About the Photobiomodulation (PBM) red and near-infrared LED lights claimed to improve mitochondrial function, etc: I doubt the discreet wavelengths 660nm and 850nm are actually the most effective wavelengths. I think it more likely that a more continuous red spectrum provided by an incandescent red-NIR lamp would have at least as good an effect. But of course it would be easier to study a few separate red wavelengths, especially if the plan was to eventually market LED devices to deploy this light technology.
I use a TheraBulb 150 watt NIR-A bulb in my living space in the evenings and also during daytime in the winter. I have it sort of nearby when i am sitting at my computer monitor or in the kitchen/living room. The wavelengths range from 700 to 1000 nm, with the peak at 750. It also warms up the place. I turn it off periodically since i wonder how much of it is too much. In the winter i use it mainly to try to balance out the primarily blue light coming through the dark "low E" windows and sometimes other normal incandescent lights and the computer monitor (which has the blue mitigated to some degree.
Great article, I have been wondering about this red light therapy and the lamps for SAD. In my recent move in April, I changed all the blue lights out, and replaced them back to incandescent. I got my local eye guy to give me a great deal on glasses to stop the blue light. I needed a reminder to go buy more incandescent bulbs to have lots stocked up. They are getting really hard to find, most places do not carry them anymore. Canadian Tire here on Vancouver island still carries them. Great article.
Diane, thank you so much for your kind words of appreciation! Remember - it's always good to have a couple pairs of blue-light glasses, Bo and I use a pair for computers during the day, block more than 50% blue light (allows us to stay more alert) and a pair for nighttime (ideally block 100%). Just don't wear the nighttime ones when driving, or you'll have a different problem!
My circadian rhythms are in sync with your circadian rhythms! :) Up and out early and beeswax candles at night. 🕯️ Thx for another excellent article, Roman & Bohdanna!
I've been dismayed at all the LED streetlights installed in the last couple of years. They make going out at night such a creepy affair. It's one of those things where I seem to be the only one 'sensitive' to it. I can tell they're poison!
You are not alone - i avoid them. The strangest thing is how they are so intense and directional that they create knife-edge shadows which i had never before seen. Also you can read small type under them easily at night - weird and not good. In the little town i used to live in, we fought their installation and at least got them delayed 2 or 3 years until they had a less-blue LED option, which is not nearly as bright and horrible as the standard very blue ones.
Thanks Doc! Since the Ruby is curved in shape, I'd give it the green light over an LED, which even though they both emit a single wavelength - the curved bulb is easier on our eyes I find. The FireLight covers more of a range, in the near IR spectrum. I don't have the wavelength numbers off the top of my head, but I can post a diagram from the website as a note to you. It's a great question though Doc, and one that I'll ask Brian the owner of SaunaSpace on our next podcast.
Light is not energy; it's information that tells the body how to produce energy.
There is a flash of light at the moment of conception; there is also a flash of light at the point of death; is this when the bioplasma body enters and exits the physical body?
Dr. Kruse talks about ultra low frequency UVA light; ultra low frequency light is not visible to the human eye;. biophotons are said to emit ultra weak light that is also invisible to the human eye. so is "ultra weak light; the same as ultra low frequency UV light. Is Dr. Kruse is talking about biophotons?
Dr. Kruse is also correct; it's also about mind control"
Mind Control Through Light: The Emerging World of Optogenetics
Carol, thank you so much for these links - I've bookmarked, and noted on my list to Santa. Thank you also for the article on optogenetics. This is a field that we're currently researching re: blue light.
I've heard Dr. Kruse talk about Fritz Popp a lot, so he's probably aware. We had Dr. Jack on our podcast as well! I'm honored to have readers like you, who know more than I, and can really add to the conversation around light.
A potent analogy Tippy. Maybe we can just each turn into the Sun, and blast away all the dirty politicians with our bright lights. Other than that - do you have amber glasses for the night?
Last year they blocked the sunrise so many days the roosters were not yelling to 8 am because the sun was not out in the morning for months roosters in the neighborhood started yelling at 8am. I was going for walks and I was like well evidently all this manipulation messes with animals biological clocks. I said to myself shaking my head.
If the sun does not show its face until 10am, 8 am is almost like dawn to them.
This was my own little study last year you can’t miss yelling roosters.
Well they have always been in that 6am to 6:30 time schedule
As far back as I can remember around here. You could tell what time it was. By them.
Now confusion is everywhere. Roosters have no idea what time it is ha ha.ha
I chose the right box; the left box tells me why I can't see at night; the LED lights are blinding. I Fortunately I do have some "soft light bulbs" which I use most of the time;
I love your sentiment, Roman: "The darker the night, the brighter our light." Makes me think of a documentary about light pollution that I just heard about and plan to watch soon: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OyKuLsuEeTE
Dr. Mercola has made this comparison.
LED = digital light.
Incandescent = analog light.
Love that simple breakdown! Yes. Thank you Kyle.
About the Photobiomodulation (PBM) red and near-infrared LED lights claimed to improve mitochondrial function, etc: I doubt the discreet wavelengths 660nm and 850nm are actually the most effective wavelengths. I think it more likely that a more continuous red spectrum provided by an incandescent red-NIR lamp would have at least as good an effect. But of course it would be easier to study a few separate red wavelengths, especially if the plan was to eventually market LED devices to deploy this light technology.
I use a TheraBulb 150 watt NIR-A bulb in my living space in the evenings and also during daytime in the winter. I have it sort of nearby when i am sitting at my computer monitor or in the kitchen/living room. The wavelengths range from 700 to 1000 nm, with the peak at 750. It also warms up the place. I turn it off periodically since i wonder how much of it is too much. In the winter i use it mainly to try to balance out the primarily blue light coming through the dark "low E" windows and sometimes other normal incandescent lights and the computer monitor (which has the blue mitigated to some degree.
Great article, I have been wondering about this red light therapy and the lamps for SAD. In my recent move in April, I changed all the blue lights out, and replaced them back to incandescent. I got my local eye guy to give me a great deal on glasses to stop the blue light. I needed a reminder to go buy more incandescent bulbs to have lots stocked up. They are getting really hard to find, most places do not carry them anymore. Canadian Tire here on Vancouver island still carries them. Great article.
Diane, thank you so much for your kind words of appreciation! Remember - it's always good to have a couple pairs of blue-light glasses, Bo and I use a pair for computers during the day, block more than 50% blue light (allows us to stay more alert) and a pair for nighttime (ideally block 100%). Just don't wear the nighttime ones when driving, or you'll have a different problem!
Thanks for this thorough answer to my question.
Me again! Are bulbs like these good to use, or is it better to stick with incandescent? I seldom turn lights on at night anymore, but I wonder if these are any better. Thx! https://www.blockbluelight.com/collections/sleep-enhancing-lighting/products/blue-blocking-red-sleep-bulb?_pos=2&_fid=867c1fe4f&_ss=c
My circadian rhythms are in sync with your circadian rhythms! :) Up and out early and beeswax candles at night. 🕯️ Thx for another excellent article, Roman & Bohdanna!
I've been dismayed at all the LED streetlights installed in the last couple of years. They make going out at night such a creepy affair. It's one of those things where I seem to be the only one 'sensitive' to it. I can tell they're poison!
You are not alone - i avoid them. The strangest thing is how they are so intense and directional that they create knife-edge shadows which i had never before seen. Also you can read small type under them easily at night - weird and not good. In the little town i used to live in, we fought their installation and at least got them delayed 2 or 3 years until they had a less-blue LED option, which is not nearly as bright and horrible as the standard very blue ones.
We hear you Nina. Whereabouts are you located?
Outstanding, Roman. TYVM as always.
I have been using a RubyLux NIR bulb for about 15 years now:
https://rubyluxlights.com/collections/light-therapy-bulbs-us-canada-only/products/rubylux-near-infrared-bulb-grade-a
The RubyLux specifies 850 nm; unfortunately the FireLight website is vague.
The RubyLux is about 27% less expensive than the FireLight.
AM I missing something that makes the FireLight technology worth the extra cash?
From SaunaSpace https://sauna.space/?sca_ref=4970250.u1IdWT06XD go to the site - click Learn → Understanding Infrared Saunas. Hope that helps? Let me know.
Thanks Doc! Since the Ruby is curved in shape, I'd give it the green light over an LED, which even though they both emit a single wavelength - the curved bulb is easier on our eyes I find. The FireLight covers more of a range, in the near IR spectrum. I don't have the wavelength numbers off the top of my head, but I can post a diagram from the website as a note to you. It's a great question though Doc, and one that I'll ask Brian the owner of SaunaSpace on our next podcast.
Loved this essay Roman -- you should know that when I tried sharing it on Facebook they flagged it. I am contesting it.
I have been aware of EMF/LED harm for quite awhile because I did my research.
We are beings made of light (bioplasma)
Have you read Robert Temple's book: A NEW SCIENCE OF HEAVEN
https://newscienceofheaven.com/
That was a "game changer" for me.
Light is not energy; it's information that tells the body how to produce energy.
There is a flash of light at the moment of conception; there is also a flash of light at the point of death; is this when the bioplasma body enters and exits the physical body?
The Human Biofield
https://pathwaystofamilywellness.org/new-edge-science/the-human-biofield.html
The bioplasma concept and body-mind communication systems
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/0022399977900101
Biofields and Consciousness Systems
https://www.humanfrequencies.com/biofield-consciousness/
Biofield Lab
https://www.biofieldlab.com/whatisthebiofield
Torsion Fields, Biophotons and the Human Aura
https://subtle.energy/torsion-fields-biophotons-and-the-human-aura/
Bioplasma bodies
https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/column.php?id=107118
Dr. Kruse talks about ultra low frequency UVA light; ultra low frequency light is not visible to the human eye;. biophotons are said to emit ultra weak light that is also invisible to the human eye. so is "ultra weak light; the same as ultra low frequency UV light. Is Dr. Kruse is talking about biophotons?
Dr. Kruse is also correct; it's also about mind control"
Mind Control Through Light: The Emerging World of Optogenetics
https://interestingengineering.com/health/mind-control-through-light-the-emerging-world-of-optogenetics
Carol, thank you so much for these links - I've bookmarked, and noted on my list to Santa. Thank you also for the article on optogenetics. This is a field that we're currently researching re: blue light.
I've heard Dr. Kruse talk about Fritz Popp a lot, so he's probably aware. We had Dr. Jack on our podcast as well! I'm honored to have readers like you, who know more than I, and can really add to the conversation around light.
Thank you for enriching our day, and this forum.
The Plasma Universe - Jay Weidner Interviews Robert Temple
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_d0GRakRfI&ab_channel=PRO42O
Jay Weidner an Esoteric Evening
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfRbB46STBc&ab_channel=FADETOBLACKRadio
Jinns – Plasma Aliens from a Parallel Earth
https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/column.php?id=130606
Archons, Planetary Parasites?
https://todayinouray.wordpress.com/2015/01/29/archons-planetary-parasites/
Like a prison yard that’s is what I say at night when I go out.
My yard is lit up by the street lights and people with led flood lights.
I feel like I am in a prison yard I laugh and say it all time
Moon is giving off less light but the street lights you can do surgery under ha ha ha.
The dam led headlights on the plastic cars ha ha ha
In the cannabis business they wear protective glasses. Keeps the horses awake I think.
Roosters are yelling at 3am ha ha ha
A potent analogy Tippy. Maybe we can just each turn into the Sun, and blast away all the dirty politicians with our bright lights. Other than that - do you have amber glasses for the night?
Last year they blocked the sunrise so many days the roosters were not yelling to 8 am because the sun was not out in the morning for months roosters in the neighborhood started yelling at 8am. I was going for walks and I was like well evidently all this manipulation messes with animals biological clocks. I said to myself shaking my head.
If the sun does not show its face until 10am, 8 am is almost like dawn to them.
This was my own little study last year you can’t miss yelling roosters.
Well they have always been in that 6am to 6:30 time schedule
As far back as I can remember around here. You could tell what time it was. By them.
Now confusion is everywhere. Roosters have no idea what time it is ha ha.ha
I chose the right box; the left box tells me why I can't see at night; the LED lights are blinding. I Fortunately I do have some "soft light bulbs" which I use most of the time;
Thanks Carol for your input! How long have you been aware of the health hazards of LED?
I love your sentiment, Roman: "The darker the night, the brighter our light." Makes me think of a documentary about light pollution that I just heard about and plan to watch soon: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OyKuLsuEeTE
Hi Katherine! Thank you for linking the documentary. Thank you also for connecting me with Doc Malik! Our podcast got published yesterday (: