Red Light Therapy for Chronic Inflammation

Red Light Therapy for Chronic Inflammation Chronic inflammation has recently been proposed as being the common underlying cause of the “four horsemen of the medical apocalypse”, which are heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and Alzheimer’s Disease. Inflammation has also been suggested as a biological cause of depression. And it is a hallmark of other diseases such […]

Red Light Therapy for Fat Loss

Although often referred to as red light therapy, most red light devices emit both red and near infrared light. While early research on red light therapy primarily used lasers, recent research has found that LED’s can also be used, which have the advantage of applying light to a larger area of the body as well […]

How Does Red Light Therapy Affect Reactive Oxygen Species and Oxidative Stress?

What are Reactive Oxygen Species? Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are oxygen containing molecules that have at least one unpaired electron. They are also referred to as free radicals. While ROS are generally regarded as “bad”, in fact they play important roles in our bodies, such as killing invading microorganisms. Short-lived ROS act as signals for […]

Red Light for Arthritis

Red Light for Arthritis Arthritis refers to a group of diseases that are characterized by inflammation. Inflammation  (also known as swelling) can cause both pain and stiffness. The two main types of arthritis are osteoarthritis – where joint damage causes inflammation – and inflammatory arthritis – where inflammation itself causes joint damage. Most inflammatory arthritis […]

Red Light Therapy for Anti Aging

Red Light Therapy for Anti Aging Light therapy (also known as photobiomodulation) is the application of light with specific wavelengths to the body for the purposes of influencing biology. The most common form of light therapy uses red light, which is visible as the color red, and/or near infrared light, which is not visible but […]