Scientists from the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Northumbria discovered an unexpected property of cherry juice. It turns out that he can give an additional 25 minutes of good sleep at night and generally improve the quality of sleep, writes The Telegraph.

Researchers recommend paying attention to the juice of the Montmorency cherry, because it increases the concentration of melatonin (a hormone regulating sleep) in the body. Dr. Glyn Hovatson, the head of the work, says: "We gathered a group of 20 healthy volunteers. They were offered daily to drink 30 milliliters of cherry or other juice for a week, "as reported by the Internet publication for girls and women from 14 to 35 years Pannochka. Net In addition, experts collected urine samples before and after the experiment to evaluate the content of melatonin.

Plus, during the experiment, volunteers wore a clock-sensor, tracking the cycles of their sleep and wakefulness.

It turned out that when participants drank cherry juice, in the urine there was an increase in the concentration of melatonin (by 15-16%). They also slept for 25 minutes, and the quality of sleep increased by 5-6%. The volunteers themselves, who drank cherry juice, reported that during the day less often they fell asleep.

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