6. Tart Cherry Juice
The juice of tart cherries, also known as sour cherries, has been found to improve the severity of insomnia. Its sleep-inducing properties are due to the presence of melatonin and tryptophan. You may already know that melatonin is a sleep hormone. Well, that’s secreted at certain times of the day and helps the body transition to sleep.
We do need more studies to support the idea that tart cherry juice helps improve sleep, but so far the evidence seems to point in this direction. For instance, there was a recent study where 20 adults consumed either sour cherry juice or a placebo over the course of a week. It was found that in the cherry group, the level of melatonin was significantly higher than in the placebo group.
