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Light Therapy

Red light therapy — and light therapy in general — is the use of the electromagnetic fields of light and infrared to support health. When scientists realized that LEDs could do the same work as lasers, the consumer market for LED light therapy exploded. Learn more about this powerful yet affordable wellness technology.

How Light Therapy Works

Learn the science and concepts driving photobiomodulation (the use of light to heal).

What is a “Dose” of Red Light Therapy?

A dose of red light therapy is a quantity of energy measured in joules from light with a wavelength of ...
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The Complete Book of Ridiculous Red Light Answers

Light therapy heals with photons. A red incandescent bulb throws more heat than light, so it's not likely to have ...
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What is Red Light Therapy?

Red Light Therapy is the use of red and infrared energy to help the body heal. It does work, with ...
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Dr. Hamblin Explains Photobiomodulation (Red Light Therapy)

Red light mechanism: Mitochondria absorbs the light at cytochrome c oxidase (CCO), and increases membrane potential. Lght activates heat/light gated ...
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Is LED Therapy Effective? Yes. Yes it Is. (study summary)

Low level light therapy works on multiple energy and skin building processes to heal wounds and improve skin conditions. This ...
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How To Do Light Therapy Treatments

I take successful light therapy studies and explain how to copy them at home.

Does Light Therapy Really Work for Acne?

Red, infrared and blue light therapy reduce acne symptoms. Red and infrared reduce inflammation, redness and bumps. Blue light kills ...
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Does At Home Light Therapy Work for Psoriasis?

Several studies show that light therapy helps reduce psoriasis symptoms. In order of effectiveness, these lights reduce psoriasis symptoms: Ultraviolet ...
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Four Extremely Successful Acne LED Light Therapy Treatments

In one study, researchers used alternating blue and red light to reduce acne up to 78%. In another, they alternated ...
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What Can You Do for Severe Osteoarthritis of the Knee?

Red light therapy significantly reduces knee osteoarthritis pain. Red light therapy grows connective tissue that osteoarthritis wears away. Multiple studies ...
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Does Red Light Therapy Work for Allergies?

Red light treats the histamine reaction allergies cause. It reduces itchiness, redness, sneezing, coughing, and mucous production. It does not ...
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Read This Before Using Red Light Therapy for Photodamage

Yes, you can reverse photoaging. Red, infrared, yellow, and violet light therapy can reduce wrinkles, increase collagen, and smooth out pigmentation ...
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How Much Red Light Energy Does it Take to Flush Fat?

Red light therapy does flush fat from fat cells with enough energy. A 3.6 J/cm^2 dose of 635 nm red ...
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How to Control Your Appetite with Red Light

Did you know that you are not supposed to be hungry all the time? Alternatively, that eating is supposed to ...
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Four Arthritis Knee Pain Alternatives to Cortizone Shots

Here are four devices that use electromagnetic fields (EMF) to easy arthritis problems. COOLIEF* is implanted at the doctor's office ...
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Red Light Therapy Treatment Time Calculator

You can use tools on this site to determine everything you need about your dose and treatment time. This post ...
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Use Red Light Therapy to Grow Back Your Hair

Red light therapy is a science-backed hair growth treatment. Hundreds of studies support its use. Thousands more support the use ...
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Light and Laser Therapy: CLINICAL PROCEDURES, by Curtis Turchin, MA, DC (book review)

Light and Laser Therapy is an instruction manual for healthcare professionals treating patients using LED and laser devices ...
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Light Therapy Devices

Red light therapy devices come in at least seven different configurations. There are handhelds, panels, bulbs, headsets, domes and more. Learn where each design helps with getting healing light where you want it.

Best Light Therapy List

These are all the products reviewed on EMF Channel and Best Red Light Therapy ...
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Best Bulb Red Lights

Therapy bulbs pack a lot of power into a small device. You mount the bulb into a light socket either ...
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Best Panel Red Lights

Panels are tall units that you hang from the wall or ceilinig (if you do hang it from the ceiling, ...
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Best Pad Red Lights

Light therapy pads have a huge advantage over other device designs. You can wrap a pad around the treatment spot ...
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Best Handheld Panel Red Lights

A handheld light therapy device is small enough to hold in one hand. You use it to target specific areas ...
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Best Handheld Red Lights

A handheld light therapy device is small enough to hold in one hand. You use it to target specific areas ...
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Best Red Light Comparisons

Pros and cons of handheld, handheld panel, bulb, pad and panel light therapy devices ...
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How to Get a 36″ Red Light Therapy Panel for Way Less Money

You can get a heavily advertised unimaginative "bit name" red light therapy panel, or for 25% less money, you can ...
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Evidence-Based EMF Therapy and Protection

The color blue, a radio wave, and an x-ray beam are each fields of light particles that travel in waves. Also known as “electromagnetic fields” (EMFs), these waves of energy range from weak to powerful. Long waves have relatively little energy per photon. Short waves can knock the electrons right out of your DNA.

Only a tiny part of the spectrum includes the light that we as humans can actually see: violet, blue, green, yellow, orange and red. EMFs can be healthy or harmful. Ultraviolet and blue light are both. Ultraviolet helps us create Vitamin D, and it causes sunburns and skin cancer. Blue light can kill P acnes bacteria, which clears the face, but it can also hurt the eyes.

Red light is a healing EMF because it creates a cascade of energy starting at the mitochondria. This is why red light therapy works for so many problems. EMF Channel explores all the ways the EMFs can help us heal, and how to protect ourselves from the ones that do us harm.