Seeking Advice for UVB Light Treatment
Seeking advice for UVB light treatment
I am seeking suggestions and advice for beginning a UVB light treatment routine. What devices have worked for you? I have a schedule that makes it impossible to get enough sunlight, and I instinctively know that it is a contributing factor in my health issues. Would a pet/reptile lightbulb be a good way to start? Any advice regarding this topic greatly appreciated, as well as suggestions for currently available devices. Thank you!
Amsterdam
03/30/2025
Start with reading this article. Red light therapy must be as safe as possible, for all devices emit harmful man made EMF. https://www.lighttherapyinsiders.com/low-emf-red-light-therapy-panels/
The best brands make full and mini panels. I have both. Don't save on the quality of a panel. Everyone can afford to spend $300-400. They have monthly payments plans. It will come with instructions how to use it.
Now about expectations. Don't expect fast and dramatic improvements. It is like brushing your teeth. If you don't brush you'll get cavities. If your body doesn't get daily sun exposure it'd start breaking down. Not overnight, not tomorrow, but gradually. It took 7 years of living on the 61st parallel north before my body started treating summer sunlight as an invader, or an enemy. It only took one winter season, 7-9 months, of 2-3 times a week light exposure at a tanning booth for severe summer sun “allergy” to disappear. Consistency is a must. It was not a sunlight rash, it was an autoimmune reaction with no rash, but mind boggling itching that lasted weeks and was not relieved by antihistamines.
Everyone living above 37 parallel north is not getting enough sun exposure even during summer months. Unless your ancestors and you are traditionally living in the Arctic region - then you have different mechanisms that compensate for the absence of sunlight.
Sun is the best. Walking on a beach daily during sunrise or sunset is perfect.
The worst living environment is a flat in a high rise building in a large city.
I don't know much about aquarium light. You need full body exposure. I bet it is NIR lamp. You need red light for the daily exposure. NIR light is healing but one needs to know how and when to use it.
Lastly, check your house and office for dirty electricity. The meter and mitigating devices are affordable. Since invention of electricity people are being exposed to it and have no clue. Some say many modern day illnesses, neurological, autoimmune, autonomic, cardiovascular, cancers have sky rocketed after electricity made its way in our lives. It is easy to fix but not many electricians even aware of it
Okanagan
03/30/2025
Hi Amelie -
Around 10 years ago, I heard about a Vitamin D3 home testing kit on Dr. Mercola's website.
I ordered it from Grassroots Health Nutrient Research Institute.
https://www.grassrootshealth.net/project/projects
Turns out, I was seriously low in Vitamin D3.
Even after taking a large amount of high-quality Vitamin D3 (with K2), my levels were sub-normal.
So, I bought a Sperti Vitamin D Sunlamp and my Vitamin D3 level became optimal.
https://www.sperti.com/sperti-vitamin-d-sunlamp/?zCountry=CA
I used it a few minutes in the morning – that's all that is recommended.
At that time, I tested every three months using the home testing kit (I don't do that any more).
I've had my D3 lamp for about 9 years now. It is expensive but worth it for me since supplements weren't raising my levels sufficiently.
Check to see if your health insurance will cover it. Sperti tells you how to submit the codes to your agency.
https://www.sperti.com/vitamin-d-lamp-insurance-coverage/?zCountry=CA
It worked for me but perhaps others don't get as much benefit.
It's a serious outlay of money so I hope other commenters will have some economical ideas.
Good luck.
Tessa, no need to buy the test kits all the time. Just ask your doc to test for vitamin D levels. Most will do this and insurance in the US will cover it 1/yr.
