HT: Yeah, sure. Its always best to check in with a medical professional about the best options to treat your skin condition or issue. What do the core pillars look like here? The near infrared rays penetrate 3 inches (7.6 cm), some say as much as 9 inches (22.8cm) inside your body. I keep coming back to that idea of, Whats the fear? What do we need to be doing that is going to turn the volume down on that level of hypersensitivity and hyperreactivity, and identify what the fear is in each of these people? Im like, This is not a sustainable situation.. Histamine-containing foods: red wine and champagne hard cheese avocado smoked or canned fish Red light therapy (RLT) is a treatment that may help skin, muscle tissue, and other parts of your body heal. But its also avoid the triggers. So it became very frustrating. However, if products are misused perhaps used too often or not according to directions theres a chance your skin or eyes (if not protected) could be damaged. Red light therapy is drug free and painless. Thats what these conditions have always really worked around, what do we do to calm these symptoms down? I get that. Its very unusual to see any kind of allergy. How many treatments will I need? Please do not apply any of this information without first speaking with your doctor. With red light therapy, you expose your skin to a lamp, device, or laser with a red light. I know he does a little bit more meditation, and some of my patients just really like that. Other potential medical uses being investigated include: Lots of other uses are being touted on the internet. I do work with those who have MCAS, as I said, and more sensitive individuals. Antihistamines can make children moody, and blur the vision. (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11776448/). I just want to quickly qualify that this podcast episode will be more for people with fairly progressed symptoms, highly sensitive patients, patients who feel like nothing works for them, or theyre reactive to many of the therapies that they have tried. Low-level laser (light) therapy (LLLT) in skin: stimulating, healing, restoring. In addition to medical office-based use and at-home use with a purchased device, you may see RLT being promoted at beauty spas and salons, saunas, tanning salons, gyms and wellness centers. So a lot there to pick into. Why so protective, and how do we get in there? In this episode, Heidi shares her experience treating this unique group of patients, and explains why targeting the limbic system has been effective. And if I go there, Im breathing that in. Shellfish. And then its interesting that, in that populationIm not saying for everybody, but in this populationtheyve been through so much and theyve had so much tested. Block estrogen's actions. Phototherapy with Light Emitting Diodes: Treating a Broad Range of Medical and Aesthetic Conditions in Dermatology. And then, what do you do about it? DrMR: I think this is a great conversation for us to be having. Welcome back toDr. Ruscio Radio. Thats exactly when I would use it. Researchers have known about red light therapy for a while. Sometimes, I was able to get in there with a certain supplement or we were able to find a particular diet that really helped them to reduce their symptoms significantly. Thats not an actual psychological fear, thats an immune system protective. For the last seven, eight months now, I have just been doing my own private practice and working remotely, via Skype and such, with this more complex population that I got to know during my 12 years at the Arthritis Clinic. They often have some degree of histamine intolerance or mast cell activation. Depending on what were reading, social media, or something like a movie, the violence or anything that can stress the system, theres a level of stress that were putting the brain through. And its this head-scratching thing. So weve had a chance to elaborate on this. DrMR: Well, it sounds like its almost more neurological, theres neurological facilitation of certain pathways in the brain, but wrapped into that whole scenario is a degree of psychology. The side effects were worse than the allergy symptoms. How a Light Therapy Pioneer Healed Her Horse and Herself. Thats the brain. Histamine intolerance could also manifest through flu-like or even food poisoning symptoms, such as heartburn, nausea, or hot flashes. HT: Yeah, I would absolutely agree with that. All information presented here is not meant as a substitute for or alternative to information from healthcare practitioners. The perfect storm that I always observe is prolonged stress. Im just curious what youre doing there. Were starting early, and then were already starting at a heightened sense of the brain. Thats one of the ways that Ive come to rely on testing less. But of course, youre more than welcome to listen to every episode! During treatment, skin specialists may use a combination of lights to treat your specific issue. This can make it difficult to pinpoint or diagnose. The research here, while preliminary, has shown encouraging results for an array of applications including thyroid, skin health, anti-aging, joint pain, muscle recovery, and body composition. The treatment includes 15 minutes per session, 1 session total, and shined 36 J of energy into each subjects nose. So you have to put it in at the right time. It is naturally found in plants and animals. Also, when positioned correctly this light emits zero EMF. Its still an emerging therapy but holds a lot of promise. The new research suggests that the chemical GABA acts against histamine, like a chemical "brake" preventing wakefulness being too intense. Its easy for me to say, Okay, low FODMAP, then well use elemental dieting. These people that have this dont have allergies. There are a small number of cases who do negatively respond to immunoglobulins. Theyre now offering $50 off select panels if you visitPlatinumTherapyLights.com. Well, is this the missing piece that I havent really been considering, because Im not a neuroscientist? This has been proven by testing for hyperaesthesia or allodynia. DrMR: I look at this almost like gym for your brain, right? Really appreciate it. To date, theres a lot of ongoing research, publication of small studies and a much discussion on the internet about the effectiveness of red light therapy for all types of health uses. And maybe EMFs. Im like, Oh, the brain? The researchers measured the effect of the allergies using a rigid and flexible nasendoscopy.. A dermatologist can make sure your skin condition is what you think it is and can discuss the merits of red light therapy and other treatment options. Over three sessions a day, the subjects received 18 J per day. In summary, researchers found there was, on average, a 17% improvement in participants' colour contrast vision when exposed to three minutes of 670 nanometre (long wavelength) deep red light in . But I think for right now, were going to assume that those have all been addressed fairly well. So that is giving us a leg up, in terms of allowing your body to deal with any kind of coexisting infections that are going on, whether thats mold or Lyme or Bartonella or EDD or SIBO. Red light therapy may help with: Red light therapy is generally considered safe, even though researchers arent exactly sure how and why it works. Steroid sprays can dry the nose, cause nosebleeds, change moods, and cause insomnia. It doesnt mean that you have a herpes zoster breakout or anything like that. I just want to quickly qualify that this podcast episode will be more for people with fairly progressed symptoms, highly sensitive patients, patients who feel like nothing works for them, or theyre reactive to many of the therapies that they have tried. Which is great because we can offer that subset of highly reactive people a way to get out of that position. It is the first time Ive ever been able to actually get in there. I wanted to say thank you to Platinum LEDwhich helped make this podcast possible. And in engaging in this program, were starting to be able to actually get in there. I actually just left my position there in December. Histamine allergies include pet dander, dust, tree mold, and pollen. In addition to helping those with SAD and depression, blue light may help with sun damage and acne. Its always judging its experience based on that memory of trauma, and then we build from there. Thats the population that were really talking about. Histamine intolerance is a common problem in the United States and develops as a result of too much histamine in the body. Yes, red light allergy probes significantly reduce histamine symptoms. While these products are generally safe to use, they may use a lower wavelength frequency (meaning theyre less powerful) than devices that may be used by dermatologists or other trained skin professionals. These immunolglobulins bind to and deactivate toxins and irritants like bacterial fragments thus allowing your gut to heal, breaking the vicious cycle of inflammation and leaky gut. What Can You Do for Severe Osteoarthritis of the Knee? Talk to your doctor if youre thinking about red light therapy. 443 views, 4 likes, 2 loves, 2 comments, 3 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from Flourish Wellness: Got Allergies? Everybody is very different, but thats most common. So now, I have switched my home office over to wired. Some wavelengths have shown to also induce histamine levels (405nm and 633nm), which attributes to blue light, sunlight, and LLLT . What Ive noticed with some patients, clearly, is when weve used many of the other therapies, and someone has improved but has not improved fully, thats when the immunoglobulins can really help them get over that hump, dampen some of the immune reactivity, and allow them to expand their diet. Histamine is a signaling molecule, sending messages between cells. So if we bring in the ImmunoLin therapy too early, I dont typically find good tolerance there. Im a bit skeptical, but also curious to see what kind of benefit one may garner from limitation. Other names you might hear to describe red light therapy include: NASA originally began experimenting with red light therapy on plant growth in space and then to help heal wounds in astronauts. DrMR: Right. Thats what Im looking for. And I think thats one of the things that this limbic system retraining really benefits the patient regarding. Red light therapy (RLT) is a treatment that uses low wavelength red light to reportedly improve your skins appearance, such as reducing wrinkles, scars, redness and acne. Hives, itching or eczema. Although the patients nasal airflow did not increase, they did have significant reduction in their allergic symptoms. Im a functional dietician/nutritionist. So as a practitioner who becomes very sensitive to this level of sensitivity, you become very judicious in what you recommend to the patient. When I say treat, most of these patients have a certain level of something, whether its bacterial overgrowth or mycotoxicity or Lyme disease, or some sort of significant dysbiosis or viral infection that needs to be managed. I do work that angle as well. Daily exposure to this bright light is the treatment method most often recommended for patients with Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), a form of depression that occurs as a result of reduced exposure to sunlight in the fall, winter and spring. Ill just give you an overview of the limbic system and how it works. Swelling of the lips, face, tongue and throat or other parts of the body. And multiple systems will be chronically activated. So just by making these revisionsI did get computer glassesdifferent kinds of ergonomics, but also, What can I do to block out the blue light? seems to be a major piece in terms of my nervous system stimulation. So six months is the absolute minimum. It exposes you to low levels of red or near-infrared light. Interesting. Because, again, as I work more with this, Im stepping back. The long-term safety of devices that use red light therapy is not yet known. Tomatoes. Your safest option is to see a dermatologist or qualified, trained, cosmetic therapist. So if you think youre treating the lab tests and thats the reason why youre attributing their response, if youre treating a fairly healthy population thats prone to respond favorably, you could very easily bias your way into thinking that treating the lab result is a reason why youre such a good clinician. DrMR: Its almost as if theres a law of diminishing returns with being attentive to oneself. But it also gives us an opportunity to be able to get in and treat anything, without a level of hypersensitivity and reactivity. HIT is thought to be due to a build-up of histamine. And she will talk about this as well. Red. Women are affected by histamine intolerance about twice as often as men. Red light therapy may work in skin health to: Red light therapy is promoted as a treatment for some common skin conditions, including to: Most experts say that they dont know yet if RLT is effective for all its claimed uses. Red light therapy is used for therapeutic purposes and utilizes red and near-infrared (NIR) light to treat the body at the cellular level. This is Dr. Ruscio. You could have tachycardia (racing heart), arrhythmia (irregular heartbeat), palpitations, sudden drops in blood pressure, and even chest pain. And thats more an emotional stressor, that could be divorce, death, grad school, medical school. So you have to make sure that youre sticking with it. Light therapy may be recommended when SAD symptoms are severe enough to affect patients' daily lives.