Wellness and photobiomodulation
Be Well and Be Green
English - March 10, 2024 22:18 - 10 minutes - 9.65 MB - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsHealth & Fitness climatecrisis environment health wellness Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Episode 60: In this episode, host Angie Gust talks about red light therapy or as it is also called, photobiomodulation, or low level laser therapy. It was accidently discovered in 1967, when Endre Mester from Hungary attempted to repeat an experiment published by McGuff in Boston. It uses low-power red light to activate the cell’s energy generators – the mitochondria. Studies have found red light therapy to improve the skin’s appearance, reducing wrinkles, scars and acne. Interestingly, it has been studied in relation to brain benefits as well. Turning to the environment, as you know, much of the news around climate change is disappointing. But last year the U.S. had a great accomplishment: greenhouse gas pollution fell even as the economy grew. That’s the finding of a new report a by the Business Council for Sustainable Energy and BloombergNEF, which estimates that net CO2 emissions dropped 1.8% from 2022 levels while GDP rose 2.4%. The Biden Administration and its cleantech policies did that. Lisa Jacobson, president of the Business Council for Sustainable Energy said, “We know that the clean energy transition is already hard-wired into the U.S. economy, but recent federal policies have proven to be an important asset in accelerating technology deployment amid a turbulent market”. Let's support these efforts where we can.
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