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How Red Light Therapy Revitalized a Former Bodybuilder's Life

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  Larry's Glow-Up: How Red Light Therapy Revitalized a Former Bodybuilder's Life At 70, Larry Thompson was a force of nature—or at least, he used to be. A former competitive bodybuilder with a trophy case gathering dust in his garage, Larry still hit the weights hard four days a week, sculpting bodies as a personal trainer by day and closing real estate deals on evenings and weekends. But age had started creeping in like an uninvited guest. His joints ached after intense sessions with clients, recovery from heavy lifts took longer than it used to, and the mirror revealed deepening lines around his eyes and a slight sag in his once-chiseled jawline. Energy dips hit him mid-afternoon, making open houses feel like marathons, and sleep? Forget about it—tossing and turning was his new nighttime routine. " I'm not old," he'd tell his wife, Sarah, over dinner , " but damn, I feel it sometimes. " That all changed one crisp January morning in 2025 when a cli...

Chasing Moonlit Dreams: How Red Light Therapy Transformed My Sleep

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  The clock glowed 2:17 AM, its soft red digits mocking me from the nightstand. Another sleepless night, my mind racing like a hamster on a wheel, chasing thoughts that refused to settle. I’d tried everything—meditation apps, lavender tea, even counting imaginary sheep—but my sleep remained elusive, like a dream just out of reach. That’s when I stumbled across red light therapy, a beacon of hope that promised to guide me back to restful nights. Spoiler alert: it delivered, and then some. Red Light Therapy Spa LLC dba, Nurturing U Spa , 5515 Davison Rd #14, Burton, MI 48509 A Restless Journey My name’s Emma, and for years, sleep was my nemesis. As a graphic designer with deadlines that seemed to multiply overnight, my evenings were spent bathed in the blue glow of screens, unknowingly sabotaging my body’s natural rhythm. By bedtime, my brain was wired, and my eyes burned from staring at pixels. I’d heard about melatonin, the sleep hormone, and how blue light from devices suppressed...