Red and near infrared lights – can they help degenerative neurological diseases?
This post comes from Michael Richards, the designer of the Cossack light hat which you can make at home using 12V DC LED strips.
As those of you who have made your own transcranial light device know only too well, the back of 12V DC LED strips comes with glue on the back, covered by a white peel-off tape.
Continue reading “LED strip stickiness – a fix”I’ve had a few people ask me whether to stop medication for Parkinson’s disease when starting transcranial lights.
Continue reading “PD, medication and lights”I’ve spent the afternoon trying to tidy up the blog, including updating the FAQ page and making a photo of a Cossack into the logo.
The old logo of a battered bucket Eliza light hat is so yesterday.
Still a lot of work to do, but at least it has finally started, and I’m hoping that information will be easier to find over time.
I’m sure there will be the odd glitch. Such is life.
The wonderful photo is by pan xiaozhen on Unsplash
I’ve just seen and listened to Kate Swaffer, an extraordinary Australian first diagnosed with dementia at the age of 49.
Here is a link.
Kate’s message is simple and powerful. If you are given a diagnosis of dementia, don’t go home and give up.
People with dementia see the world in a different way – not better, not worse, just different.
Her message, especially if you have just been diagnosed, is that the more you do in your life, the better your life will be. Don’t hide away. Be active, take part, do things – lots of things.
We know that red and near infrared lights help – if they slow down the progression, then you win. No harm in trying.
Just as Parkinson’s is an insidious disease that creeps up and takes things away, the effect on the life of partners is just the same – insidious and inexorable.
Photo by Nani Chavez on Unsplash
For everyone with Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease or any other neurodegenerative disorder, there is almost always someone who walks alongside every step of the disease progression. It’s not the doc tor, or nurses or anyone from the local Parkinson’s disease association doing the twenty four hour shifts. It’s the partner.
Continue reading “Partners”Exercise and photobiomodulation are both neuroprotective.
Yesterday I had a really long conversation with a physiotherapist who specialises in treating people with Parkinson’s disease. It was one of those enormously cheering conversations. Listening to someone who is extremely experienced, supremely competent and concerned for and about each patient is a delight. On top of that, to have the drive and energy to keep up with the medical literature and identify other ways to help patients is awe-inspiring.
One of the topics we discussed is the role of exercise in Parkinson’s disease. It seems that there are some who think that exercise has a minimal role in management of Parkinson’s. This is astonishing, given all the research that consistently shows that structured exercise makes a big difference.
Continue reading “Exercise and Light”
Red lights on the brain 