What is NuCalm? Is Meghan Markle’s skin patch a scam?

nypost.com:

strolling casually through Montecito, Calif., flaunting an unusual skin patch on her left wrist.Eagle-eyed observers noted that the patch is just one product sold by an obscure wellness company called NuCalm.

The topical treatment, as the name implies, brings calm and relaxation to stressed-out celebrities — or anyone with $50 a month to subscribe.But does NuCalm actually work?

Or is it just another costly New Age gimmick?The product is marketed with a windstorm’s worth of woo-woo, or pseudo-scientific jargon, such as the following:“The NuCalm biosignal processing disc is a revolutionary delivery mechanism that activates the parasympathetic nervous system, by tapping into the body’s Pericardium Meridian with particular electromagnetic frequencies of inhibitory neurotransmitters to interrupt the HPA axis and downregulate sympathetic tone,” according to the company’s website.And despite several online endorsements claiming that the NuCalm devices are “FDA-approved,” there’s no evidence that the company has received a stamp of approval from the US Food and Drug Administration.“The FDA is not aware of any legally marketed medical devices under the trade name: NuCalm Biosignal Processing Disc,” an FDA spokesperson told The Post.The manufacturer did not respond to The Post’s telephone messages, but one woman’s experience with a suite of NuCalm devices and products was thoroughly underwhelming.“The NuCalm treatment itself was perfectly pleasant,” Kayleigh Roberts wrote on Grateful, after being fitted with headphones playing soothing sounds and the company’s now-famous wrist patch, called a “Biosignal Processing Disc.”But after experiencing no real effects, “I left feeling disappointed and a little anxious about my failure to.