Light Treatment - Chroma Therapy

In a nutshell, chroma therapy refers to healing with colored light. Color therapy or chroma therapy is an interesting method to treat various illnesses among which are sleep disorder and depression.

Chroma therapy encompass ways such as visualizing and meditating on a color or being close contact with certain colors with the understanding that it could help treat sleep disorder and therefore enhance a person's physical and emotional state.

Chroma therapy has been practiced since ancient times. The Indian ancient art of treatment such as Ayurvedic treatment encompass chroma therapy. Colors are believed to be associated with not just the physical body but also the spiritual as well as emotional aspect of life and that the wholeness of the entire body depends on each charkas, areas of energy in the body which is link to a color.

It is interesting to note that despite the limited knowledge light and of what constitute color, ancient medical practitioners are able to utilize chroma therapy to help treat patients suffering from various sicknesses. We know that light is made of colors and different colors has different wave length (different energy waves).

How does chroma therapy treatment works? The photo receptor cells of our eyes turn the light that enters the retina into electrical impulses. This in turn signals the brain to release hormones. Different energy waves from the light stimulates the releases of different hormones.

Thus chroma therapy can be used to treat various illnesses such as insomnia (by stimulating melatonin) and other sleep related disorders by controlling the release of hormones. Medical research indicates colors in particular while and blue light stimulates calmness and relaxation.Below is a summary of the different colors and its benefits

Red:
Chinese culture adore red so much so that red color is considered auspicious color and attract good luck .Red color is used during wedding days or other happy occasions.
From scientific perspective, red light is known to increase blood pressure and affect the adrenal glands and releases adrenaline into the body.

Red light is good for blood circulation and increase energy. Those who are prone to emotional disturbance should avoid it because it may increase anxiety and anger. It is also advisable that those with heart problems avoid red.

Pink:
Some people believed pink rejuvenation, comfort and calming effects. It is a good emotional color and believed to increase one's compassion and help fertility issues.

Blue:
It is considered one of the best colors. It helps to calm the nerves and mind, enhances anti septic effects and speed up the healing of throat, stings, itches and bites conditions. It is also helpful for treating insomnia and inflammation of the eyes. Blue light has cooling effect for treatment of fever, measles,chicken pox and mumps.

Green:
Helps to relieve tension due to shock,improve digestive system and alleviate headaches.Some people also claimed that it helps lower blood pressure, and relaxes the heart.


Indigo:
Helps to remove fear, purifies blood stream and helps in the treatment of boils, ulcers, bruising, insomnia and reduce varicose veins.

In summary chroma therapy is beneficial in certain ways for treatment of various diseases however it should always be used as complimentary medicine in conjunction with other standard medical treatments.