Introduction & Episode Overview
Intro/Outro (00:03)
Welcome to the Red Light Therapy Podcast, brought to you by Platinum LED Therapy Lights, the pioneers who spent 15 years building the world's most powerful red light technology. In each episode, we show you how to use that power to heal your body, save time with shorter sessions, and get the professional grade results you deserve. This is the science of the light, simplified for you. And now, your host, Mike Vulcan.
Mike (00:37)
Welcome our cohost today is longevity and sports performance specialist from West Texas. Dr. Allen. Welcome to the show.
Alan (00:46)
Hey guys, hope you guys are ready for another great episode.
Mike (00:50)
That's right. This is our eighth episode with Dr. Alan. He has two clinics in Costa Rica and a medical director of a stem cell clinic in Costa Rica. So as a red light therapy expert, Dr. Alan is going to share with us some of his wisdom so you can make the most of your red light therapy devices. And as always, the episodes will be under 15 minutes. So pop this in during your red light therapy session. Today, we're going to be discussing how to hack your health span, living better and not just longer. So.
Are you ready for some questions, Dr. Inman?
Alan (01:22)
Yes, sir.
Mike (01:23)
Let's do it. So by the way, for all your listeners out there, if you want your questions answered, go to redlighttherapypodcast.com. So here we go. What are your top three things red light therapy does to slow down your aging?
Red Light Therapy and Aging
Alan (01:37)
Well, one, it's going to improve mitochondrial function. And so we're going to have more production of energy. Secondly, we're going to find that it's going to decrease inflammation, which it's our greatest enemy when we look at all diseases and cancer and aging. It has all that in common. And third, it's really important to know that it's going to enhance what is repair and regeneration. So in simple terms, more energy.
less inflammation and better repair.
Mike (02:10)
Awesome. So my next question involves my favorite word, deoxyribonucleic acid, otherwise known as DNA. Does using light therapy every day actually protect my DNA?
DNA Protection and Cellular Longevity
Alan (02:24)
Light therapy does not act like a shield that is going to like block damage direct. But what's going to happen is it's going to improve your body's ability to be able to take on ⁓ the repair that we need in DNA damage. And it's going to be able to help handle oxidative stress and work more efficiently. So over time, we're going to be able to strengthen the component of the body to have its cellular maintenance systems.
work indirectly to protect your DNA. And we're not talking about stopping damage completely. We're talking about improving how the body responds to that damage, which is really important. And that the differences between ⁓ superficial anti-aging, which you find a lot of times to true cellular longevity, which we'll find with red light therapy.
Mike (03:18)
That's amazing for all that benefit for something that's non-invasive. I just can't wrap my head around it. That's incredible. Can light therapy actually make my internal organs younger?
Internal Organ Health
Alan (03:30)
This is where we need to be really precise. So it's not going to like make organs younger, but they will make them function much better as if they were younger. And what's going to happen, it's going to help with the mitochondrial function within the cells of these organs. And it's going to be able to reduce oxidative stress and lower inflammation, which is really important to all these organs.
And what we have found is the best human evidence is in transcranial photobiomodulation, where it has found to improve cognitive function. ⁓ And what we can see is also in what is components of the heart and the liver and the kidneys. We're going to find that it will have promise in science because medical studies have shown
that there is improvement, but we can't say that it is great improvement until more time has passed, even though there are more than 5,000 medical studies that have to do with red light therapy. So instead of saying younger, the more accurate way to look at this is it helps the tissues behave in a more optimized, healthier state.
Mike (04:48)
Okay. So, you know, we actually have a lot of customers calling about they're doing detoxes and they're wanting if red light therapy would help. Maybe they're onto something, but can you help explain to me and the audience how exactly does red light therapy help with cellular cleaning or detox?
Cellular Cleaning and Detox Support
Alan (05:04)
So this is one of the most fascinating aspects about red light therapy is light therapy supports a process called autophagy, which is your body's natural cellular cleaning system. So what it's going to do is remove a lot of components that have built up. This allows for your cells to remove damaged components and function more efficiently. So rather than a detox from the outside, we're looking at like
cleaning itself from the inside.
Mike (05:37)
That's pretty incredible. So today's entire topic is around longevity. Is there a specific longevity protocol that you would recommend regarding red light therapy?
Longevity Protocols and Supporting Therapies
Alan (05:50)
Well, there is no single therapy that creates longevity on its own. So that we have to say, first of all, but a strong protocol that includes, you know, red and near infrared light therapy exposure. We need to do at least, ⁓ for four to five times a week. ⁓ we need to make sure that we're getting those 10 to 12 minutes and what we're doing and what I've found that's so powerful.
is by using hydrogen molecular therapy with its use, it makes it a lot more powerful. And a lot of people don't know that I'm the medical director of one of the top three companies in hydrogen molecular therapy. So while the mitochondria will produce more energy, we have to look at it like we're having that engine run, you know, a lot quicker. So what hydrogen does is it helps like.
be the coolant. So if we look at it, one is the accelerator, which is your red light therapy. And the other one protects the system while it's going in this, ⁓ you know, at the speed, because what we're doing is optimizing, ⁓ ATP production energy, because whenever we look at red light therapy, again, we have to say it's knocking out nitric oxide, which is
in the way of oxygen allows oxygen to go in and then we'll have the optimal function of ATP. But always with cellular function, we need to take on free radicals. That's what hydrogen does. And then there's another thing that I like is methylene blue. ⁓ It's an electron donor. So it also is something that you can layer in there. And then it's great to be able to put in certain supplements that are so very important to ⁓ mitochondrial function like
CoQ10, for example, but there's also the reinforcement of, you know, your habits, sleep and movement and training and nutrition and taking on and regulating your nervous system. Because these therapies do not replace the basics. They amplify them.
Mike (08:02)
That theory should be a whole other separate episode. Interesting. So methylene blue is a peptide, right?
Methylene Blue and Mitochondrial Support
Alan (08:08)
Methylene blue is actually a substance that ⁓ is, is been used in ⁓ different industries. It's been in medicine for over a hundred years. ⁓ They use it in like emergency settings, but what it does is it increases ATP because that's what we're looking at through the mitochondria. It's going to increase serotonin. It's an anti-inflammatory and an antioxidant.
⁓ It's quite powerful, gives people a lot of energy, allowing them to be calm in the process.
Mike (08:44)
heard of it. just haven't really applied it, especially to red light therapy before. So maybe I'll look into that. One of the often most overlooked topics when talking about longevity is bone density. So can red light therapy help with bone density as we age?
Bone Density and Aging
Alan (08:58)
Yeah, and this is an exciting area. It's really important to know that there are ⁓ studies that have shown that red light and near infrared work really great in stimulating osteoblast activity and support bone formation. So when we look at this, it's going to significantly improve bone mineral density. However, it is important to know that we do need to always apply, you know, nutrition, exercise.
It's not going to do it on its own. It's something that's supportive and it's going to help. if people are looking to improve bone density, obviously it's a great tool to add.
Mike (09:36)
Okay, interesting. ⁓ So if I start today, what changes will I feel in say, like, I don't know, five years?
Long-Term Benefits of Red Light Therapy
Alan (09:43)
Well, short term, what you're going to find is better energy and you're going to have recovery and skin. So it's going to improve in those three aspects, but long-term it's important to know that it's going to help, you know, maintain muscle, joint function. It's going to help with cognitive performance and it's going to reduce chronic inflammation, which is so very important to be able to prevent aging. And ⁓ what you're doing is you're going to preserve how your body performs over time.
Mike (10:12)
Sounds like all those things I need to be honest with you. Hey, Dr. Allen, again, thank you so much for joining us. Invaluable information. I hope all you viewers or listeners out there, and viewers, since this is also on YouTube, get a lot out of this. And we're gonna, with your feedback, continue doing this every week or every two weeks, as long as you feel that it's valuable to you. Thank you again, Dr. Allen.
Alan (10:31)
Thank you. Hope you guys have a blessed day.
Closing Outro
Intro/Outro (10:34)
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