Near Infrared Light Therapy Benefits & Uses | Brian Richards @saunaspace

Light dramatically impacts human health. Near-infrared (NIR) light is a photonutrient most of us lack. Near-infrared saunas provide many of the benefits of sunlight and saunas all in one. Without the discomfort of burning.

📕  Video chapters
00:35 Brian's non-negotiables for his health, performance, and bioharmony
02:18 Brian's backstory and decision to create SaunaSpace
06:20 Key sauna outcomes
07:34 Dinorphins and exercise exhaustion
08:58 Farmers have known about incandescent light
09:31 SPOKE: The light "absorption window"
11:00 NIR vs FIR vs Finnish saunas
13:15 Are there additional benefits from heating the human body radiantly?
14:51 NIR penetrates deeply and benefits mitochondria and more
15:04 Couple thousand sauna studies and 7000+ light therapy studies
15:51 Sunlight is 70% near-infrared when measured by photons humans experience
16:09 The primary things you get from NIR: are mitochondrial stimulation, immune modulation, melatonin
16:41 NIR and melatonin production
18:24 Dr. John Lieurance's book The Melatonin Miracle
19:39 Methylene Blue & light
20:56 Methylene blue strongly activates 3/4 mitochondrial proteins
23:03 History & science of heliotherapy
23:49 The "Light Eaters"
24:14 Sunlight, UV, blue light, sunscreen
26:23 Agni hotra Ayurvedic practice
27:46 Why Brian likes the ancestral medicines
28:47 Energetic nature of trauma and ill health
29:17 Epigenetics & trauma & ways to release it
31:39 Sauna is a simple gateway practice & can be meditative
34:20 Is self-care selfish?
34:45 Detoxing through exercise vs sauna usage
35:24 How non-native EMF is a stressor to the nervous system and human body (and mind)
39:02 Any sauna session and heat therapy practice is profoundly beneficial
40:48 How sauna protects against EMF exposure (BH4 and sheer stress)
42:36 Why avoiding sunlight is a major mistake made by most biohackers
46:34 Brian Richard's key health practices
48:00 Brian's most influential teachers

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📝 About our guest
Brian Richards is a nationally known expert in sauna therapy, light science, EMF science. In 2008 Brian transformed his health by creating his own incandescent electric light bath. In
2013, he founded SaunaSpace®, a company that combines cutting-edge incandescent infrared
technology with the age-old practice of sauna.

In 2023, he will bring a refreshing approach to natural living, biohacking, and natural health
transformation.

🔑 Key takeaways
- Sun is 40% near infrared spectrally, but in terms of photons per second it is 70% (not much UV)
- “We have a built-in healing, repair, regeneration, rejuvenation anti-aging system that’s in every cell of the body. It’s activated by NIR and red light”
- “MB is the only drug I recommend that works really well to amplify near infrared sauna usage”
- Any sauna session and heat therapy practice is profoundly beneficial

🔗 Links
- Full episode show notes: https://mindbodypeak.com/101
- Music by Luke Hall: soundcloud.com/c_luke_hall

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