Can cherry juice help you sleep better?
>> Wednesday, March 28, 2012 – cherry juice, home remedies, sleep
Answer: I'm not really sure.
What's all this crazy cherry talk about, exactly? Well, I recently learned that tart cherry juice is a great natural source of melatonin, the hormone that helps you fall asleep and, more importantly in my case, stay asleep.
I don't sleep well, generally speaking. I'm a night owl attempting to live in a day lark's world, and it's a super huge challenge to keep anything that resembles a "normal" sleep schedule. I toss, I turn, I sit up wide awake at 3:30am. It's not a lot of fun.
So, when I heard this cherry-ful news, I thought I'd give it a try. What's the harm?
I experimented for a month. I drank tart cherry juice every night, about 30-45 minutes before I went to bed.
What's all this crazy cherry talk about, exactly? Well, I recently learned that tart cherry juice is a great natural source of melatonin, the hormone that helps you fall asleep and, more importantly in my case, stay asleep.
I don't sleep well, generally speaking. I'm a night owl attempting to live in a day lark's world, and it's a super huge challenge to keep anything that resembles a "normal" sleep schedule. I toss, I turn, I sit up wide awake at 3:30am. It's not a lot of fun.
So, when I heard this cherry-ful news, I thought I'd give it a try. What's the harm?
I experimented for a month. I drank tart cherry juice every night, about 30-45 minutes before I went to bed.
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The study showed that people who drank cherry juice before bedtime had an easier time sleeping, as opposed to another group they monitored who drank water instead. For me, it's been difficult to gauge the improvement, if any. Although I have noticed that I've been waking up less in the middle of the night, I have no way of knowing whether that's just due to the cherry juice, or if it's related to other factors.
The only thing I can really report for certain is that I really like tart cherry juice. I got the 100%, not from concentrate, full-on organic Just Tart Cherry from R.W. Knudsen. I fell in love with their Just Cranberry juice years ago and wasn't disappointed in the slightest with the Tart Cherry.
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If you have sleep trouble, consider consulting a medical professional about your problems, because I'm not one. Or just drink the cherry juice because it's delicious. But don't blame me if you snooze like a baby.
