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January 19, 2021 Sharon Grant, Menopause, Health & Life

  Creatine can assist with brain/cognitive functioning (9).  The brain needs significant amount of Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) and research demonstrates that the brain requires a substantial quantity of ATP when engaged with difficult cognitive, or thought related, tasks (9).  Creatine supplements can improve the amount of phosphocreatine in the brain.  Phosphocreatine or creatine phosphate (CP) is…

January 19, 2021 Sharon Grant, Menopause, Health & Life

  Creatine helps build muscle and is known to enhance other muscle building processes (11;4). This is due to its ability to alter or change a number of cellular pathways which lead to new muscle development or growth. For example, creatine improves protein formation in new muscle fibers (12;56; 57;53;54). And, creatine can increase something…

January 19, 2021 Sharon Grant, Menopause, Health & Life

  Green light to improve natural opiate production (helpful for treating both pain and anxiety disorders). Using a green light box or green light bulb with a wavelength range of 490 to 565 nanometers can stimulate natural opiates in the body (105; 106;107).  The ideal wavelength is around 530.  Wavelength is not impacted by wattage.  Animal…

January 19, 2021 Sharon Grant, Menopause, Health & Life

Dental health: may benefit from light therapy devices. Blue LED or dental halogen curing lamps are specifically designed to fit into the mouth. Periodontal disease leads not only to loss of gum recession and tooth loose, but are associated with other, systemic, diseases. These devices can kill certain bactria found in the mouth (actinomycetemcomitans, Fusobactrium…

January 19, 2021 Sharon Grant, Menopause, Health & Life

Red light may help female reproductive problems: Vitamin D, in the form of calcitriol, is a hormone which effects many systems in the body, including the reproductive system. Vitamin D deficiency has been linked to many obstetric and gynecological problems (64) including fertility impairment, uterine fibroids, endometriosis, and polycystic ovarian syndrome. Vitamin deficiency and insufficiency…

January 18, 2021 Sharon Grant, Menopause, Health & Life

Light therapy helps thyroid function: it assists inreversing hypothyroidism by modifying gonadotropin hormone release (32).  Gonadotropins are hormones that, in women, stimulate the release of follicle stimulating hormones (FSH) and luteinizing hormones (LH) from the pituitary gland.  In the female body, LH stimulates the production of testosterone, which is then converted to estrogen.  FSH stimulates…

January 18, 2021 Sharon Grant, Menopause, Health & Life

Light therapy for weight loss: light therapy has many applications regarding weight loss. Near infrared-light can be used to help burn more fat. White light in the morning may help regulate the hormones leptin and ghrelin. Leptin is the hormone your fat tissues produce when eating to signal the brain that enough energy producing calories…

January 18, 2021 Sharon Grant, Menopause, Health & Life

Light therapy, sometimes called phototherapy or photo-biomodulation, be it red, near infrared, white, or blue, has been shown to be useful for maintaining health and well being (1;2;3).  It is also a useful tool in recovering from several different conditions, including erectile dysfunction/low testosterone. The mechanism by which near infrared light works is based in its ability…

January 18, 2021 Sharon Grant, Menopause, Health & Life

Red light lowers inflamation & pain Irradiation with NIR light promotes nerve regeneration via enhancing oxidative processes on the mitochondria. Its bio-stimulating effect have been shown to help the following: wound healing, bone repair, cell growth, and reducing inflammation. An example of this is that red light has even been shown to help heal nipple…

January 18, 2021 Sharon Grant, Menopause, Health & Life

Light therapy can help treat diabetic peripheral neuropathy. This is considered to be the disease or dysfunction of peripheral nerves, causing numbness or weakness. It does this by improving plantar sensitivity, or sensitivity to touch of the plantar area of the food, which is usually decreased in diabetics. Light therapy was shown to help with…