Ep.004 Red Light Therapy - Top Tips to Get Great Results

You’ll LearnA guide to applying the correct dose of red light therapy for optimal resultsHow to use red light therapy to perform achieve better results at exams, recover better in surgery and perform better at sportsThree major top acupoint areas to apply red light therapyKey Notes(0:50) Red Light therapy includes nearinfra red therapy, low level laser therapy and photobiomodulation.(1:20)  Red light therapy originated as low level laser therapy in the 1960s, mostly used by a small number of doctors.(1:50)  Professor Tina Karu, Russian researcher, explored the effects of light on cellullar biological levels. She found that NIR and red light wavelengths enhance ATP production in the mitochondria’s Kreb cycle.(3:55)  Mitochondria are the little ‘energy engines’ found in all cells, which were first ancient bacteria which merged into our cells.(4:50)  Mitochondria are recognised to be very important to our health by receiving information from the environment and sending this information to DNA. Light is one major influencer of mitochondrial health.(5:40)  Research by Tina Karu showed that laser wasn’t necessary for regenerative therapeutic effects. The most important element is the monochromatic light.(8:01) LED light therapy has lots of benefits over lasers.(9:50)  There are over 4,000 research studies using red light therapy (photobiomodulation) .(10:30)  Red light therapy is used in the beauty field, sports, joint medicine & improving energy metabolism.·(12:20)  Transcranial near infra red (NIR) therapy is a growing field of light therapy used for brain and psychological conditions. NIR can penetrate deeply (6 cm at least through bone).(15:00)  Light therapy can be applied to irradiate the blood. (16:45)  Improving the body’s energy, ‘qi’, life force is at the centre of why light can help so many different conditions – as All cells need energy to perform well.(19:35)  Light has the ability to generate energy or electricity, according to Einstein’s Photo-Electric Effect. Our body is made of conductive tissue, so it can easily transmit this light and electricity.(22:30)  Skin pads are useful for home and animal use, joint or injury conditions.(23:12)  Panels are useful for general lifting of energy, metabolism.(24:00)  Red light baths are whole body capsules are especially helpful for chronic depleted problems.(25:00)  Torches and lasers are hand-held light devices, particularly for specific small, localised areas or acupuncture points.(25:55)  Torches or lasers with attachments are particularly useful for treating body ‘orifices’ (holes) like the ear, mouth, in nose. This can be useful for tinnitus, auricular acupuncture (for addictions, pain and insomnia), dental problems or systemic blood irradiation.(30:49)  Its important to get the correct dose. A small amount will tonify. A large amount  will sedate an inflammatory condition.(35:20)  Its rare to get an adverse or overdose using red light therapy. But it can happen and manifests as a mild short lived aggravation. (36:40)  Apply red light therapy just before and after any form of stress – like exercising, surgery, sitting an exam, running a marathon or any other stressors. This allows a speedier recovery and better performance.(38:11)  Three top recommended areas for red light therapy include DU 20 acupoint (at vertex of skull), REN 17 (centre midline of chest) and  REN 8 (umbilicus area). FREE GUIDE - SUBSCRIBE Yes, Please keep me informed of Limbic  Light Podcast's News, Newly Released Episodes & Special Offers    HERE