Light Therapy for Malaria

Malaria is a parasitic disease, transmitted by mosquitoes, which results in high fever, flu-like symptoms and anemia. Untreated, malaria can be life threatening, leading to kidney failure, fluid in the lungs and brain damage.

Developed in the 1930s as a treatment for the poliovirus, photo luminescent therapy or ultraviolet light therapy was then modified to treat malaria. According to the Doctors' Medical Library, the safety and effectiveness of this form of therapy has been recorded by a wide variety of clinical trials and more than 65 years of research, and the use of this therapy is now growing among practitioners.

How Does Light Therapy Work

• Light therapy begins with the application of a light sensitive dye onto a patient's skin. A UV light is then shined on the area causing a pain-free reaction in which a form of oxygen is created that will kill any bacteria or virus in the surrounding area.

  During a 20-minute light therapy session, 5 percent of the patient's blood is treated with UV band light waves. The treated, detoxified blood then spreads throughout the body, increasing the concentration of venous oxygen, leading to massive improvements in the overall health and wellness of the patient.

  Depending on the individual case, light therapy sessions can be repeated (typically 3 to 5 times) until the virus is rendered inactive.

What are the Side Effects of Light Therapy

• According to Dr. Ron Kennedy in Santa Rosa, CA, light therapy has been used to treat a number of diseases with no negative side effects reported. Dr. Kennedy's extensive research identified that the the ease, safety and even low cost of this treatment has been vouched for again and again through numerous years of practice.

Other Diseases Treated with Light Therapy

• Light therapy has been reported to improve the symptoms of a number of diseases including: Alzheimer's, cancer, staph infection, tuberculosis and chronic fatigue syndrome.