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The Red Light Report podcast is your number one source for all things red light therapy, hosted by Dr. Mike Belkowski, the founder and CEO of BioLight. Dr. Belkowski discusses the many health-related benefits of properly utilizing red light therapy and explores the best and most recent research related to photobiomodulation (ie, red light therapy). He will also be interviewing some of the most interesting and respected health, wellness, longevity and biohacking experts from around the world. Want to learn even more about red light therapy? Check out these sources: www.biolight.shop – Instagram @biolight.shop – YouTube BioLight
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Thursday Mar 02, 2023
Thursday Mar 02, 2023
This week on The Red Light Report we are sticking with the Italian theme, as I had the pleasure to sit down and chat with mio amico, Manuel Salvadori, who is responsible for arranging me as a guest speaker at the School of Functional Medicine and Nutrition symposium in Rome last November. Manuel is a registered nutritionist in Italy, a passionate biohacker of ten-plus years and is especially focused on nootropics, sleep and lifestyle changes. Also, given that Italian is his first language, he speaks relatively flawless English... Molto bene!
Manuel and I cover many interesting topics given that he lives in a different country and also a different continent; specifically, the contrast between the medical and healthcare landscape between Italy and America and how/why Europe is consistently years and years behind the US when it comes to learning and adopting health/biohacking/longevity information and technology.
Given Manuel's interests and expertise, we also dive into nootropics where he has a very deep history with experimentation and, with that background, has an enlightened perspective and sage advice for those using and/or interested in beginning to use nootropics. Needless to say, be careful with how you proceed as it can be a slippery slope! And, of course, we have some great conversation about red light therapy and how he came to learn about and adopt it, how he utilizes RLT, what benefits he has noticed and more!
Dr. Mike Belkowski & Manuel Salvadori discuss the following:
1:28 - His foundation in functional medicine and light
1:59 - His passion for sleep
6:57 - Treatments and remedies he provides for his clients
8:25 - The biohacking room
9:26 - Lack of insurance coverage
10:04 - The typical wait time for health services in Italy
11:25 - Cost of healthcare
12:05 - Choice in healthcare
13:11 - Information and technology differences between US & Italy
17:48 - "Biohacking" as a new term in Italy
21:34 - Growing popularity of red light therapy
24:19 - Incentive to invest money into your health
27:40 - Being healthy in Italy is "not cool"
29:53 - Nootropics
33:40 - The placebo effect and nootropics
35:03 - Personal nootropic use
36:58 - Red light therapy and how he uses it
38:56 - Increasing HRV with red light therapy
40:33 - Improved muscle recovery with red light therapy
41:16 - Working focus and red light therapy
42:10 - Improving stretching with red light therapy
44:09 - Sunlight exposure
44:33 - Other benefits Manuel sees in red light therapy
47:35 - Biohacking he is excited about
50:51 - Over exposure to cold therapy (cryotherapy)
53:54 - Cold and hunger exposure
55:40 - Learn more about Manuel
Email: job.salvadori@gmail.com
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Thursday Feb 23, 2023
Thursday Feb 23, 2023
Ciao! For the 100th episode of The Red Light Report, we are traveling to Italy! In mid-November last year, I was one of three English-speaking guest speakers at a functional medicine and nutrition conference in Rome where I spoke on — you guessed it — red light therapy. It was a genuine honor and a fun experience to spread the word and knowledge on photobiomodulation overseas.
If you have been listening to this podcast for some time, most of the information you have heard before. But as you all know, repetition of important information leads to deep learning and empowerment. Even for myself, I personally love to revisit this information every so often as it is the foundation and cornerstone of what red light therapy is, the nuts and bolts of how it works and just some of the profound research that proves its efficacy.
Enjoy the episode, learn (and re-learn) lots and light up your health... grazie!
Dr. Mike Belkowski presents the following:
- 9:45 - Exposing your body to red and near-infrared light
- 10:08 - Optimizing mitochondrial health
- 11:53 - Mitochondrial dysfunction and Dr. Doug Wallace
- 12:34 - Diseases caused by mitochondrial dysfunction
- 14:52 - Sunlight exposure and an interesting study done in Sweden
- 16:04 - Mal-illumination
- 17:40 - Cytochrome C Oxidase - how the mitochondria responds to red & near-infrared light
- 19:25 - The electron transport chain
- 25:06 - Mitochondrial theory of aging
- 25:47 - Redox potential
- 21:35 - Research on photobiomodulation
- 27:49 - Research on anxiety & depression
- 29:48 - Research on eye health
- 30:49 - Research on fat loss
- 32:34 - Research on oral health
- 35:30 - Research on pain
- 36:54 - Research on pre-conditioning for exercise
- 38:30 - Research on skin health
- 39:40 - Research on sleep
- 40:53 - Research on thyroid health
- 42:08 - How to use red light therapy
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Thursday Feb 16, 2023
Thursday Feb 16, 2023
This week on The Red Light Report, we will continue to dive into more photobiomodulation research. However, this research will be looking at three unique topics that typically don't get as much attention.
Hair loss, insulin resistance and fat loss — seems like three major areas of the health market that consumers could greatly benefit from a non-invasive, non-pharmaceutical and more financially friendly option. Huzzah for red light therapy!
As always, enjoy the episode, learn lots and light up your health!
Dr. Mike Belkowski discusses the following:
- 1:33 - The first research article on hair growth
- 11:30 - The second research article on insulin resistance
- 13:32 - Results of the study
- 14:29 - Combining red light therapy with exercise
- 20:00 - The last research article on fat loss with red light therapy
- 27:39 - The conclusion in the fat loss article
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Thursday Feb 09, 2023
Thursday Feb 09, 2023
On this week's solosode of The Red Light Report, we return to the photobiomodulation research and cover an array of fascinating topics.
I hope you find this research illuminating and appreciate the promising implications it has for our health and wellness. Enjoy, learn lots and light up your health!
Dr. Mike Belkowski discusses the following:
- 2:02 - An exciting announcement about the podcast
- 4:52 - Photobiomodulation research on rosacea
- 10:13 - Study results
- 15:07 - Research on photobiomodulation and sleep
- 18:03 - The "daytime brain"
- 20:11 - Contributions to poor sleep quality
- 26:09 - Evidence that photobiomodulation helps the "garbage disposal system" of the sleeping brain
- 32:55 - Improving short term memory via photobiomodulation
- 38:15 - The impact of hair on light therapy
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Thursday Feb 02, 2023
Thursday Feb 02, 2023
For the first interview of 2023 on The Red Light Report, I welcome back a dear friend and repeat guest, Alain Dijkstra, who is the founder and CEO of Kaiyan Medical, one of the world's foremost LED light therapy producer and manufacturer. If you may recall, Alain started Kaiyan in a hotel room way back in 2009 and has built it into the juggernaut that it is today.
Being thoroughly entrenched in the light therapy space for almost two decades, Alain has a very keen and insightful perspective on how much red light therapy industry has grown in a relatively short period of time. However, he is the first to admit that there are still many aspects that need to be improved upon, both on the product side of light therapy, but also with respect to the photobiomodulation research that is being produced. Alain offers up strategies that would help move the light therapy industry as a whole forward in a positive manner.
Alain is also very savvy when it comes to understanding the nuances of product specifications, certifications, legal standards and so forth. He explains in detail what makes a medical device, what a 510k product is and more. This will help consumers and anyone interested in red light therapy products gain a better perspective of what all the regulation entails and what it actually means.
Dr. Mike Belkowski and Alain Dijkstra discuss the following:
- 3:28 - Circadian rhythm and red light therapy
- 3:48 - Changes he's seen in Kaiyan Medical and trends he's seen in red light therapy
- 4:55 - Herpes treatment via red light therapy
- 6:16 - How a consumer knows if it's a 510k product
- 10:25 - Medical claims about products
- 13:21 - Classifying light panels as medical
- 21:12 - Measuring light and how it's absorbed by the body
- 26:30 - The "sweet spot" for red light therapy
- 30:48 - Clinical studies on lasers vs LEDs
- 31:42 - Heat spots
- 33:56 - Standardization of red light therapy products and methods
- 35:47 - Keeping consumers informed with the right information
- 45:50 - Less is more with red light therapy
- 46:42 - Timing red light therapy treatments
- 48:30 - Your location on the earth and how it affects light absorption
- 50:20 - Light is the future of medicine
- 52:10 - Measuring the effects of light
- 53:24 - Measuring mitochondrial health
- 54:29 - Conditions on the cusp of being treated via light
- 58:21 - Light as a food
- 59:46 - Creating good habits with red light therapy
- 1:03:12 - New and cool technologies
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Thursday Jan 26, 2023
Thursday Jan 26, 2023
The series finale on Earthing should be the episode that fully converts you into a full-fledged believer. This week on The Red Light Report you will hear from countless individuals, as they discuss how grounding helped improved their health, wellness, well-being and quality of life over an array of health conditions. The numerous anecdotes I cover will be the proof in the pudding that will take you off the fence, if that is where you are sitting, or just further drive home the point that grounding MUST become a part of your daily (in a perfect world, hourly and/or continuous) health regimen going forward.
In the end, I hope you all walk away from this solosode series with a greater reverence for the perpetual healing force that is just outside your door in the grass; that you are constantly surrounded by an overabundance of free electrons that your body can use to heal and thrive; and that it is typically just on the other side of the non-conductive rubber in your shoes and the sole of your feet. Enjoy, learn lots and light up your health!
Dr. Mike Belkowski discusses the following:
- 1:16 - Getting back to nature
- 4:31 - The high points of grounding
- 7:37 - Mitigating EMF exposure
- 8:22 - Improving your HRV (Heart rate variability) with grounding
- 9:54 - Anecdotes of earthing
- 11:48 - Alleviating shoulder pain via earthing
- 11:04 - Alleviating severe knee pain via earthing
- 12:56 - Improving sleep quality via grounded bed sheets
- 15:00 - Shifting Lives with Earthing: A Physiatrist's Perspective (Tracy Latz, MD)
- 16:05 - Treating anxiety with earthing
- 16:53 - Depression and earthing
- 19:49 - Improving athletic performance via earthing
- 20:01 - Conditions Often Healed that Typically Never Get Better
- 22:33 - Rapid fire anecdotes of earthing benefits
- 28:06 - Arthritis and earthing
- 31:07 - Autism and earthing
- 34:48 - Back pain and earthing
- 36:52 - Women and earthing
- 39:14 - In Their Own Words
- 44:42 - Fertility and earthing
- 51:57 - Grounding for pets
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Thursday Jan 19, 2023
Thursday Jan 19, 2023
We will also continue to learn more specifics about grounding, such as how long it takes to see results, what types of mediums are conductive versus insulating, what zeta potential is (and why that is an important metric), other impacts of grounding on cardiovascular health along with a couple of anecdotes that put the proof in the proverbial (grounding) pudding.
Again, if you are interested in adding grounding to your indoor health regimen (and I firmly believe everybody should!), I highly recommend checking out grounding products from the company Earthing. It's a Clint Ober company and where I got my grounding mattress pad and mats for my desk and living room/dining room. And in less than two weeks, my body and mind are already reaping the benefits. To me, it's one of the best investments in your overall health...
Brownie points if you listen to this episode while grounded. Enjoy, learn lots and light up your health!
- 1:03 - What mike has personally noticed from grounding
- 7:20 - How grounding affected Mike's heart rate variability (HRV)
- 21:06 - Benefits of filtered and ionized water for dogs
- 22:02 - Optimizing your water
- 24:45 - Earthing 101: How to Connect
- 24:55 - Barefooting opportunities
- 26:03 - Concrete - is it conductive?
- 27:03 - "Tree hugging"
- 28:24 - Barefoot substitutes
- 29:39 - Menstrual cycle and earthing
- 32:05 - Constipation and grounding
- 34:58 - "When you stop, you lose the benefits"
- 35:51 - Detoxification and earthing
- 38:54 - Is there too much grounding?
- 39:31 - The cardiovascular connection - Steve Sinatra's perspective
- 41:53 - The nervous system - heart connection
- 45:16 - New hope for diabetes
- 46:21 - Zeta potential and better blood flow
- 47:19 - The Australian experience
- 50:33 - Blood pressure and earthing
- 51:37 - Arrhythmias and earthing
- 53:21 - Earthing's blood-thinning effects
- 55:22 - Promoting the body's energy fuel - ATP
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Thursday Jan 12, 2023
Thursday Jan 12, 2023
Are you feeling grounded yet?! If you haven't felt the gravitational pull to start Earthing (outdoors or indoors) just yet, perhaps this week's solosode on The Red Light Report will provide you with the conviction necessary to get your toes in the grass (or on a grounding mat, like me, if you are strapped to a desk for too many hours of the day).
In today's episode, we will connect the dots and dig even deeper into the multitude of ways that grounding can have a profound impact on your health. As part of that, you will learn how grounding may be the best EMF protection you could ask for — and that's on top of filling you up with free electrons!
Lastly, I have been getting inundated with which grounding products are best or which grounding products I love best. Personally, I purchased my products from the company Earthing and I undeniably felt (both mentally and physically) phenomenal results in less than five days of commencing my indoor grounding! So I highly, highly recommend their products. And, in my opinion, a grounded mattress pad is a must!
Without further ado, learn lots and light up your health!
Dr. Mike Belkowski discusses the following:
- 3:45 - Practical ways to ground yourself at home (products from website)
- 5:24 - Heartrate variability (HRV) and grounding
- 9:09 - Anecdotal benefits from grounding
- 10:32 - Grounding for dogs and pets
- 11:21 - The "nuts and bolts" of earthing
- 15:05 - Earthing and EMFs
- 19:33 - Volts before and after grounding
- 22:24 - The umbrella effect of earthing
- 25:25 - Earthing effects on the brain
- 27:12 - Earthing effects on muscles
- 28:19 - Walking barefoot
- 31:37 - Earthing duration
- 36:18 - Less risk of metabolic syndrome?
- 39:33 - Earthing strongly influences physiology
- 43:15 - Threat of free radicals
- 44:57 - Resetting your biological clocks
- 47:01 - Earthing and your genes
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Thursday Jan 05, 2023
Thursday Jan 05, 2023
Happy New Year everybody and welcome to 2023! It feels nice to turn the page onto a new year and start fresh with a clean slate, revitalized and with endless possibilities. To begin this year on The Red Light Report, I am feeling pulled and magnetized into a slightly different direction than our usual red light therapy talk. But don't worry, the topic will still be light- and health-centric, albeit from a slightly different angle. Instead of looking above to our light source, we will be focusing towards the ground for this healing source of photonic and electromagnetic energy: grounding.
During this three-part solosode series, I will be unpacking some of the most important health information you can hear at this moment in time from the book, Earthing: The Most Important Health Discovery Ever. Throughout this series, you will learn that, like optimizing your light environment, it is the act of simply becoming aware and consistently applying this free "treatment" (of grounding) to your health regimen that could have life-changing results for you, family members and/or friends. Like red light therapy, the list of health conditions that can be mitigated, prevented and even reversed with grounding are endless.
I couldn't be more excited to get this information out to you all and begin 2023 off on the right foot — preferably, both feet on the ground absorbing earth's free electrons. Brownie points if you listen to this episode while grounding... Sit back, learn lots and light up your health!
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Episode topics
Dr. Mike Belkowski discusses the following:
5:11 - Book recommendation - Clint Ober - Earthing: The Most Important Health Discovery Ever
9:28 - What is "earthing"?
10:00 - How we aren't grounded anymore
12:22 - Similarities of benefits from grounding and red light therapy
17:51 - Disease and its relation to our connection with the earth
18:25 - Experiments done on "disconnecting" from the earth
19:42 - Earth's electromagnetic field and circadian rhythms
20:17 - Walking barefoot and its impact on our health
21:30 - Shoes and how they are dangerous
22:38 - Best shoes for conductivity
24:55 - Living things as antennas
26:50 - Tips on how to stay grounded
27:55 - How the authors came upon grounding
32:19 - Earth and body medicine according to Dr. Sinatra, MD
33:39 - Sleeping and fishing grounded
35:55 - Chronic inflammation = electron deficiency
37:57 - Inflammation as a disease maker
39:52 - Diabetes
41:12 - The relationship between grounding and inflammation
43:09 - Conditions related to chronic inflammation
44:03 - How the body absorbs electrons from the earth
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Thursday Dec 29, 2022
Thursday Dec 29, 2022
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Like last week, we are going to revisit one of the top two interviews from 2022. This conversation was with my most (personally) anticipated interview, Dr. Sandra Kaufmann. I fell in love with her first anti-aging book from several years ago and then fell in love again when she released her newest book this summer. She is a highly-respected expert in the longevity community and she didn't disappoint in this interview. Enjoy learning from Dr. Kaufmann...
This conversation could have easily gone on for hours and hours, as Dr. Kaufmann is a wealth of knowledge in some of my favorite topics and is fun to listen and learn from. I know you will all enjoy learning from her like I did and, if so, I highly recommend you check out BOTH of her books. They are simply amazing resources of anti-aging/longevity information. As always, light up your health!
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- Her reasoning for jumping into anti-aging and longevity
- RAADfest - October 2022 in San Diego
- Supplements vs. adjuvants
- How people confuse deficiency with longevity
- Bioavailability and resveratrol
- Bringing natural remedies back into the light
- The five basic agents of the Panacea
- Astaxanthin and its benefits for free radical scavenging
- The blood-brain barrier
- Nicotinamide and why it’s crucially important for longevity
- Anti-inflammatories for longevity
- Glycation
- Eye health and vision
- Carnosine eyedrops
- Eye health and red light therapy
- Goggles vs. no goggles with red light therapy
- Supplements and adjuvants she is most excited about
- Spermidine and how it prevents DNA damage
- The mitochondrial transition permiability pore
- Fisetin for longevity
- Senescent cells (zombie cells)
- Metformin vs. berberine
- Glycation and how to defeat it
- How her diet doesn’t affect her good lab results
- Her anti-aging and longevity regiment
- Skin health
- UV exposure to the skin
- Starting treatments earlier vs. later
- Micronutrient deficiencies and getting older
- Newfound discoveries
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