond butter for the provision of melatonin, the hormone that aids with sleep. Oats, help to balance blood sugar levels and prevent waking during the night and you may add additional supplements such as collagen (support muscle repair) and glutamine (to nourish the gut).

1 banana

10 de-stoned cherries or you can use tart Cherry juice and cut back on the plant based milk

1tbsp almond butter

1/4 cup - oats

3/4 unsweetened plant based milk

Blend all ingredients together and enjoy just before bed.

If you feel your sleep is problematic and preventing you from performing at your best. Get in touch today, book a Health and Transformation call. You can tell me what's going on with you and I can let you know how I can work with you to help remedy the problem.