Users share interest in red light therapy for loose skin after weight loss, eye health, and hair, with some viewing it as potentially useful beyond initial skepticism. Others cite recent studies showing no mitochondrial or gene-expression changes after a session and label recovery trends as overhyped. Mentions of devices stay general after links are removed, and no one reports personal results or settles on prevention versus treatment.
What this discussion establishesWhether red light therapy is effective or merely snake oil, with some leaning toward emerging promise and others pointing to failed lab trends.
Still openActual user outcomes, cost-effective device choices, and optimal use for specific goals.
Nothing here is advice.
I'm curious what experiences everyone has with red light therapy and what devices they've bought. I'm looking into it because I'm losing weight faster than my skin can adjust, and I've heard it's helpful for eye health. I came across a device on another forum that I'm interested in. What other health benefits have you heard of or noticed yourself?
This struck me as one of those skeptical fad ideas at first, but it seems like there may be something to it after all. My eye health could use some help beyond the drops I'm prescribed, and red light shouldn't be too expensive anyway.
I'd like to know too. Also curious if it's preventative versus treating a skin issue like loss of firmness or texture.
Red light improves vision of aging eyes through enhanced mitochondrial function.
Skeptical as it may seem, some research apparently backs up benefits for both skin and hair condition. My main focus would be improving hair quality. Those gadgets tend to cost quite a bit, especially compared to facial ones, and I tend to avoid spending much. Occasionally my urge to build things myself makes me consider getting some infrared LED strips and fastening them inside an old sports helmet. Should it turn out useless, at least I'd end up with a wild outfit for the end of October.
These recovery fads look like pure marketing fluff to me. Fresh lab findings on ketone supplements, light-based treatments, and temperature contrast soaks have pulled back the excitement around them. One report notes that a lone exposure to light therapy fails to raise energy output in muscle or skin cells and leaves gene activity in muscle unchanged outside the body.
Yeah I suspected as much. Let's switch over to that Shake Weight thing instead. 🤣
I'll probably get one anyway assuming the wife agrees to sit nude before it three times weekly.
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