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Learn about Red Light Therapy in our famously comprehensive blogs!
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Wavelengths and Mechanisms:
- How Wavelength Affects Dosing: The Weight of Photonic Energy
- 810nm vs 830nm vs 850nm: Which NIR Wavelength is the Best?
- Cytochrome C Oxidase vs EZ Water Mechanisms
- What are the Most Popular Wavelengths in Clinical Studies
- Why We Prefer Multiple Wavelengths of Red and NIR
- 750nm and 950nm: The Worst Wavelengths for Red Light Therapy
Penetration Depths:
- Skin Penetration Depths for Red and NIR Wavelengths
- Deepest Penetration Results with Systemic Treatments
- The Least Heating Wavelengths: Deepest Penetration
How to Use Red Light Therapy?
- Simple Dosing Calculator!
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Where to Target Small Devices for a Full-Body Response
- Best Time of Day to Use Red Light Therapy
- Enhancing Red Light Therapy with Supplements and Topicals!
Why Skin Contact is So Important:
- The Superior Optics of Skin Contact
- Skin Contact treatment vs Non-Contact treatment - why it matters.
- True Medical Grade Red Light Therapy - Skin Contact and Proper Measurements
How Far Away to Be From Full Body Red Light Panels?
- What distance to use Red Light Therapy Panels? - Avoiding EMFs
- Optimal Non-Contact Red Light Therapy - Superficial and Systemic Benefits
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What Distance to Use "High Intensity" LED Panels? - Cold LED Light Therapy
On Intensity:
- Deep Tissue Dosing: Does High Intensity Increase Penetration Depth?
- The Optimal Intensity is not the Highest Intensity.
- Is 100mW/cm^2 the best intensity? (spoiler: its not)
- Effective Intensity vs Too Much Intensity?
Understanding Dosing Parameters:
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Optimal Dosing Guides and Biphasic Response in Humans
- How much Exposure Time do you need Per Dose?
- How Often Should you Use Red Light Therapy? - Cumulative Dose Response
- Pulsing in Red Light Therapy - magical benefits or myth?
- Total Joules and Total Watts - important parameters no one understands
- Keeping skin temperature cool for proper Red Light Therapy.
Full Body Red Light Therapy:
- 2025 State of Full Body Red Light Therapy Research: Mad Science
- Analyzing all of the Full-Body Red Light Therapy Studies to learn proper intensity and time with relevant studies
- How Big is Full Body Red Light Therapy? - Minimum Effective Size and Dosing
Bioindividuality:
Cosmetic Usage:
- The Science of Light Therapy on Hyperpigmentation and Melasma
- (Facial?) Fat Loss and Red Light Therapy
Red Light Therapy Safety:
Eye Safety:
- Avoiding Cataracts from Infrared Light - what is the limit?
- Eye Protection Guide Part 1
- The Best Eye-wear for Red Light Therapy - Eye Protection Guide Part 2
Learn about Devices and Measurements:
- How Many Watts Do you Need in a Red Light Panel?
- The Solar Power Lie (part 1) - why most intensity claims are a lie
- The Solar Power Lie (part 2) - testing multiple solar power meters
- The Solar Power Lie (part 3) - twice the intensity of Joovv?
- 3rd Party Data Deception and Top Offenders
- Proper Intensity Measurements - List of Labs and Tools
- Solar Power Meter Conversion Calculator part 1 - Tenmars TM-206
- Solar Power Meter Conversion Calculator part 2 - TES 1333
On Beam Angles and Optics:
- Inverse Square Law Conundrums: Can Intensity Increase With Distance?
- Advanced Intensity Analysis - Isoirradiance Plots
- What is Beam Angle in Red Light Panels?
LED Heat Lamp Therapy:
- What should you feel during Red Light Therapy? Hot vs Cold Light Therapy
- LED Heat Lamp Therapy Part 1: Energy Dosing
- LED Heat Lamp Therapy Part 2: Temperature Dosing
Product Reviews and Testing!
- DIY Vertical (standing upright) Stand Guide for LED Panels
- 2023 - Updated Best 250W NIR Heat Lamps
- The Best 250W NIR Heat Lamps
- The Best Affordable Flexible LED Pads
- The Best Red Light Therapy Bulbs on Amazon
- The Best Full-Body Red Light Panels on Alibaba
- The Best Full-Body Pulsed Red Light Panels on Alibaba
Light and Health Topics:
- Sun Light Therapy Through Clothing! How Much Light Penetrates Clothes?
- Using Sunlight for Red Light Therapy and health benefits!
- Red Light Therapy vs Far-Infrared Light Therapy
- The benefits of Bright Light Therapy and how to use it!
- Techniques for combating SAD
Best Light Bulbs and Blue Blocking for Sleep:
- The Best Red Ambient Bulbs for Light at Night
- The Best Daytime White LED Bulbs for health
- The Best Affordable Blue Blocking Glasses
- Why it is Beneficial to Block Blue Light
Other:
- Is Red Light Therapy a Scam? Depends Who You Buy From
- Red Light Therapy for Testosterone? - myths and facts
- Are COB lights for Red Light Therapy a Scam?
- Our response to Joovv's Patent Allegations against us.
Podcasts:
Check out some podcast interviews with the founder of GembaRed LLC, Andrew LaTour:
- 2024 YouTube Link: Intentionally Well Podcast: Everything you need to know & some
- 2024 YouTube Link: Max Gulhane MD Podcast: Ultimate Red Light Therapy
- 2023: YouTube Link: Leo Wick Podcast: Everything you Need to Know
- 2023: YouTube Link: The Captain's Lifestyle Everything you Need to Know
- 2023: YouTube Link: Alex Fergus Channel
- 2022: Apple Podcasts: Matrix Assassins Podcast
- 2022: Apple Podcasts: The Integrative Health Podcast with Dr. Jen
- 2022: YouTube Link: MitoLife Radio - The Truth About Red Light Therapy
- 2022: Apple Podcasts: Here for Healing by Carly Brown
- 2020: YouTube Link: Divine Superconductor Radio - Heal in the Red
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