The Red Light Report

Today's guest is genuinely one of my favorite people to talk to, as we are kindred spirits in so many ways. This became even more abundantly clear on this week's episode of The Red Light Report, as Dr. Chris Motley and I both agreed to join forces on a special red light therapy project (that I am incredibly excited about!). This manifested completely out of thin air and was 100% impromptu during the middle of our conversation. If you are a longtime TRLR listener, you likely recognize this name, as he was a guest back in September '21, where we cover some fascinating topics: frequency therapy, dry needling vs. acupuncture, emotions related to specific organs, light/energy/resonance and so much more! I highly recommend going back and listening to our first conversation -- the link to that episode is in the show notes below.As a quick review, Dr. Chris Motley is a doctor of chiropractic, is credentialed in acupuncture, is a highly respected expert in Chinese Medicine and Frequency Medicine and also has certifications in Chiro + Plus Kinesiology (CPK) and Neuro Emotional Technique. With his wealth of knowledge, he is a presenter at symposiums and is also a podcast co-host on Dr. Josh Axe's, Ancient Health Podcast. Dr. Motley also announced that he is now beginning a membership where you can join and learn from him in a more intimate setting and garner more of his amazing holistic knowledge and skillset. I highly recommend checking his membership out  — I know I will!During our conversation today, Dr. Motley goes into some interesting and highly-engaging Chinese and frequency medicine and topics, such as how we can best transition our bodies and organs out of the slower, recovering mode of the winter season and into the reawakening and growing process of the spring season. He even walks through some hands-on techniques for self-treatment to help facilitate this process.  It felt like this conversation went by in a couple of minutes and Dr. Motley and I could've easily talked for hours longer. However, I am always grateful for his time and the wisdom he is impassioned to share with anyone and everyone that is interested in improving their many aspects of health holistically. Enjoy learning from Dr. Motley and, as always, light up your health! - Dr. Mike Belkowski and Dr. Chris Motley discuss the following:  Intro: (0:16) What's new in his life: (2:57) His interactive membership: (6:12) Avoiding burnout: (8:22) Overworking: (10:31)  Chinese medicine and living by its rules: (12:12) Transitioning into spring out of winter: (15:01) How to know when Chinese medicine is working: (19:01) Being in tune with your body: (21:25)  Emotions tied to the gall bladder: (22:32) Negative gall bladder health and how it manifests in the body: (23:40) Releasing anger: (25:00) Cupping specific areas of the body: (29:03) How hard to press on pressure points: (31:17) Dry needling: (32:46) Taking your health into your own hands (36:48) Red light therapy and Chinese medicine: (39:54) Red light therapy and dry needling: (44:45) Fusing old-age knowledge with new-age technology: (45:58) Translucent needles that can transfer light: (46:59) Acupuncture on a consistent basis for maintaining health and wellness: (49:41) How oral health affects overall wellness: (52:21) - Watch this on YouTube - Listen to our previous conversation from the episode in September 2021, "Energy & Emotions, Frequency Therapy & Acupuncture vs. Dry Needling w/ Dr. Christopher Motley"Apple Podcasts Spotify - Where to Learn More From & About Dr. Chris Motley:   Find him on social media: Instagram @DoctorMotley Facebook @DoctorMotley   Go to his website: DoctorMotley.com - Check out BioLight's new, cutting-edge full-body product: The Adapt System - Save 20% via BioLight Bundles all year long! - Check out the Kindle version of Red Light Therapy Treatment Protocols eBook, 4th Edition - To learn more about red light therapy and shop for the highest-quality red light therapy products, visit https://www.biolight.shop - Stay up-to-date on social media: Instagram

On this week's episode of The Red Light Report, I will peel back the curtain on BioLight's newest piece of innovative red light therapy technology: the Adapt System. Many of you likely heard about it when it was officially released a couple of months ago, but I wanted to give an explanation of what makes the Adapt System, which consists of the Adapt Table and the Adapt Panel, so unique, versatile and a must-have for any physician/practitioner, longevity clinic, med spa, recovery/performance center, yoga studio/cross fit gym, etc. that is looking to implement red light therapy for their patients and clients. After that, we will spend the bulk of the episode on one piece of photobiomodulation research that looks at transcranial RLT for treating the brains of four ex-football players with possible chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE. And CTE has become a very hot topic in the NFL, especially ever since the movie, Concussion (starring Will Smith), was released back in 2015. However, the concern regarding CTE in football, other sports and other aspects of life has only grown and remains ever-present to this day.It is also appropriate to recognize that this particular study utilized only four participants, which is very low in the world of research. However, even with that in mind, the results ascertained in this study simply by directing near-infrared light to the brain is unequivocally profound... and the results were achieved in only six weeks!Hopefully you find this episode fascinating and insightful. As always, light up your health (especially your brain)! - Dr. Mike Belkowski discusses the following: 0:16 - The Adapt System - BioLight's new, cutting-edge full-body product 8:33 - Photobiomodulation research on treating concussions 9:40 - CTE disease 15:09 - Treating strokes with photobiomodulation 16:12 - LED vs laser treatment 18:57 - Reactive oxygen species and free radicals 19:29 - How often to use red light therapy 25:12 - Less irratibility & anxiety 26:20 - Transcranial photobiomodulation treatment 27:20 - Increased BDNF 27:46 - Treatment of PTSD 38:31 - The conclusion of the article _ Research article from the episode:Transcranial Photobiomodulation Treatment: Significant Improvements in Four Ex-Football Players with Possible Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy - Learn more about RLT's benefits for: Brain & Cognitive Health - Check out BioLight's new, cutting-edge full-body product: The Adapt System _ Save 20% via BioLight Bundles all year long! _ Check out the Kindle version of Red Light Therapy Treatment Protocols eBook, 4th Edition _ To learn more about red light therapy and shop for the highest-quality red light therapy products, visit https://www.biolight.shop _ Stay up-to-date on social media: Instagram

Could the combination of red light and blue light cause an electrical event, even if minuscule? I am infatuated with interacting and conversing with experts in the holistic health and wellness space whom possess unique, profound information  —  you learn so much from these individuals! Today's guest on The Red Light Report, Lance Schuttler, is an individual I have been following for some time because he produces amazing informational health content that both resonates with me and I continue learn from. On top of that, he is the founder and CEO of a high-quality, high-integrity holistic nutrition and wellness company, Ascent Nutrition.Lance graduated from the University of Iowa with a degree in Health Science. On top of running a highly successful company, he is also a contributing health and wellness writer at The Epoch Times and Video Advice. Lance's work also includes the topics of regenerative agriculture, resource-based economies and quantum technologies.During our conversation, we cover an array of interesting topics, including bioenergetics, DHA, the power of mushrooms (including a mushroom I had never heard of before, agarikon), how/why his company is particularly transparent with their nutritional labeling, his own personal experience with red light therapy and his unique take on the potential benefit of irradiating your teeth with red and near-infrared light. Lance brings a remarkable set of knowledge and expertise to the conversation that lends to some fascinating insight and theories that will be sure to have you fascinated and get you thinking.  Enjoy the episode, learn lots and light up your health! - Dr. Mike Belkowski and Lance Schuttler discuss the following: 3:09 - His background getting into light 6:09 - Enhancing bioenergetics in the body 8:06 - Fritz-Albert Popp (biophysicist) 9:59 - Chlorophyll and ingesting chlorella 10:45 - DHA and why it's important 11:30 - Omegas and how much is really needed 12:18 - 95% of the population is deficient in omegas 13:50 - DHA is a "buiding block" for the brain 14:13 - Omega 3s for the developing baby in the womb 14:51 - Seasonality of DHA levels in our body 19:39 - DHA helps the body regenerate 21:08 - Top foods with DHA 25:56 - Why DHA supplements are beneficial 28:21 - DHA supplements and red light therapy 31:53 - Phycocyanin 34:43 - Mushrooms and neurogenesis 35:39 - Lion's mane and its brain-enhancing effects 37:47 - Other mushrooms and their beneficial properties 43:53 - Other projects he's working on 46:12 - Finding the best quality mushroom products 50:10 - Blockchain technology and information transparency 52:57 - Red light therapy and his utilization 56:24 - The Guardian+ for oral health 58:11 - Learn more about and from Lance _ Watch this on YouTube _ Where to Learn More From & About Lance Schuttler:   Lance's company: Ascent Nutrition (Get 10% off your entire order with coupon code: Light)Website: LanceSchuttler.comInstagram: @lanceschuttler YouTube: @lanceschuttler   TruthSocial: @lanceschuttler   _ Check out BioLight's new, cutting-edge full-body product: The Adapt System _ Save 20% via BioLight Bundles all year long! _ Check out the Kindle version of Red Light Therapy Treatment Protocols eBook, 4th Edition _ To learn more about red light therapy and shop for the highest-quality red light therapy products, visit https://www.biolight.shop _ Stay up-to-date on social media: Instagram

Manuel Salvadori, a registered nutritionist in Italy and passionate biohacker, discusses the differences in healthcare systems between Italy and America. He shares insights on nootropics, cautioning about the potential risks, and delves into his experience with red light therapy, highlighting its benefits. The conversation also explores the slow adoption of biohacking in Italy compared to the US.

Ciao! For the 100th episode of The Red Light Report, we are traveling to Italy! In mid-November last year, I was one of three English-speaking guest speakers at a functional medicine and nutrition conference in Rome where I spoke on — you guessed it — red light therapy. It was a genuine honor and a fun experience to spread the word and knowledge on photobiomodulation overseas.   In my presentation, I describe the fundamental tenants of red light therapy, the mechanisms of how it actually works at the cellular level, go over the wide array of photobiomodulation research and provide some tips and tricks as to how one can best utilize this amazing therapy.If you have been listening to this podcast for some time, most of the information you have heard before. But as you all know, repetition of important information leads to deep learning and empowerment. Even for myself, I personally love to revisit this information every so often as it is the foundation and cornerstone of what red light therapy is, the nuts and bolts of how it works and just some of the profound research that proves its efficacy.Enjoy the episode, learn (and re-learn) lots and light up your health... grazie! - Dr. Mike Belkowski presents the following: 9:45 - Exposing your body to red and near-infrared light 10:08 - Optimizing mitochondrial health 11:53 - Mitochondrial dysfunction and Dr. Doug Wallace 12:34 - Diseases caused by mitochondrial dysfunction 14:52 - Sunlight exposure and an interesting study done in Sweden 16:04 - Mal-illumination 17:40 - Cytochrome C Oxidase - how the mitochondria responds to red & near-infrared light 19:25 - The electron transport chain 25:06 - Mitochondrial theory of aging 25:47 - Redox potential 21:35 - Research on photobiomodulation 27:49 - Research on anxiety & depression 29:48 - Research on eye health 30:49 - Research on fat loss 32:34 - Research on oral health 35:30 - Research on pain 36:54 - Research on pre-conditioning for exercise 38:30 - Research on skin health 39:40 - Research on sleep 40:53 - Research on thyroid health 42:08 - How to use red light therapy - Watch this presentation on YouTube _ Check out BioLight's new, cutting-edge full-body product: The Adapt System _ Save 20% via BioLight Bundles all year long! - Check out the Kindle version of Red Light Therapy Treatment Protocols eBook, 4th Edition - To learn more about red light therapy and shop for the highest-quality red light therapy products, visit https://www.biolight.shop - Stay up-to-date on social media: Instagram

This week on The Red Light Report, we will continue to dive into more photobiomodulation research. However, this research will be looking at three unique topics that typically don't get as much attention. The first article investigates treating hair loss via red light therapy; not using "normal" light, but rather red light therapy via vortex beams. This is the first time I have heard of vortex beams, but apparently it led to more efficacious results! The second piece of research is an abstract of an article that tackled red light therapy for insulin resistance; the preliminary results look promising, which would be a massive win for those dealing with blood sugar and insulin-related diseases. Lastly, we take a deeper exploration into an article that utilizes red light therapy for fat loss in obese individuals. The researchers also have more insight into the mechanism of how photobiomodulation actually decreases fat adiposity on the body.Hair loss, insulin resistance and fat loss — seems like three major areas of the health market that consumers could greatly benefit from a non-invasive, non-pharmaceutical and more financially friendly option. Huzzah for red light therapy! ​​As always, enjoy the episode, learn lots and light up your health! - Dr. Mike Belkowski discusses the following: 1:33 - The first research article on hair growth 11:30 - The second research article on insulin resistance 13:32 - Results of the study 14:29 - Combining red light therapy with exercise 20:00 - The last research article on fat loss with red light therapy 27:39 - The conclusion in the fat loss article - Research articles from the episode: Enhanced hair growth effects through low-level vortex beams radiation: An experimental animal study   Photobiomodulation Therapy on the Treatment of Insulin Resistance: A Narrative Review Effects of LED photobiomodulation therapy on the subcutaneous fatty tissue of obese individuals - histological and immunohistochemical analysis - Save 20% via BioLight Bundles all year long! - Check out the Kindle version of Red Light Therapy Treatment Protocols eBook, 4th Edition - To learn more about red light therapy and shop for the highest-quality red light therapy products, visit https://www.biolight.shop - Stay up-to-date on social media: Instagram

On this week's solosode of The Red Light Report, we return to the photobiomodulation research and cover an array of fascinating topics. We first look into how red light therapy may be able to improve symptoms of rosacea in a mouse model. Secondly, we take a deep dive into a review article that analyzes the research on photobiomodulation for the brain at night, while sleeping, to improve the function of the glymphatic system. Lastly, we cover an article that uncovers some exciting potential between transcranial photobiomodulation for the brain and short-term memory. This is important, as short-term memory is the first to go with neurodegenerative diseases involving the brain.I hope you find this research illuminating and appreciate the promising implications it has for our health and wellness. Enjoy, learn lots and light up your health! - Dr. Mike Belkowski discusses the following: 2:02 - An exciting announcement about the podcast 4:52 - Photobiomodulation research on rosacea 10:13 - Study results 15:07 - Research on photobiomodulation and sleep 18:03 - The "daytime brain" 20:11 - Contributions to poor sleep quality 26:09 - Evidence that photobiomodulation helps the "garbage disposal system" of the sleeping brain 32:55 - Improving short term memory via photobiomodulation 38:15 - The impact of hair on light therapy - Research / articles from the episode: The effects of photobiomodulation therapy on inflammatory mediators, immune infiltration, and angiogenesis in a mouse model of rosacea   Lights at night: does photobiomodulation improve sleep? Non-Invasive Laser Light Therapy Could Improve Short-Term Memory by Up to 25 Percent - Save 20% via BioLight Bundles all year long! - Check out the Kindle version of Red Light Therapy Treatment Protocols eBook, 4th Edition - To learn more about red light therapy and shop for the highest-quality red light therapy products, visit https://www.biolight.shop - Stay up-to-date on social media: Instagram

For the first interview of 2023 on The Red Light Report, I welcome back a dear friend and repeat guest, Alain Dijkstra, who is the founder and CEO of Kaiyan Medical, one of the world's foremost LED light therapy producer and manufacturer. If you may recall, Alain started Kaiyan in a hotel room way back in 2009 and has built it into the juggernaut that it is today.Being thoroughly entrenched in the light therapy space for almost two decades, Alain has a very keen and insightful perspective on how much red light therapy industry has grown in a relatively short period of time. However, he is the first to admit that there are still many aspects that need to be improved upon, both on the product side of light therapy, but also with respect to the photobiomodulation research that is being produced. Alain offers up strategies that would help move the light therapy industry as a whole forward in a positive manner.Alain is also very savvy when it comes to understanding the nuances of product specifications, certifications, legal standards and so forth. He explains in detail what makes a medical device, what a 510k product is and more. This will help consumers and anyone interested in red light therapy products gain a better perspective of what all the regulation entails and what it actually means.   Alain could write a textbook on red light therapy (and maybe he will someday), so you know you are listening and learning from one of the best in the industry. As always, light up your health! - Dr. Mike Belkowski and Alain Dijkstra discuss the following: 3:28 - Circadian rhythm and red light therapy 3:48 - Changes he's seen in Kaiyan Medical and trends he's seen in red light therapy 4:55 - Herpes treatment via red light therapy 6:16 - How a consumer knows if it's a 510k product 10:25 - Medical claims about products 13:21 - Classifying light panels as medical 21:12 - Measuring light and how it's absorbed by the body 26:30 - The "sweet spot" for red light therapy 30:48 - Clinical studies on lasers vs LEDs 31:42 - Heat spots 33:56 - Standardization of red light therapy products and methods 35:47 - Keeping consumers informed with the right information 45:50 - Less is more with red light therapy 46:42 - Timing red light therapy treatments 48:30 - Your location on the earth and how it affects light absorption 50:20 - Light is the future of medicine 52:10 - Measuring the effects of light 53:24 - Measuring mitochondrial health 54:29 - Conditions on the cusp of being treated via light 58:21 - Light as a food 59:46 - Creating good habits with red light therapy 1:03:12 - New and cool technologies - Watch this episode on YouTube - Learn More About Alain Dijkstra: LinkedIn: Alain Dijkstra Website: Kayain Medical - Save 20% via BioLight Bundles all year long! - Check out the Kindle version of Red Light Therapy Treatment Protocols eBook, 4th Edition - To learn more about red light therapy and shop for the highest-quality red light therapy products, visit https://www.biolight.shop - Stay up-to-date on social media: Instagram

The series finale on Earthing should be the episode that fully converts you into a full-fledged believer. This week on The Red Light Report you will hear from countless individuals, as they discuss how grounding helped improved their health, wellness, well-being and quality of life over an array of health conditions. The numerous anecdotes I cover will be the proof in the pudding that will take you off the fence, if that is where you are sitting, or just further drive home the point that grounding MUST become a part of your daily (in a perfect world, hourly and/or continuous) health regimen going forward. There are also a couple of enlightening sections towards the end of the book that cover grounding and its connection to ameliorating female health, athletic performance and pet health. These three sections clearly demonstrate how versatile and instrumental Earthing is to our wellness and the health of all living creatures on the planet. From an analytic perspective, it coherently substantiates how being disconnected from the very Earth we live on is potentially the most dastardly self-inflicted wound we impose on our health and wellbeing. In the end, I hope you all walk away from this solosode series with a greater reverence for the perpetual healing force that is just outside your door in the grass; that you are constantly surrounded by an overabundance of free electrons that your body can use to heal and thrive; and that it is typically just on the other side of the non-conductive rubber in your shoes and the sole of your feet. Enjoy, learn lots and light up your health! - Dr. Mike Belkowski discusses the following: 1:16 - Getting back to nature 4:31 - The high points of grounding 7:37 - Mitigating EMF exposure 8:22 - Improving your HRV (Heart rate variability) with grounding 9:54 - Anecdotes of earthing 11:48 - Alleviating shoulder pain via earthing 11:04 - Alleviating severe knee pain via earthing 12:56 - Improving sleep quality via grounded bed sheets 15:00 - Shifting Lives with Earthing: A Physiatrist's Perspective (Tracy Latz, MD) 16:05 - Treating anxiety with earthing 16:53 - Depression and earthing 19:49 - Improving athletic performance via earthing 20:01 - Conditions Often Healed that Typically Never Get Better 22:33 - Rapid fire anecdotes of earthing benefits 28:06 - Arthritis and earthing 31:07 - Autism and earthing 34:48 - Back pain and earthing 36:52 - Women and earthing 39:14 - In Their Own Words 44:42 - Fertility and earthing 51:57 - Grounding for pets - Dr. Mike's #1 recommendation for grounding products: Earthing.com - Book From Episode: Earthing: The Most Important Health Discovery Ever - Clint Ober, Stephen Sinatra MD, Martin Zucker - Save 20% via BioLight Bundles all year long! - Check out the Kindle version of Red Light Therapy Treatment Protocols eBook, 4th Edition - To learn more about red light therapy and shop for the highest-quality red light therapy products, visit https://www.biolight.shop - Stay up-to-date on social media: Instagram

With cardiovascular disease continually on the rise and high blood pressure being one of the most important risk factors for the disease, hypertensive medications continue to skyrocket. While there is a type and place for pharmaceuticals, this does not address the issue at its root cause. This week on The Red Light Report we will learn how Earthing may be THE best anti-hypertensive remedy available; not to mention, it's 100% natural and has no negative side effects. Simply by connecting to the earth and it's perpetual source of free electrons, mother nature literally thins your blood (only if it's necessary to reach homeostasis), which automatically reduces the stress on your cardiovascular system and normalizes blood pressure. Again, that is sans medication!​​We will also continue to learn more specifics about grounding, such as how long it takes to see results, what types of mediums are conductive versus insulating, what zeta potential is (and why that is an important metric), other impacts of grounding on cardiovascular health along with a couple of anecdotes that put the proof in the proverbial (grounding) pudding. Again, if you are interested in adding grounding to your indoor health regimen (and I firmly believe everybody should!), I highly recommend checking out grounding products from the company Earthing. It's a Clint Ober company and where I got my grounding mattress pad and mats for my desk and living room/dining room. And in less than two weeks, my body and mind are already reaping the benefits. To me, it's one of the best investments in your overall health...Brownie points if you listen to this episode while grounded. Enjoy, learn lots and light up your health! - Dr. Mike Belkowski discusses the following:  1:03 - What mike has personally noticed from grounding 7:20 - How grounding affected Mike's heart rate variability (HRV) 21:06 - Benefits of filtered and ionized water for dogs 22:02 - Optimizing your water 24:45 - Earthing 101: How to Connect 24:55 - Barefooting opportunities 26:03 - Concrete - is it conductive? 27:03 - "Tree hugging" 28:24 - Barefoot substitutes 29:39 - Menstrual cycle and earthing 32:05 - Constipation and grounding 34:58 - "When you stop, you lose the benefits" 35:51 - Detoxification and earthing 38:54 - Is there too much grounding? 39:31 - The cardiovascular connection - Steve Sinatra's perspective 41:53 - The nervous system - heart connection 45:16 - New hope for diabetes 46:21 - Zeta potential and better blood flow 47:19 - The Australian experience 50:33 - Blood pressure and earthing 51:37 - Arrhythmias and earthing 53:21 - Earthing's blood-thinning effects 55:22 - Promoting the body's energy fuel - ATP   - Dr. Mike's #1 recommendation for grounding products: Earthing.com - Book From Episode: Earthing: The Most Important Health Discovery Ever - Clint Ober, Stephen Sinatra MD, Martin Zucker - Save 20% via BioLight Bundles all year long! - Check out the Kindle version of Red Light Therapy Treatment Protocols eBook, 4th Edition - To learn more about red light therapy and shop for the highest-quality red light therapy products, visit https://www.biolight.shop - Stay up-to-date on social media: Instagram