Judd Crane
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Is it safe to look in the direction of the Bulbrite bulbs for 20 minutes wearing 500nm blue blockers or should the eyes be completely covered during full body front red light therapy?
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Is it safe to look in the direction of the Bulbrite bulbs for 20 minutes wearing 500nm blue blockers or should the eyes be completely covered during full body front red light therapy?
Which incandescents bulbs do you recommend? I just can't see dropping a grand on a red light body panel. I have an LGS3. I like it.I really enjoy the clear incandescents, and never got much from the red or infrared red light man products. Maybe it is something to do with the heat, although I don't think it is. I get a much more positive response.
Do you still stand by this? It seems a lot of units these days combine 660 and 850.620 & 820nm (commonly 630/850) should not be combined in single light. 680 and 760nm (commonly 660/740) should not be combined. This is because they counteract each other in terms of oxidation/reduction in parts of cytochrome c oxidase (in mitochondria).
Thank you! Does Peat recommend against red coated? What would a therapy 'session' under incandescents look like relative to a LED panel or does one just sit under them all the time? If so, isn't that expensive?@Peater Pan The PHILIPS BR125 series is great. They are available in 150-250w, clear or red glass.
Pennies! Was thinking starting cheap. Maybe one of each bulb and a single clamp housing or something. Do you use the red coated one evenings?You can use the incandescents as long as you like. I heard the LEDs are more for short sessions of a few minutes, I think it depends how intense and close the light is.
I think Peat likes the clear ones more because the rest of the spectrum has benefits too. I enjoy both.
You can put the values into an online electricity cost calculator. Using the 250w lamp for 5 hours would cost me 35 cents.
Is a ceramic hood preferable? Do you have a link?Yeah, sometimes in the day too. I have a similar setup as you described, with a ceramic socket, and switching them around whenever I feel like it. I'm still thinking about where I'll install them permanently.
Ceramic sockets. Got it! A stand like this? Looks like you could attach several lights to it. I guess those Phillips bulbs are already kind of directional in that they sort of have a mini 'hood' built in vs. a more spherical incandescent with extra hood (like Cliff's set up)?@Peater Pan Your lamp hood needs a ceramic socket (where you screw the bulb in) because they produce quite a bit of heat. Plastic sockets are only for up to 60w I think.
I have replaced my ceiling sockets with these to use small incandescents, I don't use any hood at the moment:
But the PHILIPS bulbs, I use them in a mobile stand from an old photography light that I still had. When you're looking for a lamp hood just make sure it has a ceramic socket and can support the heat of a 150-300w lamp.
AWESOME. I like the double socketed one! Off to research…Yes, they are kind of directional already. But my stand already has sockets build in.
Looking for reptile lamp fixtures you'll be on the safe side! Amazon.com : reptile fixture
The one with the clamp seems convenient it even has 2 sockets: https://www.amazon.com/Ninuo-Reptil...ywords=reptile+fixture&qid=1606701596&sr=8-11
Or the single version: https://www.amazon.com/OMAYKEY-Rept...ywords=reptile+fixture&qid=1606701596&sr=8-45
Q: I've not seen many satisfactory explanations yet as to why red light therapy or photobiomodulation seems to only work up to a certain point, after which the effects are significantly reduced, if not deleterious. I was wondering a lot about this in light of your recent newsletter about HSP. Is the issue simply a matter of overheating - and does this perhaps explain why strobing/pulsing light seems to enjoy a higher tolerance threshold? Why do you suppose there is a point at which effects are no longer noticed, what is the mechanism?
A: Red light of moderate wattage doesn’t warm the tissues enough to be harmful; its good effects are from restoring oxidative metabolism, and it just takes a short exposure to do that.