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The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka

12. Recover Faster, Fight Neurological Issues & Reverse Signs of Aging with Red Light Therapy | Ultimate Human Short

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka

Gary Brecka

Health & Fitness

4.8 • 3.1K Ratings

🗓️ 23 November 2023

⏱️ 16 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

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Get weekly tips on how to optimize your health and lifestyle routines - go to https://www.theultimatehuman.com/ For more info on Gary, please click here: https://linktr.ee/thegarybrecka Check out my favorite aminos - Perfect Aminos by bodyhealth.com/ultimate https://bodyhealth.com/collections/perfectamino?idev_username=garybrecka&utm_source=idev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=garybrecka Studies mentioned in today’s episode: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30248638/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32013851/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32166455/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27561854/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24249354/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24249354/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3554033/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31170016/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28070154/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28748217/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3799034/ What’s the hype around red light therapy and does it actually work? Gary is here to break down studies on the many benefits of red light therapy (aka Photobiomodulation) from helping with depression to exercise recovery. You'll learn how red light gets absorbed by your cells' powerhouses to boost their energy levels and repair. Gary also shares the wavelength range you need for optimal results. With benefits for skin, hair, joints and more, it seems red light therapy will become all the rage for anti-aging and so much more. Tune in to hear the science behind this trend and whether you should invest in light panels or red light therapy bed. 01:15 Benefits of red light therapy for exercise recovery and overall health.  05:30 The wavelength range for you to get optimal results. 09:00 What is happening at the cellular level when I’m exposed to red light therapy? 12:15 Red light therapy and its benefits for health and fitness.  14:00 Is red light therapy a treatment for anti-aging and hair growth? FOLLOW Gary Brecka: @garybrecka The Ultimate Human: @ultimatehumanpod Subscribe on YouTube: @ultimatehumanpodcast Disclaimer: This podcast is for informational purposes only and does not provide medical advice. It is not intended for diagnosing or treating any health condition. Always consult a licensed healthcare professional before making health or wellness decisions. Gary Brecka is the owner of Ultimate Human, LLC which operates The Ultimate Human podcast and promotes certain third-party products used by Gary Brecka in his personal health and wellness protocols and daily life and for which Ultimate Human LLC and / or Gary Brecka directly or indirectly holds an economic interest or receives compensation.  Accordingly, statements made by Gary Brecka and others (including on The Ultimate Human podcast) may be considered promotional in nature. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:16.5

Hey guys welcome back to the ultimate human podcast today's short is about red light therapy or photo modulation I get a ton of questions about red light therapy and photob modulation I know it's the rage right now. You can buy red light panels, you can buy, you know, red light, red lights for your scalp to regrow hair.

0:30.0

They've got ones that look like the old Freddie Krueger mask that are red light for your face,

0:35.1

for the formation of collagen, elastin, and fibrous in your skin.

0:39.6

And then there's the full-blown red light therapy panels and red light therapy beds that are about the size of a

0:45.0

tanning bed and can cost you upwards of a hundred and ten thousand dollars.

0:49.7

So the question is does red light therapy work?

0:51.6

What evidence is there to support that it works?

0:54.0

What are the main treatments that it is effective for?

0:59.2

Is it FDA approved?

1:00.3

Is it not FDA approved?

1:02.0

You know, so really what is it about red light therapy that's creating all the rage?

1:05.6

Well, I can tell you that red light therapy has been cited in a number of recent peer-reviewed articles. I'm going to go through some of those right now just in summary and then give you the real crux where all of these spokes of the wheel meet the hub of red light therapy what is it doing for you why is

1:25.6

it the anti-aging rage why is it so good for your skin and why should you be

1:30.3

using red light therapy and you know one of the first articles that I reviewed

1:35.6

was published recently in a peer review journal in 2018 this is actually one of the

1:39.8

older ones it was a trans cranial photo photob modulation, which is another name for red light therapy, and it was a systemic or systematic review of using red light therapy in major depressive disorder.

1:53.4

And if you'd like you, you're welcome to read this study.

1:55.3

I'm gonna put a link to all of these research studies below.

1:59.6

Now this study, albeit was done in animals and is being repeated in human clinical trials, but it did find

2:08.1

that the photo-biodulation red light therapy was actually comparable to anti-depressant medications

2:13.7

and the clinical studies also indicated

2:16.5

a significant anti-depressant effect

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