Red Light Therapy San Diego, CA

Does Red Light Therapy really work?

A fair question! But worry not, Red Light Therapy has undergone extensive research and testing over the years, and its efficacy as a beneficial health approach has been firmly established. Red Light Therapy, also known as Photobiomodulation, operates on a cellular level, much like the essential wavelengths of light your body naturally receives from sunlight, but without the associated heat and UV rays that could potentially lead to sun damage.

Red and Near-Infrared (NIR) light is actually a healthier alternative to all the bright blue light that you are often surrounded by on a daily basis, which is the type of light that makes it hard to fall asleep and may even lead to unforeseen health issues!

How does Red Light Therapy work so well?

Low-Level Laser Therapy (LLLT), also called Red Light Therapy, works so well because it uses a type of light that our body requires – light intake is crucially important to our health! Just like the nutrients we get from healthy food, or the essentials of drinking water and getting a full night’s rest, light intake is essential to our cellular function and energy production.

We as humans evolved to be outside, to flourish in an abundance of the day’s sunlight. As time went on and life evolved, most of us have now wound up living a life where we are indoors for most of our time – practically 90% of our time, to be specific! As you can imagine, this does not do our bodies any favors, and it can throw our health for a loop.

Do you use a computer often? What about a cell phone? How about watching TV – have you gone on a Netflix binge lately? Well, those types of screens give off what is called ‘blue light’, which carries a tremendously negative effect on our bodies, throwing off the balance of our circadian rhythms, and is often what makes getting a good night’s rest so hard.

As such, delivering healthy light (red light and NIR light) to your body is not only safe and effective but something that every person can benefit from in a variety of ways! This procedure is not only safe but has had a ton of research performed on it – by actual rocket scientists (thanks, NASA!)

Will Red Light Therapy help me sleep better?

Yes! Because our brains evolved to interpret light as a sign of when to be awake, and when to go to sleep – which is when it produces that crucial sleep hormone, melatonin – the proper amount of light intake is critical to our health. And while blue light, which is present in almost every aspect of our daily lives, can cause our circadian rhythm to be knocked out of alignment, red light is a lower-intensity light that can actually help support longer, more restful sleep!

Does Red Light Therapy affect my mental acuity?

It sure does, because when you shine red or NIR wavelengths of light on your head, these wavelengths can reach your brain cells and work to stimulate the mitochondria in your brain – and as you might remember from science class in school, the mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell. This is what helps improve cellular energy production, enhances blood flow, and can actually help support better mental acuity.

Can Red Light Therapy affect my circulation?

If you pull a muscle or hurt your neck, you can actually recover much faster if you have been using Red Light Therapy because it increases your circulation, which in turn causes your body to send more oxygen to your muscles. If you often deal with neck and back pain, this might be just the thing for you!

The best part about Red Light Therapy is that it is painless, non-ablative, and non-invasive – all you have to do is lay back and bask under the light while it helps your body produce fibroblasts and collagen.

This All Sounds Too Good To Be True – I Expect It Can Help Me Lose Weight Too?

You’d actually be correct if you said that! While it sounds crazy to say you could lose weight just by shining some red lighting on the fatty areas of your body, the science has been checked, and this is another feature of Red Light Therapy!

Red Light Therapy makes it easier for users to lose weight by prompting fat cells to release their contents, thereby facilitating the body's natural fat removal process. When applied to fat tissues, RLT effectively triggers the breakdown of fat, converting it into carbon dioxide – a substance our bodies eliminate through both natural excretion and simple exhalation. This phenomenon partly explains why you often weigh less upon waking, as your body actively sheds weight by expelling carbon dioxide from your system.