Benefits of Kala Red Light Therapy

Light therapy is not a wellness fad or myth. Researchers have conducted over a thousand peer-reviewed trials and studies on various kinds of light therapy (also referred to as photobiomodulation or low-level laser therapy). It’s a legitimate and widely-used health intervention to improve how you feel, look and preform. In fact, NASA studied light therapy in the late 1980s and 1990s for use in space, and over the last two decades. The clinical consensus is that red and NIR light treatments are generally safe and effective, with a wide range of potential uses. 

Light is essential for our health and cellular function, just like water, sleep, and the nutrients from food. The human body is designed to function with an abundance of natural sunlight. The truth is, most people do not get nearly enough sunlight spending over 90% of their lives indoors.

Kala provides a simple to use, non-invasive device that allows you to get the therapeutic benefits of light therapy from the convenience of your own home. 

Light therapy is quick: Kala recommends 10 minutes per treatment area. It’s also super easy: all you have to do is sit or stand in front of the device and your body & cells take in the light. Kala treatments are also completely non-invasive and don’t include any ultra violet (UV) rays.

For questions on how to use your Kala Device or treatment guidelines, please refer to our treatment guidelines page which can be found by clicking here.

Some notable Kala Red Light Therapy health benefits include:

1. Promotes Healthy Skin

Red light therapy is useful in healing the skin and treating several skin issues. To give you healthier and clearer skin. You can find a clinical study proving it's effects here. Refer to our Kala Glow Blog on skin-health here. Red Light Therapy does the following:

• Protects and boosts new collagen production
• Stimulates healing of slow-healing wounds
• Helps to repair sun damage
• Promotes anti-aging
• Reduces scars, stretch marks, and wrinkles
• Cures acne
• Treats rosacea, eczema, psoriasis

Red Light Therapy is a 100% natural solution to your skin problems. Unlike other chemical solutions, the natural red light used in this therapy penetrates deeper into the skin and activates cellular activity. It also has several other health benefits besides treating the skin and improving its overall look.

As the skin is the largest and one of the major organs of the body, people go through several kinds of medicinal and non-medicinal treatment to achieve glowing, healthier, and younger-looking skin. Red light therapy is used to solve several skin issues like wrinkles, scars, persistent wounds, and other health conditions. Nowadays this low-level laser therapy is getting more popular as people are using modern technology to get the edge in various health and wellness categories.

2. Optimizes Sleep

Red Light Therapy allows for the bodies circadian rhythm to adjust. The overstimulation we face from blue light (cellphones, tv, computers) hinder our ability to get deep, restful sleep. With Its low colour temperature and soothing effects on the body, Red Light Therapy promotes quality sleep. You can find a clinical study here. Refer to our Kala Glow Blog on sleep optimization here. Additional benefits include:

• Promote your biological clock with balanced circadian rhythm
• Encourages deep sleep
• Alleviates over-stimulation from blue light
• Promotes melatonin production

3. Improves Cognitive Performance

NIR Wavelengths from your Kala device can penetrate deep into the skin to provide therapeutic benefits at the cellular level. The red and near-infrared light photons penetrate through the skull and into brain cells and spur the mitochondria to produce more ATP. You can find a clinical study proving its benefits here. That can mean clearer, sharper thinking.

• Stimulate brain cell function & mitochondria
• Improve mental acuity
• Clearer and sharper thinking
• Short-term memory
• Executive function
• Faster learning
• Reasoning skills
• More positive mood
• Slow down and reverse certain brain disorders

4. Enhances Athletic Performance & Muscle Recovery

Whether you are an athlete or a fitness enthusiast, Red Light therapy can work wonders in speeding up muscle recovery from intense training and physical exercise. You can find a clinical study proving its benefits here. It also offers pain relief, as well as accelerates bone and connective tissue healing from fitness-related injuries.

• Strength (leads to more reps, greater torque, and stronger grip)
• Muscle (light therapy stimulates natural muscle growth for more bulk and size)
• Speed (run faster times with more velocity)
• Endurance (longer shifts with less of an oxygen deficit)
• Soreness & muscle fatigue after demanding workouts
• Muscle recovery – improved blood flow & oxygen
• Efficient cellular energy synthesis

5. Reduces Inflammation

Red Light Therapy works effectively in reducing inflammation by boosting cellular energy and cutting down on oxidative stress. You can find a clinical study proving its benefits here. To reduce inflammation, Red Light Therapy does the following:

• Speed up tissue healing
• Limits inflammatory response and reduce oxidative damage
• Increase blood vessel formation
• Help fight disease
• Increasing blood circulation between blood vessels and tissues
• Alleviates chronic inflammation

6. Boosts Energy Levels

One of the primary functions of Red Light Therapy is to efficiently increase energy production by strengthening the mitochondria. Some other benefits include:

• Increase Energy Levels
• More efficient cell ATP production
• Fights nitric oxide & oxidative stress that slows us down
• Increased absorption of mitochondria cells AKA “Power Generators”

7. Increases Libido

Red Light Therapy increases blood flow and has been proven to enhance fertility. According to recent studies, Red Light Therapy has the potential to improve sexual function and libido. A study proving its benefits can be found here.

With advanced technology, this therapy also helps with:

• Boosting testosterone
• Less severe menopause and andropause
• Gives a boost in reviving sex life
• Enhance sexual performance and enjoyment
• Increased blood-flow
• Improve fertility and sexual performance

8. Stimulates Hair Growth

Red Light Therapy is one of the most effective, painless, non-invasive solutions to hair loss problems. This process not only reduces hair loss but thickens and extends your hair's lifespan. Refer to our Kala Glow Blog on hair growth here. A study proving its benefits can be found here.

Some of the major benefits are:

• Helps with thyroid problems
• Stimulate hair growth
• Helps with resurrecting dead hair follicles
• Increases hair strength
• Gradually reduces hair loss

9. Combats Depression & Anxiety

Along with plenty of physical benefits, Red Light Therapy has rapid effects on mental health as well. In a recent study, researchers found that red light therapy offers a promising treatment for major depressive disorder, suicidal ideation, anxiety, and traumatic brain injury. Red light therapy is also effective for dealing with day to day stress and anxiety. Studies proving its benefits can be found here. Other significant benefits include:

• Helps fight depression
• Reduces chronic stress and anxiety
• Remission of despair
• Improves mental health

Red Light Therapy benefits cannot be overstated. After 1000's of scientific, non-biased, double blinded studies have proved just how therapeutic and beneficial Red Light Therapy truly is. 

Please find more of our favourite clinical, non-biased studies below.