--- title: Better Sleep with Cherry Juice description: The sleep benefits of cherry juice are definitive and big! image: https://blog.gymsource.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/cherryjuice-e1367422294914.jpg --- [![Gym Source| Fit for your life](https://blog.gymsource.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Gym%20Source%20logo%20new.png?width=626&height=105&name=Gym%20Source%20logo%20new.png "Gym Source| Fit for your life")](https://blog.gymsource.com/) Search [Locations](https://www.gymsource.com/store-locator) [Search](https://www.gymsource.com/search) - [Commercial Fitness](https://www.gymsource.com/commercial-fitness) - [Residential Fitness](https://www.gymsource.com/residential-fitness) - [Equipment](https://www.gymsource.com/equipment) - [Services](https://www.gymsource.com/services) - [About Us](https://www.gymsource.com/about) - [Blog](https://www.gymsource.com/blog) - [Contact Us](https://www.gymsource.com/contact) - Menu - [Commercial](https://www.gymsource.com/commercial-fitness) - [Residential](https://www.gymsource.com/residential-fitness) [Locations](https://www.gymsource.com/store-locator) ### Products - [Commercial Fitness](https://www.gymsource.com/commercial-fitness) - [Residential Fitness](https://www.gymsource.com/residential-fitness) - [Equipment](https://www.gymsource.com/equipment) ### Gym Source - [Services](https://www.gymsource.com/services) - Menu Item 1 - Menu Item 2 - [About Us](https://www.gymsource.com/about) - [Blog](https://www.gymsource.com/blog) - [Contact Us](https://www.gymsource.com/contact) ### Newsletter ### Social - - - - - - [Home](https://www.gymsource.com/) - Fitness Spotlight - [Home](https://www.gymsource.com/) - [Fitness Spotlight](https://blog.gymsource.com) - Better Sleep with Cherry Juice # Better Sleep with Cherry Juice Posted May 01, 2013 by Gym Source in [FIT Fact](https://blog.gymsource.com/tag/fit-fact) , [sleeping habits](https://blog.gymsource.com/tag/sleeping-habits) [![Cherry Juice](https://blog.gymsource.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/cherryjuice-e1367422294914-150x150.jpg?width=150&height=150&name=cherryjuice-e1367422294914-150x150.jpg)](https://blog.gymsource.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/cherryjuice.jpg) According to research, the melatonin in tart cherry juice can help you sleep better and longer, and is particularly useful to those who need to manage disturbed sleep. Simply drink a glass of ruby-red [cherry juice](http://www.fitsugar.com/Cherry-Juice-Helps-Sleep-29733384) before you go to bed each night. A number of scientific studies confirm the cherry-juice sleep-aid concept, including a recent one published by the [School of Life Sciences](http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22038497) that involved 20 people participating over a seven-day period. Urine samples showed that those who had drunk cherry juice had higher melatonin content—and it was they who slept the best. Those given a placebo-juice had no change in their sleep patterns or melatonin levels. What’s more, turns out the bright red color of cherries is key to its benefits, since that color is linked to its powerful antioxidant, [anthocyanin content](http://www.lef.org/news/LefDailyNews.htm?NewsID=19095&Section=AGING).   Share this story: # Recent Posts ## [May 30th, 2023 Fix Your Weakest Link: Running Are you doing well with the swimming and biking parts of your triathlon, but falling behind when it comes to running? 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