Showing posts with label Red Light Therapy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Red Light Therapy. Show all posts

Friday, 1 April 2022

NEW BLOOD COMPONENT DISCOVERED

Dr Michael Hamblin shares some recent medical research in this video presentation, medical researchers have discovered a new blood component. Blood contains circulating cell-free respiratory competent mitochondria. 

Professor Hamblin a former Associate Professor from Harvard Medical. His specialisation is Red Light Therapy and he has dedicated his life's work to it. His work has been published in peer reviewed medical journals. 


I bought a red light lamp and it feels great, I really bought it has an introduction to Red Infrared Light therapy. If used daily, I'm sure it does help osteoarthritis. I've now bought a book on Red Light therapy. Dr Hamblin also says that it is good for skin conditions. Although the laser caps are very expensive that people use for hair growth, it is certainly healthy for scalp conditions. 

More on Photodynamic Therapy, another discussion with Dr Michael Hamblin.  Red Light Infrared is best to be used during the evening prior to sleep because it can make you feel sleepy. 

In this discussion Michael mentions the studies being carried out with autistic children that have responded well to the therapy. It certainly has a lot of different applications for all age groups. 



Tuesday, 30 November 2021

INFRARED HEAT THERAPY

Happy Hanukkah, blessed with a new iMAC that works like a dream and I treated myself to a table top infrared heat lamp from Sanitas, model SIL45.  So let's have a look at the research on infrared heat lamps. 

This paper is from 2014, published in the Photomedicine and Laser Surgery journal. 

"A controlled trial to determine the efficacy of red and near-infrared light treatment in patient satisfaction, reduction of fine lines, wrinkles, skin roughness, and intradermal collagen density increase". The results included significant improvement. 

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3926176/

I didn't buy the lamp for cosmetic reasons, I bought it to see if it could help Osteoarthritis. WEBMD quote a study that found that red and infrared light therapy cut osteoarthritis-related pain by more than 50%. 

https://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/red-light-therapy

This research is on how it can help R.A.

https://www.red-light-therapy.co.uk/research/benefits-of-red-light-therapy-for-rheumatoid-arthritis

This paper is from 2016, "Shining the light on the head" for the brain. 

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214647416300381

It can improve memory performance in this study from Durham University, England. 

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/infrared-light-therapy-treatment-dementia-b1941220.html

Dr Michael Hamblin, from Harvard Medical School. Red Light or Photobiomodulation, its mechanisms of action, therapeutic and health effects. 

On the 24th of November, 2021, New Scientist published an article titled, "Red light therapy could improve eyesight". By-line, "Exposure to deep red or near-infrared light can improve the function of the eye's mitochondria, the powerhouses in the cells, resulting in slight but lasting improvement in declining eyesight". 

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2298723-red-light-therapy-could-improve-eyesight-that-has-declined-due-to-age/

Biology Professor, Dr Tiffany Oliver, Spelman College discusses her innovative research on red light therapy and how it can help to treat wounds, promote hair growth and reduce joint pain. 


Research of Infrared Light (Heat) Therapy is in its infancy, although the results so far from these studies show that it has huge potential for Holistic Health and Healing. Hence, I'm very pleased with my infrared heat lamp, although there were no goggles in the box, when there was meant to be. 

Lidl customer services weren't very helpful and the manufacturer is saying that they will only ship to Germany and Austria. Never mind, maybe I am meant to go with it, with no goggles. 

This British journalist, Claire Johnstone, has provided a review on the product, although she appears to have a different model to yours truly. 


When is the best time to do your red light therapy sessions? 


This video is on a muscle recovery study after a work-out.