"The Quantlet": Yes, No, Maybe So? [Wrist / Battery Infrared Device]

[seano]

Opinions of "The Quantlet" which is the current buzz in the "life/body" hack community?

It uses Light & Cold to (claimed): Shut Down Inflammation, Enhance Sleep, Improve Cognition & Amplify Performance.

Indiegogo pitch video: https://vimeo.com/146387895

Links:
- https://thequantlet.com/
- Interview with one of the developers

LIGHT
The use of visible and near-infrared (NIR) light for reducing pain, inflammation and edema, has been known for almost forty years. The effects of photobiomodulation, as it is known scientifically, are photochemical – just like photosynthesis in plants. When the correct power, frequency and application time are used, light reduces oxidative stress and increases ATP. This in turn improves cell metabolism and reduces inflammation. In recent studies, photobiomodulation has demonstrated increased exercise capacity and longer exercise times, as well as improved biomarkers (including reduced lactate, creatine kinase, and CRP) after exercise in people treated with red and infrared light. Photobiomodulation has also been reported to release certain brain compounds that positively affect mood and sleep.

COLD
Physical performance is deeply tied to your body’s temperature. When you get hot, your performance suffers. This is because key respiratory proteins and cellular enzymes change shape and may even malfunction if they overheat, which impacts certain metabolic processes. Keeping the body cool during exercise or exertion can therefore help you better perform. But that’s not all! Cold Thermogenesis (CT), as it is known scientifically, is an exciting new area of research which has recently shown positive effects on thyroid function, fat loss, exercise efficiency and inflammation reduction. This is because recent studies have found that adults have more brown adipose tissue (BAT) than was previously believed, which can significantly increase energy expenditure in response to cold exposure.

 

[RedLightMan]

No!
Can't find any technical specs, but a wrist/battery infrared device is going to be weak. Won't have much effect.
As for the cold/thermoregulation, just have a cold drink if you are hot.

 

[jyb]

How is a bracelet supposed to funnel light to your whole body?!

 

[tobieagle]

Had a big laugh!

Thanks for sharing.

It's remarkable how stupid people have become.
All you need is a fancy website and a small video with some half decent actors.
"The quantlet"

As a physics student it is so amusing to see how all these business quacks abuse scientific language to market their garbage.

 

[RedLightMan]

post 114216 How is a bracelet supposed to funnel light to your whole body?!

Platelets in the blood contain a lot of mitochondria/cytochrome. So red light on a vein can in theory affect the whole body via the blood.
This one is probably too weak to though.

 

[NathanK]

Valtsu mentioned that the wrist seemed like an inefficient placement. Not that you can't probably irradiate from there.

Personally, lowering temps sounds a lot like lowering metabolism to me. It will be interesting to see the specs and to hear how people do on it. As of right now it sounds like a lot of potatoes and little meat.

 

[Noodlz2]

I'm guessing people will think a bracelet like this would be inconsequential.

https://dopalights.com/shop?olsPage=products/red-light-therapy-energy-wristband

Will give it a shot regardless, since it's cheap and I think I can feel a "craving" for red light, and will report back.