Eating Mini Clay Pots? TikTok Health Trends We Gotta Discuss

0:00 Tiktok health advice now eating mini clay pots okay this is a trend just on the sound and surface level eating mini clay pots sometimes with lime juice or tahini the trend apparently grew out of somebody posting about cravings and craving dirt during pregnancy and saying eating clay detoxifies the body it does not if you crave dirt you're low on iron bro So maybe don't eat clay pots. Yes, not clay pots. And it's not good for your teeth.

0:33 Yeah, that does sound. But again, that's the prompts that get you. So this one shoving garlic up your nose. TikTok users are putting a peeled raw garlic clove in each nostril for 20 minutes, claiming that it clears congestion. If somebody if I was super congested and I saw this on TikTok, I'd probably try it.

0:50 No, it's going to burn your nose. Yeah, exactly. Garlic is going to irritate the skin inside your nose, which is already sensitive. And did you try this one, salt stomping?

0:59 Yes, I did try this one.

1:02 So people are standing barefoot. This is a TikTok trend. A pile of salt for 10 minutes before bed, claiming it reduces stress, regulates the nervous system, and improves sleep. So you tried it, and you think it made a difference.

1:15 I do think it made a difference, yeah.

1:17 And now is that any chance that's placebo?

1:19 Um, there's a high chance that it's placebo, but in my mind, if it's not harming you and it's helping.

1:25 You, why not? Scientists and doctors say, great, go for it. Great. But it doesn't do anything. You're on air with Ryan Seacrest. What has your name built? Your career, your finances, your home. Well, think about this for everybody. Stolen identity could put all of it at risk. LifeLock is identity protection for the life you're building. Visit LifeLock.com and save up to 30% for your first year with code Ryan.