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• lind1101 commented on Phiten: Powerful or Placebo?
  Thank your for finally dispelling the "magic" of these bracelets necklaces. For the past couple years I often wondered why this is a "trend" and what the actual payoff is of wearing these ridiculous things. Many of my baseball-minded friends would say some vague thing like, "it helps them play better", "it gives them more energy" but no one could say exactly WHY it caused these supposed effects....probably because they don't....
• weisp010 commented on Phiten: Powerful or Placebo?
  I think that people buy placebos, like Phiten necklaces, because they are lazy. People believe the claims of these companies because they want to. Humans, ideally, want to perform at their best all the time. Who doesn't like winning? Although, most would agree that for personal optimum performance, a person must put their time and energy into practice, practice, practice. If a company claims that their product, such as the Phiten necklaces, will enhance people's performance through no work of their own, people want to believe it. If all a baseball player has to do to be a better player...
• korsu006 commented on Phiten: Powerful or Placebo?
  I actually used to wear one of these when I played softball and I thought they were a joke! My coach made us all wear them because he said it was supposed to help us calm down and be all around better players. I never thought that this product would help me be a better player but he sure did. Some girls on my team thought they worked wonders but than others like me did not. We knew we were good because of practice! I agree with the fact this is a placebo! People think things work which I think...
• leex5430 commented on Phiten: Powerful or Placebo?
  This is an interesting topic. A placebo is an inactive "look-alike" treatment because there is no medicine invloved in the tratment. Once, I have heard that the placebo tratment could be very useful because that doesn't directly affect the illness being treated compared to any other type of therapy. Personally, I would probably use the placebo treatment if I could get a positive result....
• galva034 commented on Phiten: Powerful or Placebo?
  I totally agree that these bracelets are bunk (so are the metallic ones that supposedly increase your circulation). How is it possible that a titanium-water resistant band is going to help increase your endurance, when it's your own brain that's forcing all the work to be done.. Perhaps they should invest in making headbands like this to at least "help" give your brain some credit for all the work it does. It's unfortunately a cheap "get rich quick scheme" that is praying on desperate people....