| These days there are more and more companies | | | | bracelets that are designed to look like a watch so as |
| selling magnetic bracelets, often on the web, and each | | | | to be more ‘discrete’. These are fine so long as |
| one claims to be the best. But they can’t all be the | | | | you don’t get tired of being asked why you are |
| best of course! I’m not going to name any particular | | | | wearing two watches! And if you’re not wearing it, |
| brands here, but there are several things worth | | | | you’re not getting the benefit of it. Make sure you |
| considering before purchasing a magnetic bracelet, or | | | | buy a bracelet that’s attractive and that you’re |
| indeed any magnotheraputic product. | | | | going to enjoy wearing all the time. Ask yourself: |
| 1) You get what you pay for. | | | | ‘would I wear this if it didn’t have any magnets |
| Now obviously you’re going to shop around and | | | | in it?’ |
| make sure you get the best deal. I’m not | | | | 3) Do your homework |
| suggesting that the most expensive is necessarily the | | | | Recent clinical studies suggest it is not just the type |
| best! But there is a big difference in price between | | | | and strength of the magnets used that makes a |
| those products at the top end of the market and | | | | difference to the effectiveness of the bracelet, but |
| those at the bottom. If you find yourself looking at a | | | | also the way in which they are arranged to allow the |
| copper bracelet imported from china made with weak | | | | blood to pass through different fields. This is true of the |
| magnets, ask yourself if it is really going to be | | | | magnetic devices researched and produced by Nigel |
| worthwhile- after all, you are purchasing the product | | | | Broderick which successfully went through clinical trials |
| for a reason- its pain relieving effects, and if the | | | | commissioned by the Arthritis Research Campaign. |
| product you buy doesn’t deliver those effects, then | | | | The results were published in the British Medical Journal |
| that’s not good value. | | | | in 2004. A product using his old design is still popular, |
| 2) Is its appearance going to stop you wearing it as | | | | but you can find the latest developments if you look a |
| much as you would? | | | | little harder. |
| A long running problem with magnetic bracelets is their | | | | 4) Think about when you’ll be wearing it |
| appearance- they have traditionally been ugly and | | | | If you’re planning on wearing the bracelet for |
| embarrassing, drawing attention to themselves and | | | | activities such as gardening, make sure you buy a |
| provoking the same tiresome questions from people | | | | bracelet that is dirt resistant and can be scrubbed |
| who notice the bracelet and ask what it is, why | | | | clean. If you want one to wear in the evening, and |
| you’re wearing it etc. It’s like when you have | | | | I’m thinking of more for women here, you can get |
| your arm in a sling- you soon get tired of explaining to | | | | some beautiful jewellery designs now including |
| everyone why you have it! Just as bad are the | | | | magnotheraputic technology. |