Well 2 weeks zoomed by, and I’m back to report on the Tart Cherry Sleep Challenge. To recap, I committed to a 14-day sleep challenge. Tart cherries have been shown to provide a natural source of melatonin. In a world where sleep issues are so prevalent and getting a good night’s rest has never been more important, a natural sleep aid sounds like a good choice to make. Turns out not only do tart cherries benefit sleep but there are several studies that show other benefits as well. Read about them on choosecherries. For this challenge, I drank a glass of tart cherry juice twice a day, in the morning and before bed. Both juice and a concentrate were available choices. I started drinking the juice but within days, switched to using the concentrate. Why? The juice is much … [Read more...]
Savor Summer with Outdoor Sports (and a contest)
Hard to believe we are starting to hear the words ‘back-to-school” spoken on a regular basis these days and football schedules are available for fall planning. Say it isn’t so! Let’s really take advantage of these last days of a favorite season! As you know, Dixie Ultra has been sponsoring a Summer Sweepstakes, giving entrants a chance to win great prizes all summer long. Opportunities to #savorsummer –winning a new grill, an inflatable raft, and Dixie products for those wonderful BBQs. It’s been a lot of fun to highlight all the great activities of summer – eating outdoors, water play and now we turn the focus to outdoor sports. Even a little heat doesn’t keep us from playing. Whether it’s tennis, soccer, baseball, golf, Frisbee, or practicing for our favorite … [Read more...]
