If you use a red or near-infra red light and you don’t really know why or what wave length you’re working with - this is for you. If you don’t even know why you would use a red light or want/need exposure to it, this is also for you. 

Glen Jeffery Professor of Neuroscience at UCL, explains the profound impact of light on our cellular health, particularly through the lens of mitochondria—the energy powerhouses of our cells. He explains how different wavelengths, especially red and near-infrared light, can recharge these cellular batteries, improving metabolism and reducing the effects of aging and inflammation.

💡Relationship between light and high energy demanding systems of the human body

🔋Mitochondria as a light-sensitive battery

🚨Red light penetration just how far does it go through the body?

🏥Application outside the lab - could changing the light bulbs in hospital reduce bed occupancy? 

❤️‍🩹Wound healing with red light

〰️Red light vs near infra red light - it’s all about the wave lengths.

Glen - “I’ve told everyone in the lab we’ve got to stop doing science and we need to start talking” - people need this information. 

Where to find Glen:

UCL Website  

Mentioned in this episode:

Study - Light stimulation of mitochondria reduces blood glucose levels

Study - NASA Research Illuminates Medical Uses of Light

Book - Power Sex and Suicide by Nick Lane

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