Advances in technology mean health gadgets can now be disguised as jewellery. Earrings, bracelets and brooches are being redeployed to keep a check on our wellbeing, picking up signs of potential problems and sometimes even serving as a treatment. Pat Hagan asked experts to assess some of the latest health accessories. We then rated them. Bangle for painful joints Gold-plated copper bracelet Claim: Copper from the bracelet is absorbed into the bloodstream through the skin ‘and distributed to parts of the body where there is a deficiency’, says the maker, easing rheumatic pain. Two magnets inside the bracelet ‘assist health and wellbeing’.