Red Light News: CRAZY Developments!!
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Rojo Refine is finally in stock—and my full review is now live! In this month’s red light therapy news, I cover new product drops, fresh science, key articles, and your top Q&As. Links and discount codes for everything mentioned are down below.
Here are all the products I mentioned in the red light therapy news and updates May 2024 video:
✅ If you want a Rojo Refine 900 panel or another red light therapy option, then use code ALEX and click here: https://aferg.co/rojo-rlt ✅ For a Mito Red MitoPETS pad or sleep lamp, use the following link for a discount: https://aferg.co/7d221. The discount will be applied at checkout. ✅ You can get a BonCharge Neck and Chest Mask here - code ALEX saves 15%: https://aferg.co/blublox ✅ For the Currentbody Skin Anti-Acne LED Face Mask use code CBALEX for 15% off with the following link: https://aferg.co/currentbody ✅ For the MyoLift Triwave device: https://aferg.co/myolift - no discount available ✅ You can grab a GembaRed Underclocked panel here - no discount code is available: https://aferg.co/gembared ✅ Block Blue Light Powerpanel Mega:click the link https://aferg.co/BlockBlueLight. The discount is automatically applied at checkout. ✅ For the No More Colds nasal device or for other goals: https://aferg.co/no-more ✅ Grab a Vielight product here and use discount code ALEX10 for 10% off: https://aferg.co/vielight ✅ Get a Chroma D-Light for vitamin D creation here: https://aferg.co/chroma-vitamin-d - discount code ALEX saves
Below, you´ll find all the resources I mention in the red light therapy news and updates May 2024 video, as well as others:
✅ Join the epic Alex Fergus & Light Therapy Insiders Facebook group here: https://aferg.co/fb-group ✅ My shopping tool where you can compare all the products on the market and get the best deal: https://aferg.co/product-database ✅ Full playlist of my 2024 wall panel red light therapy comparison series with all episodes: https://aferg.co/RLT-2021-playlist - check the summary towards the end if you're short on time ✅ My Excel sheet for comparing different panels to their competition: https://aferg.co/rlt-data ✅ For my red light therapy buyer's guide blog, follow this link: https://aferg.co/RLTguide ✅ My red light therapy blog with many deep dive articles: https://aferg.co/redlightblog ✅ My 2024 summary video of the 2024 wall panel comparison series: https://aferg.co/2024-Comparison ✅ My personal Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/alexf_was_here/ ✅ The Light Therapy Insiders Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/light_therapy_insiders/ ✅ The Light Therapy Insiders TikTok page: https://www.tiktok.com/@light_therapy_insiders ✅ My Rojo Refine 900 review: https://aferg.co/rojo-refine-900-review ✅ Article on blue light therapy - for acne in part: https://aferg.co/blue-light-therapy ✅ Solawave's Silberstein interview: https://aferg.co/silberstein-interview ✅ My Andrew LaTour interview from GembaRed: https://aferg.co/latour-interview ✅ The Vielight COVID treament lisence: https://www.vielight.com/vielight-inc-receives-health-canada-approval-for-treatment-of-covid-19-with-near-infrared-device-technology/ ✅ My video on the Vielight products: https://aferg.co/vielight-products ✅ Dr Lew Lim from Vielight interview: https://aferg.co/vielight-interview ✅ My James Carroll interview on whether red light therapy is a fad: https://aferg.co/RLT-fad ✅ Thor Lasers on red light therapy for cancer treatment side effects: https://blog.thorlaser.com/i-was-alive-but-now-im-living-again-says-cancer-survivor-cindy/ ✅ PlatinumLED on vitamin A supplementation and RLT: https://platinumtherapylights.com/blogs/news/tretinoin-and-red-light-therapy-is-it-safe ✅ Ben Greenfield and red light therapy blog: https://www.lighttherapyinsiders.com/ben-greenfield-red-light-therapy/ ✅ Red light therapy for rosacea: https://www.lighttherapyinsiders.com/what-light-therapy-is-best-for-rosacea/ ✅ Red light therapy and the lymphatic system: https://www.lighttherapyinsiders.com/red-light-therapy-lymphatic-system/ ✅ Red light therapy and brain health: https://www.lighttherapyinsiders.com/red-light-therapy-for-brain/ ✅ Red light therapy and cold sores study: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38376628/ ✅ My red light therapy for panels video: https://aferg.co/canada ✅ My red light therapy for localized fat loss: https://aferg.co/fatloss-video ✅ My Rojo Refine 900 review: https://aferg.co/rojo-refine-900-review ✅ Buying red light therapy from China: https://aferg.co/buying-from-china
I hope you liked my red light therapy news and updates May 2024 video. Leave a comment below if you have any questions! I hope you're as impressed as I am with the new science, products, Q&A, and more! I hope I've impressed you with the tons of content both from ourselves and others!
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00:00 Rojo Refine Shoutout 00:44 New Products 05:28 New Articles 07:36 Our New Articles 08:17 New Science 11:40 Monthly Q&A 15:11 My Updates 16:40 Rojo Refine Review
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The speaker provides a comprehensive monthly update on red light therapy products, scientific findings, and applications, emphasizing that red light therapy is effective for various conditions but requires proper dosing and careful introduction to avoid hormetic stress responses.
- Multiple new red light therapy products have launched across diverse applications (pets, bedside lighting, facial masks, intranasal devices)
- A study on red light therapy for cold sores shows pain reduction without faster recovery, suggesting dose optimization is needed
- Hormetic stress responses can occur if users introduce red light therapy too intensely without adequate recovery support and supplementation
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Vlight Canada received regulatory approval from Health Canada, which expanded their cleared indications from COVID-19 recovery to all virus-based respiratory illnesses
“Vite Canada have just had a tick of approval so to speak from Health Canada and pretty much health Canada have come out and said that the Vite device in particular the RX plus is going to help with the recovery of virus-based respiratory illnesses now previously Health Canada had said their devices were helpful for covid-19 recovery but now they've expanded it into all virus-based respiratory illnesses”
Hormetic stress response is a physiological phenomenon where the body reacts to beneficial stressors (such as sauna, red light therapy, or training) with initial adverse symptoms if the body is not resilient enough to handle the stress
“this is called a hortic stress response and what what happens is you can stress the body with something that is beneficial whether it's like I don't know sauna or Rel therapy or training for instance and if the body is not resilient enough to handle this stress because that's what it is you introduce a stress and the body adapts to it”
Higher power red light therapy panels offer the advantage of deeper tissue penetration for treating deep tissue joints, compared to lower-powered panels
“if you want to treat deep tissue joints then of course you have a panel that can do that because the higher the power the better the penetration”
Red light therapy devices do not emit UV light, and sunburn requires UV light, so users experiencing sunburn-like sensations are not experiencing actual UV sunburn
“well first up chances are you're not sunburn all right to be sunburn you need UV light R therapy devices are not emitting UV light”
Mito Red Light has launched a bedside table lamp with red LEDs intended primarily to help with circadian rhythm and avoid blue light in the evening, which can suppress melatonin and impact sleep
“might red light have launched a bedside table lamp uh with red LEDs um this is I don't think this is intended for therapeutic use though it could be I think it's more to help with cadium rhythm and to avoid the blue light in the evening which of course can suppress melatonin and impact sleep”
Red light therapy increases free radicals and reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the body, and while this can trigger adaptive benefits, excessive increases lead to adverse side effects
“they start these supplements a week or so before they introduce red light therapy just to help the body prepare for the uptick in free radicals or reactive oxygen species because R therapy is going to increase these things on the body again not necessarily a bad thing in fact a short-term spike in this is often what leads to some of the benefits we see with red light therapy but if it's overdone uh maybe the treatment was too long or too intense or you're just in a fragile state uh you can see some side effects”
If adverse side effects from red light therapy persist or worsen, users should consult a doctor rather than attempting to push through symptoms, as there may be other underlying conditions
“of course if it's ongoing or you know you think this isn't right then go straight to the doctor don't just tough it out because there could be something else going on”
Current Body has released a blue light face mask intended to help people who suffer from acne, and the speaker recommends incorporating red light and potentially near-infrared light for acne treatment
“current body have just released their blue light face mask this is intended to help people who suffer from acne though of course I think it's good to incorporate red light maybe even some near INF for red light if you are suffering from acne”
Platinum LED has published articles on vitamin A supplementation and red light therapy, and on skin conditions and red light therapy, representing a controversial and ongoing topic in the red light therapy community
“Platinum have just put out some articles on vitamin A supplementation and red light therapy and also some skin condition and Rel light therapy I know it's quite a controversial ongoing top Topic in our Facebook group jump into our Facebook group by the way if you haven't already Platinum LED have shared an interesting perspective on this”
A study examined red light therapy for cold sore treatment using 40 participants (20 red light therapy, 20 topical cream treatment with acyclovir), with treatment sessions of 2 minutes once daily, 5 times per week at a dose of 4.2 joules
“this study recently published took 40 participants with CA 20 of them had Rel therapy treatment and the other 20 had coal cream treatment which was ala I think that's how you pronounce it you're off the shelf very common uh zirx Cal green now what's interesting is that the r light therapy group group reported much lower levels of pain than the cream only group however both groups had the same recovery time there's a bit to comment on here firstly the red light therapy group was only doing 2 minute sessions once a day or five times a week and they only had a dose of 4 and A2 gws”
In the cold sore study, the red light therapy group reported significantly lower pain levels compared to the topical cream-only group, but both groups achieved the same recovery time
“what's interesting is that the r light therapy group group reported much lower levels of pain than the cream only group however both groups had the same recovery time”
The cold sore study outcome demonstrates that red light therapy will provide pain relief if users replicate the dosing protocol, though recovery times may not be accelerated at the tested dose
“the outcome of this study is hey look red light therapy is going to help if you replicate the dosing protocol used in this study you may not see any increase in recovery times but you're going to see less pain which is a benefit”
No More Colds has released an intranasal red light device designed to shine light into the nasal cavity to help with sinus issues
“this is from a company called no more now the product I was introduced to this product the other day it's called no more colds it's a intranasal device it's quite a unique looking device we do see some fascinating looking devices in this industry and the idea is it's shining red light into the nasal cavity to help with scien issues”
To minimize adverse reactions to red light therapy initiation, users should incorporate Dr. Beck's supplementation stack before starting treatment and begin with conservative dosing protocols
“what do you need to do to minimize this well firstly yeah I mean check out the supplement stack that Dr Beck uses incorporate that into your diet before using red light therapy”
The speaker believes a follow-up study should compare different red light therapy treatment durations (5 minutes, 10 minutes, or two 2-minute sessions twice daily) or test more powerful devices to determine optimal dosing for cold sore healing
“so it would be great to see a follow-up study where they try different treatment times you know 5 minutes 10 minutes or two 2 minute sessions twice a day or just a more powerful device”
With high-powered red light therapy panels, users can always adjust intensity by standing further away or reducing power settings to achieve desired lower-intensity treatment
“personally I think if you get a high powerered panel you can always stand further away from the panel or drop the intensity down if you want a lower intensity device”
Vlight has existing intranasal red light devices designed to shine light onto the lower section of the brain, distinct from No More Colds' sinus-focused approach
“of course you have vlight with the intranasal devices which are designed to shine light onto the lower section of the braid the no more colds device is marketed as being something to help with colds immune system”
The speaker suspects the study's dose of 4.2 joules was insufficient to achieve healing acceleration, though it was adequate to reduce pain, suggesting a dose-response relationship for different outcomes
“maybe the dose in this study was just too low even though there were still benefits and the benefits were around pain”
Possible initial adverse side effects from red light therapy include rash, sunburn-like sensations, headaches, and lethargy, which are occasionally observed in new users in the speaker's Facebook community
“it could be a rash it could be this sunburn sort of feeling that you're seeing or experiencing or you may have headaches or yeah you may just feel really lethargic for a few days there's all sorts of initial side effects that are often oh I don't want to say often seen um that are occasionally seen and we see this sometimes with New Year is in our Facebook group”
Health Canada's approval of Vlight devices for virus-based respiratory illness recovery represents significant government credibility and validation of red light therapy's therapeutic effectiveness
“remember this is a government Department coming out saying that hey look you know this is this is legit this is credible”
The most important strategy to minimize adverse reactions is to start with conservative dosing—using shorter treatment times initially and gradually increasing, rather than immediately using prescribed durations
“most importantly just start low start slow if you're meant to use it for 10 minutes start for 2 minutes for the first few days if you're meant to use it you know on the skin maybe start an inch or two off the skin and just test it over a few days to make sure there are no reactions”
Severe burns from red light therapy devices are theoretically possible only with extremely high-powered devices and would present as blistering and blotchy burns rather than uniform sunburn-like effects, due to the pain involved in reaching such intensities
“I suppose you could burn yourself using these devices you'd have to get something extremely powerful they are out there and you would be at a point where you're feeling discomfort like it's getting hot right that is a possibility though I would say um you would have experienced it and the after effects may be more like blistering and blotchy sort of burns rather than a painted on sunburn effect again though uh I've never seen this and it would only be if you were using something very very powerful and had a very high pain tolerance”
The speaker expresses concern that No More's products may be underpowered and plans to conduct full reviews with spectrometer testing of their unique devices
“I do worry that they're going to be underpowered but again I will give my spectrometer and do a full review in the coming weeks or months”
Thor Laser conducted an interview with a woman who suffered from cancer and experienced cancer-related side effects, documenting how Thor products helped treat those side effects
“Thor have just published an interview uh with a woman who was suffering from cancer and and unfortunately suffering from the side effects and she talks about how the Thor products helped her treat these side effects”
No More Red Light Therapy company has developed a diverse product line including devices for tinnitus, pain, lips, hair, oral cavity, pets, slippers, and panels
“what's interesting is no more uh no more red light therapy the company they actually have quite a few products they've got an ear product for tontis a pain device uh one for your lips one for your hair an oral device a pit device uh slippers Rel light therapy slippers panels”
The speaker had previously forgotten that cold sores involve a pain component because he has used red light therapy successfully for 7-8 years and has not experienced significant pain from outbreaks
“what's interesting is when I read this I thought pain do people get pain when they have cold SCE and that is because I've been using red light therapy on my cold for seven or eight years now and I actually forgot that yeah there is a pain element of C”
The speaker observes that his red light therapy use for cold sores results in shorter outbreak durations compared to pre-red light therapy baseline, though he cannot definitively prove this without cloning himself
“the reason I say this is well I'll never know for sure because I can't clone myself but I know when I'm using red light therapy my coldo outbreaks are shorter than typical like what I used to get”
The speaker's primary concerns with untreated cold sore outbreaks are the cosmetic appearance, aesthetic impact, and viral transmission risk to family members, rather than pain
“my consum when I get a cold s is the appearance the aesthetic side the discomfort you know you've got this thing on your lip I've got to be careful around my kids you know not sharing the virus and all that sort of jazz so I want a short treatment time”
GiD has released an underclocked 5-wavelength 250 LED panel that outputs only 23 mW/cm² at 6 inches, which is significantly lower than powerful panels outputting 70-80 mW/cm² at the same distance
“gimd have released their underclocked panel now this is a five wavelength 250 LED panel uh that's putting out let's say a low amount of light a low Radiance it only has a figure of 23 M over CM squar at 6 in to put this in perspective some of the most powerful panels in my 24 comparison video we're putting out 70 or 80 M at 6 in”
The speaker typically uses the Kineon Move Plus Pro device for red light therapy, conducting sessions of approximately 5 minutes, sometimes twice daily when feeling a cold sore coming on, which is longer and more frequent than the study protocol
“when I travel I typically use the kineon move plus pro uh there's a shot of me here using it in a taxi in Dubai recently that thing packs a punch and I'm doing much longer than 2 minutes maybe 5 minutes and I do it sometimes twice a day when I feel a coldo coming up”
The speaker's wife recently used red light therapy for a cold sore outbreak and reported that it significantly accelerated healing, reducing the duration by approximately two days compared to her baseline experience
“this was actually reinforced recently when my wife had an outbreak and she finally used R therapy and she said to me a few days later she's like wow that that's spit up the whole healing time by a couple days”
Chroma's Delight device is a rare exception that emits some UVB light for vitamin D synthesis, costs approximately $2,000, and is a newly released product
“I think uh chroma have their Delight which does emit some UVB for um vitamin D synthesis however that device is quite new it's like 2,000 bucks and chances are you would have mentioned it if that was the device you were using”
Photo Modulation 2024 is a medical conference happening in the UK later in the year, with James Carroll as a co-organizer, and the speaker plans to attend
“finally I just want to do a quick shout out again for photo modulation 2024 happening in the UK later on this year all the details are down below check out my interview with James Carol he is one of the co-organizers of that I will be there Bart will be there everyone in the photob bom modulation medical community is going to be there”
If Black Blue Light releases a motorized stand, all three top red light therapy panels from the speaker's 2024 ranking will have motorized stand options available
“now we just need block blue light to release a motorized stand and the top three panels from my 2024 series will have motorized stand options”
Rojo Therapy is now selling a motorized horizontal stand that appears visually identical or very similar to the Platinum LED Biomx stand
“Rojo therapy I know I've already talked about their panelist but they're now selling a motorized horizontal stand uh it looks very similar if not the same to the Platinum LED biomx stand which I have reviewed”
Andrew from GiD is vocal about concerns regarding overdosing and excessive use of red light therapy, which motivated the development of an underclocked lower-intensity panel option
“I know Andrew from GID is quite vocal about uh overdosing and doing too much uh totally get it”
Vlight has released an MIP device featuring blue light and markets it as an immune booster or immune-supporting device
“Vite have their MIP device which actually has blue light and they Market that as being an immune booster or immune supporting device”
Vlight offers both medical (RX Plus) and consumer (X+4) versions of their intranasal red light device
“Vite have their RX plus which is their medical version but you can get a consumer Vision which is the x+4”
Mito Red Light has released a Mito Pit product designed for pets that could also be used with humans and is similar to other red light therapy mats
“Mito red light have just come out with their Mito pit product when you look at the product specs you'll notice that it could also be used with humans uh it's very similar to other red light therapy mats but they have marketed this towards pets”
Bond Charge has released a neck and chest mask to supplement their existing face mask product line
“Bond charge have come out with a neck and chest mask this is to supplement their face mask”
Current Body has also released a microcurrent device similar to the Solar Wave product, with microcurrent being an emerging technology in light therapy applications
“current body have also released a micro Curren device this is something we've seen with the solar wave product I haven't done my solar Wave review yet it will be out soon”
The speaker has a discount code for No More Red Light Therapy products that provides approximately $20 in savings for customers
“if you would like to purchase any of them I have a link down below if you order through that link I think you save about 20 bucks”
Ben Greenfield, a famous biohacker, has specific practices and protocols for red light therapy that were documented in a Light Therapy Insiders article
“we had one looking at what Ben Greenfield the famous uh biohacker what he is doing when it comes to red light therapy”
Light Therapy Insiders blog published articles this month on red light therapy and rosacea, red light therapy and the lymphatic system, and red light therapy and brain health
“we have our own article on red light therapy and rosacea we also have an article on red light therapy and the lythe system and finally Bart went really deep on red light therapy and brain health”
The speaker recently conducted a follow-up interview with Dr. Randy Beck from the IFN clinic in Australia covering red light therapy and brain health, with the interview forthcoming
“I just did a follow-up interview with Dr Randy Beck from the ifn clinic in Australia that will be out soon”
The speaker has published recent videos on: Solar Wave founder interview, Canadian red light therapy panel recommendations, fat loss and red light therapy, Carla Elite panel review, Rojo 900 panel review, and direct purchase from China factory comparison
“in the last month I've published a lot of videos I published my interview with the solar wave founder I did a video finding the best red light therapy panels for Canadians or those people who live in Canada my video on fat loss and red light therapy went out my review of the Carla Elite panel went out which is a Canadian company by the way of course my Rojo 900 review went out and then I also did a video sharing my thoughts on whether you should buy direct from China direct from the factory”
The speaker has upcoming videos on: therapeutic red light dose from midday summer sun, Black Blue Light versus Platinum LED versus Rojo comparison, lowest EMF red light panel search, laser device use on the speaker's son, and photo modulation conference updates
“will I have a video looking at how much therapeutic red light is being emitted from midday sun in summertime I have a block blue light versus PL of Melody versus Rojo therapy comparison video this is a a more targeted video I think a lot of people are going to love this a lot of people are asking me about this so stay tuned for that I have a video searching for the lowest EMF red light therapy panel I have hopefully some updates and hopefully a video on the laser device that I using on my son”
Rojo Therapy has stock in their new Refine series and the Rojo Refine 900 panel review is now live, making it available for purchase
“and breaking news Roo therapy finally have stock in their new refine series not only that my review of the Rojo refine 900 is now life”