Magnesium Taurate vs Tart Cherry for sleep
Short answer: For sleep, users rate them about the same: 94% report improvement with Magnesium Taurate (36 reports) and 94% with Tart Cherry (35 reports).
Magnesium Taurate has 82 meta-analyses and 210 randomized trials on PubMed; Tart Cherry has 15 and 51.
Based on 145 reports about Magnesium Taurate and 102 about Tart Cherry. Not medical advice.
| Magnesium Taurate Supplement | Tart Cherry Supplement | |
|---|---|---|
| Users say it helped | 86%helped62 reports · medium confidence | 75%helped45 reports · medium confidence |
| Verdict | Mostly positive | Mostly positive |
| Research | AResearch: Strong | AResearch: Strong |
| Meta-analyses / RCTs | 82 / 210 | 15 / 51 |
| Mainly used for | ||
| Sleep % reporting improvement | 94% (36) | 94% (35) |
| Anxiety % reporting improvement | 95% (21) | 50% (2) |
| Recovery % reporting improvement | — | 100% (9) |
| Pain & inflammation % reporting improvement | 100% (2) | 86% (7) |
| Mood % reporting improvement | 100% (6) | — |
| Common side effects | brain fog, vivid dreams, drowsiness, tired but | headache, vivid dreams, anxiety, prolonged erection |
| Typical dose reported | 3 g / daily | 1000 mg / before bed |
This review confirms that the quality of literature is substandard for physicians to make well-informed recommendations on usage of oral magnesium for older adults with insomnia. However, given that oral magnesium is very cheap and widely available, RCT evidence may support oral magnesium supplements (less than 1 g quantities given up to three times a day) for insomnia symptoms.
BMC Complement Med Ther, 2021 ↗“I used Taurine in the form of magnesium taurate for a really bad bout of OCD ... It was a game changer for me.”
No significant effects were observed for creatine kinase and tumor necrosis factor alpha. These results indicate that the consumption of a TC supplement can aid aspects of recovery from strenuous exercise.
Int J Sport Nutr Exerc Metab, 2021 ↗“Tart cherry juice increases melatonin levels and is supposed to improve sleep quality. It worked surprisingly well for me when I tried it.”
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