Red light therapy before or after workout sessions has become extremely popular. And, for good reason: many people experience huge benefits using this approach for their workout performance. Nevertheless, we frequently get the question of what red light therapy panel should be used to maximize workout performance. Also, people aren't sure whether they should use a red light therapy panel before or after workout sessions, or both. So, I decided to dig deep into the science of red light therapy for workout performance. I've analyzed all the currently available science on ..read more

On this website, we've been in the red light therapy space for almost 5 years, since 2017. And yet, sometimes the question "does red light therapy work" come up. Usually, it's people who don't really have a deep understanding of red light therapy that ask the question. Of course, it's only natural that people who don't understand red light therapy ask this question because there are more and more people entering the space. We've all been beginners at one point. So, this blog post is created to give some concrete examples of how red light therapy does have benefits  ..read more

Here we go again! After visiting the Health Optimisation Summit in London on May 28 and 29, less than one week later the Biohacker Summit was held in Helsinki. So I - Bart from team Alexfergus - took an airplane from London to Helsinki to report on the latest biohacking developments which I came across on June 3rd and 4th in Helsinki. Many different companies were present at the Biohacker Summit 2022 in Helsinki. My focus, during this time, was to report to you on the latest and most exceptional developments in the industry - the cutting-edge innovations and ideas. So, even thou ..read more

Hey, this is Bart from team Alexfergus. In this blog post, I'll describe my experience of the Health Optimisaion Summit 2023. Last year, I also posted a pervasive review of the 2022 Health Optimisation Summit. So now it's time to review the 2023 version. Below I'm posting 15 ideas I found most exciting on the summit. I do want to say though that there were dozens of different stands at the conference and hundreds, if not thousands, of individuals. Many of these companies at the stands and/or individuals had great ideas. I aimed to pick the best and feature them on this blog post. Of course, ev ..read more

Lately, Alex talked to me about several very specialized red light therapy topics. The "systemic effects" of red light therapy was one of these topics. And, because there's not an extreme number of studies available on this topic, it became easier for me to take a deep dive into all the science on this topic. As often, tons of these studies are animal studies but many human studies exist as well.  A second source of inspiration for doing more research on this topic were a series of two podcasts by Dr. Jack Kruse, Dr. Andrew Huberman, and Rick Rubin, part one and part two, which ..read more

Welcome to the blog post on the effects of the 808 nanometers (nm) and 810nm red light therapy. These wavelengths are located very close together.  But let's first take a step back. From a physics standpoint, all light has wavelengths. Blue light, for instance, can be found between 400 and 500 nanometers, depending on who you ask. Today I'll talk about near-infrared light and two wavelengths precisely: 808 and 810nm light. All wavelengths have different effects. In the blog I wrote about blue light therapy, for instance, you'll find blue light can help with skin conditions, mood ..read more

 Welcome to my review covering nine of the world's leading red light therapy tabletop panels! If you've read my reviews before, you know I have affiliate links with 8 of the 9 companies in this review. I have used my affiliate links in this article for your convenience. I have done a lot of reviews and comparisons of the larger wall hanging body panels for red light therapy. In this video series, we will be looking at 9 of these smaller tabletop panels. As you can see, these are all different shapes and sizes.    Here's a link to my YouTube video: "The Best ..read more

Recently, blue light therapy has been introduced in the red light therapy space. PlatinumLED added blue light therapy to their BIOMAX panels in a 2022/2023 upgrade to their product. PlatinumLED is not the first though: blue light therapy has been popular for decades now. And, there's a ton of published science on this topic. I will break down that science down in this blog post and teach you about the pros and cons of blue light therapy. During that process, I'll rely on existing "systematic reviews" that have been published on this topic. I'll also add some other stud ..read more

Bart hree from team Alexfergus. In this blog post, I'll talk about red light therapy pulsing. I'll break down the science on this topic. The topic is somewhat controversial as not everyone agrees that pulsing is beneficial. But first a definition: Pulsing is defined as momentary peaks of light that are emitted from a red light therapy device. So, at different intervals of time, there's either light emitted from the device or not. Continuous exposure is the opposite of pulsing as there's light emitted at all moments of time. Pulsing is controversial within the red light therapy space thoug ..read more