Why My Mom, Joanne and I Drink Tart Cherry Juice

My mom, Joanne has suffered from insomnia since her late 30’s. Her physician, Nasiya Ahmed, MD recommended she drink eight ounces of tart cherry juice every night. This is because tart cherry juice is full of melatonin.

A 2012 study published in the European Journal of Nutrition found that tart cherry juice consumption led to a reduction in insomnia symptoms and increase in better sleep quality. Another study in 2018 indicated an increase in sleep time.

My mom was pleasantly surprised to find that drinking the tart cherry juice helped her sleep an extra two hours a night. While I have never experienced insomnia; I am one of those people who fall asleep as soon as their head hits the pillow, she thought that I should drink it as well.

So every night at 7:30pm central time, when I am in town, we sit down and drink our eight ounces of cherry juice. We buy our juice from HEB and Trader Joes…

Another bonding mother-daughter activity…

Wishing you all a restful and energizing sleep…

XOX, Patti