On social networks, several images of Meghan Markle walking through different Californian residential streets. Inside the elegant outfit of the wife of the prince harry, A curious circular patch could be seen attached near the left wrist. This accessory is known as an anti-stress patch and, according to its manufacturers, it is a relaxation adhesive.
According to the company NuCalm, the device enhances the frequencies that relax the wearer. Each single-use patch supposedly acts as a kind of ‘tuning fork’, using resonance and frequencies to send signals to the vagus nerve and hypothalamus, improving mood. It also deactivates the adrenaline response and encourages brain waves and relaxing the body. The brand, developed by Dr. Blake Hollowaycombines neuroscience and biochemistry to help patients with post-traumatic stress disorder.
The NuCalm patch, which I use Duchess of Sussex, is for sale on the brand’s website in packages of 20 units for $80. According to the firm, this accessory, which processes biosignals, “provides the resonance and frequencies necessary to ensure a fast-acting, deep and long-lasting NuCalm experience.” The ultimate goal of these patches is to promote anti-stress.
As stated on NuCalm’s own website, the patch uses the physics of sound to relax the mind and body in a matter of minutes. Holloway’s brand offers various applications and also has accessories, such as a relaxing spray, an eye mask and, of course, the adhesive that came with it. Meghan Markle. Additionally, the company stated that the patch provides calm, improves sleep and stops possible anxiety attacks.
“When placed on the inside of your left wrist, the disc sends a signal to the pericardium of your heart to activate local parasympathetic nerve fibers, which then transmit the signals to your brain, starting the process of increasing the output of the vagus nerve. and slowing down cellular actions,” the website describes.
There is a precedent for these accessories, according to Vogue, the company Goop launched a line of ‘bio frequency’ stickers designed to use energy frequency and address imbalances in 2017. However, all of these patches do not have the scientific endorsement of the health professionals, and are seen more as a solution to pseudosciences
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