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This is crazy. What is the best red light bed? Between all the beds that we tested. Oh, you tested a whole bunch, did you? We actually make, we partnered with DaVinci Medical and Therolite 360 to make one of the most powerful red light beds on the market. And obviously yours is the best. Pull that up, Jamie. So that's got 45,000 light diodes. That's like saying my arm is 45,000 units long. They've made LEDs small enough that you could fit 45,000. of them on one penny. In this case, it's more about size and power. But get this. That's a hundred twenty-three grand. Geez, Louise. Yep. His light bed is one hundred and twenty-three thousand three hundred and ninety-two US dollars. Let's hear why it's worth it. By millawatts of irradiance, it's one of if not the most powerful bed on the market. Millawatts are actually units of power, not irradiance. Irradiance is power density, usually measured in millawatts per square centimeter of the skin that it's been applied to. And how often would you use something like this? I use mine 20 minutes a day as often. Every day. Every day if I can. But they said you can't use it every day. I know. I don't see any evidence that you, that over exposure to those therapeutic wavelengths of red light is detrimental. Technically not true. This study tested different red light exposure levels amongst people of different skin colors. And they found that, yeah, there is a threshold beyond which even red light can cause blistering and burning. Now, I'll defend, Gary. here because his 20 minute per day sessions actually are a little bit less than half of the amount that they found would give problems for your typical Caucasian skin. But that is close enough that if you have sensitive skin, be careful. Moving on. Yeah, so this will go a few inches into the skin, 360 degrees around. A few inches? We are not transparent. You cannot see through my skin. You cannot shine a light through my less than one inch thick hand. This study shows the penetration depth of different wavelengths of light. Red is two to three millimeters deep. and even infrared caps out at a depth of 5 to 10 millimeters. That's 0.4 inches for us dumb Americans. But that's why most of the actual proven benefits shown with red light therapy are typically with skin and exposed wounds, where the light actually reaches. We'll talk about all of those benefits in a video coming soon. But we're still not done with Breka's factually incorrect statements. So more of those next.
Additional notes
Who saw that number coming? 🤦♂️ What questions about red light therapy so you guys have? (Or about other Brecka videos?) im working on a comprehensive YT video + article on the topic. #science #health #redlight #biohacking #photobiomodulation
References
- Photobiomodulation (Red Light Therapy) research notes.
- Photobiomodulation: lasers vs. light emitting diodes? DOI: 10.1039/c8pp00176f.
- Biphasic dose response in low level light therapy - an update. PMID: 22461763.