What if lowering your cholesterol were as easy as literally flipping on a light bulb? Well, it could be. Research is showing how certain types of light can lower cholesterol. In this concise video, we will review mechanistic and in vivo data on how light can change cholesterol levels, and touch briefly on how red light can help heart health beyond cholesterol.
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Prior Videos about Light and Metabolism
Follow the Red Light: Your Path to a Metabolic Edge
https://youtu.be/X808Rg09JQM
The Science of Red Light and Cognitive Performance
https://youtu.be/qjM1HpcDxjc
Chapters
0:00 – Light Can Lower Cholesterol
0:49 – Study 1: Infrared Light Increases LDL receptors
2:04 – Mechanism Summary: PCSK9 inhibition
2:16 – Study 2: Polarized Light Decreased LDL by 57%
3:07 – Beyond Cholesterol
3:36 – My Preferred Light Therapy Device
Lean Mass Hyper-Responder (LMHR): A union of elevated LDL-C at or above 200 mg/dl, elevated HDL-C at or above 80 mg/dl, and low triglycerides at or below 70 mg/dl. This combination of markers or ‘lipid triad’ tends to present in people who are lean, insulin-sensitive and on very low carbohydrate ketogenic diets.
References
PMID: 38850809
PMID: 22474473
PMID: 38378043
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