As a sleep writer, I take wellness trends doing the rounds on social media with a pinch of salt. The latest to blow up my FYP on TikTok is the Chinese hot water trend, which, along with other positive health outcomes, promises to benefit sleep.
After giving it a go I found I was falling asleep faster than I had all winter. But how? When it comes to sleep, warmth helps anchor restless or excess energy, grounding the body," Jamie Bacharach, licensed acupuncturist and Chinese medicine practitioner, tells me.
Here, I'll take a closer look at what the Chinese hot water trend is and, along with insight from Bacharach, explore how it works to improve your sleep.
