Possible Health Benefits of Color Therapy

Color and Alternative Medicine

As part of alternative medicine, color therapy uses light to treat some conditions. Each color has different associations, attributes and possible benefits. See TherapyColor.com for more information on this subject. Color therapy is thought to work like this:

Each color vibrates at a specific frequency. It is thought that our glands and organs also vibrate at specific frequencies. Color frequencies are matched to the glands and organs with the same frequencies. When sickness occurs, our glands and organs may become out of balance and not function at their proper frequency causing them to not work properly. The thought is that if the proper frequency can be restored, glands and organs will then function properly again.

How could color therapy glasses affect your mood? Try yellow for intellectual clarity. Are negative thoughts a problem, perhaps red would help. Blue may be calming. Green could be a color for achieving an overall feeling of wellbeing. For more information, please click on color therapy. Or click here to read about color therapy associations. Even the established medical community uses color for healing. For example, for decades, babies with jaundice have been treated with blue light. Read more here about the possible medical benefits of color therapy.

Conventional Medicine Uses Color

Most people would agree that light affects us. Even conventional medicine uses light to treat certain diseases. Here are some examples:

• Premature babies with hyperbilirubinemia, or jaundice, a liver condition, have been treated for decades by putting them under blue light.

• A specific frequency of blue light has been shown to kill 90% of the MRSA bacteria.

• It's been shown that cells absorb chemotherapy drugs more easily if they are exposed to pulsed red laser light.

• Studies in the UK have shown that red light can kill up to 90% of even the most aggressive skin cancer.

• Studies have shown that exposure to blue light may successfully treat superficial skin cancers.

• It has been recognized for a long time that exposure to full spectrum light helps with SAD, Seasonal Affective Disorder.

Color Therapy and Holistic Health

For those interested in holistic health, color therapy glasses are a convenient and effective way to apply color therapy. Color entering through your eyes is thought to be directed to the hypothalamus gland, then to the pineal gland, followed by the pituitary gland which regulates hormone production. Cellular and hormonal changes could result as the brain processes this information. The frequency of the color may be transmitted to the corresponding area of the body, the area which recognizes it. Since the frequency of the color does not change, the vibration can "tune" the body. That area of the body could be restored to health by restoring it to the proper vibration. If the color is used regularly, it may learn to function properly on its own.

Besides wearing color therapy glasses, you can wear specific color of clothes, talk a colored bath, use color therapy oils, use a colored lamp or paint your walls certain colors.

Autism in Children - Help with Color Neurologists have found that children with autism may be helped by the use of color.

Help for Dyslexia with Colors There are indications that using a color filter or looking through colored glasses, particularly blue and aqua (turquoise), may help dyslexics to read.

Parkinson's Disease (PD) with Dyskinesia Tremors - Blue Glasses with Blue Lenses Symptoms of Parkinson's Disease dyskinesia tremors may be relieved by wearing blue color therapy glasses.

Following is information on how each color is used in color therapy, however more research is needed. If you choose to use color therapy to compliment medical treatment, please advise you doctor you are doing so. Also note that different states have different regulations regarding alternative medical practitioners. Please choose one that is licensed by a national organization which requires members to abide by the organization's standards.

RED has the longest length in the visible spectrum and the lowest rate of vibration. Possible benefits: Chronic pain - May lower the frequency of wave lengths causing them to be less excited and thereby reduce pain Migraines Stimulate the automatic nervous and circulatory systems Stimulate the liver Autism in children Act as a pustulant, drawing poisons to a head to be eliminated Help with female disorders Reduce inflammation and swelling Increase heart strength and stimulate circulation Support the building of the blood Increase blood flow to the brain Seasickness relief Dizziness Relief or help with Turrets Syndrome

ORANGE possible benefits: Stimulate the lungs and thyroid gland to increase oxygen to the body Depress the parathyroid gland For lactating mothers, stimulate the mammary glands resulting in increased milk production for women who breastfeed their babies Reduce menstrual cramps Relieve cramping, cramps and convulsions in all parts of the body Relieve hiccups (hiccoughs) Relieve digestive gas, flatulence Treat skin conditions such as boils, carbuncles and abscesses Build lungs and stimulate the respiratory system. Used to treat Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Emphysema, Chronic Bronchitis, Asthma, Tuberculosis

YELLOW is associated with the stomach, liver, gall bladder and pancreas. Possible benefits: Can help with night blindness because it filters out blue light Depress the spleen and the parathyroid gland and stimulate the lymphatic glands Increases appetite. Better assimilation of food for better nutrition Healing for all kinds of paralysis from stroke to sluggish organs. Stimulates and builds nerves Strengthened heart resulting in better circulation Strengthened the nervous system Destruction of body worms Improved rheumatoid arthritis, neuritis and similar conditions because yellow may help eliminate calcium and lime deposits

GREEN is the master color, associated with the pituitary which is the master gland. Useful for overall wellbeing, for chronic or acute issues Infections Use green along with turquoise for the treatment of burns Healing of sores, bruises and cuts Promote the release of mucus/phlegm Stimulate the brain Improved long term memory Stimulate the digestive system Dissolving blood clots Tremors, twitching, shaking

AQUA possible benefits: Rebuild the skin when damaged by burns, scratches, infections or sores. Relieve pain from burns. Help with scaring Irritations, itching and inflammation of the skin Fever Remove muscle fatigue toxins from the body. Relieve aches and pains A mild sedative with no side effects Harmonize all circulation processes Relieve headaches Dyslexia. Read more about dyslexia and color Macular degeneration. Reported to improve vision and relieve stress on the eyes

BLUE is associated with the thyroid, parathyroid, throat, mouth and lungs. Acts as a bactericide. Useful in the treatment of acne and other skin disorders Relax and calm muscles Weight loss Shrink tumors, get rid of goiters, and warts Relieve itching, skin irritations and inflammations Sleep disorders since blue has a peaceful effect Slightly stronger than turquoise for the relief of burns and fevers Rebuild the skin when damaged by burns, scratches, infections or sores Pain from burns Fever Cluster Headaches Remedy- Wear blue glasses at the first sign of onset Dyslexia. Read more here: dyslexia and color

INDIGO may depress the thyroid while stimulating the parathyroid at the same time. Possible benefits: Use indigo for ear, eye, sinus, throat and nasal problems An analgesic. Reduce swelling relieving the associated pain An alternative antibiotic which may be more powerful than prescription antibiotics with no side effects A strong sedative resulting in a deep sleep. Upon awakening, you will feel rested, refreshed and alert Stops hemorrhages and nose bleeds Acts as an astringent, tightening, toning and firming the skin

VIOLET possible benefits. Overall immune enhancer Stimulate hormonal activity. Use it on the throat to stimulate the thyroid For over excitable people, may relax and calm the nerves Depress any over active part of the body, except the spleen and parathyroid Stimulate the spleen, helping it build white corpuscles. The spleen is the final checkpoint for the blood before it returns to the heart. It cleanses the blood of poison or any undesirable cells. Violet may act as an antibiotic, helping to destroy harmful organisms Cardiac depressant, relaxing the muscles and nerves controlling the heart Depress the appetite Relieve dysentery and diarrhea Deep, restful sleep

MAGENTA possible benefits: Stimulate and build the heart Bring blood pressure within normal range, whether up or down Strengthen reproductive organs Stimulate or depress arteries or veins to bring them to normal Stimulate or depress adrenal glands and kidneys to bring them to normal

BAKER-MILLER PINK possible benefits: Appetite suppressant Relaxation Stress relief Calming aggression Read more about Baker-Miller Pink