Phiten necklaces to improve circulation?

Kaiju · 24 Mar 2009 at 02:51

Anyone heard of these things? My mate recently showed me he used one and said it's helped him feel fresher and healthier. Placebo or not, anyone used or encountered such a product?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHRkg1VS75A

Energize · 24 Mar 2009 at 03:03

If you believe that advert, you'll believe anything. There's no scientific evidence to show that they work and they aren't approved by the American FDA, if that wasn't enough it should be clear from key stage 2 science that it can't possibly work.

Spektor · 24 Mar 2009 at 04:22

This thread is ******* with my chi.

Kaiju · 24 Mar 2009 at 04:27

Yeah, what I thought. No harm to try it though.

Energize · 24 Mar 2009 at 05:38

Kaiju said:
Yeah, what I thought. No harm to try it though.

Except for the money you wasted. It's this attitude that annoys me, it results in these con artists making loads of money, leading to many more of these scams perpetuating.

Kaiju · 24 Mar 2009 at 06:21

But is it a con?

Paula Radcliffe swears by it as well as many other atheletes. The technology and science behind it is there if you do the research.

What's wrong with my attitude, lol? To be quite frank, it's your attitude that's annoying. You sound like every other Tom, Dick and Harry on here trying to prove you know it all.

Sure we live in a world where the retarded get scammed all the time, but not everyone is retarded outside of OCUK and not everything is a huge money profiteering scam.

xarr · 24 Mar 2009 at 06:44

Kaiju said:
But is it a con?

Paula Radcliffe swears by it as well as many other atheletes. The technology and science behind it is there if you do the research.

What's wrong with my attitude, lol? To be quite frank, it's your attitude that's annoying. You sound like every other Tom, Dick and Harry on here trying to prove you know it all.

Sure we live in a world where the retarded get scammed all the time, but not everyone is retarded outside of OCUK and not everything is a huge money profiteering scam.

Ok, I'll bite. Show me MULTIPLE, peer reviewed studies that prove these are anything more than a placebo and I will go away, very quietly. If you had an ounce of medical knowledge you would realise this a load of junk designed to do sweet FA. You see loads of these products, the latest wonder pill that cures everything from arthritis to haemorrhoids or a bracelet that realigns your energy. Just because they say a few sports people wear em doesn't mean that they work. Sure, try it, but you will be wasting your money and if you feel better it will be because your muscles (or what is giving you a problem) will be healing by themselves and not because you started wearing a necklace.

I will start with this

http://scienceline.org/2008/10/06/ask-fox-phiten-necklace/

http://badwax.net/2008/10/14/phiten-titanium-necklaces-a-farce/

Enjoy...

Kaiju · 24 Mar 2009 at 06:51

Thanks for those links, that weighs things up a bit better now.

What I can't stand is people writing something off and making judgement before even fully doing the research. I never said the product works, I only ever questioned it.

Energize · 24 Mar 2009 at 07:34

Kaiju said:
Paula Radcliffe swears by it as well as many other atheletes.

They are not scientists, testimonials are not any kind of scientific evidence (lets not even get into the issue of bribery). Never take any notice of testimonials ever.

The technology and science behind it is there if you do the research.

No it isn't, hence why the American food and drug administration have not approved it and Professors have discredited it, I have looked at the research.

What's wrong with my attitude, lol? To be quite frank, it's your attitude that's annoying. You sound like every other Tom, Dick and Harry on here trying to prove you know it all.

I am a 1st yr biology/cs student, not an expert, but educated in the field enough to know that this concept is totally flawed and have posted facts to support it.

Sure we live in a world where the retarded get scammed all the time, but not everyone is retarded outside of OCUK and not everything is a huge money profiteering scam.

You don't need to be "retarded" to be scammed, just ignorant, which most people are. They do not have the required knowledge to make informed judgements on virtually any kind of medical treatment, hence why we have doctors.

I just don't want to see others wasting their money on this or any other "alternative" (read quack) medicine.

blix · 24 Mar 2009 at 07:41

Kaiju said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHRkg1VS75A

ololololol

blade007 · 24 Mar 2009 at 07:44

I think it's psychological. You are told it's amazing so some people believe it.

In reality there's nothing special about Titanium, it's just a light & v. strong metal.

Skull · 24 Mar 2009 at 07:47

I think the main points have all been covered here. There's no scientific basis for this product or any other like it and Paula Radcliffe is good at running, not biology.

SexyGreyFox · 24 Mar 2009 at 07:58

I went to see a Chinese Herbalist who found where my Chi entered my body and it just so happened to be on my left elbow.
He sold me a pot of jelly like substance for £99 that I rub on my Chi point and it does have a significant improvement when I'm out running.

Kaiju · 24 Mar 2009 at 08:02

Off I go to get me one of these necklaces then.