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Anti-Aging Devices
An Update On Our NEWA Experience

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We recently interviewed EndyMed, the makers of NEWA. NEWA is an at-home RF device designed to reduce facial sagging. The 3DEEP radiofrequency energy that powers the NEWA is the same medical technology used by clinics and dermatologists. And the Style Chicks are testing NEWA out. Here are our first impressions of NEWA.

NEWA tightens skin and produces collagen

 

Does Using NEWA Hurt?

No. NEWA is not painful: it doesn’t zap, sting or burn.

There is a mild warmth, like getting an ultrasound. We use it on the higher power setting, 2, but there is a lower power setting if needed. Even around the orbital bone, there is no discomfort.

Set the device to power level two for use, but reduce to level one if you experience any discomfort

 

USING THE NEWA ACTIVATOR GEL

The NEWA device comes with a tube of activator gel.

There is a conduction gel. It is important to use enough gel to be able to smoothly glide the treatment head in circles on the skin without tugging the skin. The amount shown in the instructional video looks like a bit much, but about what I found I needed.

I am doing all the possible treatment areas, so I use more gel than someone treating one area. The gel is reapplied to the treatment head before each section session. At this rate, the gel tube in the kit will last about a month.

Replacement tubes of activator gel tubes are available from NEWA and other beauty vendors like Sephora and Neiman Marcus.

Close up of the NEWA treatment head. Cover all of the metal with gel

 

The Experience

Doing all the treatment areas takes me about half an hour to 40 minutes. It is four minutes per treatment area.

I have slight redness after a treatment, but it is completely gone in about 15 minutes. There is no skin irritation. I can apply my makeup or serums immediately after.  

I can see a “lift” immediately after use, especially on the brow bone area after a forehead treatment. And around my mouth 

I find it is worthwhile to take a few minutes to do NEWA as a spot treatment immediately before makeup. It lifts the area and gives eyes an alert, perky look and it smooths the lines from my nose to mouth.

Stay tuned for updates and a full report after our initial treatment is completed. Next up, we review the research to understand why NEWA works.

 

Stay Tuned For Updates on Our Results

The Style Chicks are currently using NEWA to treat:

  • Orbital area
  • Upper cheeks
  • Jawline, turkey waddle, and upper throat
  • Lower cheek area and sagging around the mouth
  • Forehead

For the first month, we do 4-5 treatments per week on each area. We found the tips that EndyMed offered in our interview to be very helpful.

Read our EndyMed interview to answer your NEWA questions

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Superior Ginseng
BTGIN Gin Hongsam Saponin Capsules

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Ginseng is a potent antioxidant with many health benefits. To get benefits, a ginseng supplement must contain the correct form of ginseng and offer superior absorption. We are impressed with BTGIN Gin Hongsam Saponin Capsules. They are designed to maximize the absorption of their six-year Red Ginseng.

BTGIN Gin Hongsam Saponin Capsules

What is Ginseng?

There are several types of ginseng. Red ginseng has pharmacological benefits. It is legendary in oriental medicine. Research associates the most health benefits with Red Ginseng, also known as Panax ginseng or Korean red ginseng.

Korean Red Ginseng root and plant. The root provides health benefits

The dried unprocessed root is called white ginseng. The root that has been steamed and dried is called red ginseng. Red Ginseng is ginseng roots harvested after 6 or more years. It is more expensive to grow.

While ginseng is sourced from other regions, red ginseng from Korea is the type with the most benefits.

GINSENG BENEFITS

BTGIN Gin Hongsam Saponin Capsule Plus contains maximum ginsenosides

Gingseng can enhance energy, stamina, memory, circulation. Ginseng supports the immune system and offers skin benefits. But not all ginseng supplements contain the most beneficial ginseng.

Ginseng contains two important compounds: ginsenosides and gintonin. These compounds complement one another to provide health benefits. The major active pharmacological component of ginseng is Ginsenosides.

Ginsenosides, a form of Saponin, are rare and found almost exclusively in ginseng.  The antioxidant potency and most health benefits of ginseng are from the ginsenosides. [1] 

But Ginsenoside availability and absorption is low in most ginseng supplements, so choose ginseng supplements carefully.

 

WHY BTGIN Gin Hongsam Saponin Capsule Plus IS SPECIAL

BTGIN Gin Hongsam Saponin Capsule Plus is an easily absorbed red ginseng supplement. It contains maximum Ginsenosides – above 8%.

BTGIN Gin Hongsam Saponin Capsule Plus contains maximum Ginsenosides

BTGIN is a Korean manufacturer specialized in enzyme fermented ginseng products. 

BTGIN ensures quality by sourcing and extracting their own ginseng and manufacturing their capsules in their own facility. This gives them far more control over the quality of the product than the ginseng brands that outsource.

BTGIN Gin Hongsam Saponin Capsule Plus contains maximum Ginsenosides levels

HIGH ABSORPTION

BTGIN designs their capsules for optimal benefit and best absorption.  Their goal is to provide a superior red ginseng supplement.

BTGIN Gin Hongsam Saponin capsules have powdered red ginseng saponin extract which contains over 20 types of rare Ginsenosides.

Each capsule contains 100% Korean Red Ginseng Extract Powder that is highly concentrated (Rb1+Rg1+Rg3(S) =30mg/g, Rg3(S+R)=20mg/g, CompoundK=5mg/g).

BTGIN Gin Hongsam Saponin Capsule Plus contains highly concentrated 100% Korean Red Ginseng Extract Powder

Best Extraction Methods

Research indicates ginseng extraction methods are crucial to the quality of the ginseng, especially the Ginsenosides.[2] 

SUPERIOR GINSENG Roots

BTGIN uses only 6-year-old ginsengs grown in the Geumsan region of Korea. This allows them to harvest the fine roots that contain the best and highest ginsenoside concentrations. [3]

Some supplements use all of the plant, but the benefit is in the root. BTGIN only uses the root.

Extracting from the fine roots yields the best Ginseng benefits

GMP CERTIFIED FACILITY

BTGIN Gin Hongsam Saponin Capsule Plus supplements are manufactured in their own GMP certified facility, which holds to strict standards. They are GMP certified (Good Manufacturing Practices) and  ISO22000-Certified. They also have several certifications from the Korean government. 

Read more about the superior BTGIN manufacturing facility here

 

Supporting research

The Efficacy of Ginseng

In East Asian countries, Red ginseng has been widely used to treat various diseases. Research supports Red Ginseng, so only buy RED, such as is used in this formulation. Here are some of the documented benefits of Ginseng:

Invigorating, Metabolism Boosting

In a study comparing Korean ginseng with American ginseng, Korean (Red) ginseng was found to be invigorating and to boost the metabolism.  [4]

Anti-fatigue

Korean red ginseng has long been linked to increased alertness, and now there is research to back it. A study of 21 men and 69 women with idiopathic chronic fatigue (ICF) showed ginseng reduced clinic signs of fatigue evidenced in blood serum and oxygen levels. [5]

Reduces Stress

Studies indicate that the ginseng components GTS, ginsenosides Rg3, and Rb1 may be neuroprotective to a stressed brain. This reduces the impact of stress on the brain and body. [6]

Soothes Eczema Inflammation

A study found that Red ginseng reduced inflammation and improved the antioxidant activity in skin cells impacted by eczema.[7]

Reduce inflammation from exercise

A study of young males taking daily ginseng, post-exercise inflammation and muscle damage was reduced for up to 72 hours after exercise (running uphill on a treadmill). [8]

oxidative stress reduction

A study of postmenopausal women found red ginseng may reduce insulin resistance and oxidative stress by increasing antioxidant enzyme activity. Over 80 postmenopausal women who took 3 grams of red ginseng or a placebo daily for 12 weeks. Antioxidant activity and oxidative stress markers were then measured.[9]

Chronic Liver Disease

Several studies [10] show Korean Red Ginseng has positive effects on liver disease and liver function.

Promising Research to Inhibit Tumor Growth 

20(S)-protopanaxadiol (PPD) comes from ginseng saponin. In lab studies, PPD was shown to inhibit growth and induce cell cycle arrest in HCT116 cells. It showed anticancer activity on colon cancer cells.[11,12]

 

BTGIN Gin Hongsam Saponin Capsule Plus

BTGIN Gin Hongsam Saponin Capsule Plus contains 60 capsules

  

Ginseng Best Use

 

  • Talk to your doctor before taking any supplement, especially if you have blood pressure issues or take blood thinners.
  • Avoid combining ginseng and caffeine. Ginseng can intensify the effects of caffeine.
  • Choose a supplement with Korean Red Ginseng

 

The Experience

This soft vegetable capsule contains 100% pure ginseng without any additives & fillers. There’s no aftertaste.

I love that BTGIN Gin Hongsam Saponin Capsule Plus gives me an energy boost AND health benefits!

These capsules are

  • Gluten-Free
  • Vegan Friendly
  • Non-GMO 
  • Vegetable Cellulose Capsule (HPMC)
  • No additives & No added sugar
  • 100% naturally derived product
  • Pesticide-free

BTGIN Gin Hongsam Saponin Capsule Plus are soft vegetable capsules

Directions

Twice a day, take 1 capsule, 30 minutes before a meal.  If you are taking it for fatigue, an increase of two tablets twice a day is recommended.

Take one tablet twice a day

There is no aftertaste and the soft vegetable capsules are easy to swallow.

Frequently when I take supplements, it is difficult to know if it is working. I have taken other ginseng supplements before and they didn’t help much.  It is great to know BTGIN Gin Hongsam Saponin Capsules is a ginseng supplement with superior absorption for maximum health benefits. Plus it gives an energy boost!

Soft vegetable capsules are shown next to a nickel for scale

WHERE TO BUY IT

Find BTGIN Gin Hongsam Saponin Capsule Plus at http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01L1B16ZE and https://www.btginredginseng.com/.

BTGIN Gin Hongsam Saponin Capsule Plus offers maximum ginseng benefits

 

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references

  1. Leanne R. De Souza, Alexandra L. Jenkins, Elena Jovanovski, Dario Rahelić, Vladimir Vuksan, Ethanol extraction preparation of American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius L) and Korean red ginseng (Panax ginseng C.A. Meyer): Differential effects on postprandial insulinemia in healthy individuals, Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 159, 2015, Pages 55-61, ISSN 0378-8741, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2014.10.057.
  2. Ibid
  3. Seo BY, Choi MJ, Kim JS, Park E. Comparative Analysis of Ginsenoside Profiles: Antioxidant, Antiproliferative, and Antigenotoxic Activities of Ginseng Extracts of Fine and Main Roots. Prev Nutr Food Sci. 2019 Jun;24(2) 128-135. doi:10.3746/pnf.2019.24.2.128. PMID: 31328116; PMCID: PMC6615353.
  4. Park EY, Kim MH, Kim EH, et al. Efficacy comparison of Korean ginseng and American ginseng on body temperature and metabolic parameters. Am J Chin Med. 2014;42(1):173-187. doi:10.1142/S0192415X14500128
  5. Kim HG, Cho JH, Yoo SR, et al. Antifatigue effects of Panax ginseng C.A. Meyer: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. PLoS One. 2013;8(4):e61271. Published 2013 Apr 17. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0061271
  6. S.H. Lee, B.H. Jung, S.Y. Kim, E.H. Lee, B.C. Chung The antistress effect of ginseng total saponin and ginsenoside Rg3 and Rb1 evaluated by brain polyamine level under immobilization stress, Pharmacol Res, 54 (2006), pp. 46-49
  7. Hong CE, Lyu SY. Anti-inflammatory and Anti-oxidative Effects of Korean Red Ginseng Extract in Human Keratinocytes. Immune Netw. 2011;11(1):42-49. doi:10.4110/in.2011.11.1.42
  8. Jung HL, Kwak HE, Kim SS, et al. Effects of Panax ginseng supplementation on muscle damage and inflammation after uphill treadmill running in humans. Am J Chin Med. 2011;39(3):441-450. doi:10.1142/S0192415X11008944
  9. Seo SK, Hong Y, Yun BH, et al. Antioxidative effects of Korean red ginseng in postmenopausal women: a double-blind randomized controlled trial. J Ethnopharmacol. 2014;154(3):753-757. doi:10.1016/j.jep.2014.04.051
  10. Tae Young Park, et al “Effect of Korean Red Ginseng in chronic liver disease”, Journal of Ginseng Research, Volume 41, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 450-455,ISSN 1226-8453, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jgr.2016.11.004.
  11. Gao JL, Lv GY, He BC, et al. Ginseng saponin metabolite 20(S)-protopanaxadiol inhibits tumor growth by targeting multiple cancer signaling pathways. Oncol Rep. 2013;30(1):292-298. doi:10.3892/or.2013.2438
  12. Kim JH, Yi YS, Kim MY, Cho JY. Role of ginsenosides, the main active components of Panax ginseng, in inflammatory responses and diseases. J Ginseng Res. 2017;41(4):435-443. doi:10.1016/j.jgr.2016.08.004

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Like you, the Style Chicks team needs time to evaluate and form an opinion about the products we try. We received compensation for our time and effort to form an opinion about BTGIN Gin Hongsam Saponin Capsule Plus. We produced this blog post because we think this product is great and want to share it with you!

 

End Motion Sickness Without Drowsiness
DizzyStop

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Motion sickness disrupts function and demands your full attention. There are several pharmaceutical options to treat, but many consider the drowsiness side effect equally problematic. If you are an active person who wants to alleviate motion sickness or imbalance without prescription side effects, consider all-natural DizzyStop.

 

Kinetosis (locomotional dizziness) impacts many recreational and necessary activities.

Better known as motion sickness, it causes instability, dizziness, and nausea. It can reduce your ability to travel comfortably.

DizzyStop is an all-natural formulation to control motion sickness and occasional dizziness.

 

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About DizzyStop

DizzyStop is an all-natural herbal supplement developed by Dr.  Stuart Barton, an Otolaryngologist (ENT).

Over the course of thirty years in practice, Dr. Barton saw many cases of motion sickness, dizziness, imbalance, and vertigo. Motion sickness even prevented his own family from enjoying activities like fishing, amusement park rides, and travel.  Dr. Barton found a specific combination of herbs that successfully controlled these conditions.

 

DizzyStop is an all-natural formulation to control motion sickness and occasional dizziness.

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Who DizzyStop can Benefit

If you are missing out on activities you enjoy due to dizziness, nausea, and imbalance, DizzyStop can help.

Don’t be left on the sidelines missing all the fun!

 

Don’t miss out on favorite activities due to motion sickness

  • Do you frequently travel by land, air, or sea?
  • Do you spend time on the water sailing or deep-sea fishing?
  • Does riding backward on a train, plane or trolley make you disoriented?
  • Do you prioritize optimum performance?

 

Then consider this natural formula to prevent motion sickness and nausea that doesn’t leave you too fatigued to have fun!

 

If you experience car sickness, most medications leave you too sleepy to function, and certainly too tired to drive. But DizzyStop won’t make you tired.

How does DizzyStop work?

Feeling off-kilter? DizzyStop can help control imbalance.

DizzyStop controls motion sickness but won’t make you sleepy.

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Coping With Imbalance

If you know what causes your dizziness and nausea there are medications to quell it. The problem is they make one so sleepy. Too sleepy to do anything….but sleep.

But interestingly… research backs the use of ginger for imbalance and motion sickness.

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While I am a die-hard ginger fan for its’ beauty benefits,  I had to see this research for myself.

Supporting research

The Efficacy of Ginger for Motion Sickness

Ginger has been long documented as a useful anti-inflammatory. You may have used ginger tea for congestion or an upset stomach. Studies also support ginger for imbalance and nausea. Here are some highlights:

The British Journal of Anesthesia published a systematic review. It gathering the results of six different clinical trials that successfully used ginger to treat nausea and vomiting. Ginger worked for morning sickness, seasickness, and chemotherapy-induced nausea.[2]

Studies indicate Ginger even reduced highly debilitating vertigo and nystagmus.

“Ginger root reduced the induced vertigo significantly better than did placebo.”[3]

Ginger every four hours helped sea sickness on high seas.

In a study of seasick naval cadets on the high seas…”Ginger root reduced the tendency to vomiting and cold sweating significantly“ [4]

Ginger stops nausea directly within the gastrointestinal system, not the nervous system, so it doesn’t have to make you sleepy to stop nausea.[5]

Traditional antiemetics don’t work on every nausea-inducing stimuli. [6] For some people, bright lights, noise, odors, headaches, or backward motion cause nausea.  Studies show ginger is a broad-spectrum antiemetic.

“Various preclinical and clinical studies have shown ginger to possess antiemetic effects against different emetogenic stimuli.” [7]

Ginger showed similar results to metoclopramide in controlling post-op nausea in 60 women. [8]

Research shows specific doses are effective[8] as well as certain ginger components in easing prokinetic or motion-induced nausea:

“The exact mechanism responsible for the anti-emetic effects of ginger is unknown; however, the ginger phytochemicals, especially 6-gingerol, 8-gingerol, 10-gingerol, and 6-shogaol, may function as a 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT3) antagonist, NK1 antagonist, antihistaminic, and possess prokinetic effects.” [9]

 

 


 Studies show ginger root as effective as commonly prescribed antiemetic drugs like metoclopramide for travel sickness or pain-induced nausea.

For some people, antiemetics won’t work if they are moving backward. DizzyStop can work even on imbalanced induced by unusual motion, like facing backward on this Ferris wheel

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Understanding Imbalance

Travel Sickness, Dizziness, and Vertigo

Don’t self-diagnosis dizziness. Dizziness in the absence of motion can be a serious symptom.

Your doctor may determine your occasional dizziness is a medication side effect. Or the result of a pinched nerve, an inner ear issue, or a visual disturbance.

Ever get cold water in one ear? It is disorienting, isn’t it?  The dizzy reaction is because we use our ears to balance.

The inner ear provides a delicate center of balance

Our vestibular system reports balance data to the brain. It uses our ears, eyes, and feet to sense where we are in space. These function together to determine if we are moving, standing level, falling, or on an uneven surface.

The brain uses this constant stream of information to adjust our balance to stay upright.

No wonder this balance system reacts to being subjected to fast, tilted, repetitive, vector rotation, such as the ride below. Studies document certain vector speeds cause the release of nausea-inducing hormones.

Dizziness and nausea can be a brain response to motion

But dizziness can occur without motion. If something disrupts these messages to the brain, like obstruction, injury, or inflammation, the vestibular system can send a false report to the brain. So the brain thinks there’s motion.

This perception of motion, called illusory self-motion, tricks the body into reacting like true motion and triggers nausea.  One study reports:  “Illusory self-motion is a purely central nervous system (visual-vestibular) stimulation that evokes dramatic shifts in gastric electrical activity and significant release of the posterior pituitary hormone vasopressin.” [10]

Fortunately, occasional illusory self-motion and nausea can be controlled without drowsiness.

 

But Can’t I just drink Ginger tea?

Grapeseed Extract reduces nausea

Sipping ginger tea helps queasiness.  I’ve grated fresh ginger and let it boil, then let it simmer for a day until it is strongly steeped. We call it “the concoction.” Each sip makes my eyes water.  Not for the faint of heart, this ginger brew.

But even this robust ginger tea doesn’t elevate dizziness. Here is why:

Optimal control requires higher doses than can be achieved by a fresh ginger tea or pre-packaged tea bag.   Studies show specific measurements of ginger root offered these optimal results. [11] And it is difficult to consume a sizable quantity of ginger when you are already feeling, well, iffy.

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DizzyStop combines ginger root powder with the supporting ingredient grapeseed extract for maximum efficacy. Grape seed extract is documented to control pain and relieve inflammation and nausea.


The Experience

Before travel or other activity that is known to cause motion sickness, take two DizzyStop capsules.  If you will be traveling extendedly, consider taking the capsules the day before. You can increase the dosage according to the instructions.

These capsules are safe for children (although ginger is not recommended for children under two).

Two tablets are the suggested dose

These soft capsules are very easy to swallow. There is no aftertaste.

If you prefer, empty the contents of the capsule into a drink.

The capsule contents can be taken within a beverage instead of pill form


The capsules are seen below for scale. The curved ends make them easy to swallow.

Capsules to scale with a nickel.

Too much ginger can cause an upset stomach, but I didn’t experience any problems with the ginger tablets.

I find DizzyStop useful for long car rides, especially on winding, bumpy roads.

On the way to Nantucket or Martha’s Vineyard, I love the islands but dread the ferry ride because of my seasickness. Next time, I can take the ferry and enjoy the day without having to sleep off a seasickness medicine!

With DizzyStop, you can enjoy the activities you and your family love without nausea or drowsiness.

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where to find it

Buy Dizzy Stop at http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003IAAH4S

DizzyStop is made with ginger root, which is clinically proven to stop motion sickness and nausea without causing drowsiness.

 

DizzyStop

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references

  1. Koch KL. Illusory self-motion and motion sickness: a model for brain-gut interactions and nausea. Dig Dis Sci. 1999;44(8 Suppl):53S-57S.
  2. British Journal of Anaesthesia 84 (3): 367-71 (2000) – EFFICACY OF GINGER FOR NAUSEA AND VOMITING: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIALS.
  3. ORL J Otorhinolaryngol Relat Spec. 1986; 48(5): 282-6. – VERTIGO-REDUCING EFFECT OF GINGER ROOT. A CONTROLLED CLINICAL STUDY.
  4. Acta Otolaryngol. 1988 Jan-Feb; 105(1-2): 45-9. – GINGER ROOT AGAINST SEASICKNESS. A CONTROLLED TRIAL ON THE OPEN SEA.
  5. Lien HC, Sun WM, Chen YH, Kim H, Hasler W, Owyang C. Effects of ginger on motion sickness and gastric slow-wave dysrhythmias induced by circular vection. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol. 2003;284(3):G481-G489. doi:10.1152/ajpgi.00164.2002
  6. Hasler WL, Kim MS, Chey WD, Stevenson V, Stein B, Owyang C. Central cholinergic and alpha-adrenergic mediation of gastric slow wave dysrhythmias evoked during motion sickness. Am J Physiol. 1995;268(4 Pt 1):G539-G547. doi:10.1152/ajpgi.1995.268.4.G539
  7. Ibid
  8. Palatty PL, Haniadka R, Valder B, Arora R, Baliga MS. Ginger in the prevention of nausea and vomiting: a review. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr. 2013;53(7):659-669. doi:10.1080/10408398.2011.553751
  9. Haniadka R, Rajeev AG, Palatty PL, Arora R, Baliga MS. Zingiber officinale (ginger) as an anti-emetic in cancer chemotherapy: a review. J Altern Complement Med. 2012;18(5):440-444. doi:10.1089/acm.2010.0737
  10. Lien, Effects, Am J Physiol

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