Tag: Mitochondria

Very important parts of all of our cells, and one of the many parts that get boosted by exposure to red and near infrared light.

Can red light stop brain cells from dying?

It’s been longer than intended since the blog was updated. During this time, a new article by John Mitrofanis was published in April 2017, called Why and how does light therapy offer neuroprotection in Parkinson’s disease? You can download it here: Link.

This is a great article with much detail explained with great clarity. Even better, it is only two pages.

It poses two critical questions:

  1. Can red/near infrared light protect brain cells from dying?
  2. If yes, then how does the light do that?

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