According to u003ca href=u0022https://www.health.com/u0022u003eHealth.comu003c/au003e cherries are not only one of the healthiest fruits, they also rank as one of the u003cstrongu003emost health protective foodsu003c/strongu003e overall. One cup, or about 21 cherries, contains less than 100 calories and 15% of your daily vitamin C needs.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOne of my favorite facts about cherries though is that they are one of the only foods that naturally contain melatonin (u003cemu003ea hormone that helps control sleep-wake cyclesu003c/emu003e).  While, I'm not a sleep specialist or doctor of any type, anything that can help with sleep is a win in my book .