I see people wearing copper bangles who claim it helps variously with their arthritis, blood pressure or who knows else what I've forgot.
Other than causing a weird blue stain around the wrist do these bangles have any legitimate medical benefit?
2006-07-17 09:55:33 · 7 answers · asked by ZahirJ 2 in Health ➔ Alternative Medicine
No proven medical benefit whatsoever. But many people will believe almost anything you tell them that sounds vaguely feasible. This makes the snake-oil industry millions every year!
People have believed nonsense about copper bracelets and magnetism forever. In Ben Franklins day, it was believed that placing magnets in the bathtub would "cure" arthritis, so Old Ben, ever the genius, painted some wood to look like magnets, glued it to a bathtub, and proceeded to "cure" the arthritis in a number of folks with these "wooden magnets"!
Copper bangles are pretty, though...
2006-07-17 10:06:55 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
static charges of the body are dissipated by the copper!
2006-07-17 09:58:51 · answer #2 · answered by sorrells316 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
None whatsoever.
2006-07-17 09:58:42 · answer #3 · answered by Sir J 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have heard ppl say it does but the only benifit i know of is zinc
2006-07-17 09:59:14 · answer #4 · answered by oceanlady580 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hard aspect. look into in a search engine. that will help!
2014-12-03 14:27:28 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It alerts people that you are gullible
2006-07-17 09:58:22 · answer #6 · answered by Bill 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
only as much as any other placebo
2006-07-17 10:00:45 · answer #7 · answered by Don’t Tread On Me 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋