Whether you spend your nights staring at the ceiling, wishing you would fall asleep or if you find that you’re constantly waking up at hourly intervals and never quite seem rested… Insomnia sucks.

Does tart cherry juice help with sleep?

Great news - tart cherry juice can help improve sleep thanks to its naturally occurring melatonin levels. In addition to 35 different phytonutrients that make tart cherries amazing, their naturally occurring melatonin that make them the perfect natural sleep aid. 

Melatonin is a naturally occurring hormone that helps to regulate sleep in our bodies, and tart cherries contain just enough to help support your existing melatonin levels. Several studies have been conducted to see their impact on those struggling to sleep.

A Louisiana State University study found that participants who consumed two, eight ounce servings of Cheribundi a day experienced 90 more minutes of effective sleep per night.

“One particular study had participants consume 8 ounces of tart cherry juice daily over a two-week period, which was shown to improve sleep time, quality and symptoms of insomnia”

- Emma Willingham, Registered Dietitian

This is why over 500+ professional and collegiate sports teams drink Cheribundi as part of their fitness routines and why it's supported by sports dietitians. 

Does sleep help with fitness recovery?

As well as all of the other benefits like helping to reduce inflammation, tart cherries’ ability to increase the length and quality of your sleep is such a powerful thing for an athlete. Better, deeper sleep is a huge part of the recovery process.

Anthocyanins are a naturally occurring antioxidant that help to reduce inflammation. These anthocyanins, in tandem with the naturally-occurring melatonin, aid in faster recovery and a higher quality night of sleep, so you can recover and reset for everyday excellence. This means less of feeling sore, achey, and tired ㅡ and more leveling up your performance. 

What is the best tart cherry juice?

Through Cheribundi's one-of-a-kind extraction process. Our proprietary ‘gentle juicing’ method ensures that we get all of the good nutrients from the best tart cherries and are able to deliver you high quality juice in every bottle. This process was developed over 20 years ago by scientists at Cornell University who were interested in optimizing the health benefits of tart cherries. We're the only company to use it, so every 8oz bottle of Cheribundi contains all the nutrients and goodness of up to 60 tart cherries and more antioxidants than other tart cherry juices on the shelf. So if you want to stop counting sheep, just pick up a case of Cheribundi and get better sleep.