I'm new to red light therapy. How should I start?Updated 11 days ago

Start slowly and build up. Everyone absorbs light differently, so your best settings come from small changes over time.

1. First few days: 1 to 2 minutes per session. Start about 12 inches (30 cm) or further from the panel, and move closer as you get used to it. If it feels too intense or warm, move back or lower the brightness.
2. Build up: add one or two minutes a day. Most people start to notice benefits at about 5 minutes.
3. Stay within the limit: no more than 20 minutes in total in any 6-hour period. More is not expected to work better.
4. How often: 3 to 6 times a week, with one day off a week generally advisable.

Using too much can cancel out good results just as using too little can. A simple journal of your settings and how you feel makes it easy to fine-tune, and to get help from us if you need it: [email protected] or 877-664-6484.

Want more red light? Set Wavelengths to RED. With the near-infrared LEDs off, the red LEDs run brighter, so you get more red light in the same time. Because of that, you may want shorter sessions. See What are the G5 specifications? for readings at each distance, or use the dosing calculator.

See it in the manual: G5 Series User Manual, page 25 (getting started) · page 26 (figuring out dosing)