How Red Light Therapy Heals The Thyroid Naturally

How Red Light Therapy Heals The Thyroid Naturally

Key Takeaways

  • Use red light wavelengths of 630, 660, 830, and 850 nm together to target different aspects of thyroid healing, from boosting circulation to repairing tissue damage.
  • A 47% medication reduction occurred in a clinical study where patients used red light therapy twice weekly for just 5 weeks, with results sustained at 6-year follow-up.
  • Your red light device must contact your skin directly and provide 50 milliwatts per centimeter squared of power to be effective for thyroid gland penetration.
  • Follow a protocol of 5 sessions per week for 20 minutes during an 8-week therapy phase, then transition to maintenance with 1-2 sessions weekly.

Red doesnโ€™t just boost your thyroid, it rejuvenates it.

โ€‹Because of where the thyroid sits on your body, you can easily bathe it in red light (1), which penetrates deep into thyroid gland tissues, providing a restorative effect.

โ€‹The result? You can improve thyroid function in an all-natural way that is unlike any other therapy available.

โ€‹Hereโ€™s how it works:

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โ€‹#1. 630 nm (red) light enhances blood flow and circulation.

โ€‹It may not seem like much, but this matters a lot.

โ€‹Blood flow to the thyroid gland is absolutely critical for 100% function.

โ€‹Blood brings the nutrients that your thyroid gland needs to create thyroid hormone (2), and blood flow out of the gland takes thyroid hormone that has just been created to the tissues that need it.

โ€‹This wavelength enhances all other treatments youโ€™re currently using for your thyroid.

โ€‹#2. 660 nm (red) light increases mitochondrial function.

โ€‹At this wavelength, light activates your mitochondria, which function as the battery for your thyroid gland.

โ€‹Your thyroid has a huge demand for energy because itโ€™s creating one of the most important hormones in your body.

Light in the 660 nm range acts as a natural stimulant to your mitochondria (3), which means your thyroid has energy to:

โ€‹Both 630 and 660 are great, but the real magic happens with these next two wavelengthsโ€ฆ

โ€‹#3. 830 nm (near infrared) light penetrates deep into thyroid gland tissue.

โ€‹This wavelength starts to penetrate into the thyroid gland itself, where it stimulates the tissue itself (4).

โ€‹The net effect is a reduction in inflammation and a restoration of tissues that have been damaged.

โ€‹This effect is huge for thyroid patients because the majority of thyroid disease is caused by direct damage to the thyroid gland itself.

โ€‹When you start to repair or fix that damage, you get true root cause healing and a reduced need for thyroid medication.

โ€‹The final wavelength is 850nm.

#4. 850 nm (near infrared) light maximizes tissue repair and hormone production.

โ€‹This wavelength is considered near infrared, and it maximizes tissue repair and thyroid hormone production.

โ€‹The result? Your thyroid becomes more efficient at producing T4 and T3 thyroid hormones directly from your gland.

โ€‹In addition, itโ€™s at this wavelength that you start to see changes to your immune system, which helps to lower thyroid antibodies.

โ€‹Each of these wavelengths is important on its own, but when used together, they start to provide true thyroid gland healing and rejuvenation.

Red Light Benefits on The Thyroid Gland

โ€‹And this isnโ€™t some theoretical concept, either.

These are research-backed benefits.

โ€‹One randomized controlled study of 43 women (5) with Hashimotoโ€™s who underwent red light therapy was able to obtain the following results:

  • 47% reduced their dose of thyroid medication by over 25%, so thatโ€™s a one-quarter drop in their medication need.
  • 13% were able to stop their medication entirely, representing about 1 in 8 patients.
  • And, these benefits were sustained at a 6-year follow-up. Which means, they had a lasting impact.

Whatโ€™s interesting is that in this study, these women only used one wavelength twice per week for 5 weeks.

โ€‹This is significantly less than what I recommend to thyroid patients, which suggests to me they probably could have had much better results if they used multiple wavelengths with more sessions per week and for a longer period of time.

The bottom line is that red light has been proven to:โ€‹

Getting these results is not as hard as you think, but it does require using the right type of device:

The Best Red Light Device for Thyroid Patients

โ€‹The first thing you need to know is that for your thyroid, you want a red light device to come into direct contact with your skin.

โ€‹This concentrates the power of the red light straight into your thyroid gland and prevents the diffusion of light that occurs when itโ€™s farther away.

โ€‹So donโ€™t bother using high-powered red light stands or devices that arenโ€™t in contact with your skin.

โ€‹The next step is to use the right wavelengths.

We already discussed what those are, but Iโ€™ll remind you here as well. They are 630, 660, 830, and 850.

โ€‹Preferably, you will use all of them together as they each do something different for your thyroid.

โ€‹Next up? The power output of the device is also referred to as irradiance.

โ€‹For your thyroid, you want an irradiance of 50 milliwatts per centimeter squared. If a device doesnโ€™t mention its power output, you can safely assume itโ€™s of low quality.

โ€‹And finally, you want something that will cover your entire thyroid gland, something that wraps around the base of your neck, the sides, and goes all the way up to your chin.

If a device doesn’t meet all of these specs, you aren’t going to get the results you are looking for.

This is exactly why I created the Thyro Light.

I wanted to get results for my thyroid patients, but none of the devices out there met the specifications.

So I did the research and created one specifically designed for thyroid patients.

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The Thyro Light is a targeted, wearable device that is engineered to meet every single specification required for thyroid gland healing and rejuvenation.

It sits directly on the skin where it sends red light deep into your thyroid gland tissue, at just the right wavelengths, and at just the right power, to give your thyroid exactly what it needs for repair.

The only thing left is the protocol:

The Thyroid Red Light Therapy Protocol

This part couldnโ€™t be simpler. Over a thousand thyroid patients are using my Thyro Light daily with this exact protocol:

  • 1 session a day (5 days a week) for 20 minutes.
  • 5 sessions a week for 8 weeks (therapy phase).
  • This is followed by a maintenance phase of 1-2 sessions per week to maintain your results and continue them.
  • As needed, you can go back to the therapy phase to manage flare-ups or symptoms that get out of control.

Thatโ€™s it. Follow these instructions, and youโ€™ll be well on your way to healing your thyroid gland.

If you’re tired of generic red lights that aren’t designed for your thyroid, then my Thyro Light is perfect for you.

And if you don’t want to use my device, that’s fine too. Just make sure you find something that is as close to the specs that I mentioned above.

But let me tell you something from experience:

Don’t expect to get the same results. Red light panels and wands may provide some benefit, but they will never give you the full set of results that you will get from a specifically designed thyroid red light.

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Scientific References

#1. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7374595/

#2. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8073506/

#3. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9841386/

#4. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4751092/

#5. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30532779/

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