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May help with sleep problems...very in depth review
My wife has had sleeping issues for 4-5 years now. Insomnia runs in her family. They started two years before she got pregnant. She doesn't consume caffeine in excess, goes to sleep at the same time almost every night, eats healthy, and exercises 5 days a week. She used to get a consistent 8-9 hours of sleep per night. A consistent routine, good diet, and exercise can elimnate many sleeping issues, so try those first. However, they weren't enough for her. It got to the point where she would dread nightime because she knew she would lay down in bed and she wouldn't sleep. The next day she would be exhausted, and the cycle would repeat.
She tried unisom, unisom naturals, low dose ambien, melatonin, benadryl, etc to help with sleep. Unisom naturals worked slightly, but inconsistently. Regular unisom(same sleep aid in Nyquil) gave her headaches after taking it for a few days. We figured out it was reaction to the unisom after they went away and came back in a direct timeframe with taking the regular unisom. Only the low dose ambien worked with any consistency at all.
We tried this after reading reviews and it has been working great for two years. We needed an alternative to the ambien because my wife got pregnant and was breastfeeding. We didn't want any medication to be passed along to our son. Natural tart cherry juice has been shown in studies to increase natural melatonin in the brain, promotion a more regular sleep cycle and relaxation. Its probably something that we should all consume as a dietary supplement, even if we don't have sleeping issues.
The case price on this is much cheaper than buying it in the store. The cheapest I could find it in national grocery stores was $8 for a 32oz jar. This is much more cost effective. You may want to find some locally to try it out but you need to drink 4-8 ounces every morning and evening for 2 to 3 weeks to see if it works. My wife noticed an immediate difference in one week. Hope it helps you.
February 2014 · Grocery and Gourmet Food · verified purchase