Sandra Moore - The Scientific Approach to Near-Infrared and Red Light Therapy: Weight Loss, Muscle Gain, Brain Optimization & Anti-Aging

THE SCIENTIFIC APPROACH TO NEAR-INFRARED AND RED LIGHT THERAPY

Weight Loss, Muscle Gain, Brain Optimization & Anti-Aging

SANDRA MOORE

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CHAPTER 1

WHAT IS RED LIGHT THERAPY AND WHY DO YOU NEED IT?

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ight therapy or photobiomodulation (PBM) as its technically called is quickly becoming a popular form of treatment for an incredible number of health and fitness issues. And its easy to see why; the clinical evidence supporting the benefits of red and near-infrared light is extensive.

Red light therapy is a healing strategy that makes use of red tinted light in order to stimulate the body's natural defense systems and bring relief from various ailments. The basis for this type of treatment has to do with the fact that red light helps to activate ATP (Adenosine Tri-phosphate) in the muscle tissues, releasing more energy for the body to use.

It is possible to employ red light therapy at home or undergo treatments conducted by a practitioner. Employing the therapy simply involves focusing the generated light on an area of the body that is currently experiencing some type of distress. For example, headaches are one of the more common reasons to employ red light therapy. You can do this by moving the projected light slowly back and forth over the forehead; the pain of the headache begins to subside and eventually vanishes.

There are a number of different ailments that can be addressed with the use of red light therapy alone or with a combination of blue and red light therapy. Poor circulation is one example. By moving the light up and down over the legs, the blood vessels begin to relax, and healthy blood flow is restored. In like manner, the therapy can be used to help counteract stress after a rough day by helping to relax the mind and body.

Red light acne therapy is said to help adolescents with skin problems by helping to clear out clogged pores. Facial red light therapy may also be helpful with nervous tics, and mild depression. It may also be helpful with a series of mini red light therapy treatments offering some of the same effects that can be found by spending time in natural sunlight. There are even claims that the stimulation of ATP in the body can help with various forms of sexual dysfunction in both men and women.

Depending on the ailment that is addressed, the duration of the red light therapy session will depend on the nature of the health issue. The sessions may be anywhere from 2 to 5 minutes in length with repeated sessions occurring after a short period of rest. For example, when using red light skin therapy to facilitate wound healing, it would not be unusual to conduct one five-minute session. Allow the patient to risk for roughly three minutes, and then apply a second treatment lasting five minutes. This procedure would be repeated daily in order to motivate the body's natural processes to heal the open wound. As with most forms of alternative healing, red light therapy has a host of supporters as well as critics.

At present, there are hard scientific evidence to indicate the therapy has many beneficial effects and there are many testimonies from people who have tried red light therapy and found the treatment to either kill ailments or at least facilitate the healing process.

CHAPTER 2