Robert Martin

How long can you hold a track stand? Zoe Backstedt 🇬🇧 (@WMNcycling) @redbullbike

Millions of young in Buenos Aires for the Pope. The faith is alive.

Offseason in full mode

ポガチャルがオシャレなカフェに行かない理由

Feliz cumple Diego!

☝️The boss was in town! 😉 (Oct. 12th) #TadejPogačar joined us for our end-of-season picnic—a season that proved to be very successful. Those who worked the hardest even received special gifts from #Urška & #Tadej. A heartfelt thank you to both of them! 💛✌️ 🎬 @PogiTeamUAE

Hinault e LeMond insieme a Pipriac! I due rivali del Tour '86 si ritrovano 40 anni dopo per un criterium indimenticabile in Bretagna. Con loro Thévenet e Zoetemelk: 12 Tour de France in un solo gruppo! #ciclismo #TDF2026 tuttobiciweb.it/article/1792…

Harvest relief for America’s farmers. Today, @POTUS and @SecRollins announced the Harvest Fuel Relief Program — making $8 BILLION available for one-time payments to farmers facing higher costs and market disruptions. Here’s what that means: ➡️ Payments to help cover a portion of estimated losses for the 2026 crop year. ➡️ Payment amounts based on planted acres, production costs, crop yields, and prices. ➡️ Row crop payment rates announced in November, with details for other eligible commodities to follow. ➡️ Application will be available online using a Login.gov account that is connected to USDA. 🔗 usda.gov/about-usda/news/pre…

The #WordOfTheDay is ‘syncretic.’ ow.ly/2exx50ZXono

Mi sono appena ricordato di quando l'anno scorso ai mondiali in Cile dopo l'inno per il quartetto femminile dell'inseguimento misero "Bella ciao"

drinking cherry juice before bed to improve sleep sounds like advice from a well meaning aunt who thinks fruit cures everything until you read the study showing tart cherry juice increased sleep time by 84 minutes per night and significantly increased melatonin levels in the blood. then it sounds like a $0.75 glass of juice outperforming most over the counter sleep supplements without the grogginess, dependency, or tolerance issues that synthetic melatonin creates the research was published in the European Journal of Nutrition. older adults with insomnia who drank tart cherry juice twice daily (morning and evening) for 2 weeks showed an average increase of 84 minutes of sleep per night compared to placebo. 84 minutes. not from a pill. from cherry juice the mechanism: tart cherries (specifically Montmorency cherries) contain natural melatonin at levels significantly higher than most foods. but the melatonin isn't the whole story. tart cherries also contain tryptophan (the amino acid precursor to serotonin and melatonin) AND proanthocyanidins that inhibit indoleamine 2,3 dioxygenase (IDO), the enzyme that degrades tryptophan before it can convert to melatonin. the cherry delivers melatonin directly, provides the raw material to make more, AND blocks the enzyme that wastes the raw material. triple mechanism. one juice - increased sleep time by 84 minutes per night in a controlled study. the magnitude exceeds most pharmaceutical sleep aids without the side effects - contains natural melatonin at 13.5 nanograms per gram (one of the highest concentrations in any food). the melatonin is delivered in a food matrix that the body absorbs gradually, avoiding the spike and crash of synthetic melatonin pills - inhibits IDO (the enzyme that degrades tryptophan), preserving more tryptophan for conversion to serotonin and melatonin. the cherry protects the sleep pathway at the enzymatic level - reduces inflammation by 20 to 25% (measured by CRP and IL6 reduction in clinical studies). inflammation disrupts sleep architecture. reducing it improves sleep depth independently of the melatonin effect - accelerates exercise recovery: reduces muscle soreness and strength loss after intense training. the anti inflammatory and antioxidant effects operate on muscle tissue simultaneously - unlike synthetic melatonin supplements (which cause tolerance, dependency, and morning grogginess at high doses), tart cherry juice provides physiological melatonin levels that don't suppress natural production synthetic melatonin supplements (3 to 10mg) cost $5 to $15 per month but deliver supra physiological doses that suppress natural production over time. tart cherry juice concentrate costs $15 to $20 per month and provides natural melatonin at physiological levels plus the tryptophan protection and anti inflammatory benefits. the juice supports the sleep system. the pill overrides it drink 1 ounce (30ml) of tart cherry juice concentrate mixed in water 30 to 60 minutes before bed. or drink 8 ounces of tart cherry juice (not concentrate) in the evening. the concentrate is more economical: one bottle lasts 3 to 4 weeks. Montmorency tart cherry specifically (not sweet cherry, not Bing cherry). dynamic health and lakewood organic both make pure Montmorency tart cherry concentrate. $15 to $20 per bottle a glass of cherry juice added 84 minutes of sleep per night in a clinical study by delivering natural melatonin, protecting the tryptophan pathway, and reducing the inflammation that fragments sleep. $0.75 per serving. no prescription. no grogginess. no tolerance buildup. and the sleep supplement industry selling you synthetic melatonin at doses 100x higher than your body produces hopes you never discover that a cherry does the same job through a system the body already recognizes.