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Hey, today I'm talking about the healing benefits of red and infrared light therapy. You may have seen these boxes with red light coming out of them. There's some incredible health benefits to this. And the reason why is that red and infrared light act on your mitochondria. Your mitochondria produce all the energy within the cell. They're extremely critical. And when mitochondria are functioning well, you're able to really thrive. You have great energy, great mental clarity, really good sleep, less joint pain and better skin. And you just look and feel at your best. Now when we break down red and infrared light, red is visible, right? And that's why we can see the red light. It's 650 nanometers is the wavelength. Whereas infrared light is in the invisible spectrum. So you actually can't see infrared light. And it's somewhere between 800 to 2000 nanometers. And the most well studied is 850, 850 nanometers. That's been shown to actually penetrate deep into the tissue. So red light is mostly used for skin. It penetrates really into the muscle through the dermis and just a little bit into the muscle. Whereas infrared will penetrate much deeper, get into the bones and the joints where it has very powerful anti-inflammatory effects. It also helps drive blood flow, something called angiogenesis, where we drive new blood flow to get more oxygen into these deep areas of the body. And so some of the great benefits that are attributed to red light and infrared light come down to a couple of different mechanisms. Number one is it helps jump start the mitochondria by improving something called cytochrome C oxidase activity, which is within the mitochondria. And it's exchanging electrons. And that's what actually helps produce cellular energy or ATP. So it helps improve the energy production of all the mitochondria. It also improves red and infrared light, improves something called mitochondrial melatonin production. Now melatonin, when we think about that hormone, we think about sleep and we think about how when we're in a dark room, our pineal gland in our brain will produce melatonin, which helps give us a sleep response. Within the mitochondria, it doesn't tell us to sleep, but it actually helps set the circadian rhythm and melatonin produced by infrared light in the mitochondria actually is a very powerful antioxidant. It's one of the very few that actually can slip into the double membrane of the mitochondria where it reduces oxidative stress. So it really cleans up the mitochondria and prevents the mitochondria from becoming damaged. And whenever you're noticing signs of aging or sluggish thinking, chronic pain, poor skin, if you're having low energy, that's a sign you have a whole bunch of mitochondria that are dysfunctional or we call the term we're using is senescent, aged dysfunctional mitochondria. And so what causes that dysfunction is this sort of rusting or oxidative stress that damages the mitochondria. If we're getting this large amount of melatonin, mitochondrial melatonin production, that's going to reduce the amount of oxidation and rusting that goes on in the mitochondria. And it's going to allow those mitochondria to function better, longer. And that's really the key to good cellular health and cellular energy. And so that's one of the great benefits. Also, red and infrared light increases nitric oxide production. Nitric oxide helps to dilate the blood vessels to bring more oxygen into the deep tissues of the body. And it also increases angiogenesis or the formation of new blood vessels so we can get more oxygen delivered into certain tissues of the body. And so all this can be done by being exposed to red and infrared light fairly close to our body. So roughly four to six inches or so away from our body. That's when we're going to get the best benefits from the red or infrared light. And red light, you can actually bring right up to your skin level where you can get a lot of great benefits there. Because red light is really good for improving collagen and elastin production in your skin. It stimulates the fibroblasts, which are the cells in the skin that produce collagen. Collagen is your key structural protein. And then elastin. Elastin is what gives you flexibility and give to your skin. As people get scar tissue, for example, the issue with scar tissue is you don't have the proper amount of elastin. And so therefore it's very hard. It doesn't have the flexibility and the give that normal healthy tissue does, normal healthy skin. And so we want to have this great ratio of collagen elastin tissue to give our skin the proper look and feel that we want. And so that's what red light does, particularly right up on our skin real close. It's going to help improve the collagen elastin. It also helps improve skin conditions, things like acne, wrinkles, scarring. So if we have scarring on our skin, it really it's powerful for wound healing. If we're thinking about eczema or some sort of like a rash, red light can be really, really powerful for reducing inflammation in the skin cells, stimulating new blood vessel growth, that angiogenesis component, getting that more blood, more oxygen, more nutrients to these skin cells, improving collagen and elastin tissue. And studies have shown that it's really powerful for helping improve wound healing. And so speeds up the wound healing time. Are you looking for something simple and delicious to add to your wellness routine, especially this time of year when everyone's trying to stay healthy through the winter months? Well, one of my favorite go-tos for my family is monocora honey. You see, monocora honey is rich, creamy, and the most delicious honey you've ever had. 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In fact, a meta-analysis, which is really the gold standard when we're looking at scientific research. A meta-analysis takes a look at all the major studies, all the legitimate studies on a particular topic, and looks at all of them as a whole and says, okay, from all of these studies, here's what we can conclude. And it actually showed that red and infrared light exposure were able to reduce the pain associated with osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune condition that damages the joints. Osteoarthritis is a chronic inflammatory condition damaging the joints. So we're able to see good results, reducing pain, reducing inflammation in these kind of conditions by getting exposed to red and infrared light. Improved sleep. So this is really powerful. So we all want to sleep better when we sleep better, we recover better, we heal better, we have better mental function, our brain is able to detoxify and drain. We have something called our lymphatic system, which is the lymphatic system of the brain. That's how we pull toxins out of the brain and really help cleanse it and reset the neurotransmitters. That's super important for having a healthy mood, great memory, great mental function. And so a study actually looked at female basketball players, and what they did was they had these women exposed to red and infrared light for 14 days at 30 minutes a day for 14 days, and they showed significant improvements on the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index that showed that they had better endurance, that they had better mental acuity, and better, just better quality sleep that they showed on this, this testing scale. And so if you want better sleep, better energy, being exposed to red and infrared light really helps. And you don't have to do it at night, you can actually do it at any time during the day, it just really helps set the circadian rhythm. Circadian rhythm disruption is a important factor when it comes to mitochondrial health. Most people in society today are up late at night watching TV, you know, being exposed to electronics, they're throwing off their circadian rhythm. One way to get your circadian rhythm back under control is getting exposed on a daily basis to red and infrared light. It doesn't have to be for 30 minutes like that study showed, really, you can get great benefits with 10 to 15 minutes of exposure that has been shown to be clinically effective exposure level to get the benefits of red infrared light. Number five is it supports hair growth. And so for any of you guys that are out there that are dealing with some sort of alopecia, this can be really powerful for you. And the reason why is it helps reduce inflammation in the hair follicle, helps reduce autoimmunity, which is one of the key factors associated with alopecia or hair loss. So reduces autoimmunity to the hair follicle, reduces overall inflammation in the hair follicle, and that allows the hair follicle to mature and function properly. And a study out of 90 people with alopecia showed that it improved hair density when they were exposed to red and infrared light on their head. For that oftentimes 15 to 20 minutes length, kind of right in the areas where you want to get the better hair growth, that's going to be the way that you'll want to use that. And so a lot of amazing benefits from red and infrared light, this is why something that I do on a daily basis, great for energy, great for mental clarity, great for brain function. And no, you don't have to be worried about it getting in your eyes. In fact, red and infrared light has been shown to help reduce your risk of cataracts, glaucoma, macular degeneration, because again, it's reducing inflammation, even if it's exposed to your eyes. And when you buy a device, a red or infrared light device, they'll actually give you little goggles like tanning bed goggles, but you don't necessarily need them. You may want to kind of shield your eyes a little bit, like just closing your eyes really is sufficient because it is bright, but it's not damaging to the eyes. And so that's, so it's really more for comfort that you close your eyes than it is for health benefits, because getting some of that red and infrared into your eyes actually improves, or should say reduces inflammation in your eyes, improves blood supply to your, to your, your, your eyes and all the different cells in your eyes. And overall, it's not necessarily going to improve your vision. However, it's going to improve the quality of your eyes. So that way, they're not degenerating and developing things like cataracts, macular degeneration and different conditions like that. So a lot of amazing benefits. I recommend getting at least 10 to 15 minutes on a daily basis, red and infrared light, something you can do. For me, I do it in the mornings typically, but really anytime of day, it can be really extremely beneficial. Somewhere about four to six inches away with, if you're only using a device with red light, you can even use like a mask. There's masks out there. I have one myself that I put on that goes right over my face. And I've got the red light very, very close to my skin cells. And so I'm getting good penetration there into the skin, improving collagen production. But typically, if you get a box, you know, you don't want to be pressed right up against it, but roughly four to six inches. And the only reason why you don't want to be pressed up against it is infrared releases heat. And that heat could cause like a burning or a redness type of sensation. And so just being a few inches away from it will reduce the heat from impacting your skin in an unpleasant way. And that is why you want to be roughly four to six inches away for best benefits. So guys, red and infrared light, amazing health benefits to it. You know, please share this information with anybody that you know and that you care about. And we'll see you guys in a future video training. Be blessed. Well, that's all for this show. And I want to thank you again for spending your valuable time with me today. And if there was something you heard in this interview that you have questions on or you want to dive into deeper than DrJockers.com is the best place to go. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider taking just a quick moment and giving us a great review. Your reviews help us influence more people and transform more lives. And if you took something valuable away from this episode, then please share it with someone in your life. You know it can help. We'll see you soon on our future podcast. Be blessed, everybody.
