A 2010 pilot study showed remarkable results with light therapy. ➥ T4 needs ↓ 60% ➥ 47% discontinued meds ➥ TPOAb ↓ 40% Two sessions per week for 5 weeks. Normal thyroid vascularization occurred in one quarter of the participants — signaling reduced inflammation and

A follow-up RCT confirmed—and expanded—those results. 47% came off thyroid meds. ➥ T4 needs ↓ 58% (avg) ➥ TPOAb ↓ 49% ➥ 95% reduced T4 ➥ 47% stopped T4 ➥ 95% ↑ echogenicity ↑ echogenicity = healthier thyroid tissue, less autoimmune damage—signs of healing.

Compared to placebo, levo/T4 needs stayed lower for years after light therapy. But over time, med requirements crept back up. It’s not a one-and-done.

Selenium, vitamin D, and iron (if deficient) can all improve Hashimoto’s. But light therapy blows them out of the water! Light therapy increased active thyroid hormone T3 by 50%+. Massive drops in thyroid antibodies: ➥ T3/T4 ratio ↑ 44% ➥ TPOAb ↓ 73% ➥ T4 needs ↓ 50%

Light therapy led to weight loss that continued for months— even without more treatment. Waist size dropped, too. ➥ Weight ↓ 6.8% ➥ Waist circumference ↓ 6.9% ➥ Hip circumference ↓ 3.0% ➥ Waist/Hip ratio ↓ 3.3%

Light therapy reduced thyroid volume—another marker of healing. In Hashimoto’s, immune cell buildup causes thyroid swelling. A smaller thyroid means less inflammation and structural recovery. 4× more people reached normal thyroid volume after treatment.

Hashimoto’s—also called chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis—involves lymphocytes invading the thyroid, driving inflammation and increased vascularization. Lymphocytes → inflammation → increased vascularization. Light therapy reverses this vascularization—another sign of healing.

A few years back, after reading animal research, I tried light therapy on my thyroid. I did two separate tests with two lights, dosing twice weekly for 3 months each. Both failed; antibodies stayed high. Likely reasons: one was red, one was too strong.

All of the studies reported in this thread use low-power near-infrared light. Not red light. They all used 820, 830, and 850 nm wavelength (near-IR). With power from 50-200 Mw.

I think it is time to carry out another experiment. I used to read a lot of the literature on red light, and I have quite a collection of different devices. One thing I learned is that most suppliers either don't understand how to test their devices or just plain lie about the

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@lowmegatron What would one recommend to someone who has had their thyroid removed? (Female)

@TT15248526 There is no tissue to treat. Find a doctor who knows how to treat hypothyroidism properly with a combination of T3 and T4, dosing to symptoms, T3:rT3 and temperature, rather than TSH.

@lowmegatron Love seeing non-drug approaches backed by data.

@VITLrx Me too. And it seems superior in terms of recovery.

@lowmegatron @OnlyThroughGod hey, I am currently building a portable thyroid NIR device (820-830 and 850-860nm), and teamed up with some tPBM experts in the field. Mind if I send you a DM?

@Oliver_Healing @OnlyThroughGod Sure, sounds interesting.

@lowmegatron what kind of light? I think the benefits of red light are very obvious and all backed by science. Not all red lights are built the same though. Then there's also infrared.. it's not too easy still new to the whole thing.

@Realsolopass All near-infrared A - 820+850 nm

@lowmegatron Why not red light?

@Boio89 I don't know. It might be a penetration issue or something that is only affected by a slightly higher wavelength. Or maybe the NIRA was selected because of the better penetration but red would work with different protocols. Red did not work for me.

@lowmegatron Near Infrared at 810, 15 min every other day, directed at my thyroid, returned my TSH to normal and raised my T3. (from post covid thyroiditis). Took 2 mos.

@NoFluxGivenNow Thank you. Just pointing it at the entire area for 15 minutes? What power and distance?

@lowmegatron Holy shit!!!

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@lowmegatron I've read about people getting thyroid boosts with chicken lamps