Vitastiq, a unique invention, measures vitamins, minerals, fatty acid and enzyme levels in an individual. While in theory it sounds good, readers need to look at the finer print
In 2014, a company called Vitastiq introduced a pen-like device to monitor the vitamin and mineral levels of an individual’s body. The company’s website says, “You can check and monitor your vitamin and mineral status regularly and maintain your fit lifestyle.”
Let’s face it: our bodies, depending on several factors including age, sex, weight, height and whether a mother is pregnant or lactating, need a certain amount of vitamins and minerals. Vitastiq claims it monitors your fat soluble (Vitamin A, D, E and K) and water soluble (Vitamin B Complex and Vitamin C), as well as trace elements and minerals such as iron, manganese, sodium, chlorine, magnesium among others. The device also measures haemoglobin levels (essential to determine whether an individual is anaemic), protein, enzyme and bile acids.
Now that’s a lot of measurements to monitor, given that the device is shaped like a pen. It claims that it records these levels, which in turn are put on display on your smart phone (The app is available on the PlayStore and the App Store).
Video Source: Vitastiq's Faecbook Page
The creators of the device further state that the device uses EAV methods. EAV or Electroacupuncture according to Voll (named after the German doctor and engineer Reinhard Voll, who made this treatment popular in the 1940s) is a method that operates by measuring values at acupuncture points and special EAV measuring points.
While describing how the device works, Vitastiq says, “The main concept is based on the synergy between traditional knowledge and modern technology. EAV methodology has been used for decades by professional devices for measuring vitamin and mineral levels, which you can find in pharmacies and specialist offices.”
While on paper the device sounds like a wonderful home remedy to have, given the number of advocates of alternative therapies, there is a concern that arises from using such a device.
Vatastiq claims to measure the levels trace elements such as iodine and selenium. The required amount of iodine required by humans is 0.000007 kg, while that of selenium is 0.000015 kg. If the device shows higher or lower levels of iodine, people may start panicking about a case of hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism, which means having medication for life. However, in the case of an element such as selenium, low levels can have side effects like fingernail loss, skin rash, hair loss, weight loss, fatigue and irritability, while excess can result in lesions of the skin and nervous system, nausea, diarrhoea, skin rashes, mottled teeth, fatigue, irritability, and nervous system abnormalities. Instead of worrying, one should actually go to a pathologist and get their blood checked.
This isn’t the problem with a device such as Vitastiq only. Fitness bands such as FitBit HR that claim to measure your heart rate can falter due to several reasons, primary being the HR isn’t waterproof and an individual’s sweat may play a role in not recording your exact rate of heartbeat per minute. This can be the difference between life and death, especially in individuals who suffer from heart ailments.
Bottom line: We don’t discourage you from buying vitamin and mineral monitoring devices or fitness trackers. Using them to measure your blood levels every week is one thing, but if you do fall sick, we suggest you visit a doctor.
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