Is pearlion Pauline's energy bracelet and collar effective?

Nowadays, there are a large number of collars such as fattening, Gulantuten and Pollyann on the Internet, which advocate strengthening blood circulation in the body, relaxing nerves, relaxing neck and shoulders and soothing body and mind; Enhance the transmission of human energy, improve physical strength, endurance and concentration; Because the accumulation of lactic acid in blood is the main cause of fatigue, the accumulated lactic acid can be decomposed after wearing, thus eliminating fatigue and strengthening exercise ability. According to experts and law enforcement officials, this is actually a trap. Please read the following report:

Magic collar: miracle or trap?

Recently, something called "water-soluble titanium collar" has quietly become popular. Many people in the city streets, especially young men and women, invariably wear a gadget similar to an ancient collar, which is colorful, fashionable and very fashionable.

Mr. Hong, who is engaged in photography, told reporters that his wife bought him a magic collar as a gift some time ago, saying that it could treat cervical spondylosis and reduce the concentration of thrombus. "It's made in Japan, and the instructions are all in Japanese. I didn't see anything. In short, this means some benefits to the human body. " Mr. Li, who works in the office, told reporters that a friend gave him this thing mysteriously recently, "saying it can reduce computer radiation." The reporter saw in a store in Guangzhou that the publicity of "water-soluble titanium collar" has various functions, from preventing cervical spondylosis to reducing thrombosis, from improving immunity to preventing computer radiation.

According to the publicity materials, this titanium-containing product has undergone a unique technical treatment, and metal titanium and water phase are dissolved in raw materials to make health care products, and many sports stars are also eager for it.

Does a seemingly ordinary collar really have such a magical effect? The reporter conducted an in-depth visit to this.

Journalist investigation

"Become popular" with the help of specialty stores and the Internet

The reporter went to the Phiten Shop in Mayflower Square, Beijing Road, Guangzhou, with a small pavement and simple layout. If you don't look carefully, you will think it is an ordinary sporting goods store.

The reporter noticed that there were many photos of stars posted on the glass door of the store, including Liu Xiang, BiBi Zhou, Anglenala, Wang Mingquan, Andy Lau, Li Bingbing, S.H.E and members of the badminton national team. Without exception, these performing arts and sports stars all wear a collar with titanium on the cloth. When I entered the store, I displayed a series of titanium-containing products, including necklines that are said to relieve neck and shoulder discomfort, leg protectors that are said to relieve joint pain such as knees, and stickers and bandages that are said to relieve waist and muscle tension. In addition, there are wristbands, titanium socks, hats, clothes, insoles and so on. The collar that the reporter pays special attention to is also divided into cloth and plastic. The price of a titanium gold necklace made of cloth also ranges from 230 yuan to 980 yuan.

According to the shop assistant, these products are all made in Japan and have been popular in Japan for a long time, but they have only been sold in Guangzhou for more than a year. The manufacture of this kind of products adopts a Japanese patent technology "phild treatment"-the fiber is impregnated with titanium ultrafine particles. It is said that this technique was invented by a chiropractor in Japan, which can adjust the body current disorder caused by stress and fatigue. It is also introduced that titanium has special current characteristics, which can adjust the chaotic human current and make it flow orderly in the body, which will have beneficial physiological effects on the human body, and its chemical stability is beneficial to human physical and mental health. According to the salesperson, titanium products sell well in Guangzhou. Some people bought them through friends, some learned about them in Japan, and some people decided to buy them after seeing all the star athletes wearing them. The sales staff warmly invited customers to experience it for themselves. First, consumers are required to bend their hands 90 degrees, with their arms slightly away from their bodies, and then lift a bottle of water of about 1 liter with one finger to feel the weight of the water. After that, the salesperson put on a titanium wrist strap for the customer, repeated the previous action, and said that the customer would feel the water quality lighter at this time. The reporter asked several consumers on the spot, and there were different opinions about whether the water was light or not.

The reporter found that at present, this kind of titanium metal product has basically not entered Shang Chao, but is sold in the form of a specialty store, and this kind of product can also be seen in many residential areas or bustling commercial areas. The reporter searched online, and it seems that the sales of such products on the Internet are more "lively". Most of them are under the banner of Japanese production or Korean production, and the publicity effect is also varied, with prices ranging from tens to hundreds of yuan.

Regular dealers have never handled such products.

Zheng, general manager of chain pharmacies in Jin Kang, told reporters that so far, no official distributor has contacted him to sell such products. Zheng told reporters that only one product was said to be able to lose weight by sticking it on your feet before, but it was later proved to be a fake and shoddy product, and then it was investigated and dealt with by relevant departments. "As far as I know, regular dealers in Guangzhou have basically never sold such products. I have been engaged in the pharmaceutical industry 10 for many years. According to my experience, it seems impossible for such a simple product to have such magical functions. " The reporter then called several other large chain pharmacies in Guangzhou and got the answer that they had never sold such products.

According to the analysis of an industry veteran, metallic titanium will not dissolve and ionize when it comes into contact with body fluids and drugs at human body temperature, nor will it react with human muscles and bones, so it is called "bionic metal". However, there is no medical literature to support the claim that titanium-containing products can treat the spine and relieve fatigue.

Medical expert: the magical effect is not credible.

However, medical experts doubt the various functions of the so-vaunted metallic titanium collar.

Lin Dingkun, director of the Department of Orthopaedics, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, pointed out that shoulder and neck fatigue and cervical spondylosis are caused by the damage and degeneration of the joints, intervertebral discs and surrounding soft tissues of the cervical spine, which leads to the stimulation or injury of the cervical nerve roots and vertebral arteries. Therefore, even if titanium can really regulate human current, the therapeutic effect is probably minimal. According to Dr. Jian Huang from the Nutrition Department of the First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, metallic titanium cannot be absorbed by human body or through skin. Titanium itself has no obvious auxiliary effect on human health, and other titanium-containing products are unlikely to have obvious effects on relieving shoulder and neck fatigue. Jian Huang said that in order to relieve the shoulder and neck fatigue caused by sitting in the office for a long time, besides self-exercise, you can also do shoulder and neck exercises, physical therapy, hot compress, local massage or rub some oil, such as activating oil. All these have a certain effect on relieving shoulder and neck fatigue. Wearing a collar alone can't play the role of traction and physical therapy.

Liao Xiaoxing, a professor of internal medicine at the First Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, told the reporter, "As a clinician, I have never heard that a metal collar can cure so many diseases. So far, I have never heard of it or mentioned it in any medical literature. " Liao Xiaoxing said that titanium, a metal, cannot be absorbed by human body, and there is no principle in modern medicine to explain that this metal titanium has these functions. "People in China have a tradition of wearing jade and pearls, believing that they have certain health care functions. In fact, this health care function is more of a psychological suggestion, which is physically impossible. "

Experts remind: Be careful when using radioactive metals.

Liao Xiaoxing expressed concern about the so-called metal therapy in an interview with reporters. According to its introduction, because some metals contain radioactive substances, some people have put such substances in the other party's office in order to harm others. As a result, some years later, this man got leukemia and needed a bone marrow transplant. Liao Xiaoxing said that a so-called "magnetized cup" was popular in early years. It is said that this kind of cup has the function of magnetized water, and drinking this kind of water can strengthen the body; There are also some products such as magnetized pillows, but these products have gradually disappeared. "I estimate that this metal titanium collar is also a product that conforms to the consumer trend. After a while, everyone felt that it didn't work, so naturally they wouldn't buy it again.