Pawpaw nutrients versus other fruit nutrients
October 23rd 2019Fun Fact! Compared to bananas, pawpaw (Asimina triloba) is higher in vitamin C and niacin. Compared to apples, bananas, and oranges, pawpaws are higher in calcium, phosphorous, magnesium, zinc, copper, and manganese. The fruit also has more essential amino acids than apples.
Eat your cherries, get some sleep
July 2nd 2019Fun fact! Cherries are a natural source of melatonin, making them a natural sleep aid. One pilot study saw that participants over 50 years of age suffering from insomnia experienced an average of 84 minutes of increased sleep time after drinking 240 ml of tart cherry juice twice daily for two weeks.