What is Red Light Therapy?
Red light therapy, also known as photobiomodulation, has been around for ages in the form of lasers… but you don’t need a laser to benefit for this! Tracy has been using Red Light Therapy for years to benefit her clients.
There is mounting evidence that red and near-infrared light spectrums have a biological impact on our bodies. Obviously the best place to get this from is sunlight, but most of us in the northern hemisphere don’t see enough of this, particularly through the winter months.
Red Light (620-850 nm) can penetrate through skin all the way to the cell mitochondria, deeper than other light spectrums. This allows the impact to work deeper into the cells, photons enter the blood stream. This helps boost the mitochondrial energy production, and building up the cells anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory defines systems.
The food you eat is converted into ATP for energy, but ATP production can also be stimulated by red and near-infrared exposure in your mitochondria. More ATP, means better performing mitochondria, better body and health!
When mitochondria absorbs red light, a cascade of processes causes release of nitric oxide, increase in ATP, and decrease in oxidative stress.
““The health of every organ and every cell in the body depends on the energy being produced by the mitochondria in those cells.””
How does this benefit you?
Treatment uses spectral light to activate the skin’s own biochemical healing processes. Red light decreases skin inflammation, smooths skin tone, repairs sun damage, fades scars and stretch marks, and even builds collagen in the skin, which reduces wrinkles.
Image credit: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/344229445_Molecular_and_Cellular_Mechanisms_of_Arthritis_in_Children_and_Adults_New_Perspectives_on_Applied_Photobiomodulation
Reduce pain and inflammation
Improve joint health- arthritis
Improve skin quality- rejuvenation & reduced stretch marks
Aids wound healing
Increase energy levels
Improve fertility
Enhanced circulation
Enhance thyroid health
Reduce blood pressure
Reduce depression
Stimulate hair growth
Increase cell formation, antioxidant activity, and energy production
Decrease body fat
Stimulate DNA synthesis and repair
Enhance brain function- cognitive performance.
Beneficial effects are experienced between 1 minute and 20 minutes, with no negative effect, depending upon the desired effect, determines the distance from the light and the time of the treatment.
Consistency is key to achieve the beneficial results.
Contraindications include pregnancy, epilepsy, diabetes, photo-allergy, medications that cause light sensitivity (such as Tetracycline), current steroid use/cortisone injections, so you should not receive light therapy.
Disclaimer:
The details provided is intended for informational and educational purposes only. This information is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease or medical condition, and should not be used as a substitute for any medical examination, diagnosis or treatment and that nothing detailed should be construed as such. Recipient of this notice so affirms before partaking in any and all information and related links, etc.
When you attend a session, I trust that you are committed and motivated to make a change in your life and do the work that it requires.
Whilst many people notice a significant and rapid change, the final result varies from person to person.
As an ethical practitioner Tracy is committed to delivering the results that you need in the shortest time possible.
