Red Light Therapy to Optimize Your Health - #36

Photobiomodulation, light therapy, low-level laser therapy, and red light therapy all mean the same thing and act on the mitochondria within all of our cells to create more energy. Healthy cells that produce more ATP, our energy currency, mean healthier everything. Benefits include growing more hair, boosting cell proliferation, repairing tissues, reducing inflammation, gut health, skin health, regulating the circadian rhythm, increasing energy, regulating mood, improving blood flow, and so much more.

I bought my first red light therapy device for my hair, which helped me stop my decades-long battle with hair loss due to hormonal imbalances and hypothyroidism. Seeing the positive effects on my hair growth propelled me into the world of purchasing a full-body at-home device. I have experienced improved sleep, an increased libido, glowing skin (I no longer visit my aesthetician more than once a year), exercise performance and recovery, and mental clarity. I use it every day for 20 minutes and look forward to that time when I can relax and focus on my breathing. For those of you who struggle with meditation, like me, I find that sitting in front of my red light therapy box offers me that daily time to just be.

My guest today is Kris Sweeting, the founder of EMR-Tek, a Canadian-based red light therapy device company. At 3 years old, Kris developed an autoimmune condition called vitiligo. Vitiligo is a condition in which the skin loses its pigment cells (called melanocytes). This results in discolored patches in different areas of the body, including the skin, hair, and mucous membranes.

Kris met with many doctors and the advice ranged from staying out of the sun to using an umbrella to shield himself from the sunlight. By 9 years old the disease had spread to all regions of his body. His mother discovered a doctor in Germany who specialized in light medicine and prescribed Narrowband Ultraviolet light therapy. By 14 years old pigment had returned to normal, except for his hands and feet. Kris’s condition is now stable. His life experiences are what led him to believe that all people deserve natural options that are effective and safe to improve their overall health and wellness.

Kris breaks down the biochemical mechanism of how red light therapy works, what to look for when shopping for your at-home device, how to start using it, and who may not be a good candidate.

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