- Cells need gravity to stimulate growth. As the gravitational force increases or decreases, the cell function responds in a linear fashion
- This poses significant health risks for astronauts in long term spaceflight
- The NASA has demonstrated that the application of light therapy with the use of LED's significantly improve the medical care
- Originally developed by the NASA for astronauts, the technology is used today as a safe and natural method of treating a variety of skin, mucous tissue and pain conditions
- At the cellular level, light energy stimulates cells to generate more energy and undergo self repair
- Each cell has mitochondria, which perform the function of producing cellular energy called “ATP”
- This production process involves the respiratory chain. A mitochondrial enzyme called cytochrome oxidase c then accepts photonic energy
- Light energy is absorbed by mitochondria and converted into ATP for cellular use
- In addition, the process creates mild oxidants (ROS) that leads to gene transcription and then to cellular repair and healing
- The process also unclogs the chain that has been clogged by nitric oxide (NO)
- The nitric oxide is then released back into the system
- Nitric oxide is a molecule that our body produces to help its 50 trillion cells communicate with each other by transmitting signals throughout the entire body
- Additionally, nitric oxide helps to dilate the blood vessels and improve blood circulation
