Infrared light
For reversing leptin resistance
The experts we follow agree on this.
Infrared light supports mitochondrial health and energy, especially for metabolism and detoxification.
Who is behind it
Voices including an optometrist of twenty years, a board-certified internal medicine doctor and a clinical nutritionist.
How strong the research is
Well studied in published research, as well as in practice.
In their words
“infrared light was the wavelength range of light that actually charged and maintained an adequate amount of exclusion Zone water”
a clinical nutritionist
Melatonin protects nerve tissue, cleans out sick mitochondria, reduces oxidative stress and inflammation linked to eye conditions.
Infrared light expands exclusion Zone water inside cells, helping push toxins out and supporting lymphatic flow
Infrared light helps support the immune system.
Infrared light has been shown in clinical studies to enhance cellular function, immunity, skin health, improve mood and cognitive function.
Infrared light lowers inflammation on many levels including microbial-derived endotoxins like LPS acting on TLR4 receptors.
Infrared light is a crucial part of our physiology and is absent from modern indoor lighting, so natural sunlight exposure is necessary.
Infrared light is important for building exclusion zone water, mitochondrial function, and photoreceptor regeneration in the eyes.
Red and near-infrared wavelengths fuel mitochondrial function and melatonin synthesis, which are important for health.
With care
Some of the minds attach conditions. These are worth reading before you begin.
Infrared light speeds up mitochondrial function and may reduce glucose spikes during eating.
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How this reading was made
Every line here comes from a doctor, scientist or coach speaking publicly, and links to the moment they said it. Entrain listens for where independent experts arrive at the same place on their own, and shows where they part ways. Well studied in published research, as well as in practice.
None of the statements here come with a declared commercial interest. Last refreshed 23 September 2026.
The research beneath it
- The Fourth Phase of Water: a role in fascia?Journal of bodywork and movement therapies, 2013
- Infrared and skin: Friend or foe.Journal of photochemistry and photobiology. B, Biology, 2016
- Selective induction of senescence in cancer cells through near-infrared light treatment via mitochondrial modulation.Journal of biophotonics, 2024
- Effects of Near-Infrared Light on Well-Being and Health in Human Subjects with Mild Sleep-Related Complaints: A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study.Biology, 2022
- Protection against neurodegeneration with low-dose methylene blue and near-infrared light.Frontiers in cellular neuroscience, 2015
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