Hello everyone welcome to the Dr Nirvana Podcast™, I’m Dr. Nirvana!   There’s a certain type of light that I wanted to discuss today that’s vital to our body’s healing powers.  Known for its remarkably powerful form of energy, red light provides incredible benefits to your body. On today's episode I discuss which parts of your health it impacts, how and my favorite red light device on the market today. Sources:  (1)  1Jiang, M. et. al. (2017). A prospective study of the safety and efficacy of a combined bipolar radiofrequency, intense pulsed light, and infrared diode laser treatment for global facial photoaging. Lasers in Medicine and Science, 32(5):1051-1061 (2)  Kim, Hee-Kyong. (2017). Effects of radiofrequency, electroacupuncture, and low-level laser therapy on the wrinkles and moisture content of the forehead, eyes, and cheek. Journal I Physical Therapy and Science, 29(2): 290–294. (3)  Pinar, Avci. Low-level laser (light) therapy (red and near-infrared light) in skin: stimulating, healing, restoring. SCMS, 32(1): 41-52. (4)  84Barolet, D. (2009). Ba Regulation of Skin Collagen Metabolism In Vitro using a Pulsed 660 nm LED Light Source: Clinical Correlation with a Single-Blinded Study, Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 129(12): 2751-2759. (5)  Wunsch, A. (2014). A Controlled Trial to Determine the Efficacy of Red and near-infrared light Treatment in Patient Satisfaction, Reduction of Fine Lines, Wrinkles, Skin Roughness, and Intradermal Collagen Density Increase. Photomedicine in Lasers and Surgery, 32(2): 93–100. (6)   Fabiana do Socorro da Silva Dias Andrade et al. (2014) Effects of low-level laser therapy on wound healing (7)  Jiang, M. et. al. (2017). A prospective study of the safety and efficacy of a combined bipolar radiofrequency, intense pulsed light, and infrared diode laser treatment for global facial photoaging. Lasers in Medicine and Science, 32(5):1051- 1061. (8) Thyroid Health https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20662037/ (9) Hair Growth https://www.jaad.org/article/S0190-9622(06)03382-2/fulltext, https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24474647/ (10) Liver Regeneration https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/pho.2009.2756 (11) Depression/Anxiety https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19995444/ For questions on this episode or other inquiries please feel free to contact me at Instagram or Facebook page. For appointments, please click here.