Here are a couple of LED research articles for all of you who are wondering
about what LEDs can do.
Steve
Medical researchers use infrared LEDs to heal cancer
All the prescription drugs in the world can't compete with the healing power of
light. Now, medical researchers are using simple infrared LED light to heal
cancer patients. It's a powerful example of the healing potential of
phototherapy, and it demonstrates one of the reasons why I'm so excited about
vibrational medicine. Light has the power to heal us: to heal our diseases, our
flesh wounds and our minds.
But here's the dirty little secret about phototherapy that all these LED light
manufacturers don't want you to know: you can get all the infrared light you
want, absolutely free, from the sun. That's right: the sun emits the exact same
wavelengths that are now being shown to cure cancer, cure depression, prevent
osteoporosis, cure prostate cancer and even alter brain chemistry in a positive
way. And you don't need a battery-operated device to get these benefits from
phototherapy -- all you need to do is take off all your clothes (or as many as
you dare) and walk outside. Get some sun, folks!
It's always interesting to me how these devices can be "approved" as medical
devices with proven healing benefits, but when a guy like me mentions that the
sun has the same healing powers, he's laughed at. For some reason, our western
medical mindset has everyone believing that only cool-looking gadgets have
healing powers. If there isn't cool technology inside, it must not be any good.
But that's bunk. Healing is simple. The sun heals. Plants heal. Heck, even
everyday weeds contain powerful phytonutrients.
It's still nice to see medical researchers exploring the healing potential of
infrared light. And I do recommend these devices for people who, for some
reason, can't get sunlight (I think they live in caves...). But for most folks,
the only thing you need to do is strip down and sunbathe. Get some natural
sunlight on your skin, and you'll heal twice as fast as everyone else! No
batteries required.
Killing Cancer with Light
Dan Staehler is very active in the West Bend chapter of the Experimental
Aircraft Association (EAA). His passion for planes was, however, very nearly
grounded by recurring brain tumors.
Dan's long road of radiation, chemotherapy and multiple surgeries started when
he was a teenager. Now 24, he has been tumor-free for three years after
receiving photodynamic therapy from Glenn Meyer, MD, and Harry Whelan, MD, at
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, the first site in the state at which the
treatment was made available.
Although 21 at the time, Dan was treated at Children's, the only facility where
the technology was available. Children's is a teaching affiliate of the Medical
College of Wisconsin. Dr. Whelan is the principal investigator of this
research, the only FDA-approved experimental photodynamic therapy program in
the United States emphasizing children.
"Dan is the first adult patient to undergo photodynamic therapy," said Dr.
Meyer, "and his results are very encouraging."
Researchers in the MCW Cancer Center are leaders in the development of
photodynamic therapy, which is used in conjunction with conventional surgery to
kill cancer cells that surgery alone cannot reach.
Before the operation, Dan was injected with Photofrin II, a light-sensitive dye
that collected to a greater extent in his brain tumor. During the operation, as
much of the tumor as possible was surgically removed, then a fluid-filled
balloon was inserted into the cavity. Light from a laser shone into the
balloon, dispersed into the surrounding tissue and caused a reaction in the
dye. Remaining tumor cells were killed immediately, but healthy brain tissue
was unaffected.
Although previous therapies have left Dan with several permanent effects,
including partial vision loss, the only side effect of photodynamic therapy was
temporary photosensitivity. He had to wear goggles and cover his skin, and his
hospital room was kept dark.
"It was my last hope, and it saved my life," he says, recalling the surgery -
his third within a year.
How Photodynamic Therapy Works.
In 1995, MCW became the first site in the U.S. approved to use photodynamic
therapy in children. Dan's procedure followed shortly thereafter.
Among the researchers developing photodynamic therapy at the College's MACC
Fund Research Center are: Drs. Whelan and Meyer; Kenneth Reichert, MD; and Meic
Schmidt, MD.
When light interacts with the dye, it triggers the release of molecules called
free radicals. These attack and destroy tumor cells hidden where surgery cannot
safely reach.
Since Dan's pioneering procedure, light-emitting diodes (LEDs) have been
developed for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) by
Quantum Devices, Inc., of Barneveld, Wis. The LEDs are more reliable, less
expensive and produce a longer (red) light wavelength. Originally intended for
plant growth experiments in space, they perform even better than the laser used
in Dan's surgery.
"The red wavelength penetrates deeper into tissue, and allows us to give new
hope to patients whose tumors previously were too deep to be reached," said Dr.
Whelan.
With funding from NASA, the LEDs are being tested at the MCW. They have
performed well in animal trials.
Dr. Whelan has described this research on NASA-TV satellite feeds from the
Marshall Spaceflight Center, which have been broadcast throughout the United
States on CNN, Fox New Network, and multiple foreign and domestic television
channels.
Dan calls Dr. Meyer his "lifesaver," and has become an advocate for research to
improve photodynamic therapy. He appeared in a recent NASA video about the new
LEDs.
"Photodynamic therapy has given me a span of life I wouldn't have had, and that
is highly appreciated," Dan says.
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