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š“ Red Light Therapy ā The Bit Nobody Explains Properly
Red light therapy is not one thing.
Ā
People hear āred lightā and assume a face mask, a mat, a sauna, and a $3,000 panel are all just different price points of the same thing.
Theyāre not.
They are doing different jobs in the body.
And if you donāt understand that, you either overspendā¦
or you buy the wrong tool and feel disappointed.
So hereās what actually matters.
š¬ Itās About WavelengthĀ
When we talk about red light therapy, weāre really talking about specific wavelengths of light interacting with your mitochondria ā your cellular batteries.
That part is the same.
What changes?
How deep the light penetrates.
š“ Red Light (630ā660nm)
This stays relatively superficial.
Itās brilliant for:
āØ Collagen stimulation
āØ Skin texture
āØ Wound healing
āØ Post-procedure recovery
Thatās why face masks work.
Theyāre not nonsense.
Theyāre just skin-focused.
But red light alone doesnāt reach muscle tissue in any meaningful way.
š“ā« Near Infrared (810ā880nm)
This goes much deeper.
Now youāre influencing:
šŖ Muscle recovery
š¦µ Joint irritation
š§ Nervous system regulation
š“ Sleep quality
š Mood stability
This is where things become systemic.
If your goal is skin?
Red light may be perfect.
If your goal is recovery, inflammation reduction, deeper sleep, better resilience?
You need near infrared.
š„ And What About Infrared Saunas?
Different again.
Saunas use heat.
Heat improves circulation and sweating.
Thatās thermal stress.
Helpful? Yes.
The same as mitochondrial signaling from red/NIR light? No.
Sauna = heat adaptation
Red/NIR = cellular signaling
Completely different mechanisms.
š Coverage Matters More Than You Think
A small mask treats a small area.
A mat treats a local region.
A panel or bed treats the whole body.
And mitochondria donāt live just in your face.
If you want:
Better sleep
Whole-body recovery
Nervous system calming
Systemic inflammation reduction
Surface area exposure matters.
This is why Kevin and I ended up with the larger setup.
What started as scar support turned into something much bigger.
Yes, his healing was remarkable.
But what surprised us most?
The sleep.
The depth.
The calm.
The way training stopped feeling like it drained me and started feeling like it rebuilt me.
Thatās not magic.
Thatās improved cellular energy and lower inflammatory load.
ā ļø Important Reality Check
Red light therapy is a support tool.
It enhances recovery.
It regulates the nervous system.
It improves resilience.
But it does not replace intelligent training.
If youāre not:
Stimulating muscle properly
Eating adequate protein
Managing recovery between sessions
No amount of light will create the body you want.
šŖ And Thatās Why Muscle Month Exists
We start March 29.
This is not random workouts.
This is structured hypertrophy training for midlife physiology.
Inside Muscle Month we cover:
How muscle actually builds in midlife
How to stimulate it properly
How to protect your joints
How to recover intelligently
How to create a body that gets stronger ā without the bulk
Red light can support recovery.
Muscle changes your metabolism.
If you want to build the foundation properly:
š www.musclemonth.com
Letās build the body that doesnāt need constant fixing.
Joanne šŖ
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By joanne lee cornishš“ Red Light Therapy ā The Bit Nobody Explains Properly
Red light therapy is not one thing.
Ā
People hear āred lightā and assume a face mask, a mat, a sauna, and a $3,000 panel are all just different price points of the same thing.
Theyāre not.
They are doing different jobs in the body.
And if you donāt understand that, you either overspendā¦
or you buy the wrong tool and feel disappointed.
So hereās what actually matters.
š¬ Itās About WavelengthĀ
When we talk about red light therapy, weāre really talking about specific wavelengths of light interacting with your mitochondria ā your cellular batteries.
That part is the same.
What changes?
How deep the light penetrates.
š“ Red Light (630ā660nm)
This stays relatively superficial.
Itās brilliant for:
āØ Collagen stimulation
āØ Skin texture
āØ Wound healing
āØ Post-procedure recovery
Thatās why face masks work.
Theyāre not nonsense.
Theyāre just skin-focused.
But red light alone doesnāt reach muscle tissue in any meaningful way.
š“ā« Near Infrared (810ā880nm)
This goes much deeper.
Now youāre influencing:
šŖ Muscle recovery
š¦µ Joint irritation
š§ Nervous system regulation
š“ Sleep quality
š Mood stability
This is where things become systemic.
If your goal is skin?
Red light may be perfect.
If your goal is recovery, inflammation reduction, deeper sleep, better resilience?
You need near infrared.
š„ And What About Infrared Saunas?
Different again.
Saunas use heat.
Heat improves circulation and sweating.
Thatās thermal stress.
Helpful? Yes.
The same as mitochondrial signaling from red/NIR light? No.
Sauna = heat adaptation
Red/NIR = cellular signaling
Completely different mechanisms.
š Coverage Matters More Than You Think
A small mask treats a small area.
A mat treats a local region.
A panel or bed treats the whole body.
And mitochondria donāt live just in your face.
If you want:
Better sleep
Whole-body recovery
Nervous system calming
Systemic inflammation reduction
Surface area exposure matters.
This is why Kevin and I ended up with the larger setup.
What started as scar support turned into something much bigger.
Yes, his healing was remarkable.
But what surprised us most?
The sleep.
The depth.
The calm.
The way training stopped feeling like it drained me and started feeling like it rebuilt me.
Thatās not magic.
Thatās improved cellular energy and lower inflammatory load.
ā ļø Important Reality Check
Red light therapy is a support tool.
It enhances recovery.
It regulates the nervous system.
It improves resilience.
But it does not replace intelligent training.
If youāre not:
Stimulating muscle properly
Eating adequate protein
Managing recovery between sessions
No amount of light will create the body you want.
šŖ And Thatās Why Muscle Month Exists
We start March 29.
This is not random workouts.
This is structured hypertrophy training for midlife physiology.
Inside Muscle Month we cover:
How muscle actually builds in midlife
How to stimulate it properly
How to protect your joints
How to recover intelligently
How to create a body that gets stronger ā without the bulk
Red light can support recovery.
Muscle changes your metabolism.
If you want to build the foundation properly:
š www.musclemonth.com
Letās build the body that doesnāt need constant fixing.
Joanne šŖ