Tart Cherries for Insomnia
Channel: NutritionFacts.org
Date: 2013-07-22

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DESCRIPTION: The melatonin content in certain plant foods such as almonds, raspberries and goji berries may explain the improvement in sleep quality associated with tart cherry consumption

The mention of kiwifruit is in reference to Friday's video of the day Hot Sauce in the Nose for Cluster Headaches? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/hot-sauce-in-the-nose-for-cluster-headaches/)

I've previously explored Human Neurotransmitters in Plants (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/human-neurotransmitters-in-plants/) in the context of boosting serotonin levels in the brain to improve mood. See: 

• The Wrong Way to Boost Serotonin (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-wrong-way-to-boost-serotonin/)
• A Better Way to Boost Serotonin (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/a-better-way-to-boost-serotonin/)
• The Best Way to Boost Serotonin (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-best-way-to-boost-serotonin/)

Melatonin may also play a role in cancer prevention. See Melatonin & Breast Cancer (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/melatonin-breast-cancer/).

Aren't goji berries really expensive, though? Not if you buy them as lycium berries. Check out my video Are Goji Berries Good for You? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/are-goji-berries-good-for-you/)

Have a question for Dr. Greger about this video? Leave it in the comment section at http://nutritionfacts.org/video/tart-cherries-for-insomnia/ and he'll try to answer it!

Image Credit: joka2000, BlueWaikiki, and Donovan & Meggin Eastman via flickr; Aadx, Rumun999, FoeNyx, Nataraja, J. Dncsn, Softeis, and Sanjay Acharya via Wikimedia; and Dr Frank Gaillard.

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