Red

light

therapy

during

the

summer

Many people who use red light therapy do so for general health and to provide the body with the light it needs to function normally. A day in the sun obviously eliminates the need for red light therapy for these individuals, but "summer is short" as the saying goes, and on some summer days you can actually benefit from a shorter treatment. All to meet the body's need for light and to optimize the function of the cells. Additionally, there are many reasons to use red light therapy for other purposes even during the summer.

The tough summer training

Many put on their running shoes for the first time in a long while when the vacation starts, and maybe it's finally time to drag yourself to the gym to actually use that membership that costs money anyway? Maybe it will be a training trip or participation in a longer race that really tests the body? Then it is very valuable to use red light therapy to maximize the energy availability in the muscles and speed up recovery. To succeed with that, a treatment just before the activity and one just after is required, and why not split the treatment time so that it becomes 10-15 minutes of treatment before and the same amount after? If you are unlucky enough to get an injury, you can treat it locally and expect a significantly shorter healing time. If you suffer from severe muscle soreness, you should treat the aching muscles for a long time, especially with the near-infrared light that penetrates deeply, and the larger the muscle group, the longer they need to be treated, and after, for example, a marathon, up to 30 minutes of treatment may be needed for the affected muscles. If you take that time, you can expect a much faster recovery process.

The painful summer

Wasps, bees, mosquitoes, ticks, horseflies, and other small insects can cause a lot of discomfort in the summer, and red light therapy can alleviate this. The inflammation after a bite decreases, as does pain and itching. Additionally, you get significantly more small wounds from walking barefoot and spending time in nature. Swimming is of course a wonderful activity, but it is easy to scratch yourself on ladders, mussel shells on the bottom, or bathing rocks, isn't it? Play and activity can also easily lead to sprains, strains, and even fractures, and in all these painful conditions, red light therapy helps both to relieve the pain and speed up healing. Furthermore, red light therapy can help if you have misjudged the strength of the sun's UV rays and actually managed to get sunburned. Red light therapy only provides the gentle and healing wavelengths and completely lacks the burning UV light. There is much evidence that you can also prepare the skin for UV light by using red light therapy regularly for a period before you plan to expose yourself to the sun. You simply get a kind of extra "sun protection factor" through red light therapy.

The obvious need

Summer is a time when you are probably outdoors more than usual, but despite that, many have to work indoors during the sunniest time of summer. This means you don't get the light your body needs despite the "right" season. In that case, it's very good to do a session in the morning and one in the evening, maybe 5-10 minutes each time. This also makes it easier to maintain a normal circadian rhythm even though the bright evenings can disturb sleep. Red light therapy calibrates your circadian clock, which easily gets out of sync in the summer. Additionally, it is of course useful to use red light therapy locally if you have a specific medical need, such as disturbed gut flora, infections, skin problems, hair loss, etc. If you undergo any kind of surgery, red light therapy is a given treatment regardless of the season because it both relieves pain and speeds up recovery. Maybe you are affected by a disease that red light therapy has been proven to help with, and then you should not avoid treatment just because it is summer. As soon as it becomes a cloudy or rainy day, your body needs the light, and autoimmune diseases, cognitive problems, or exhaustion require the light for you to feel as good as possible.

The studies and research presented here are conducted by independent researchers and institutes. Nutrilight does not fund these studies and has no connection to their execution. These studies generally concern photobiomodulation and are not specifically related to Nutrilight's products.