Well 2 weeks zoomed by, and I’m back to report on the Tart Cherry Sleep Challenge. To recap, I committed to a 14-day sleep challenge. Tart cherries have been shown to provide a natural source of melatonin. In a world where sleep issues are so prevalent and getting a good night’s rest has never been more important, a natural sleep aid sounds like a good choice to make. Turns out not only do tart cherries benefit sleep but there are several studies that show other benefits as well. Read about them on choosecherries. For this challenge, I drank a glass of tart cherry juice twice a day, in the morning and before bed. Both juice and a concentrate were available choices. I started drinking the juice but within days, switched to using the concentrate. Why? The juice is much … [Read more...]
Two Weeks To Better Sleep? A Tart Cherry Juice 14-Day Sleep Challenge
It’s almost daylight savings time. While we are looking forward to our clocks “falling back”, it’s the adjustment to sleep patterns that is definitely the downside. I am a big believer in the importance of sleep, and in a house with teenagers, it’s a major topic of conversation. I was very intrigued when I heard that tart cherry juice can be a natural sleep aid, as tart cherries contain melatonin. Truly I hadn’t even seen or heard of tart cherry juice (which is a little surprising since I do love cherries and Cherry Chip is my ALL TIME favorite cake flavor). So I went right away to choosecherries.com to find out more about sleep research and tart cherries. Here’s a bit of what I’ve learned regarding sleep: Research shows that switching from Daylight Savings Time to Standard … [Read more...]
