LED Aging
Dr Glen Jeffrey interview by Modern Healthspan www.youtube.com/watch?v=ak5gHOOYdLg
current LED lighting has a light spike at 420 nm
mitochondria absorb 420 nm and shutdown and produce oxygen singlets which are highly inflammatory
mitochondria acts as a community (except in cancer), communicating states systemically
NASA said their astronauts have mitochondria issues when in space
if mitochondria close down, they demand less glucose from the blood, increasing blood glucose levels (diabetes), and you age faster
mitochondria regulate the pace of aging
female astronaut Suni Williams in space for a year aged many many years
mice under blue light 5hr/day put on weight
their liver, heart and kidney weighed less
tissue was pathologica
liver ALT very highi (goes up with age)l
lowers blood pressure & increases heart rate
flies live shorter under LEDs
mitochondria energy pathway's electrical resistance is matched by the amount of energy that long wave length photons carry
grip strength improves with red light therapy
850 nm (long wave) light travels through the body
850 nm improves vision
incandescent bulbs are the healthiest, better than red/inrared panels
solution to LED 420 nm: 850 nm exposure to balance out the 420 nm