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Certain drinks can improve how you sleep at night. If you normally eat a snack before bedtime, consider pairing it with a sleep-inducing drink that's featured in this guide.

Cherry Juice

Cherry juice contains anthocyanins and tryptophan. These compounds can trigger melatonin, which is a chemical that helps you sleep longer.
If you're going to make cherry juice, use tart cherries. You can extract juice from a bundle of fresh tart cherries with a juicer.

Chamomile Tea

Chamomile tea is a suitable beverage for stress. If stress keeps you awake, this tea can help. According to doctors, chamomile tea has strong calming properties that can eliminate tension before bedtime. If you drink many cups, you'll feel very sleepy because this tea has apigenin, which is a strong antioxidant. In a cup of chamomile tea, apigenin acts like a mild tranquilizer; it interacts with key receptors in the brain that manage anxiety. When your anxiety level is high, you can decrease it by drinking chamomile tea.
A cup of chamomile tea has a delicate taste with floral notes. If you want to enhance the flavor, pair this beverage with a snack that contains mango, citrus, or mint.

Ashwagandha Tea

Ashwagandha tea can help you sleep more peacefully at night, and it can improve your mood throughout the day as well. During the night, its antioxidants will activate. They will eliminate your stress and decrease anxiety, and when you start your day, the tea's effects will help you stay healthy. To enjoy ashwagandha tea, you may need to add extra ingredients because it's bitter. You can enhance the flavor with cardamom, honey, or buttermilk.

Valerian Tea

Valerian tea is made from a Valerian plant's roots and stems. This tea improves sleep patterns and decreases symptoms that cause stress.
Many grocery stores market Valerian teas as beverages for sleep suffers. All of these teas are made with quality ingredients that provide great health benefits.

Peppermint Tea

A peppermint tea is an ideal drink for anyone who has insomnia. Before bedtime, a cup of peppermint tea can boost sleep quality by preventing tossing and turning during the night.
While shopping for a peppermint tea, read the labels carefully. Avoid any tea that contains caffeine because the caffeine will keep you awake when it's bedtime.

Snack Considerations

To sleep more peacefully, pair a snack that has strong sleep properties with your beverage. The following foods can improve your sleep quality:

Almonds: Almonds can produce melatonin. If you want a light snack that can help you feel relaxed before bedtime, grab of few almonds. You can also get the same results by eating walnuts.
           
Turkey: A basic turkey sandwich has tryptophan, so it can make you drowsy and sleepy. Turkey sandwiches are great snacks for kids because they can wash them down with juice.

These drinks and the suggested snacks can give you an edge whenever you have problems sleeping. If you don't want to drink beverages every night to sleep better,essential oils could help.