has anyone seen any of these LEDS (60,000mcd at 630 nm) and does this have an effect on wounds?  Here's the link.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7604482309&ssPageName=MERC_VI_ReBay_Pr8_PcY_BIN_Stores_IT#ebayphotohosting

Let me add that the oxygenated blood absorbs light at 660nm (red light), whereas
deoxygenated blood absorbs light preferentially at 940nm (infra-red). Based on
this particularity were made the pulse oximeters, consisting of two light
emitting diodes, at 600nm and 940nm, and two light collecting sensors, which
measure the amount of red and infra-red light emerging from tissues traversed by
the light rays. The relative absorption of light by oxyhemoglobin (HbO) and
deoxyhemoglobin is processed by the device and an oxygen saturation level is
reported.

Petre

"Blood absorbs light energy from the sun," proposes Dr. Oren, whose research
is funded by a career development award from the U.S. Department of Veterans
Affairs. "The blood can then regulate our biological clocks, our physiology
and our behavior. My theory is that in people who get SAD, the blood isn't
absorbing enough light."



Great find Ramon!



I expected such thing to be revealed since I learned that the only difference
between hemin, from blood, and chlorophyll, from plants, is that chlorophyll is
bound by an atom of magnesium and hemin is bound by iron.



Petre

HEALING WITH SINGLE FREQUENCY LIGHT by: Olszewski, David, E.E., I.E.

EARLY EXPERIMENTS In 1965, the Russians and Czechs were trying to standardize
colour therapy, which is the use of colours to treat the body. When they used a
single colour on a number of people, they got different reactions because colour
affects emotions and produces different effects. The Russians wanted to have a
standard treatment, so they theorized that if they isolated one frequency of
blue, or red, they could duplicate colour therapy on a regulated basis. They
started separating different frequencies with lasers, and they discovered a lot
more than they expected to find. They discovered that a single frequency light
in a laser can stimulate DNA in damaged cell tissue. They used a low power laser
under 50-milliwatts because higher lasers can cut tissue.

PULSED VS.CONTINUOUS LASER They discovered that if they used a pulsed laser
light, the tissue healed rapidly. On the other hand, if they gave a continuous
beam, it sedated the cell and killed the pain. When a single frequency pulsed
light hit the cell, it actually stimulated the cell to start producing more
protein than it normally does, and as a result, the cell would heal. Even when
they took the light away, the cell continued its healing. The continuous beam
had a reverse effect. It actually caused the cell membrane to relax; it killed
pain, reduced inflammation and made muscle tissue relax.

INCREASED HEALING IN THE 660 nm WAVELENGTH It didn't matter what the frequency
was. It could be infrared, red, blue, or green, as long as it was single
although, as you move toward the red end of the spectrum, the rate of cellular
regeneration increased. For instance, a single frequency in the green range
might affect the kidney 40 times better than a normal base-line study, whereas a
red would be about 4,000 times faster. So over the years they migrated to
infrared, red and eventually the 660 nanometer wavelength because it was the
fastest way to regenerate tissue. So if you have an injury you would normally
recover from in ten days, you can actually recover that tissue in two days by
treating it with light.

WAVELENGTH OF CELL TISSUE About ten years later at the University of Chicago,
researchers discovered that the average wavelength of cell tissue in the human
body ranged between 600 nanometers and 720 nm;

660 is the mid-point. So in essence, the reason a 660 nm works better than any
other single frequency is because it is closer to the resonant frequency of cell
tissue. The other reason is that 660 nm absorbs better in hemoglobin.

LASER LIGHT VS LIGHT EMITTING DIODES (LED) When this therapy reached the U.S.
and Canada, both lasers and light-emitting diodes at 660 nanometers were being
used. The LED diffuses; the single frequency laser does not. With this
diffusion, the cell can actually be in control of the treatment and shut off the
molecules when it was done. But with the laser, the cells are no longer in
control; the doctor or the practitioner applying the laser is in control. If he
does it too long or with too much strength, you would not only heal the tissue,
but you would start a deterioration again. So basically, the use of
light-emitting diodes eliminated the draw back of lasers, and light could be
applied into such sensitive areas as the eyes and around the face. LEDs allowed
this whole area to blossom into a much larger usage by average people in their
homes. Tiina Karu, Ph.D. of the Laser Technology Center in Russia, and
affiliated with the University of California at Berkely, probably the top
researcher in the world on the use of lasers and light emitting diodes published
a study in Health and Physics Digest called "Photobiological Effects of Lasers"
which discusses photobiological stimulation without laser light. The article
explains that you can do laser treatment without using laser light, by using
light emitting diodes which are much safer. Since the cells are basically in
control of the process, there is no way to overuse light.

THE MERIDIAN SYSTEM Acupuncturists discovered that single frequency light could
activate acupressure points. Pulse light could stimulate it; continuous light
could sedate the acupuncture points. But they also discovered that light applied
to a meridian end-point can actually be traced flowing through the meridian to
the organ acupuncture points. The meridian system is a useful pathway for
getting light deeper into the body, so if you are treating things like asthma in
the lungs, there is an alternate method of getting light into the lungs.

DEPTH OF LIGHT PENETRATION As we developed more types of lights with different
geometrical shapes, we were able to actually get light deeper into the body
without going through the meridians. Initially, single frequency light
penetrated approximately an inch and a half, but today, larger units can
penetrate up to eight inches. It will go through the skull. We use it on
strokes, concussions and internal problems in the brain. Excellent studies have
been done using light for pain relief, degenerative osteoarthritis, carpal
tunnel tendonitis, skin ailments, acne, psoriasis, healing of the sinus cells,
throat and ear problems, whiplash and lower back problems.

PENETRATING THROUGH THE BLOOD STREAM You can even get light into the blood
stream. One of the best ways is through your belly button, because the aorta
artery is behind the belly button. So if you insert the light there for 20
minutes, every drop of blood in the body will pass in front of the light,
increasing the activity of your white cells, red cells, B-cells and T-cells, so
you can boost your whole immune system.

ACUTE VS CHRONIC CONDITIONS If you use lasers or light-emitting diodes, it will
actually speed up healing by a factor of five. If you have chronic conditions
like osteoarthritis or whiplash from 15 years ago, conditions that are not
responding or are deteriorating, the use of laser and LED light has actually
stimulated regeneration. I believe light is going to play the biggest part in
chronic conditions for people who have already explored a lot of other
modalities and have found no solution.

BRAIN WAVE STUDIES We were studying the diagnosis of illnesses like leukemia,
etc through brainwave patterns. We were surprised to find that when we treat the
person with light, or with heat, that when the body starts healing, it shifts
into what is called a healing profile where beta waves disappear, and alpha,
theta and delta appear like you wouldn't even find in a yogi.

"I oppose sunglasses. Sunglasses are the main reason why the UV light destroys
the eyes. This occurs because your pupils expand when you wear sunglasses, and
the exposure can destroy your eyes even quicker". - Meier Schneider

Be Well and Prosper,

--Chuck

Low Level Laser Therapy Tomorrow's Health Care...Today!

Dr. Larry Lytle's Healing Light

"SHEDDING LIGHT on DIABETES"

Treating Diabetes with Low Level Laser Therapy Is a New and Exciting
Alternative

Diabetes is a serious disorder and during 2002, 224,092 deaths in the
United States were directly related to complications from diabetes.
Many people (nearly 1 in 3) are not even aware they have diabetes until
they develop one of the serious and sometimes life-threatening
complications, including:
High blood pressure; Heart disease; Stroke; Blindness (diabetic
retinopathy causes 12,000 to 24,000 new cases of blindness each year
making diabetes the leading cause of new cases of blindness in adults
20-74 years of age); Kidney disease (an estimated 175,000 people are
living on chronic dialysis or with a kidney transplant); Nervous system
disease; Amputations; Dental Disease; Complications in pregnancy; Sexual
dysfunction; And various other complications.

Diabetes is more common in African Americans, Latinos, Asian Americans
and Pacific Islanders and Native Americans.  Nearly 15% of Native
Americans older than 20 have been diagnosed with diabetes.
There are two major types of diabetes, Type 1 and Type 2.  Type 1
results from the body's failure to produce insulin, the hormone that
"unlocks" the cells of the body, allowing glucose to enter and fuel
them.  It is estimated that 5-10% of the over 20 million Americans who
are diagnosed with diabetes have Type 1 diabetes.
Type 2 diabetes results from insulin resistance (a condition in which
the body fails to properly use insulin), combined with relative insulin
deficiency.  Insulin is the hormone that is needed to convert sugar,
starches and other food into energy needed for daily life.
Fortunately most Americans who are diagnosed with diabetes have Type 2
diabetes which is easier to treat than Type 1.  The cause of diabetes
continues to be a mystery to orthodox medicine.  Genetic factors,
environmental factors, poor diet, obesity, and lack of exercise appear
to play roles.
Usually diabetes is diagnosed with either the Fasting Plasma Glucose
Test (FPG) or an Oral Glucose Tolerance Test (OGTT).  Either test can be
used to diagnose pre-diabetes or diabetes.  The American Diabetes
Association recommends the FPG because it is easier, faster, and less
expensive to perform.
Fasting blood glucose levels between 100 and 125 mg/dl, are a red flag
and over 41 million Americans are estimated to have this pre-diabetic
condition.  A person with fasting blood glucose level of 126 mg/dl or
higher has diabetes.
In the OGTT test, a person's blood glucose level is measured after a
fast and two hours after drinking a glucose-rich beverage.  If the
two-hour blood glucose level is between 140 and 199 mg/dl, the person
tested has pre-diabetes.  If the two-hour blood glucose level is at 200
mg/dl or higher, the person tested has diabetes.
There is a big push, particularly in the Native American communities for
early screening.  Testing includes blood pressure, weight, blood and
urine tests, eye, dental and foot exams.  Education to change life
styles is the treatment of choice.
Unfortunately, orthodox medical cures have not proven very effective for
either type of diabetes.  Type I diabetes is treated with insulin.
Controlling the insulin amount is difficult but has been improved with
various time released insulin pump techniques.  Type 2 treatments
consist of various drugs to lower high blood pressure and glucose
levels.  But these drugs have a long list of detrimental side effects -
many of which are worse than the disease.
Alternative medicine offers different methods of diagnosis and
treatments that include many nutritional and homeopathic remedies.  Of
all the available alternative medical options available, low level laser
therapy may be the most promising.
Just how low level laser therapy can be used for either Type 1 or Type 2
diabetes is rather interesting.  Research has shown that our cells emit
low level infrared light called biophotons.  Biophotons allow for
inter-cellular communication.  When two exact biophotons cross they form
a wave called the soliton wave.  A soliton wave has higher amplitude
than the waves from the two original biophotons and moves through the
body rather easily.  Soliton waves carry information and energy.  The
type of information they carry is dependent on many factors which are
too lengthy to discuss in this short paper.
All cells are composed of atoms which have a nucleus composed of a
protons and neutrons with electrons moving around the nucleus.  When
electrons leave the atom - the atom is negatively altered and you now
have disease.  The new altered atoms and cells are reproduced via DNA
and the disease becomes chronic.
Low level lasers such as the Q1000 that produce soliton waves carry
electrons back to the damaged atoms and cells, helping to restore normal
DNA composition and normal, positive soliton wave communications between
cells.
This process is how low level laser therapy can be effective for
diabetes.  Remember that Type II diabetes results when cellular receptor
sites have been altered and will not allow insulin to attach.  This
reduces the cell's ability to produce adequate ATP - the cells energy
blocks.  When this damaged cell is reproduced millions of times, the
result is Type II diabetes.
Low level laser therapy and particularly the patented Q1000 laser
produces soliton waves that carry electrons to the damaged cells,
restoring their capability to function normally.  Mode 3 of the Q1000
has 29 pre-programmed frequencies that have proven effective at
restoring intercellular communication and helping to reduce blood sugar
levels for Type II diabetics.
Robert a 76 year old rancher had been treating his Type II diabetes for
twenty five years with various oral drugs and diet, and still his blood
sugar levels were over 250, and he was facing the unpleasant (to him)
option of being required to start an insulin program.  Instead of
following the traditional medical insulin model (which he believes had
caused the death of two of his friends), he bought a Q1000 low level
laser and began treating himself.  The following is an interview between
Dr Lytle and Robert:
We came home and I started using the laser on my back, and my blood
sugar started dropping about 20 points every day!  It went from 245 to
220, down to 210, down to 180.  On January 1 it was 184, then dropped to
161 and then again to 153, then to 136, then to 133.  Today it was 96 on
one machine and 121 on the other.  That's down from 254 in a week's
time!  I test my blood with two different instruments - a One Touch and
a Dex machine.  The One Touch is supposed to be accurate, but you have
to handle the glucose strip with your fingers, which can possibly
contaminate the strip.
Dr Larry.  How long did you use it?
I just used it one 3-minute cycle per day on Mode 3 on the lower left
side of my back beneath the 1st and 2nd rib.  My daughters have been
buying me everything they can think of to help with my diabetes - none
of that garbage worked!  I'm going to stop using this other garbage and
will continue to use the laser.

Dr. Larry.  I might suggest that you to stop using the laser for a week
or 10 days and see if your blood sugar goes back up.
Oh, I know it would.
Dr. Larry.  You could really be a big help to a lot of people with
diabetes if you could set some type of standard for how many times per
week you have to use the laser to keep your blood sugar under control.
Is 2x's per week all I'm going to need to use it?
Dr. Larry.  I don't think you're going to need to use it everyday to
keep your sugar level down.  I would ask you to help us out by stop
using it for a week and document the results.  If it goes back up, then
use the laser twice a week and record the results.
I want to run it down a little lower.
Dr. Larry.  Anything under 120 is pretty normal.  Have you changed
anything on your diet?
No, I haven't really changed anything, but have pretty much the same
diet as always.
In follow-up communication with Robert, it was learned he was able to
maintain normal blood sugar levels by using the Q1000 just a couple of
times per week for over a year. The Robert admitted he "kind of forgot
to use it" as often as he did when he first got his Q1000 laser.
Then he got pneumonia and his blood sugar got out of control so his
doctor put him on insulin and at the time of publication of this
article, he uses insulin daily. (Apparently Robert was not aware that
the Q1000 is effective on pneumonia).
Chinese Medicine teaches that there is a certain life force that wanes
with age, and is affected not only by the way you think, but is affected
by the thinking of those around you including doctors and family. It is
a fact that negative thinking suppresses the quality and quantity of
your own biophotons. And thus reduces intercellular communication.
Type I Diabetes is even harder to treat but following is a testimonial
showing good results using Mode 3 of the Q1000 along with the 660 Probe
Enhancer on acupoints.
A 16-year-old girl with Type I Diabetes was on 22 units of insulin per
day.  In just two treatments using Mode 3 of the Q1000 laser on the
pancreas plus the 660 Enhancer Probe on acupoints on her hand, she only
required 2 units of insulin per day. She reports that she continues to
use the laser once a week because it makes her feel so good.
Clinical research from Africa has demonstrated rehabilitation of Type I
diabetes using a combination of low level laser frequencies on the
pancreas. These frequencies can be programmed into one of the empty
modes on the Q1000.  This feature makes the Q1000 the most advanced
laser system available in the market place today.
In summary, the best approach for controlling diabetes is to alter life
style and prevent it.   More research is needed on the effect of laser
light on diabetes, but the Q1000 and 660 Enhancer Probe appears to offer
a safe alternative method of using light to treat your own diabetes.

For more information on the Q1000
low level laser please call (605) 342-5669
or visit www.laserinformation.com

Its finally here. I now have finished the V Pulse LED pulser.
So now anybody that wants to pulse their LED Arrays can do so. It is a simple to
operate device. You can run any audio frequency with it. There are some pre-made
frequencies included on a CD to get you started. You can view it here at the
website. All owners af the LED arrays made by me can get a discount on the first
LED pulser. Just let me know by email.

http://www.theledman.net/


Any questions let me know.
V

----- Original Message -----

From: marjie

To: LEDeffects@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Saturday, October 29, 2005 10:34 AM

Subject: [LEDeffects] LED's

http://tinyurl.com/aowno

http://tinyurl.com/dd2ab

Cough up $279.90 + Shipping and you too can have one of these.  Notice the
small area it covers with it's infarred.  Not many visible lights on in the
"used by NASA" photo.  Plus you've got to hold on to this one - no just
laying it on the area.  I much prefer V's.  CU - Marjie

http://tinyurl.com/aowno

http://tinyurl.com/dd2ab

Cough up $279.90 + Shipping and you too can have one of these.  Notice the
small area it covers with it's infarred.  Not many visible lights on in the
"used by NASA" photo.  Plus you've got to hold on to this one - no just
laying it on the area.  I much prefer V's.  CU - Marjie

>I will be attaching it with only a little paper
tape next time.<

I meant to say attaching it TO MY WRIST.

Yes- the velcro idea sounds good.

BTW- I'll post a copy of something I posted to the DMSO group 'cause I'm
using this unit to treat  something else, too.

DB

Yup.p if you cover it in clothe too much it tends to bulid up heat. One idea I
had was to get some of thet self adhesive velrco at the hardware store. then you
can stick a strip of it acros the back and then make one strap that gose all the
way around and use it to fasten. that leaves moset of it exposed te air. the
holes will help also. your model has 1/2 inch of space under the circuit board
not includnig the resistor so if you drilled the holes along th ebottom edge you
sholud be fine. If you screw it up Ill make you another one with the holes
already in place.






Take care,
  V


> After burning myself last night, I'm now qualified to pontificate upon this
> matter.

> I wrapped the 660 unit to my right wrist with an Ace Bandage last night and
> went to sleep. After about 75 minutes I woke up with it burning and I
> hastily removed it. I got up and put Emu oil on the afflicted area.

> Today I can see reddened impressions of the LED's and it's a little sore but
> not bad.

> My idea is to use this thing in a manner like the Beck Device, since I have
> a good idea that I've got calcifying nanobacteria flowing through my blood
> again.

> Here's what won't work:
> Despite the fact that V has the lights recessed in the box, in a pressed
> situation the skin comes into too tight contact with them. An Ace bandage is
> the WRONG way to do this.

> Here's what might work:
> There is enough room along the top edges of the box to drill 1/8"
> ventilation holes around the sides. I will see if I can also safely drill a
> few holes in the back side. There is enough flange on the top to attach some
> kind of buffer around it so it won't touch the skin, maybe self-adhering
> weatherstripping pieces. I will be attaching it with only a little paper
> tape next time.

> When I get it worked out I'll send a photo.

> More later, Daddybob



--

After burning myself last night, I'm now qualified to pontificate upon this
matter.

I wrapped the 660 unit to my right wrist with an Ace Bandage last night and
went to sleep. After about 75 minutes I woke up with it burning and I
hastily removed it. I got up and put Emu oil on the afflicted area.

Today I can see reddened impressions of the LED's and it's a little sore but
not bad.

My idea is to use this thing in a manner like the Beck Device, since I have
a good idea that I've got calcifying nanobacteria flowing through my blood
again.

Here's what won't work:
Despite the fact that V has the lights recessed in the box, in a pressed
situation the skin comes into too tight contact with them. An Ace bandage is
the WRONG way to do this.

Here's what might work:
There is enough room along the top edges of the box to drill 1/8"
ventilation holes around the sides. I will see if I can also safely drill a
few holes in the back side. There is enough flange on the top to attach some
kind of buffer around it so it won't touch the skin, maybe self-adhering
weatherstripping pieces. I will be attaching it with only a little paper
tape next time.

When I get it worked out I'll send a photo.

More later, Daddybob

>I am not sure about ones with big bellies however<

Rules me out on that way HA.

DB

Hi Ron,

it wolud only damage the skin if it got too hot. the damage wolud be from heat
not from the light. there is also another place some people shine it to get the
blood and that is at the navel as there is a main artery that comes close to the
surface there on most people. I am not sure about ones with big bellies however
:-)




Take care,
  V


> Hey Daddybob,
> I'd like to hear from V on that too.
> I wonder, though, if it would get too hot and damage
> the skin some.

> Ron

> --- ransley <ransley@...> wrote:

>> V-
>> Is there a limit? Are there ill effects to the skin
>> from over-exposure of
>> 660 light?
>>
>> I read a while back that we could use this therapy
>> on the wrist in a
>> Beck-like manner to kill pathogens in the blood. I'm
>> thinking about lashing
>> my box to a wrist with an Ace bandage and going
>> sleep. I would probably wake
>> up 3-5 hours later and take it off.
>>
>> What do you think?
>>
>> Daddybob
>>
>>



>
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--

Hi Dadybob

there is no time limit for the 660, you can leave it on as long as you like I
wolud do a test period with you being awake and run it for at least an hour to
see what happens first. If you strap it on try not to cover it completely with
cloth or if you do see how warm it gets after about an hour before sleeping with
it.

Take care,
  V


> V-
> Is there a limit? Are there ill effects to the skin from over-exposure of
> 660 light?

> I read a while back that we could use this therapy on the wrist in a
> Beck-like manner to kill pathogens in the blood. I'm thinking about lashing
> my box to a wrist with an Ace bandage and going sleep. I would probably wake
> up 3-5 hours later and take it off.

> What do you think?

> Daddybob



--

Hey Daddybob,
I'd like to hear from V on that too.
I wonder, though, if it would get too hot and damage
the skin some.

Ron

--- ransley <ransley@...> wrote:

> V-
> Is there a limit? Are there ill effects to the skin
> from over-exposure of
> 660 light?
>
> I read a while back that we could use this therapy
> on the wrist in a
> Beck-like manner to kill pathogens in the blood. I'm
> thinking about lashing
> my box to a wrist with an Ace bandage and going
> sleep. I would probably wake
> up 3-5 hours later and take it off.
>
> What do you think?
>
> Daddybob
>
>




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V-
Is there a limit? Are there ill effects to the skin from over-exposure of
660 light?

I read a while back that we could use this therapy on the wrist in a
Beck-like manner to kill pathogens in the blood. I'm thinking about lashing
my box to a wrist with an Ace bandage and going sleep. I would probably wake
up 3-5 hours later and take it off.

What do you think?

Daddybob

Hi daddybob52954,

Good to hear from you. hey taht is pretty good results on the leg there. thanks
for lettnig me know. I will have to try that myself if i get sometnhing like
that. let me know how it goes with the ears.




Take care,
  V


> Hey V- here I am!

> Ok, I bought it to use it on my ears and neck, and both of those will
> be longterm so there's nothing to say about that yet.

> But- Saturday I scraped my lower left shin on something, and by Sunday
> morning it was bothersome. It had scabbed over but there was soreness.
> I had to get out the door, but I took about two minutes to shine the
> lights on it. It stopped hurting right away. It has not hurt since.

> Daddybob





--

Hey V- here I am!

Ok, I bought it to use it on my ears and neck, and both of those will
be longterm so there's nothing to say about that yet.

But- Saturday I scraped my lower left shin on something, and by Sunday
morning it was bothersome. It had scabbed over but there was soreness.
I had to get out the door, but I took about two minutes to shine the
lights on it. It stopped hurting right away. It has not hurt since.

Daddybob

Hi V and group,

For anybody who doesn’t already know, V makes a very nice high quality device
that anyone would be proud to own.  I got one each of the 660nm. and 880nm.
single arrays.  I haven't done much with the 660nm. yet, but I’ve had some good
luck with the 880nm. array!

I did notice that the 880nm. array gets pretty hot after five minutes of use,
enough so that I feel the need to shut it off and let it cool down after this
period of time.  The 660nm. array does not exhibit this tendency.

Here is my success story.  I sprained my thumb pretty bad on my right hand.  I
couldn’t touch the tip of my little finger with it.  In fact, I could hardly
touch the tip of my index finger with the injured thumb.  There was very little
range of motion, and quite a lot of throbbing pain.  This went on for over a
week, until I remembered my LED’s.  Duahhh.

Anyway, I was taking no prescription or over the counter medication, although I
certainly could have used it.  I started out irradiating for ten minutes a day
with the 880nm. device, concentrating on the thenar eminence (e.g., the body of
muscle on the palm of the hand just beneath the thumb).  Each ten minute session
was broken up into two five minute periods with about five minutes or so in
between to allow for cooling.  After four days of this I didn’t seem to notice
any improvement, so I stopped.  Then, after three more days of pain, I decided
to go for it.  I irradiated for five five minute periods (maybe six, I don’t
remember), with time in between to let the device cool off.

When this marathon session was over, I did notice some improvement in the pain
level, maybe a 10% improvement, let’s say.  But the big change showed up the
next day when I woke up realizing to my complete surprise that the range of
motion in my thumb had improved 80%, and the pain level had diminished 50%! 
What a relief!

I was going to irradiate again but I didn’t seem to be able to find the time. 
Yet, over the next week or so I noticed that the improvement was continuing,
even with no further irradiation!  Every day there was noticeably more range of
motion, and less pain.  At this point, the thumb is completely back to normal.

A skeptic will say that the thumb would have recovered the same way without
irradiation.  I don’t think so.  I’ve had plenty of similar sprain injuries
including sprains to the thumb, and these kind of things do not resolve
themselves very quickly.  The discomfort and limitations in range of motion
ordinarily seem to just go on and on for weeks and weeks.  I have never
experienced an injury like this resolving itself so quickly.

I am not a medical doctor and this is not medical advise.  Your experience may
vary, of course.  I myself am convinced that irradiating with the 880nm. array
did something to accelerate the healing of my sprained thumb while reducing the
discomfort I was experiencing, as well.  The LED’s seemed to work best when the
sensation of heat became noticeable deep within the tissue, although I am not
sure whether this was just an effect of the LED’s themselves heating up, or an
effect of the near IR irradiation.  One relatively long exposure session seemed
to work better than several shorter sessions spread over a period of several
days.

Using the LED array is not anywhere near as convenient as mindlessly swallowing
capsules containing non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, for example.  But in
this case, anyway, the LED’s did seem to offer a viable alternative, and
appeared to actually stimulate genuine healing instead of merely reducing
unpleasant symptoms, but without having any actual effect on the underlying
problem.

Pete Macomber

--- In LEDeffects@yahoogroups.com, V <vzon17@y...> wrote:

> The pulser will work only for any array that has the 12 volt
transformer. the onse with the higher voltage work too but they tend
to over heat the pulesr circuit.

If I'd build my own, would you like to nudge me to the right direction?

Tommi

Hi frijk,

The pulser will work only for any array that has the 12 volt transformer. the
onse with the higher voltage work too but they tend to over heat the pulesr
circuit.




Take care,
  V
http://www.theledman.net
http://www.pulsepowermeter.com

> --- In LEDeffects@yahoogroups.com, V <vzon17@y...> wrote:

>> You can focus several LEDS on the same spot to acheive the same
> effect as a lens. I have a pulser in the works tha will work with my
> arrays.

> Would that really increase the penetration or just the energy?

> Pulser: Cool. Will you make one available for your old models as well?
> What settings will it have?

> Tommi




--

--- In LEDeffects@yahoogroups.com, V <vzon17@y...> wrote:

> You can focus several LEDS on the same spot to acheive the same
effect as a lens. I have a pulser in the works tha will work with my
arrays.

Would that really increase the penetration or just the energy?

Pulser: Cool. Will you make one available for your old models as well?
What settings will it have?

Tommi

Hi frijk,

You can focus several LEDS on the same spot to acheive the same effect as a
lens. I have a pulser in the works tha will work with my arrays.




Take care,
  V
http://www.theledman.net
http://www.pulsepowermeter.com

> Laser has greater penetration than a LED. Could the penetration of a
> LED be increased by adding some sort of lens? Would you know any lens
> that could be used for that? Also I read that pulsing a laser increases
> penetration so would pulsing a LED do the same thing? Has anyone tried
> pulsing? I think James C. Roberts said he was going to try pulsing but
> never reported back.

> Tommi




--

Laser has greater penetration than a LED. Could the penetration of a
LED be increased by adding some sort of lens? Would you know any lens
that could be used for that? Also I read that pulsing a laser increases
penetration so would pulsing a LED do the same thing? Has anyone tried
pulsing? I think James C. Roberts said he was going to try pulsing but
never reported back.

Tommi

Diabetes causes a thickening of the vessels from the retina. That is causing
a pressure between the retina and the back side of the eye on which is
located the retina. In time, that pressure increases and causes the
"exfoliation" or detachment of the retina from its support.
Burned retina is a totally improper term, since the retina never burns. UV
radiation does not reach the retina, because the lens absorbs it, while
infrared radiation actually heals the retina. Near-infrared light which is
able to increase the amount of energy in cells, say researchers at the
Medical College of Wisconsin. They studied the new methods in rats whose
retinas had been damaged by methanol, a toxic chemical. It is known that
methanol harms the mitochondria, the energy-producing structures within the
cells. But exposure to an LED light could prevent this damage. The
researchers believe that this method, which they call photobiomodulation,
may turn out to be a non-invasive way of treating retinal injury and
preventing blindness.
The "burned retina" is an area from the central side of the retina where the
cells become depleted in some chemicals (photopigments) due to prolonged
exposure to intense light. When
the photopigment is struck by a photon it instantly snaps or uncoils. As the
number of snapping photopigments within the inner segment increases, the
intensity of the nerve output from the cell also increases.
The rods and cones are fitted with a small ionic "pump" that continuously
expels ions of sodium (Na+) inside the cell as it brings ions of potassium
(K+) from outside. The resulting imbalance produces a small, steady electric
current across the cell body. The action of light can increase or decrease
this baseline electric potential. In other words, the rods and cones produce
a continuous visual signal, unlike other sensors which are active only when
stimulated.

Petre


What is retina detachment?

I read on a website, under FAQs that some people have burned their retinas.
What are the things to avoid in that case?

Riff





Yahoo! Groups Links

Melinda Conner, Ph.D (NIH t32 fellow to the program of integrative
medicine in Tucson), Dr. tom Firor, and Michal Levin (former BBC
health news anchor) are doing a professional skills course on
Saturday night: Toward a generic set of professional guidelines for
all healers.

Also, for the second year in a row, a Friday full day elective
workshop choice will be a research symposium (see conference
schedule at www.issseem.org).

As usual, the issseem conference will be one of contrast and
comparison.

Elucidating and expanding upon the need for professional guidelines
in the healing arts, to us, was a self evident idea for a project.
We also believe that issseem is a particularly important forum for
this presentation at this juncture.

I found and excellent definition of the wellness milieu from a
student at the University of California in Los Angeles. It is
apropos and well worth the reading time, although he overlooks one
aspect of the scene in his description. That paper can be found at:
http://repositories.cdlib.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?
article=1033&context=uclasoc

I think you are right about the thumb being a little
out. I never thought of that.

Ron

--- "James McCourt, Ph.D." <drjem@...>
wrote:
> Good solution. Sounds like your thumb was slightly
> out of joint. I have been
> there and benefited from an IR protocol similar to
> what you have done.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "ron_the_desert_rat"
> <ron_the_desert_rat@...>
> To: <LEDeffects@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2005 5:03 AM
> Subject: [LEDeffects] LED success
>
>
> > I've had a sore thumb for 10 or 12 years. I
> hesitate to say it is
> > arthritis since there was no swelling of the
> joint. At any rate the
> > soreness was at the base of the thumb and deep
> into the large joint.
> > Always sore to squeeze and sometimes it would
> flare up for a time.
> > I began applying the 42 LED array to the palm side
> for 20 to 30
> > minutes and then to the back a couple times a day.
> After 3 days there
> > was substantial improvement and after 6 or 8 (whos
> counting)  there is
> > very little soreness. At least an 80% improvement.
> This is holding
> > even thoughI have not used the LED now for 3 days.
> >
> > I originally got the unit because I had broken two
> ribs on Nov. 29th
> > and there was still soreness at the very bottom of
> the rib cage. I had
> > been treating with a FAR infrared lamp. At first I
> applied the LED
> > against the bottom ribs but it seemed not to help
> any. Then I sort of
> > rolled it under the rib till it was aimed up and a
> little inside. Just
> > a couple of times a day for two days and there is
> a substantial
> > reduction in soreness. I really think that I would
> have been much
> > better off with the large array LED instead of the
> FAR lamp during the
> > first 2 or 3 months of healing.
> >
> > Wonder if it would be good applied to the scalp to
> treat thinning
> > hair. :).
> >
> > Ron
>
>
>

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Good solution. Sounds like your thumb was slightly out of joint. I have been
there and benefited from an IR protocol similar to what you have done.

----- Original Message -----
From: "ron_the_desert_rat" <ron_the_desert_rat@...>
To: <LEDeffects@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2005 5:03 AM
Subject: [LEDeffects] LED success


> I've had a sore thumb for 10 or 12 years. I hesitate to say it is
> arthritis since there was no swelling of the joint. At any rate the
> soreness was at the base of the thumb and deep into the large joint.
> Always sore to squeeze and sometimes it would flare up for a time.
> I began applying the 42 LED array to the palm side for 20 to 30
> minutes and then to the back a couple times a day. After 3 days there
> was substantial improvement and after 6 or 8 (whos counting)  there is
> very little soreness. At least an 80% improvement. This is holding
> even thoughI have not used the LED now for 3 days.
>
> I originally got the unit because I had broken two ribs on Nov. 29th
> and there was still soreness at the very bottom of the rib cage. I had
> been treating with a FAR infrared lamp. At first I applied the LED
> against the bottom ribs but it seemed not to help any. Then I sort of
> rolled it under the rib till it was aimed up and a little inside. Just
> a couple of times a day for two days and there is a substantial
> reduction in soreness. I really think that I would have been much
> better off with the large array LED instead of the FAR lamp during the
> first 2 or 3 months of healing.
>
> Wonder if it would be good applied to the scalp to treat thinning
> hair. :).
>
> Ron

I've had a sore thumb for 10 or 12 years. I hesitate to say it is
arthritis since there was no swelling of the joint. At any rate the
soreness was at the base of the thumb and deep into the large joint.
Always sore to squeeze and sometimes it would flare up for a time.
I began applying the 42 LED array to the palm side for 20 to 30
minutes and then to the back a couple times a day. After 3 days there
was substantial improvement and after 6 or 8 (whos counting)  there is
very little soreness. At least an 80% improvement. This is holding
even thoughI have not used the LED now for 3 days.

I originally got the unit because I had broken two ribs on Nov. 29th
and there was still soreness at the very bottom of the rib cage. I had
been treating with a FAR infrared lamp. At first I applied the LED
against the bottom ribs but it seemed not to help any. Then I sort of
rolled it under the rib till it was aimed up and a little inside. Just
a couple of times a day for two days and there is a substantial
reduction in soreness. I really think that I would have been much
better off with the large array LED instead of the FAR lamp during the
first 2 or 3 months of healing.

Wonder if it would be good applied to the scalp to treat thinning
hair. :).

Ron

Ledman:  This may be of some interest to you........from Darrell
(660 owner)


Sunrise-Sunset

Utter stillness and tranquility cut the symphony of early morn. An
orange sun rose on black mountains and the clear horizon sang, a
voiceless chorus to serenade the dawn.

A great gift that Merri and I received with our mountain home is a long
range view from the office and front room that reveals the glory of
sunrise.

There are few greater pleasures than sitting in the office early as the
day gets its first cut and bleeds a thick rind of orange.  Then the sky
washes itself in a patina of salmon, pink and gold.

Sunrises have always been mystical. Many cultures worship the sun.
Others have exercises involving the sun such as the Sun Salute (see
below). One wise Taita Yatchak in the Andes told me that the secret of
abundance lay in visualizing the golden orange of the sunrise.

Now technology is beginning to show that that these secrets make good
scientific sense.

Merri and I have been studying with Dr. Joe Spano about the power of
light in health and healing. In this process we came across information
at the leading edge of health treatments for all types of illness:
aches and pains, wounds, burns, cavities, joint problems, arthritis,
fibermyalgia, brain cancer, osteoporosis and much more.

What is the Science?

Infrared light increases energy inside cells by stimulating cytochromes
which are part of the electron transportation chain that converts sugar
into energy. This stimulates cellular reproduction, relaxes muscles and
stimulates nerve transmission, enhances the immune response, reduces
scar tissue and promotes wound healing, stimulates collagen production
(making skin tighter), increases blood capillary circulation and
vascular activity, stimulates production of endorphins and enkephelins
from the brain, increases RNA and DNA synthesis, stimulates production
of the adrenals which reduces pain and stimulates the production of
adenosine triphosphate, (ATP) an immediate energy source for muscle
contraction. Plus there have not been any reported negative side
effects.

This means that infrared treatment is being used for arthritis, wounds,
burns, against cancer, for bone loss, diabetic ulcers, poor blood or
oxygen supply. The treatment can be very effective for pain and
inflammation reduction. There are numerous studies of subjects who had
lost their protective sensation in their lower limbs due to diabetic
neuropathy. All the limbs actively treated with infrared showed
improvement. The placebos in the double blind studies showed almost no
improvement.

This has been especially helpful for people who in their older age lose
their balance and fall. Infrared improves the foot sensation. All the
subjects tested improved balance and gait. Falls decreased 96%.

Infrared helps overcome strains, pains and much more. Infrared machines
are in space, and are also used in US Navy nuclear submarines for SEAL
teams.

More News About Infrared

Newsweek International Magazine shined even more light on this light
subject with an article "Therapeutic LEDs use light to penetrate deep
into tissues and boost the body's own natural healing processes" by
Anne Underwood. The article said that Marines that ship out to Iraq
take light 8" black plastic disks that contain 192 red and infrared
light-emitting diodes (LEDs).  The light heals and the LEDs, (Light
Emitting Diodes) can boost the body's own natural healing processes.
The articles stated:

“Studies are showing that these new devices can help ease chronic pain,
speed wound healing and prevent acute mouth ulcers in certain cancer
patients. Even the U.S. Defense Department and NASA are studying LEDs
as potential aids to healing injuries on the battlefield and in outer
space. And plans are in the works to introduce the technology, patented
in at least nine European countries, to the U.K. later this year.

"In one published study, LEDs developed for NASA sped wound healing in
a U.S. Navy submarine crew by 50%. Other researchers have shown that
certain infrared wavelengths stimulate the release of nitric oxide in
blood vessels, causing them to dilate. This, in turn, increases
circulation to a wounded area, improving delivery of oxygen and
nutrients and the removal of wastes. That may be why LEDs seem to
relieve ailments from muscle strains to shin splints.

"LED devices may even help reverse diabetic peripheral neuropathy or
nerve impairment in the limbs-long thought to be irreversible. In a
study last year in the Journal of the American Podiatric Medical
Association, doctors treated 49 subjects with an infrared-only LED
device from Anodyne Therapy LLC. After just six 30-minute sessions, 48
of the patients showed improvement. Similarly, says Denver podiatrist,
Dale H. Carnegie, one of the study's authors, the Anodyne device can
help heal diabetic foot ulcers. Ultimately, he says, this could spare
patients with diabetes from having limbs amputated."

The more we looked the more ways we found that these LEDS are being
used.

Light Can Do Much More

The Consumer Health Organization of Canada a non-profit organization
explains an article by David Olszewski entitled “HEALING WITH SINGLE
FREQUENCY LIGHT” why these lights work.
Part of the article really captured my attention and made me realize
why sunrise is so healing that it may seem mystical. Here are excerpts
from the article:

“IN EARLY EXPERIMENTS In 1965, the Russians and Czechs were trying to
standardize colour therapy, which is the use of colours to treat the
body.  When they used a single colour on a number of people, they got
different reactions because colour affects emotions and produces
different effects. The Russians wanted to have a standard treatment, so
they theorized that if they isolated one frequency of blue, or red,
they could duplicate colour therapy on a regulated basis. They started
separating different frequencies with lasers, and they discovered a lot
more than they expected to find. They discovered that a single
frequency light in a laser can stimulate DNA in damaged cell tissue.
They used a low power laser under 50-milliwatts because higher lasers
can cut tissue.

“It didn't matter what the frequency was. It could be infrared, red,
blue, or green, as long as it was single.”

I understood this to be like hearing.  If you are at a party with loud
music blaring and hundreds of people babbling, you have to work hard to
hear and absorb what someone says to you. Yet if you are sitting in a
quiet room with no distraction, and only one person speaking, the
information given is easily heard, understood, absorbed and used.

In other words, when the body is exposed to one frequency of light, it
is more easily absorbed and used.

At the quantum level of our existence, we are just frequency (as is
light).  So when we absorb light better, it has a profound impact on
the balance of our health.

Now here is the special sunrise information and how science ties into
mysticism.

The article also says, “as you move toward the red end of the spectrum,
the rate of cellular regeneration increased. For instance, a single
frequency in the green range might affect the kidney 40 times better
than a normal base-line study, whereas a red would be about 4,000 times
faster. So over the years they migrated to infrared, red and eventually
the 660 nanometer wavelength because it was the fastest way to
regenerate tissue. So if you have an injury you would normally recover
from in ten days, you can actually recover that tissue in two days by
treating it with light.

WAVELENGTH OF CELL TISSUE

“About ten years later at the University of Chicago, researchers
discovered that the average wavelength of cell tissue in the human body
ranged between 600 nanometers and 720 nm; 660 is the mid-point. So in
essence, the reason a 660 nm works better than any other single
frequency is because it is closer to the resonant frequency of cell
tissue. The other reason is that 660 nm absorbs better in hemoglobin.”

You can read the entire article at
http://www.consumerhealth.org/articles/display.cfm?ID=20000102232338

The colors we see at sunrise (and sunset) are created when the sun
drops to an angle low in the sky. The sunlight has to travel through
more atmosphere before it is seen. This added atmosphere increases the
filtering of the light. This added filtering reduces the number of
frequencies that reaches us. Pure white sunlight is composed of all
frequencies.

Red, orange, salmon and pink sunrises and sunsets are composed of far
fewer frequencies, and they are in the 600 nanometer range!

Let’s add two and two together.  There are numerous strong suggestions
that something as simple and safe as a single color of light (in the
red range) can improve health.

Light at sunrise and sunset consists of light in the red range.

Need I say more. Enjoying the sunrise and sunset can be good for your
health!

Using LED lights can be as well.

You can consult your health care professional about this but there are
also steps you can take to gain general benefits from light at home.

There are now a multitude of LED light instruments available on the
ranging from a few hundred to thousands of dollars. The question is
which one to choose.

To answer this question, Merri and I turned to one our main health care
advisors, Dr. Joe Spano.  (See more about Dr. Joe below.)

We asked Joe what he recommends as he has used light and sound for
healing for many years.

Joe explained that for home use, simple and inexpensive is usually
best. The key is to stick to LED in the 630 to 690 nanometer range
(simpler to use than laser).

He recommends two LED (not laser) instruments to his patients, one
called the Chi Light which provides the option of pulsed or continuous
beam (priced at $295 plus $6.95 shipping including a manual) and
another that has only a continuous beam but is far less expensive ($99
plus $6.95 shipping including the manual).

Dr. Joe keeps some of these lights in stock and we can pass orders onto
him. To order, send me a note at gary@...

To enhance the health focus of this site we are starting an “Ask Dr.
Joe” feature here. If you have medical questions about how light can
help, please send them to me at gary@... and Dr. Joe will
answer them.  Some will be posted at the slowR.com site (no names or
addresses will be shown).


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About Dr. Joe:

Dr. Joe Spano is one of the great healers that Merri and I have worked
with and is a consultant to the Slower Network. Dr. Joe is an M.D. who
has practiced complimentary medicine for the more than the 20 years we
have known him.

Joe really knows his stuff. He is board certified in internal medicine
and anti-aging, was an instructor in Physical Diagnosis at Tulane
University Medical School, Chief of Staff at Naples Community Hospital,
President of the Department of Medicine and is listed in “Best Doctors
in America”.

We are impressed by his balance as well as his medical credentials. Not
only is he a great doctor who has taught guided meditations and healing
through sound for 28 years, but he has a long list of published
scientific papers with names like, “Production of Precipitating
Antibody to Hepatitis-Associated Antigen (HAA) using Pepsin-treated
HAA” as well.

Joe sees beyond just medicine, having been on the founding board of
Seacrest Country Day School, on the Collier County Economic Development
Board and the Collier County Conservancy and Christian Medical
Foundation.

Ruth Montgomery, past president of the prestigious National Press Club,
wrote about Joe Spano in her best selling book.

Merri and I especially like the fact that Joe lives by the maxim
of“Physician Heal Thyself”. I know his age, but if you meet him, I’ll
bet your guess won’t come close. He looks, acts and is a young man
biologically. Chronologically, he is well past what others call
“retirement age”.

Yet there is even more, that I consider the most important fact of all.
We have spent all types of time at all kinds of occasions  with Dr. Joe
ranging from hiking in Andean mountains to being at healings, attending
funerals, parties, formal meetings and visiting orphanages. Even Joe’s
and our daughter roomed together for years. When you do so many things
together over two decades, you get to know the man. We know that Dr.
Joe is in great health, strong, wise, kind, gentle, sympathetic,
giving, charitable, successful, astute and most of all, he cares.


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More about the Sun Salute

http://www.garyascott.com/images/sunsalute.jpg  Sun Salute (See this
picture). Throw away the stretchers, ski machines, dumbbells and gyms
you never visit. This one exercise gives strength and flexibility yet
takes as little15 minutes a day. It's called the sun salute and
exercises every muscle group in the body. Four repetitions a day can
make a difference. In just a few minutes you can make a difference.

Do fifteen a day (seven minutes) for two weeks. Then if this takes too
much time do just four a day for awhile. Then do fifteen any day you
can. You will see big differences in your muscle tone and flexibility.
This exercise stimulates every major muscle group and all key reflex
points as it helps balance your health in a multitude of ways.

Until next message may your sunsets and sunrises be glorious and golden
in its reds and oranges!

Gary

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