Can tart cherry juice, magnesium really help you sleep? Doctors weigh in
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A wellness trend dubbed the "sleepy girl mocktail" is making the rounds on social media for its supposed sleep benefits, which users are attributing to two of the drink's main components: tart cherry juice and magnesium powder. But do these ingredients really have the power to help put you to sleep?
Though they do have some sleep-promoting qualities, Dr. Steven Feinsilver, director of the Center for Sleep Medicine at Northwell Lenox Hill Hospital, says the major effect of this mocktail is likely placebo.
"Anything that you might take that you believe will relax you and make you sleepy can do so. Sleep is very susceptible to the placebo effect," he says.
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