DW: Time to buy socks...
TikTok says the best flu remedy involves putting potatoes in your socks. It sounds ridiculous, and experts say itâs not real science, but millions of viewers are watching clips of people showing themselves using the trick, and they claim it works.
The instructions are a little more complicated than just âsticking a whole potato in your sock.â Youâre supposed to cut slices of potato and place them against the soles of your feet, then wear socks to hold them in place overnight.
The next morning, the slices are dark; some claim itâs because they suck toxins out of your body, but a nutritionist says that itâs body heat and exposure to air that causes âenzymatic browning,â and doctors are saying that potato slices in your socks donât take the place of a trip to the doctor.
Source:Â New York Post