Light triggers physiological changes in the human body. While high-intensity electromagnetic radiation causes damage or destruction, low-intensity ones, such as LED and infrared, have a highly beneficial and risk- free effect. When controlled, they can trigger positive changes to the materials that absorb them, especially living tissues.
NASA famously conducted a series of tests and experiments involving LED light to try to prove this theory. Their mission was to determine what types of food astronauts can eat during deep space exploration and how to grow them. They initially placed staple plants like radish and lettuce under a solid-state red and blue LED lighting and a broad range of fluorescent lighting.
During the harvest, they found considerable physiological differences between the treatments. The most apparent of these is the increase in anthocyanin concentration (a type of antioxidant) in the plants treated with red and blue LEDs. Dr. Matthew Mickens, one of the pioneers of the study, concluded that “Even subtle changes in light quality can potentially increase antioxidant properties of crops…”
LED light therapy works by stimulating certain aspects of our cellular structure to create energy. This process affects our cell’s mitochondria, encouraging the rapid production of healthy byproducts that help the body heal, grow, and repair itself at the molecular level. It also helps increase the flow of oxygen to the cell, which, in turn, gives us a jolt of energy. When light is absorbed into our body, the benefits are near-immediate, as our body rapidly starts producing protein to help damaged cells repair themselves. This chain of events is a naturally occurring one inside the body already, but light therapy helps it along, allowing our normal restorative processes to work faster, more efficiently, and with greater effectiveness.
Plants do something similar when they photosynthesize, albeit on a much more simplistic level. But at the end of the day, they, like us, rely on similar light wavelengths to help them thrive in various conditions. Light therapy merely takes these simple principles and applies them in a way beneficial to humans, using advanced technology and skilled technicians. LED light therapy isn’t pseudo-science or myth. It’s a fact-backed, historically beneficial therapy that can help you look great, feel fantastic, and heal yourself without the need for intensive, invasive clinical procedures.
