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Do Tart Cherries Improve Sleep?

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Sweet and tart cherries improved both sleep quality and quantity, some studies show. With effects rivaling melatonin and valerian, tart cherry extended total sleep time by a whopping 84-minutes, a result that is better than most sleeping pills, one small study showed. All that and superb health benefits! Continue reading →

Tryptophan for Sleep: Not as Simple as Popping a Pill

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Without tryptophan there would be no melatonin, the backbone of the biology of sleep. But tryptophan’s role in sleep might be more about how it is affected by things like diet, light exposure and gut health than it is about the tryptophan itself. Continue reading →