Neither a sleeping pill nor a simple herbal tea, this alternative without side effects or addiction exists and allows you to sleep longer.
Sleeping less than seven hours at night, or even falling below the critical six hours mark: this is the daily life of a large part of the population. More than a third of French people suffer from chronic sleep debt, a deficiency that is dangerous in the long term for physical health and mental balance. Remember, you need to sleep 7 to 9 hours per night to be well. To counter too short nights, the reflex is too often to turn to medications, such as sleeping pills, or to look for natural alternatives. A drink made from a specific fruit could help significantly extend the length of the night.
To validate the effects of this mysterious elixir, researchers carried out a rigorous study on subjects over 50 years old suffering from chronic insomnia. The team analyzed their night cycles and participants were asked to consume “240 mL 2 times/day” of that specific drink for two weeks, before switching to a placebo, or vice versa. The scientists’ objective was to confirm the improvement in sleep thanks to the juice and understand its molecular mechanism of action.
According to the results: “The eight subjects who completed the study and had insomnia saw their sleep time increase by 84 minutes” explain the authors in the American “Journal of Therapeutics”. That’s almost an hour and a half more sleep. A feat made possible thanks to morello cherry juice. It is not the sweet cherry that we eat in summer, but a tart cousin, very rich in active compounds. This fruit is full of procyanidins, powerful antioxidants. The study demonstrated in vitro that “procyanidin B2 contained in cherry juice inhibited IDO”an enzyme that breaks down tryptophan. By blocking this enzyme, cherry preserves tryptophan, an amino acid precursor of serotonin and melatonin, the sleep hormone.
You will find this juice in organic stores or specialized health food sections, under the names “Merry Juice” or “Sour Cherry Juice”. Just be sure to choose it without added sugars. Beyond the simple lengthening of the night, it is the very quality of rest that has been restored. The researchers conclude that this juice not only “increased duration”but also “sleep efficiency”while reducing inflammatory markers in the body.
To reproduce these benefits at home, it would be enough to consume 250ml of morello cherry juice, twice a day. A promising nutritional solution, particularly for seniors, because it acts deeply on the biochemistry of the brain without the side effects of sedatives.
