For the last month or so, a new TikTok trend has been on my For You Page, which is that of the “Sleepy Girl Mocktail.” As with many TikTok health and fitness trends, it’s sometimes difficult to know what’s good for you and what isn’t since you can’t base your own health choices on what people are doing on social media. Head below to learn more.
Attempting to catch z’s
Everyone knows someone who struggles to fall asleep at night – whether that’s ourselves, a loved one, or a friend, it is challenging for millions of Americans to get a good night’s rest for a myriad of reasons. According to the Centers for Disease Control, a study from 2020 found that 14.5% of American adults had trouble falling asleep most days and that over a quarter of American adults fail to meet the CDC’s recommended (at least) seven hours of sleep per night. Add in the average American adult’s screen time before bed, and now you have even more people who aren’t getting proper sleep.
Enter: The Sleepy Girl mocktail.
The key ingredient in The Sleepy Girl mocktail is magnesium mixed in with tart cherry or cranberry juice and topped off with some type of carbonated drink, such as soda water or prebiotic water, and ultimately (importantly) often poured into a huge Olivia Pope-sized wine glass.
If TikTok is to be believed, there is something to be said for plenty of people who simply want a cute drink – whether that’s a mocktail when out with friends on a Friday or a mocktail to help someone fall asleep, and the Sleepy Girl Mocktail has the “cute” factor in spades.
Will a Sleepy Girl mocktail really help you fall asleep?
Magnesium is a mineral that can be found in foods such as spinach, nuts, seeds, whole grains, peanut butter, and so on; it produces bone, contributes to energy production, and helps to regulate other nutrients within the body. Magnesium can also help to calm the body while promoting the sleep hormone melatonin, while something like a tart cherry juice also contains a small amount of melatonin. The soda water or prebiotic water is going to be for additional taste and carbonation.
Whether or not a Sleepy Girl Mocktail would work for you is something you would have to find out for yourself. In the above TikTok, the creator said that while her Sleepy Girl mocktail did help her to fall asleep, she had “crazy dreams.” Another TikToker said when she tried the Sleepy Girl mocktail, it helped her to fall asleep as well, but the next day she felt awful because cherries are also a known laxative.
Connect the Watts’ Take
I am all for trying something organic to help you fall asleep, but before reaching for a viral trend to do that, it’s more important to rule out other factors that may be preventing you from a good night’s rest such as water intake, physical activity, diet, screen time, and so on. If you do choose to go the route of a Sleepy Girl mocktail, make sure you don’t have plans the next day in case your body reacts negatively to the recipe.
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