Light Emitting Diode (LED):
The Science of Anti-Aging and Light Spectrum Control

The Light Emitting Diode, or “LED,” is a device which emits a highly pure, single color (wavelength) of very gentle light – less energy than a 25 watt light bulb. Remarkably, many cells in our body, not just in the eye, can sense light. NASA research has shown certain wavelengths of pure LED light actually can stimulate wound healing and tissue growth by directly giving instructions to the cells’ DNA. In particular, a specific type of amber LED light can give direct instructions to skin cell DNA to promote rejuvenative, youthful effects. The pulsed glow of this unique amber LED light causes the cellular DNA to make the skin cells literally “anti-age:” the skin cells are actually instructed to produce new collagen and to inhibit production of collagenase (the enzyme that breaks down collagen) – a directly opposite process of normal aging. In this way, LED therapy painlessly can stimulate your own skin cells to produce the biological components of more youthful, healthy skin! Interestingly, the anti-aging effects of LED therapy can continue for months after treatments are stopped, with on-going youthful stimulation of collagen and inhibition of collagenase.

This ability to modulate cellular behavior through LED light – called photomodulation – is a radical new breakthrough in medicine and it is hoped that someday other forms of LED light therapy will be used to treat other age-related conditions such as arthritis and even cancer.

Because LED anti-aging treatments are non-invasive and of very low energy, they are completely painless and do not produce a “red-face,” allowing clients to go back to their daily routine immediately.

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