Tart Cherry Juice Ups Sleep Time

Among older adults with insomnia, tart cherry juice increases sleep time by nearly 90 minutes, says study. For the randomized crossover clinical trial, seven older adults (average age 68) with insomnia consumed 8 ounces of tart cherry juice twice daily for two weeks, followed by a two-week washout period, then a two-week period when another beverage was consumed (placebo). Co-author Frank L. Greenway, MD, director of the outpatient research clinic ...