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The one sleep food with real evidence

Of the three sleep foods you keep seeing, only one has a placebo-controlled trial where the objective measures actually moved. It is tart cherry juice. 8 oz, twice a day, for two weeks. Participants spent significantly less time awake in the night than on placebo. A small trial, fifteen people, but randomized and placebo-controlled, which is more than the other two can say. Kiwi. That famous 35 percent faster to fall asleep came from a study with no control group at all. When kiwi was later tested against a real control fruit, it mostly did not separate. Almonds. One large trial, 20 weeks. Participants felt they slept better. The sleep lab measured no real change. Why the cherries do anything at all, since it is not obvious: they contain melatonin and tryptophan directly, but the more interesting part is a compound called procyanidin B-2. It inhibits the enzyme that breaks tryptophan down, so more of the tryptophan you already have stays available to become serotonin and then melatonin. In a separate study, people drinking it had more melatonin turning up in their urine. If you want to try it, two things matter. Look for Montmorency, the sour variety the trials actually used, not sweet cherry juice. And check it is 100 percent juice rather than a cocktail or blend, because most of what sits at eye level is mostly apple juice and sugar. If you have been buying kiwi for this, that is why we said it. Save this, and do your research before you buy anything. 🤍