Transcript
Red Light Therapy. If you haven't heard of it, you're missing out. But if you have, then you may have been scammed. If you're skeptical, you're astute. The realm of red light is riddled with myths and mired in misinformation. It's a world where exaggeration and predatory pricing run rampant. Not all devices are created equal, and some are created evil. Red light and infrared can help your skin, your joints, your hair, your wounds, and more. But the expected benefits backed by science are typically smaller than what most marketers have you believed. Some claims are outright lies, and others could be harmful. Contrary to what some may claim, there are real health risks here, and more power is not always better. Right, Uncle Ben? There are ways of doing red light right, ways of doing it wrong, and thankfully, ways of doing it inexpensively. I haven't posted much lately because I've been going down a crazy rabbit hole reading literally hundreds of research papers on the topic. And they've changed some of my former beliefs here. But I want your input. I'm still deciding if this will be one really long series. But either way, I want to hear what questions you have on the topic. It can range from high-level theory questions to questions about particular products to ones about claims that you may have seen in other videos. Oh, and I will be publishing a long-form article with all the citations for you real nerds. So make sure to sign up for my very infrequent newsletter if you want that.
Additional notes
The biggest problem with the industry is the exaggerated claims and crazy pricing. I’ve seen so many brands that sell the EXACT same unit I own but for 3-5x the price–just with their logo and extra claims slapped on top of it. And of course there’s the other end of the spectrum which tries to get you to think that “as long as it’s red, it’ll help” even if the power level is WAY under 9,000. #science #health #skincare #redlight #redlighttherapy #photobiomodulation #biohacking
References
- Photobiomodulation (Red Light Therapy) research notes.
- Red Light Therapy Article source page.
- Photobiomodulation: lasers vs. light emitting diodes? DOI: 10.1039/c8pp00176f.
- Biphasic dose response in low level light therapy - an update. PMID: 22461763.