Light Therapy For Thyroid

[MyUsernameHere]

Would an incandescent bulb of normal strength, 40-60W, shined directly on the thyroid gland be of any use?

I can't really afford the super-expensive LED devices at the moment, so should I even bother trying shining an incandescent light at close range for 15-20 minutes in the evening? Or is that going to be a waste of time?

 

[keith]

Would an incandescent bulb of normal strength, 40-60W, shined directly on the thyroid gland be of any use?

I can't really afford the super-expensive LED devices at the moment, so should I even bother trying shining an incandescent light at close range for 15-20 minutes in the evening? Or is that going to be a waste of time?

Probably can't hurt, but my uneducated guess is that it wouldn't have a big impact either. Natural sunlight would be much better if you can get it.

 

[MyUsernameHere]

Probably can't hurt, but my uneducated guess is that it wouldn't have a big impact either. Natural sunlight would be much better if you can get it.

Well, I already get 1-2 hours of sunlight during peak hours and I'm still hypothyroid... I really want to try to achieve the therapeutic effect of light as I've seen some people write that they've increased their thyroid hormones by red light therapy. I guess I need to pony up for the specialized lights then. I think it's important to stimulate the thyroid at night time, when hormone production normally peaks.

 

[keith]

Check this out, if you haven't already: The inexpensive red light devices I use - Toxinless

Dan is a member of this forum, and has a great site with a lot of very helpful information and research.