Red Light Therapy: Hype vs Science - Daily Dose 003

Red light therapy is having a moment. Face masks, panels, helmets, wands — you can spend $50 or $5000, and TikTok will tell you it fixes everything from wrinkles to period cramps to longevity.But here's the thing, the underlying biology is actually real. It works at the mitochondrial level, it has genuine clinical evidence in specific areas, and some of the results are genuinely interesting. The problem is the gap between what the science shows in a lab and what a home device actually delivers is enormous.Today, on Daily Dose I cut through the noise on red light therapy and tell you exactly where it works and where it doesn't. Plus, a new study found that seven days of meditation produces the same brain patterns as psychedelics, and a Weizmann Institute study that flips everything we thought we knew about genes and how long we live.Simple science, real news, no hype. Let’s go. 🍎***Daily Dose is your daily hit of health, wellness & tech news; made simple. Hosted by Dr Vincent, your friendly neighbourhood scientist. Part of the Ask Dr Vincent universe on Substack.Let’s be mates! Get full access to Ask Dr Vincent at www.askdrvincent.com/subscribe