Keyhole said:(...) That said, the above applies if your mum has poor cytochrome C oxidase function and too much nitric oxide. Other reasons for poor mitochondrial function can stem from vitamin B1, B2, B3, Quinone/CoQ10, Biotin, Manganese, or magnesium deficiencies. In these cases, NIR light will likely not correct the root cause, but will still help in some other ways. Overall, it seems like most people can benefit from red light, and is totally worth recommending.Ant22 said:My only worry is that in her case the lamp would only treat symptoms because my mom's diet is not exactly great.
Thank you for the thorough explanation Keyhole, it helps me when I know the actual mechanics behind it. And it will definitely help me to explain the benefits of it to my mom.
I guess it would be hard to work out what's causing my mom's symptoms because like myself, my mom also has the MTHFR gene mutation (her lab tests came back positive last month) so I guess that may play a role too. Especially that I have only one version of it, she has two, which came as a surprise because apart from the beginnings of arthritis she doesn't seem to have any other symptoms at all. I'll speak with her tonight and see how she feels about more supplements (she's already taking iodine and cofactors) and the lamp and if she wants to try it I'll get it for her.
Scottie said:(...) In short, I feel a slight pressure in my nasal passages when I'm in the InfraBed. Not uncomfortable, just "there". I also feel a kind of heat, but not physically hot. It's almost like Reiki-type heat, but more mild. It feels like it's on the outer surface of my body, and that it penetrates about 2cm.
The first session, I hadn't yet read the post about how infrared penetrates slightly into the body, so I wasn't primed or anything. And the nasal passage pressure is interesting, because historically I've had mini-migraines coupled with sinus pressure and the whole disappearing vision thing. Those headaches increased for awhile, but in the last 6-12 months, they've actually decreased in both frequency and intensity (yay!). So, the nasal passage pressure I feel is pretty interesting, because that's usually where the not-migraines start.
Hmmmm... now that's interesting Scottie. I suffered from sinuses issues and headaches throughout my 20ies but iodine sorted most of it out. Most of it. Not all of it. This morning I woke up with a bit of a similar "nasal pressure" sensation you described but I thought I caught a bug so I need to nuke it with more iodine. I held the lamp quite close to my face last night yet I didn't connect it to the blockage in the nasal sinuses area until I read your post.
It will be interesting to see if your not-migranes come back or not. Fingers crossed they won't!
Other than that, I can't say that I've noticed anything else, except that one 15-minute treatment the day after I worked out seemed to have fixed some sore muscles. I didn't even realize it until the next morning.
It doesn't really energize me (in a wide-awake sense), but I do usually feel "better" somehow afterwards.
Well, that may sound , but it's pretty clear it's doing something!
I wouldn't actually say it energized me in a wide-awake sense either, i.e. it's not the same wide-awake sensation caffeine causes. I still feel a wee bit sleepy but definitely not as bad as I thought I would. I guess the best way to describe it is that the metal tiredness/sluggishness and lack of motivation that usually come with not getting enough sleep aren't here today, which in turn makes the physical symptoms more bearable.
I don't know if we mean the same thing but I can relate to your "I do usually feel "better" somehow afterwards" too.