My hubby wears a turtle ring and his wedding ring. He used to be a "no ring" guy - but then we had custom wedding bands made and he liked that and would wear it.
Last summer we were at an Indian jewelry store in Red River New Mexico (MY kinda place!!!) I finally got him to try on some of the men's rings - just for fun. Much to my surprise, he decided to get a gold and silver ring with a turtle on it. When we checked out, the owner said, "Oh you got the turtle ring - that means good health". Well, most of you know that my husband is disabled with heart failure - so his health is NOT GOOD. Anyway, I said to him, "You better never take that ring off".
After we got out of the store, he said to me that he needed to tell me something that I would think was stupid. I was very intrigued and said that whatever it was that I wouldn't laugh.
He said that when he put on the turtle ring (and he tried on many different kinds of rings, some with turquoise, some with other designs) that he felt like his body (involuntarily) took a big sigh, he could feel his breath go out of his body, and then he said he felt better than he had felt in months - all of a sudden. I looked at him and said again, "Don't ever take that ring off".
He didn't for several weeks - but then he took it off because he was doing something very messy and he didn't want to get it so dirty. He forgot to put it back on and that day, just a few hours later, his heart went into a very bad rhythm and he ended up very sick and in the hospital for a week. Let me tell you, he put that ring back on and I don't think he will EVER take it off again!
True Story.