University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust Lead Chaplain Ian Dewar shares highlights from a recent talk about the health benefits of infra red light...
Infrared Light has many potential health benefits such improving macular degeneration, dementia and Parkinson's.
At a recent talk at the University of Cumbria, Professor Glen Jeffery and Dr Paul Chazot discussed their work looking at a painless, invisible light and the amazing effect it can have on health.
Infrared Light stimulates the batteries in our cells, called mitochondria. When their energy is increased, it can have a whole range of positive effects on the body.
Prof. Jeffery has demonstrated IR’s effect in improving vision, brain function and blood sugar regulation. These improvements offer possible new treatment options for patients with macular degeneration, dementia, Parkinson's and diabetes, as well as general health benefits for the whole population.
Dr Chazot’s work has involved using a helmet fitted with IR lights to concentrate IR into a patient’s brain. His work has found improved memory, motor function, and brain processing speed, when patients are zapped twice a day for 6 minutes.
In patients with dementia, an improvement was in many cases, after wearing the helmet.
The question is then, if IR is good for our health, where do we get it?
Well, one simple answer is sunlight. The sun emits a whole mixture of light including this important IR. It can pass through clothes, so exposed skin is not required. Just get outside and get some sunlight (don't forget your suncream though, as too much ultra violet light is a bad thing).
Standard light bulbs won’t give you what you need, as LEDs don’t contain this IR light. But there are special IR bulbs you can buy to get the light your body needs. Professor Jeffery recommend turning the IR light on five minutes a day to give your cell batteries the boost they need.
And these helmets the Dr Chazot has worked with; well, at the moment they are very expensive, but in time prices may come down or the treatment may be offered widely for a number of brain diseases.
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