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Stop Mourning Your Mobility: 7 Reasons People Are Switching to Two Cherry Capsules Before Bed

The walk you skipped. The plans you passed on. The stairs you think twice about. Tart cherry supports joint comfort, muscle recovery and deep, restful sleep, so you can get back to moving the way you want. Here's how a Michigan tart cherry pulls it off.

By the Hippie Farms family · October 2026
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The short version
  • Joint comfort and muscle recovery to keep you moving, plus deep, restful sleep.
  • Montmorency tart cherry skin from Michigan, gently freeze-dried. Heat never touches it.
  • 750 mg in every two-capsule serving, more than the 480 mg a day researchers used.
  • Less than a dollar a night when you stock up, with 99 days to try it.

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Two capsules before bed vs. what you use now

Orchard Tart CherryA nightly glass of tart cherry juiceA typical cherry pill
Which part of the cherryMontmorency skin, where the color livesPressed fruit, diluted into a glassOften not on the label
The number on the bottle750 mg, the real amountOunces of juiceOften an "equivalent to" number
SugarNone in the capsulesComes with every glassDepends on the brand
Heat in processingNever touches our cherriesConcentrate is cooked downOften not stated
What else is in itOrganic celery seed and organic bilberryCherry onlyVaries
Your bedtime routineTwo small capsules and a sip of waterA glass or two, every single dayVaries

How it works, step 1

1It starts with the skin of a Michigan tart cherry

Montmorency tart cherry held up to the sun over a bowl of cherries in a Michigan orchard

Our cherries are Montmorency tart cherries grown in the Grand Traverse region of Michigan, right in the middle of tart cherry country.

The good stuff in a cherry lives where the color lives: the skin. When researchers took Montmorency cherries apart and measured each part, the skins carried 36.5 mg of anthocyanins per 100 grams. The flesh came back at zero. Those deep red pigments are the cherry's own antioxidants, and they're a big part of why folks have trusted tart cherry for generations.

So that's where we start. CherryPURE, the tart cherry in our capsules, is a skin powder. No pulp and no pits along for the ride.

How it works, step 2

2Heat never touches it, so nothing gets cooked out

Bowl of fresh tart cherries beside a scoop of freeze-dried cherry powder

Right after picking, the cherries are chilled to 38°F within an hour, then gently freeze-dried. Heat never touches them in processing, which helps protect the anthocyanins in those skins.

It takes about 50 pounds of fresh cherries to make 1 pound of this powder. Run that math on a single serving and you're holding roughly 37,500 mg worth of fresh Montmorency cherries.

Lots of cherry bottles print a huge "equivalent to" number that counts the whole fruit, pulp and pits included. Ours is the actual amount in your capsules: 750 mg per serving, more than the 480 mg a day researchers used when they studied this same cherry.

750 mgCherryPURE tart cherry

Gently freeze-dried Montmorency skin powder

50 mgOrganic celery seed

Long paired with cherry in herbal tradition

10 mgOrganic bilberry

One of nature's densest anthocyanin sources

How it works, step 3

3Two capsules before bed, and the night does the rest

Orchard Tart Cherry bottle on a nightstand at bedtime

Take two capsules within an hour before bed. Tart cherries naturally contain a little melatonin, the amount nature puts there, to support deep, restful sleep. Nothing synthetic added. In a 2012 study, tart cherry juice concentrate raised melatonin levels and added to total sleep time compared with placebo.

Sleep is when your body recovers from the day, and tart cherry supports both sides of that: restful nights, plus joint comfort and muscle recovery. So you wake up ready for the day: the walk, the garden, the stairs, the long afternoon on your feet.

Rest well tonight, move well tomorrow. That's the whole idea.

“Love these. I take 2 every night and it helps me sleep like a baby.”

Michele B., Verified Buyer

The research

4The cherry in our capsules has been put to the test

Woman jogging down a tree-lined small town street

CherryPURE is one of the few tart cherries studied under its own name. In a 2015 trial, 23 strength-trained men took 480 mg a day for 10 days, then did 10 sets of 10 heavy back squats. The next day, the cherry group reported significantly less quad soreness than the placebo group.

A year later, 27 endurance athletes took the same 480 mg a day for 10 days around a half-marathon. Compared with placebo, the cherry group came out ahead on both of these:

34%Less quad soreness before race day

CherryPURE 480 mg a day vs. placebo (Levers et al., 2016)

47%Lower inflammatory markers

Cherry group vs. placebo over the same trial

What to expect

5Your nights change first, then the way you move

Woman walking easily down the stairs with her morning coffee

Here's how it usually goes for our members:

  1. Week 1Nights

    Deeper, more restful sleep is usually the first thing members mention.

  2. Weeks 2 to 6Moving easier

    Easier first steps, easier stairs, up from a low chair without the groan.

  3. Weeks 4 to 12It keeps building

    Hands that last the afternoon and muscles that bounce back after a big day. Plenty of members say they only noticed how much it helped when they ran out.

“It took a couple weeks before I felt relief in my joints... I did notice less restless sleep right away. I take at night. I just ordered again.”

Sheleen M., Verified Buyer

Easy to live with

6A small capsule with no sugar and no fridge

Two tart cherry capsules in a palm next to the bottle

No glass after glass of juice, no sugar and no bottle hogging the fridge door. Each capsule is a size 0 vegan capsule, about as long as a nickel is wide, and the capsules are sugar-free.

Not a pill person? Open the capsules and stir the powder into yogurt, applesauce or a smoothie. Or try our tart cherry gummies: the same CherryPURE cherry, 480 mg per serving, and they taste so good people look forward to taking them.

Two before bed is our suggestion. Plenty of folks in the Groovy Commune split the dose or take it earlier in the day, and whatever works for you is fine.

“They make it easy to get the benefits of tart cherry, without eating a lot of cherries, or drinking the juice. I think taking them at night is helping me sleep better too.”

Verified Buyer

The last reason

7It costs less than a dollar a night

Three bottles of Orchard Tart Cherry on a dresser

One bottle is 60 capsules, a month of nights. Stock up on 3 bottles and it works out to about 96 cents a night. Go with 5 and it's about 86 cents a night.

That's less than a cup of coffee to keep doing the things you love.

And you get 99 days to try it. If it's not for you, you get a full refund, and you don't have to send the bottle back.

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“Definitely helps with morning stiffness. Seem to be sleeping better also.”

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“I have been taking this Tart Cherry capsule for 2 weeks now. My joints and muscles feel less achy and I sleep better at night.”

Jeanne H. · Verified Buyer
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“As a 62-year-old woman, I struggle to get a full night's sleep. Hippie Farms Tart Cherry Capsules seem to be helping me get a full night's sleep.”

Diane N., 62 · Verified Buyer
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“I really started taking these for inflammation support for hip pain but the sleep I've been getting since taking them is magical. I wake up so rested as well!!!”

Stacey · Verified Buyer
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“Thanks to a recommendation from my brother, I'm sleeping better at night and helping my sore knee. Win-win!”

Kathryn M. · Verified Buyer
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“I sleep like a rock when I take these. And my muscles feel good.”

Nicole S. · Verified Buyer

99-Day Groovy Guarantee

Our 100% money-back guarantee covers products purchased within the last 99 days for personal use, family use, or gifts. If you're not happy, email support@hippie-farms.com for a full refund. No return is necessary. Purchases made for resale and fraudulent refund claims are excluded from the Groovy Guarantee.

Questions people ask

When should I take it?

Our suggestion is two capsules at night, within an hour before bed. Plenty of folks in the Groovy Commune take theirs at other times or split the two capsules across the day, and that works too. Taking it every day matters more than the exact hour.

Capsules or gummies?

Both are Orchard Tart Cherry with the same CherryPURE tart cherry. The capsules carry a bit more per serving (750 mg vs. 480 mg) and are sugar-free. The gummies taste amazing, and people stick with them because they look forward to taking them.

How soon will I notice something?

Most members notice their nights first, often within the first week. Moving easier usually follows somewhere between week two and week six, and it keeps building from there. That's why the guarantee runs 99 days: you get to see the whole picture before you decide.

Can I take it with my other supplements or medications?

All Hippie Farms products can be taken together, each at its own label directions. Our formulas are generally well tolerated, and plenty of folks in the Groovy Commune take them alongside their prescriptions. We always recommend checking with your doctor or pharmacist before starting ours or any dietary supplement, and you're welcome to share the ingredient list with them.

Is it tested?

Yes. Every batch is third-party tested, and our 60-count capsules have no glyphosate in them. We know because we tested. The reports are on our testing page.

Where do the cherries come from?

Montmorency tart cherries grown in the Grand Traverse region of Michigan. Hippie Farms is USA family-owned and operated, and our capsules are made in a USA GMP-certified facility.

Tart cherry orchard at dusk with a bowl of cherries on a fence post

Rest well tonight. Move well tomorrow.

Two capsules an hour before bed, less than a dollar a night when you stock up, and 99 days to try it.

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