Cherries help insomnia  

thanks for that. i often have trouble getting to sleep, even when i'm tired i seem to toss and turn for hours before i finally get to sleep. i'll try eating cherries, anything is worth a go

i've never noticed positive effects of certain fruits and veggies but i did suffer from arthritis and i read that root ginger is a good anti inflammatory. since i took a root ginger supplement every day my arthritis no longer troubles me, i'm fully mobile again

since i was little i had 2 health problems, lungs and kidneys... it seemed as if i never had enough oxygen and sometimes i got sharp pain in my kidneys. last winter i was reading a book about natural remedies, and read about asthma. it said there that asthma patients who haven't eaten meat for a year have improvement in their condition because animals are treated with antibiotics and hormones which end up in the meat. so i figured i'd be vegetarian... about a month later a figured that i might as well be vegan... my breathing got better, then i read about raw foodizm and why it's better to eat raw food. so i though why not try it... now my breathing is perfect i i only have kidney pain once every couple of weeks instead of every few days. I feel better and better thanks to all the vitamins and minerals i get from fruits and veggies... have much more energy too, and because i eat a lot of grains and beans i get more protein then i used to get from meat.
btw, you might want to look into book Juicing for Life, they are going through diseases and telling exactly what vitamins are needed to treated and what fruits and veggies have there nutrients. i found it very interesting...

I love cherries too, and I heard a report that cherries (even in a pie) help our arteries from plaque buildup - a substance in the cherries breaks up the plaque. Good for you, and pleasant dreams!

Glad to know that sleeping through the night is because of the pits. Well, I know that I can hear really good cause I eat ears of corn, also, I eat potatoes so I have extra eyes in the back of my head. And alas, carrots have helped me to never have to worry about my vision, its true, rabbits eat carrots and have you ever seen a rabbit with glasses, I didn't think so.

Cherries are also lower on the glycemic load index. So as fruits for diabetics and those close to it, cherries are great.

Also, if you need to get up frequently during the night normally, I would be thinking about a glucose tolerance test. Type 1 diabetes requires insulin. But type 2 is insulin resistant diabetes and the cells resist the effects of the insulin your body produces. Medications like metformin which I take, reduces that resistance.

In diabetes, frequent urination is a symptom. The fact that you are eating a fruit that has a low glycemic load value suggests to me that you ought to see your doctor for this. Additionally, age related or maturity onset diabetes is common as well.

As for a sleep aid, we use this trick. We take a glass of orange juice, and stick it in the microwave for about 1 minute. When we take it out, we stir in about 1 teaspoon of honey. Drink, and go to sleep a short time later. Works for us...

Hey Oreo! Are you serious? I have insomnia and the same problems
with going to the potty all night long too! And cherries is
the answer! Well, I'll be dared! I guess I'll have to try them!
But, I really only like the maraschinio cherries in the jar! lol
I guess that wasn't what you had in mind! So you really think
that eating the cherries works! I have very serious arthritic
problems and would love to find something that works and I
really love fruit, although not a big cherry fan! I like
grapes and canteloupes more. I eat tons of veggies so that
isn't a problem!

Well, I'm definitely craving cherries right now. lol I know that squeezing juice from a lemon into your water makes your teeth cleaner, and more white. It's not made up, I read it online, and then did some research to see if it was true. But it has to be real lemon juice from a lemon, not what they bottle and sell individually.

Hey, that's great! The cherries' anti-inflamatory properties no doubt settled all the little aches and pains that were helping to keep you awake.
They say garlic keeps away the vampires, and it must be true, because I've never met one!

wow. this is great news! I just bought a bag today! I need the anti inflammatory too and help with sleep.

Thanks for posting this.

They say that lettuce has the same effect.....I can't verify it but that is what I have heard....I am glad you are sleeping much better now.....makes you feel like a new person when you get enough rest!