I would wager that anyone who considers themselves remotely savvy in the health and wellness realm is familiar with, or has at least heard of, to some capacity, red light therapy. I feel as though I’ve been seeing the term more and more frequently just this year, and witnessing an uptick in knowledge pertaining to red light therapy makes me happy.
Why, you might ask, does an increase in the popularity of red light therapy make me happy? Honestly, it’s because it is so damn good for our minds and bodies, and I would be happy to tell you more about it.
Check out the following information from clevelandclinic.org.
“NASA originally began experimenting with red light therapy on plant growth in space and then to help heal wounds in astronauts. Like many developments, other potential uses began to be investigated.
“In fact, red light therapy is already widely medically accepted in its use in photodynamic therapy. In this therapy, low-power red laser light is used to activate a photosensitizer drug. The interaction creates a chemical reaction that destroys cells. It’s used to treat some skin conditions, including skin cancer and psoriasis, acne and warts and other types of cancer.
“Now, RLT is being investigated (or already in use) for treating a wide array of health conditions,” the web page explains.
The majority of information you will find on the internet relating to red light therapy is that its primary use is for improving skin in terms of texture, elasticity, and boosting collagen production, and while this is true, the appearance of skin is not the sole aim of what red light therapy can do. Less research relating to what red light therapy can do to benefit other areas of the body and health conditions has been conducted as opposed to the research associated with improving the appearance of skin, but feel free to check back tomorrow to learn about some other ways red light therapy can, and does, work, from my own experience with it.
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