March 14, 2023 - EyeClarity Podcast
I am covering a questions I’ve received a lot lately in regards to Red Light Therapy. People are wondering what kind of light they should use with the glasses. The short answer is, there isn’t one answer for everyone. So tune in to hear how you can learn what works best for you. Enjoy the show.
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brightness, light, red light therapy, red light, bright light, self regulation, wattage, natural sunlight, glasses, light source, therapy, spotify, eyes, handle, fact, tune, frequency, therapeutic, stress response, people
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Hey, everybody, its Dr. Sam. And I’d like to welcome you to my EyeClarity podcast today. So I’m going to take a question from a follower on my red light therapy. So with red light, the question that comes up for a few people has been, what about the light source? What about the brightness? And I think this is a valid question. Because if you get a more commercialized, light device, they always talk about the source of the light, is it an LED light, it needs to be a certain wattage. And since I’ve been doing this color therapy for a long time, I’ve had a lot of different generations of experimenting and researching and using different light devices. With the overall strategy of how do we get therapeutic light into the eyes. And so with red light therapy, what I’ve designed is a pair of glasses with the frequency, that 670 nanometers, this is the red light that is needed to stimulate the mitochondria in the retina.
And once we increase the mitochondria function, we have the chance of reducing oxidative stress as the ATP goes up. So the first thing is the frequency. And then the second thing is the brightness. The wattage. Well, the people that are doing the red light therapy. They’re suffering pretty serious eye conditions, things like cataracts, glaucoma, macular degeneration. And a lot of times, they’re pretty light sensitive to begin with. So to do a bright light, as a source, it’s just not going to work. In fact, we all have what we call a, a reflex against bright light. All of us do, now we have different thresholds of how much brightness we can take.
But I know in my community, a lot of people are suffering light sensitivity. So the last thing you need is a bright light source. As you’re trying to get this therapeutic light into your eyes. So it really doesn’t matter that you need a bright light. In fact, the best approach is to use a dim light. And you as the person who’s receiving the red light therapy, get to choose how much brightness you can handle. So it’s an individual choice, which is why I don’t put the exact wattage that you need, because everybody is different. And I know there’s some geeks out there that want to know, well, it should be this level of brightness, this low level of wattage, but honestly, it doesn’t matter. And in fact, what I would suggest is if you are going to embark on this on these red light glasses, is you get to regulate the brightness. And I’m a big believer in in terms of your health, to be able to develop better self regulation, I talked about this all the time, as it relates to your stress response, how you handle certain situations. And, again, everybody is different based on their lifestyle, their diet, their relationships, you know, it’s a whole body thing. And what I love to do is empower people to learn this self regulation skill.
So in the red light, what I can say is the light source does not matter. And I know I’m gonna get arguments from scientists and people that maybe think they are in the know. But, you know, I’ve been a clinician for 40 years, and I’ve watched 1000s of patients receive color and light therapy into their eyes. And by watching their response. It has taught me what their threshold is. And what is the best therapy With brightness, in order to be able to get the maximum benefits, and what I’ve come to, is that it’s all dependent on how much how much light you can take, without having that reflex come in and shut you down. You know, as we go outside, and this happens all the time with people, they go outside and they go, Oh, it’s really sunny, the glare, or let’s say they’re skiing, or they’re at the beach, what do we do, we have to reach for our sunglasses. And even though natural sunlight is really good for you, and I’m a strong believer in natural sunlight, it’s also very important that we tune into ourselves. And we we know how much is enough.
And I think that’s the takeaway of this red light therapy. And those of you that ask the question about the brightness, should it be led, you know, should I look directly at the Sun. So all of these things really are dependent on what you can handle. And in my community, the especially the elders that are dealing with, you know, pretty serious eye conditions, and they already have light sensitivity, that using a dim light source while they look through the red glasses, is really the you know, the skill set that I want them to get, so that they maximize the benefits of the red light therapy. So I really appreciate the question. And that’s gonna be it for today. So keep tuning in, leave some some remarks or feedback for me on Spotify or Apple or my website. I love hearing from you. And otherwise, have a great day.
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