Whole Body Health

07/10/2026

Client relaxing after a facial Microneedling treatment. Red light therapy enhances the treatment. Come and experience it for yourself. WBHLV.COM 702-382-8484.

06/26/2026

Did you know your body has a hidden organ that may explain how Acupuncture works? New blog post – – link in bio! Call or text 702-382-8484.

06/24/2026

Did you know Microneedling can Restore your hair naturally? New blog post – – Link in Bio! Call or text 702 382–8484 to book a consultation.

06/24/2026

Did you know microneedling can restore your hair naturally? Read our latest blog to learn how microneedling stimulates hair regrowth without surgery or harsh medications. To book a consultation call or text Stephanie at 702-382-8484.
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06/14/2026

Magnesium is a cofactor to over 300 enzymatic reactions in the body. Some of the things it helps promote are ATP synthesis, protein synthesis, muscle contraction and muscle relaxation, blood pressure control, blood glucose control. The list is long.

You won't see results if you don’t give magnesium enough time to work!

It takes at least 1 to 3 months to see results from increasing your magnesium consumption, and it’s difficult to get enough from your diet alone.

If you’re looking to supplement, magnesium glycinate is the most absorbable form. It’s gentle on the GI system, helps prevent muscle spasms, supports sleep and relaxation, and reduces stress.

Find out more about the best and worst forms of magnesium: https://drbrg.co/4bSQ86j

Dr. Eric Berg, DC, not MD; information only

06/14/2026

I've been using a red light panel everyday for the past two weeks. Last week I fell and bruised my ribs. The worst pain ever. Don't breathe, cough, laugh or sneeze or it can be agony. I have bruised my ribs before and it took months to have it clear. With the red light I feel better very quickly. It is an amazing tool.

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Red light therapy works through a real target inside your mitochondria, and it has a ceiling most people walk straight past. More is not better here. Past the optimal dose, the same light that was raising a cell's energy output starts shutting it down.

Cytochrome c oxidase, the final enzyme in the mitochondrial electron transport chain, is the main molecule that absorbs red and near-infrared light. The widely accepted account is that the light dissociates a molecule of inhibitory nitric oxide sitting on that enzyme. With the brake released, the electron chain runs faster and ATP production rises. That step is the engine behind the wound healing, pain relief, and skin effects the therapy is used for.

The biphasic dose response is the organizing principle of the entire field, reproduced often enough to have a name, the Arndt-Schulz curve. Low doses stimulate and repair tissue, while higher doses of the same light have an inhibitory effect. The benefit climbs to a peak and then falls back below zero, so the relationship between dose and result is an arch, not a ladder.

The reason the high end turns inhibitory is not actually settled, and it is worth being precise rather than inventing a mechanism. The reactive oxygen story is a good example of how context-dependent this is. The same light produces a brief burst of reactive oxygen species in healthy cells, yet in oxidatively stressed cells and animal models of disease it lowers reactive oxygen levels and raises antioxidant defenses. The cell's starting state changes the direction of the effect.

A controlled trial in 136 people found that red and near-infrared treatment improved intradermal collagen density and reduced fine lines and skin roughness. The therapy has reasonable support for skin, wound healing, and certain kinds of pain and inflammation, which is exactly why the dosing question matters instead of being academic.

The failure mode is treating more as better, standing closer, running it longer, buying a brighter panel, and using it more often, all of which push you up and over the peak toward the flat or inhibitory part of the curve. Wavelength, intensity, distance, and time are the variables that decide whether a session lands in the helpful zone, and getting them wrong is a large part of why the literature contains so many negative trials next to the positive ones. One widely cited review on this point was co-authored by the owner of a company that sells these devices, and the biphasic finding holds across independent groups regardless. The device is not the hard part. The dose is.

References: Hamblin, AIMS Biophysics, 2017 Huang et al., Dose-Response, 2009 Chung et al., Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 2012 Wunsch and Matuschka, Photomedicine and Laser Surgery, 2014

06/08/2026

One of the most impactful statements made in this post: " The microplastic story has moved from environmental to internal medicine in the span of 24 months."

Microplastics in human tissue stopped being a theoretical concern in 2024. Three studies in top journals over the past two years have moved this from "possibly relevant" to "directly measured in human blood and atherosclerotic plaque."

Marfella and colleagues (2024, New England Journal of Medicine) ran the study that changed the conversation. 304 patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy for asymptomatic carotid artery disease had their excised plaque specimens analyzed for microplastics and nanoplastics using pyrolysis-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, stable isotope analysis, and electron microscopy.

257 patients completed a mean 33.7-month follow-up. Polyethylene was detected in plaques from 150 patients (58.4%), at a mean concentration of 21.7 µg per milligram of plaque tissue. 31 patients (12.1%) also had measurable polyvinyl chloride. Electron microscopy showed visible, jagged-edged foreign particles inside plaque macrophages. Patients with detectable microplastics in their plaque had a hazard ratio of 4.53 (95% CI 2.00 to 10.27, p

06/08/2026

Sometimes simple habits are the most effective!

Dr. Eric Berg, DC, not MD; information only

06/08/2026

Anything on this list call you out a little?

If so, you need to know your nervous system might be more dysregulated than you think…

It doesn’t just respond to the “big” life stuff. It’s tracking everything. The scrolling, the skipped meals, the unresolved tension, the artificial light at midnight.

When it stays stuck in fight-or-flight, you start to notice things like fatigue that sleep doesn’t fix, mood swings, digestive issues, anxiety, and trouble concentrating.

Comment REGULATE and I’ll send you my article on how to tell if your nervous system is dysregulated and what to actually do about it. 🙏

06/08/2026

If you’re deficient in sodium, this simple hack can help your muscles feel stronger and more energetic instantly!

Dr. Eric Berg, DC, not MD; information only