Far infrared light as a treatment for fatty liver
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Very interesting study on FIR and fatty liver.
Mice were fed a fat-promoting diet to induce NAFLD, then treated with FIR at body-like temperatures (39–41°C) for short sessions.FIR cut liver fat by 30–50%, lowered FASN and inflammatory signals (e.g., TNF-α, NLRP3), and shrank scar tissue. It also boosted AMPK,similarly to aspirin, biotin or protein restriction.
In cells, FIR similarly cleared fat droplets and tweaked hundreds of genes tied to liver health.The authors suspect that the benefits could have to do with FIR structuring the water
"Considering the high water proportion in biological systems, coupled with the solvation effect and the dielectric properties of water, the therapeutic benefits of FIR treatment stem from the vibrating water molecules11. ''
In NAFL, disrupted water layers might worsen damage.
FIR's cluster absorption could "reorder" them subtly, aiding repair, aligning with ideas from Pollack's EZ water.Another mechanism that ties into that is the deep heat that FIR provides. Simply heating up and organ is very therapeutic and can even shrink tumors- Peat talked about this a lot. So heating up the liver could restore cellular metabolism and re-structure the water.
The livers look visibly different:

FIR obliterated serum triglycerides:

Very strong increase in AMPK:

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@Mauritio really cool