Light Therapy
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Light
therapy is the use of natural or artificial light to treat various
ailments.
For thousands of years Chinese, Indian and Tibetan health practitioners
have known of the benefits of light therapy to the healing and
well-being of the physical, emotional and mental of man.
Coloured-light therapy (Like the Fodisa Healer) utilises small beams of
light to bathe the skin in different shades of colour.
The light penetrates and manifest as energy particles within the DMA,
and is used by the cells for communication.
The
different colours of light affect the body by altering production of
neurochemicals in the brain. The FODISA increases seretonim levels as
well as endorphin levels which make the body feel good.
It is
known that adequate light is vital to many aspects of healthy living.
For example, light is needed to maintain the body's circadian rhythms,
or internal clock. These rhythms control numerous functions, from
hormone levels to sleep and wake cycles.
Studies
Light
therapy is used for Headaches, Colds and Flu, Stress and Fatigue,
Depression, Circulation, Heart and Respiratory conditions,
Body Aches
and Stiffness, Skin Conditions and Seasonal Affective Disorder
(SAD).
Scientists believe that light therapy for SAD works by suppressing
daytime elevation of the hormone melatonin (a substance that promotes
sleep), and increasing the amount of mood-elevating brain chemical
serotonin.
Light
therapy has also been used to treat the depression associated with PMS,
chronic anxiety and panic attacks, severe jet lag, and eating disorders
such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia.
A
specific form of light therapy with ultraviolet radiation is used by
dermatologists for psoriasis.
