Cherry Juice to Cure Insomnia and Good Night’s Sleep
Cherry juice could hold the key to a good night’s sleep, say scientists.
Volunteers who drank a glass of unsweetened cherry juice in the morning and evening enjoyed more shut-eye than when they drank the same amount of other juices, a study found.
Curing insomnia has become one of the biggest health challenges of the modern age.
About one in four adults suffer from it and a fifth regularly get fewer than five hours’ sleep a night.
Psychiatrist Dr Wilfred Pigeon, of the University of Rochester in New York, who led the study, said the cherry juice effect could be due to the fruit’s high content of melatonin, the hormone that regulates the body’s sleep-wake cycle.
His researchers analysed sleeping patterns of participants on two routines.
During the first they drank cherry juice, and the second a comparable fruit juice. The cherry juice led to an average of 17 minutes more sleep.
Dr Pigeon, whose findings are published in the Journal of Medicinal Food, said: ‘Given the side-effects of some medications, it is encouraging to have a natural alternative.’
Melatonin expert Dr Russel Reiter, of the University of Texas, said foods such as cherries may be a better alternative to boost the body’s supply than supplements.
Source & Courtesy : Dailymail.co.uk
Tagged with: Cherries • Cherry • Cherry Juice • fruit Juice • Good Night's sleep • Insomnia • Insomnia Cure • Melatonin • Natural Alternatives • Natural Insomnia Cure • Sleep • Sleep Wake Cycle • Sleeping Patterns • Supplements • Treatment of Insomnia • University of Rochester in New York • University of Texas
Filed under: Insomnia • Melatonin Supplements • Sleep • Sleep Disorders • Sleep Problems • Supplements
Like this post? Subscribe to my RSS feed and get loads more!
You really should check your facts on stuff like this beofre you publish. This is quite possibly my favourite bit of pseudo scientific BS that’s come out so far this year. The original story may well have been published in the journal of medicinal food but the trial itself was done in a cohort of only 15 people with an average age of 71 years, the trial lasted only 2 weeks and the effects were self reported rather than being independantly monitored.. Oh and trial was condcuted by a cherry juice manufacturer! in other words it’s about as realiable and scientific as shampoo “research” carried out by the laboratoire garnier.
Hey! I came to this article and found it to be pretty interesting but your webpage wouldn’t completely load. It only seemed to load about 50% of the page. Are you aware of this?
Anywho, I don’t completely agree with everything I’ve read so far, but I’ll swing through later to see if everything is fixed to finish reading. Thanks again.