Can putting potato slices in your socks at night cure the flu? l GMA

Dr. Jen Ashton breaks down the viral trend that people believe removes toxins from the body.

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[michellecarlmixoncummings]

No ma'am. I was sick had a high fever, cough, etc... I did it and it worked. Just like the woman whose daughter was I'll she put them in the night before kid was up running around again at breakfast. Home remedies and medicines of old has always worked. I never expect anyone in medicine to co sign on grand ma's home remedies. They cant

[Crnovuk]

Listen lady I come from the Balkans, and we in the Balkans have the richest traditional medicine, perhaps even in the world. In my country, people have been treating fevers by putting potatoes on their feet for centuries, and it works in at least 80% of cases. Just because something isn't proven or accepted by your American science, doesn't mean it doesn't work. In the Balkans, every person would laugh at your scientific nonsense because our traditional medicine is 30 times older than your country. Potatoes not only remove toxins from the body, but also reduce high body temperature, and there is a logical explanation for this, because the body expels fever germs through sweating, especially on the feet, and potatoes have the ability to have a very absorbent property due to their composition, so I won't go into that now. into pure chemistry.

[deerich]

I feel medical professionals say no because its an alternative to purchasing medicines which is their bread and butter.

[Trucomedy]

I don’t care what she says. When I was sick as a kid an my grandma put them around my waist I felt so much better the next day

[teresalegler]

Thanks. Peeled potatoes will turn dark, or black once exposed to air. That’s why, if planning to cook, they are left in water until ready to used.

[hc]

I guess we are gonna ignore that the largest pores on our body are located on the bottom of the feet. So when she mentions skin as one of the places that our body detoxes from...is it not still skin?? Am I missing something?

[conscious_soul]

It really does work .. I tried today ..was having a high fever and body ache.. Fever is gone .. Try amd then say whatever u may..

[Jozyrose]

I always think that the best evidence is experience. If you use it and it helps you (and others), then it makes no sense for an outside source to say your experience is invalid because it doesn't align with my thinking/worldview/principles and therefore, your healing method is bogus.

[nosdehgan]

They need to wash their feet more often...

[louiw]

Just take the potatoes to analyze and see what’s in it after used

[Steve-jroq]

They Want You To Purchase Medicines. I’ve Done It For Years Always Help. Actually Just Did It For My Son Last Night He Woke Up Completely Different N His Fever Actually Went Away

[YahwehLaws]

Drinking Olive Leaf Tea ... works better .

[UserresU-]

Why do I feel like this is not trustworthy information? 🤷‍♂️

[trinadailey]

Don’t potatoes turn black after a while anyway?

[troydavis]

This is an ancestors remedy some 80+years ago. The funny thing is she never said how her daughter was feeling the next day or why she thinks the potato was darker with such a small body. What the heck does she think was in the potato, hmmm. A doctor endorsing natural remedies instead of Big Pharma, of course not. Shout out to Dr. Sebi 🙏

[tanhoejojo]

It’s the type of material on the socks may make the difference

[simonleach]

Perhaps the users who promote this treatment could try putting potato slices inside the tuques on their heads to see if it cures their brains?

[courtneysouthwick]

Wouldn’t you say that even if modern science hasn’t decided to clinical medical studies on the efficacy of potatoes- that we can look to 100s of years of home remedies passed down from generations and claims that they work as something to consider? Perhaps it should be tested? Not be big pharma either who has nothing to gain financially from this. Today, I think more and more Americans are trusting their grandparents and great grandparents’ medical remedies over Western medicine whos not gaveling the greatest track record as of recent years.

[christina]

I have to disagree, there are some cultures that use remedies that can cure illnesses, inflammation etc. Even potatoes absorb salt from a soup base ....plants in general that our beautiful earth produces natural medicines it just depends on how you find the right nurturing plant to do so. Well that's my opinion and potatoes are rich with nutrients

[blackqueenmelaningoddess]

Old black ancestors remedy. We dnt use potatoes it's another vegetable. But somethings need to stay within our community. They still all of our things then capitalize without giving us anything. Not being mean just being honest. This is my truth.