[00:00:00] Latest and Greatest in Igor Ian Ignjic’s World on Staying Healthy: Rediscovering the Power of Fitness and Staying Active

[00:04:35] Introduction to Bioptron: A Personal Journey and Trust in Light Therapy

[00:07:50] How Bioptron Became a Trusted Wellness Tool: A Personal and Professional Journey

[00:18:35] Bridging the Gap Between Medical and Alternative Wellness Approaches

[00:19:31] The Basics of Light Therapy and Its Ancient Healing Roots

[00:22:05] Why Not All Light is the Same: Harnessing the Benefits of Sunlight with Bioptron

[00:24:19] The Four Unique Properties of Bioptron Light Therapy

[00:29:58] How Bioptron’s Advanced Optics Set It Apart from LED and Red Light Devices

[00:31:43] The Difference Between LED Panels and Bioptron: Optics and Precision in Light Therapy

[00:36:51] Bioptron vs. Laser Therapy: Key Differences and Unique Benefits

[00:38:18] Enhancing Bioptron’s Light with C60 Filters: The Power of Hyperpolarized Light

[00:46:10] Exploring Color Therapy with Bioptron: Customizing Light for Specific Healing Needs

[00:50:20] Color Therapy and Eastern Medicine: Unlocking Creative Applications with Bioptron

[00:51:53] How Bioptron Enhances Color Therapy: Boosting Target Colors While Retaining Full Spectrum Benefits

[00:53:55] Overview of Bioptron Models: Pro 1 and Yuthron for Home and Professional Use

[01:00:26] Comparing Bioptron Models: Size, Power, and Pricing Differences

[01:06:28] How to Properly Use Bioptron: Optimal Distance, Session Duration, and Treatment Frequency

[01:12:20] Real-Life Success Stories with Bioptron: Setting Expectations and Understanding Its Benefits

[01:26:31] Bioptron Quality and Durability: Lifespan, Warranty, and Maintenance

[01:30:48] Introducing Hyperpolarized Eyeglasses: Enhancing Light’s Effect on the Eyes and Brain

[01:34:41] Bioptron for Pets and Animals: Remarkable Healing Stories

[01:43:00] Finding Bioptron Practitioners: How to Get Help Locally

[01:44:35] Exploring Bioptron for Peripheral Neuropathy: Insights and Research Possibilities

[01:47:04] Bioptron and Mitochondrial Stimulation: Enhanced Benefits from Polarized and Incoherent Light

[01:48:43] Bioptron Shipping and Support for International Customers: How to Get Help Outside the U.S.

[01:52:01] Using Bioptron for Face Treatments: Eye Safety and Best Practices

[00:00:00] Latest and Greatest in Igor Ian Ignjic’s World on Staying Healthy: Rediscovering the Power of Fitness and Staying Active

Ryan Sternagel: Igor, as people are logging on, here’s the traditional first question: you’re not allowed to use Bioptron or light therapy in your answer, but this is a chronic condition healing/prevention-focused audience. When it comes to staying healthy and avoiding chronic conditions or diseases, what’s been on your mind lately? Any rabbit holes you’ve gone down, things you’ve been thinking about, or something you heard on a podcast? What’s on your mind these days?

Igor Ian: There’s so much going on, man. There are so many new things to discover every single day. This summer, for some reason, I’ve been thinking about the old-school stuff—trying to get back in shape. I used to be a workout nut, but work and everything else keeps you stressed and engaged. The more I’ve been getting back into fitness and trying to get on that path, it blows my mind how much better it makes you feel. It’s night and day. That’s the one thing that’s been blowing my mind lately—not necessarily a product or a new concept, but going back to the basics. Take care of your body, use your body, and that’s it.

Ryan Sternagel: I rediscover that every couple of months.

Igor Ian: I forget it every couple of months.

Ryan Sternagel: If I worked out every day, instead of going three weeks working out and then two weeks not, I’d be in much better shape. But muscles aside, you feel way better—mental clarity, motivation, and that overall feeling of vibrancy and vitality. It doesn’t take much either.

Igor Ian: The thing about everybody dealing with a chronic condition is, I always think about this from my own experience. It’s such a mental game. You can easily fall into that feedback trap where you’re the only voice in your head, dealing with all your issues, challenges, and what’s coming next.

Sometimes, if you’re able to, and your health’s good enough, you go and work out. I’m by no means where I used to be many years ago, but still, if I spend an hour in the gym doing something and come back covered in sweat, feeling better about myself, all those things that were bothering me two hours ago don’t seem quite as bad. I think keeping active is the key.

Ryan Sternagel: For me, when I’m on it, I’ll do a quick 10-15 minute kettlebell workout in the morning. Then throughout the day, I’m sitting there typing at a computer all day, or having phone calls or whatever. But I try to break it up, where I’ll do 45-50 minutes of typing or talking, then for 5-15 minutes, I’ll lift some weights, jump on the rebounder, or use the vibration plate. I’ll lift some more weights, just getting that little burst throughout the day.

Igor Ian: And it’s got nothing to do with what I might have been doing 10 or 15 years ago when I had a certain look in mind. It’s more about getting a feeling in mind, feeling good about yourself—the way you’re moving around, the way your body works in three dimensions. That’s my thought for the day; Non-Bioptron thought of the day.

[00:04:35] Introduction to Bioptron: A Personal Journey and Trust in Light Therapy

Ryan Sternagel: Talking about Bioptron and light therapy—I first got introduced to Bioptron… It’s crazy that it’s still not more widely known. Red light therapy is all the rage these days. I love red light therapy; we have a red light therapy panel and use it a lot, but we got Bioptron even before that.

Dr. Darrell Wolfe is one of my all-time favorite practitioners. I learned a ton from him when my son was going through cancer. We did a lot of the things he recommended, read his book, and all that. That’s how I first found out about Bioptron—it was through Dr. Darrell Wolfe. He uses it almost exclusively in his clinics. Anytime you ask him about light therapy, he brings up Bioptron.

I watched a webinar about it. I didn’t buy it right away because we were broke, trying to afford all the supplements, consultations, and IV treatments. But from the minute I heard about it, we saved up for it and got it not long after; I’ve loved it ever since. It deserves a full-blown webinar because you can read the description on the website, but even after reading everything about it a hundred times over, I still can’t fully explain, from a scientific perspective, why it’s so awesome.

I can rattle off the bullet points—that it’s hyperpolarized or whatever, non-coherent, or maybe I got that backward, but you’ll get into all that. The main thing is that I heard about it from Dr. Wolfe, who I trust. I don’t trust anyone implicitly, but as close as you can get to trusting someone’s health advice, I trust him. Hearing about the success he’s had with his patients over the years and then seeing the incredible amount of third-party studies on Bioptron—I love digging into the research, and there’s no end to digging through the studies on it. I love it. That’s Ryan’s intro.

I don’t know where you want to start. Maybe you could start with how you first found out about Bioptron or how you got involved with it.

[00:07:50] How Bioptron Became a Trusted Wellness Tool: A Personal and Professional Journey

Igor Ian: I think maybe the best way to make this webinar most useful to everyone watching is to give you all a different perspective. You can go online, read about it, check out the diagrams and videos, and go down the YouTube rabbit hole. You’ll see videos with Dr. Wolfe and people from New Zealand, or others overseas, and some incredible things. They’re scientists, coming from that background, and they can give you a perspective on how Bioptron impacts things on a very deep level. But it’s easy to get lost because there’s so much information out there.

I think my most useful contribution would be to give you a little perspective on Bioptron, and that probably starts with how I got involved. I started working for Zepter, which is the parent company of Bioptron. It’s a multinational, pan-European company based in Monaco, with factories in Italy, Switzerland, and Germany. The mindset, the motto of Zepter, has always been “live better, live longer.” It’s always been about making products that positively impact your health and improve your life. They started with very healthy cookware, allowing you to prepare your food in a way you couldn’t with other options, and then expanded into air purifiers, water purifiers, and everything else.

I started working for the company over 20 years ago, and originally, I had no idea what I was getting into. I came from a computer background, so I was very skeptical of anything that wasn’t tangible. I used to walk into the showroom of the Zepter company at the time—this was when they were rolling out Bioptron, a brand-new product. You’d see the cookware, these beautifully handmade, high-quality Italian items, and then this oddball item—the “magic lamp.” What’s the deal with that?

This was the early 2000s, and we weren’t as aware of light therapy back then, especially for someone like me, a complete outsider. I saw it at first as something a little weird, maybe loopy. I didn’t know if it worked or not. But as I worked with it, I started receiving feedback from customers. I was the first person to get emails with feedback, and as I started reading them, I was blown away.

This might be as good a time as any to put in a disclaimer. I know everyone watching this webinar is on the same page as me, so you could take the next 30 seconds to grab a glass of water or take a walk because you’ve heard this before. That is—everything we’re talking about is not medical. Bioptron is considered a medical product in many countries, but not in the USA. In the USA, we are considered a cosmetic and wellness product.

Ryan Sternagel: That reminds me, I usually give the good old disclaimer—please don’t take anything you hear here as medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always work with your healthcare professional. Many healthcare professionals come from various backgrounds and training—not always the conventional guys, but sorry.

Igor Ian: Everything I’m going to talk about today is based on my personal experiences. These aren’t company claims for the USA because that’s quite different. We’re limited by the FDA in terms of what we can claim about these products, and we don’t want to get in trouble with those guys. We’ve been in business for over 20 years, and I’ve never had an issue, and we don’t plan on having one. Everything I’m sharing is based on things I’ve experienced, and I’ll try to keep it to firsthand information—from my friends, my clients, and people I’ve dealt with directly.

I started getting these emails, and I began hearing the most insane things. People were telling me they were going to have an amputation due to a very complicated case of diabetes, but someone made them use Bioptron, and they were able to keep that under control and save a body part. That was the first email that blew my mind—someone was able to keep a body part because of something we sell. It started intriguing me and making me focus on this thing, thinking there might be something to it. I’m still very much a skeptic, but there might be something here.

As I transitioned from being an IT guy to handling operations and eventually sales, I started using Bioptron for my own purposes. You hear all these wonderful things about it, and then you have a small issue—maybe an injury from taking a spill while walking to work, and your wrist hurts. So, you think, “Let me try this thing.” And then, “Oh, okay, I feel better. Something is going on.” By being exposed to it and having one, it was an amazing benefit to use it regularly because I worked for the company.

I didn’t just become a believer in Bioptron; I became a Bioptron obsessive. I’ve gotten to the point where if anyone tells me they have any issue, I immediately ask, “Have you used Bioptron? Have you tried Bioptron? Do you want to borrow my Bioptron?” It’s become indispensable because it’s not a tool defined by one purpose. It’s an amazing tool in your toolkit. For anyone dealing with chronic issues, having that toolkit is incredible.

I’ll share something with you—something even a lot of my clients don’t know about me. I have a genetic eye disorder called Stargardt’s disease, which is a juvenile form of macular degeneration. Macular degeneration usually starts in people in their fifties, sixties, or seventies, but I hit the lottery with it—it started with me when I was five, six, or seven years old. My eyesight steadily declined from that age through high school, where I could read any book with any print, to college, where I couldn’t read any book at all. I had to make the letters bigger and bigger until eventually, I crossed the line into legal blindness.

Dealing with that as a degenerative disease over time, I know—and I assume most people in a similar situation know—you’re always looking for the magic bullet. You hope there’s a place in Tanzania where doctors have found a cure, and you’ll go there, and come out fine. Unfortunately, I haven’t discovered that, but I’ve looked, as I’m sure many watching this webinar have looked for something like that for themselves or a family member.

Apart from hoping for those magic bullets—and I do hope we all find ours—I’m a big believer in technology, medicine, and everything moving forward. I plan on, in five or ten years, hopefully having some procedure that will restore some of my lost eyesight. But in the meantime, what makes a difference in your everyday life are the tools you discover that help you maintain wellness.

For me, with my eyesight condition, I’m incredibly lucky that this happened to me in the late ’90s and early 2000s when computers took over. I have software that can read things to me, zoom in, and make things bigger. It allows me to do my job, run my part of a company, and live like anyone else. It’s through tools like these that you manage your condition, and I believe Bioptron is one of those tools. It’s like a little life hack, a small accelerator that helps with many different things. It might not address the one thing you’re hoping to cure, but you might find it helps support your lifestyle, and your wellness, and makes you a healthier person overall so that you can deal with the challenge as a whole.

That’s my perspective on Bioptron, and it’s probably my perspective on this whole field. Another thing I wanted to briefly comment on—and this will lead us into talking more about light therapy in general—is when I first discovered Bioptron. That was probably around 2004 or 2005, and when I started working with it and customers…

[00:18:35] Bridging the Gap Between Medical and Alternative Wellness Approaches

Igor Ian: There used to be a major split between the medical and wellness/alternative-based views. You have to be aware of who you’re talking to. If you’re speaking to a medical professional, you don’t want to mention anything alternative. And if you’re talking to someone who’s very alternative-based, they’re often turned off by the medical side.

I think we’re finally reaching a point in the last five to ten years where the two are coming together. People are finally getting something from both. You don’t have to be exclusively a wellness practitioner or a medical practitioner; you can be in the middle. When you look at a device like Bioptron, you can appreciate all its possibilities without seeing it through a narrow lens.

[00:19:31] The Basics of Light Therapy and Its Ancient Healing Roots

Igor Ian: Let’s talk a little bit about light therapy in general; What is it? Why is it important? What makes Bioptron different? What makes it special? I think this is where a lot of people get hung up and overwhelmed because there’s so much out there on the market. It’s easy to read everything, but if you don’t have a way of processing that information, it can be confusing. I know because it confused me when I was trying to learn more about light therapy.

Some of what we say about the healing power of light dates back to ancient times. The Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans had sun gardens—places where if you were healing, they didn’t put you in a cave or basement. They understood that light was an important part of healing.

To realize why that is, you’ve got to ask yourself, what is light? It’s the visible portion of the electromagnetic spectrum. This spectrum starts at an incredibly nano level, holding atoms together. As you move up the electromagnetic spectrum, you get to ultraviolet light, then the visible light spectrum, and beyond that, you reach near-infrared and other wavelengths. Eventually, you end up with radio waves.

Visible light is like one exit on a highway. When you pass it, there’s something else because this is a spectrum, and the electromagnetic range is a spectrum. This spectrum powers all of us. It powers the atoms inside us. Naturally, it follows that light therapy, whatever your view of medicine or the human body, interacts with and affects us. It triggers something that’s been pre-programmed into our cells and bodies and is going to be affected by light.

[00:22:05] Why Not All Light is the Same: Harnessing the Benefits of Sunlight with Bioptron

Igor Ian: This leads us to the question: Is all light the same? No, it’s not. The issue with light therapy is that you don’t just need light—you need the right light. As organic beings, we’re pre-programmed to work with sunlight; That’s our default. If you go down into a cave, you can still see things for the first 50 feet. But after that, there’s nothing. The deeper you go, the less life you find because light powers all living things.

Sunlight has certain properties. You mentioned in the introduction polarized light—well, sunlight is polarized light. You mentioned incoherent light—sunlight is incoherent light. This happens because the Earth is so far away from the sun that by the time the light rays reach us, they’re arriving in a parallel plane, which is what a polarized light beam is. Essentially, sunlight is the best light, but it has a couple of downsides.

One is UV light, the dangerous part of sunlight and any light spectrum. This is why, when we go to the beach, we need to time ourselves and apply SPF protection to avoid serious damage. The other issue is intensity. Sunlight can be very intense—it’s what we need, but it’s sometimes too much of what we need.

What Bioptron did when they created this device was figure out how to take the beneficial aspects of natural light and put them into a machine you can use in a practical way.

[00:24:19] The Four Unique Properties of Bioptron Light Therapy

Igor Ian: Certain properties of Bioptron make it very unique and special; There are four of them. It starts with the fact that Bioptron is a polychromatic light, meaning it is a wide-spectrum light. A Bioptron device like this one is equipped with a filter that cuts off light below 480 nanometers, which is right in the UV range. What we’ve ensured is that when you’re using your Bioptron, you’re not getting any UV light. That’s been cut out, so you don’t have to worry about it, making Bioptron safe to use as much as you want.

Bioptron’s light spectrum goes up to about 3400 nanometers, which is far beyond visible light. In fact, most of Bioptron’s output is in the near-infrared and infrared spectrums. We’re covering a wide range, from 480 nanometers to 3400 nanometers, meaning we are emitting light that involves all of those wavelengths. The important part is that when you read about red light, blue light, or infrared light, all of that is already contained in Bioptron. Even if you’re using it in its default setting, you’re getting all of that at the same time. That’s the first aspect that makes Bioptron special: it’s polychromatic.

The second thing is that the light is polarized. When light is polarized, it travels in a straight line. Technically speaking, if you go to the theater and see a spotlight on someone doing a monologue, that’s polarized light to an extent. What Bioptron does is create a very high degree of polarization—about 95%—meaning 95% of the light coming from Bioptron is traveling in a straight line. Even when you place the Bioptron four inches away, which is the typical distance for use, the circle of light on your skin isn’t much larger than the circle of light coming from the device because the light is traveling in a straight line. Remember, we talked earlier about sunlight being polarized. This is important.

The next thing is that Bioptron uses incoherent light. This is the part where most people tune out because it’s hard to explain, but let me give you an idea. First, let’s briefly cover what coherent light is. A laser is an example of coherent light. It’s a very dense light where all the wavelengths are traveling together. If you imagine the wave diagram we all learned in high school, all those waves of light are traveling as a single unit, creating a very strong, concentrated punch. I think of coherent light like a heavyweight boxer’s punch.

In contrast, incoherent light has wavelengths that are offset from one another. They reach you at slightly different times, and they penetrate your skin at slightly different depths. By doing this, the incoherent light works more like the hands of a trained masseuse, stimulating the skin and the body. This is important and essential. It’s part of what makes Bioptron unique.

The last aspect is that Bioptron is a low-powered light. No matter what size Bioptron device you’re using, its power output usually doesn’t exceed 80 or 90 watts, even on very large clinical units (which I don’t have with me today). A large Bioptron would be around 80 watts. To give you perspective, a desk lamp or the light in your home is probably around 100 watts. The Bioptron creates more intensity and illumination with a weaker light source.

The important part of keeping the light source low-wattage is that it’s safe. You cannot get burned by a Bioptron, and you cannot overdo it. I sometimes get calls like, “Hey, I fell asleep in front of my Bioptron. It was on for two hours—am I okay? Should I go to the hospital?” No, you’re fine! It’s like falling asleep with the lights on in your house. This guarantees that you can use your Bioptron safely anytime you want. You can use it on your kids, your toddler, or your 95-year-old grandmother. It is a gentle light.

[00:29:58] How Bioptron’s Advanced Optics Set It Apart from LED and Red Light Devices

Igor Ian: How do we create this light with these specific properties? It has to do with optics. This is what makes the creation of Bioptron so interesting and special. I don’t make Bioptrons myself, but having seen the spare parts and the inner workings, it’s fascinating because the inside looks more like a telescope than anything else. It’s an array of mirrors angled in a certain way. They have a sort of concave half-circular shape, and there is a whole line of them. That’s something called a Brewster mirror. What it does is reflect some of the light at each layer while allowing a bit to pass through to the next layer. Again, some of it gets reflected, and some goes further back. By doing this, we create the incoherency—offsetting those waves.

Bioptron is handmade in Switzerland. It’s a high-end piece of optics, unlike many other lights that use LEDs. That’s a topic I’d love to cover in this webinar because the number one question we get is: how is Bioptron different from an LED light? How is Bioptron different from a red light device, like Juve, or even a laser?

Ryan Sternagel: That already came up in the questions.

Igor Ian: I was expecting it, because, seriously, that would be my number one question right now.

[00:31:43] The Difference Between LED Panels and Bioptron: Optics and Precision in Light Therapy

Igor Ian: What we’re doing with Bioptron is geometrically rearranging light the hard way—the old-fashioned way. The way I sometimes explain this is by comparing it to photography. If you go on vacation with your iPhone, it’s phenomenal. You can take amazing pictures, and the convenience factor is through the roof. But when people do professional photo shoots, guess what, they use their DSLR cameras with a whole lot of lenses. We still have photography schools today teaching people the old-school analog way, with film, lenses, and optics.

Why do we still do that if digital cameras can do everything? The answer is that they can’t. There’s a convenient and simple way to do things, and let’s be honest—a cheap way. Your iPhone, at around $700 or $800, is an incredible camera, phone, computer, and more. But people are spending $10,000 to $15,000 on professional cameras. Why? Because, on a certain level, it’s not the same. When you’re dealing with optics, you’re physically curving and changing the angles of light—working with how light travels through media.

When we ask what makes Bioptron different from an LED, the main thing is that LED is essentially convenient and has many advantages. I’m a big believer that every technology has its advantages.

Ryan Sternagel: Just to be clear, Igor, when we talk about LED, that’s what your typical red light panel is using, right?

Igor Ian: Yes, a typical red light panel would be LED. But you see so many other solutions nowadays—I’ve seen LED devices for hair growth, for all kinds of therapies, but the panels are the main thing. The amazing advantage of LED is that you can create something in the shape of a panel. You could never have a Bioptron panel. Bioptron has to be a round, circular shape at its lens because the optics inside are shaping light through a concave surface. You couldn’t achieve that with a panel.

So, from that point of view, LED panels are great, but at the end of the day, it’s the same technology that’s in your cell phone. If you have a car made in the last five years, it’s probably in your car’s headlights. It’s also on your TV. Essentially, getting light therapy from an LED device is like if you have a big TV, setting it to red, and standing close to it for a few minutes. I’m not saying that’s what all red light devices are—there’s more complexity, like cycling and specific frequencies—but ultimately, the light coming out of it is like the light coming out of your TV, it’s light been dispersed through space.

What we’ve focused on in our approach to light therapy, instead of using light that’s randomly dispersed through space, is creating light that is geometrically shaped. We’ve used the optics inside the Bioptron to make light that has four key properties, with the main ones being polarization and incoherency. By doing that, we’re able to feed the body with the light it is used to responding to. That’s the main point of Bioptron—the gist of what’s happening inside it.

When you open up a Bioptron, and I’ve seen them opened at our service center, most of it is quite simple. Most of what’s inside are electronics that ensure the current fed to the bulb is very unified and controlled. But the real heart of the Bioptron is in the optics.

That’s the answer to the question of LED versus Bioptron. LED produces light, and it’s doing a good job, but it’s general light. When you use a Bioptron, you’re dealing with light that has been carefully geometrically rearranged and shaped to meet what our body responds to. That’s the basics of it.

[00:36:51] Bioptron vs. Laser Therapy: Key Differences and Unique Benefits

Igor Ian: A quick thing to touch on, because it’s interesting, is the comparison to lasers. A lot of people are used to lasers. They used to be a professional-only tool, but now there are many home-based lasers. The main thing to understand is that laser is polarized light therapy—laser light travels in a straight line. But when you take the textbook definition of a laser and reverse each technical characteristic, you get Bioptron.

A laser is polarized, and Bioptron is polarized—that’s the same. But a laser is coherent, while Bioptron is incoherent. A laser is usually monochromatic, while Bioptron is polychromatic. Lasers are typically high-powered and intense, whereas Bioptron is low-powered and gentle. That’s the main distinction. It provides something unique. To my knowledge, I don’t know of anything else on the market that combines these properties. I’ve seen other polarized light devices, and I’ve seen incoherent light devices, but I’ve never seen anything that combines these aspects in quite this way. The way Bioptron interacts with your body is unique, no matter what else is out there.

That probably covers most of what’s happening inside the Bioptron.

[00:38:18] Enhancing Bioptron’s Light with C60 Filters: The Power of Hyperpolarized Light

Igor Ian: The other interesting thing to consider is, what’s the next step? We’ve created this light, we’ve shaped it geometrically, and we’re starting to project it—what else can we do with it?

When Bioptron started, and when I began working with it, there was only one filter. It was a piece of glass at the front of the Bioptron that blocked UV rays. Its sole purpose was to remove the very bottom range of the visible spectrum, keeping the therapies safe. That’s why most Bioptron light appears yellow, even though it should look white—it’s because of that safety filter.

In the last 10 years or so, Bioptron has developed two additional things that can be done with the device. They’re different philosophies, and I’d like to cover both and explain the differences. I want to do that because it’s the number one question I get from my clients, and as some of our webinar viewers dive deeper into Bioptron research, I’m sure they’ll ask, “What is this about?”

Let’s talk about the two types of lenses. When you have a Bioptron, you can remove the lens like this. The lens on it right now is the default lens that comes with every new Bioptron in 2023. This is a hyper-polarized lens, which is what makes Bioptron interesting. When we talk about hyper-light, we’re referring to this lens, which has been covered with a C60 fullerene coating.

Some of you may be familiar with the C60 molecule from its use as a supplement and in other applications; It’s been around for a while. What’s unique about Bioptron is that we’re applying this to the glass as a coating, adding a level of light filtration. It’s an advanced concept for us because we’ve already taken this light and rearranged it geometrically.

We’ve created the geometry of the light, and now we’re going to put it through this filter to make it even more powerful. What a hyperpolarized filter does is pass photons of light through C60 molecules, which act like a mesh or grate that the light passes through.

The analogy would be like someone baking cookies with different shaped cutters—like a dog shape or a Christmas tree. You use the cutter as a stencil, and now you have a Christmas tree-shaped cookie. The same thing is happening to photons of light here; They pass through the C60 molecules and start to take on their shape.

C60 molecules are unique because they have a symmetrical spheroid shape—it’s a 60-sided sphere with interesting geometry; The more I read about it, the more fascinating it is. I encourage anyone interested in the C60 molecule’s optical applications to read about it, but don’t get too hung up on the details of its shape. The key thing to know is that it’s a perfect three-dimensional shape, and when photons pass through it, this perfect shape is imprinted onto the light.

When that light reaches our body, it has some very interesting properties. The most tangible effect is that the Bioptron starts penetrating deeper. My simplest explanation to anyone asking what hyper-light is versus regular light, or hyperpolarized versus polarized light, is that it’s like turbocharging it. It’s the same engine, but now it’s putting out 30% more horsepower because you’ve taken more out of it.

On a deeper level, it’s interacting with the water molecules in your body and with the foundational components of your cells. A friend of mine always says that if you want to lose half of your audience immediately, just mention quantum physics. This is where we might lose people, but let’s mention quantum physics for a second.

There’s a concept in quantum physics where particles can imprint their state upon each other. This is how fiber optic cables and long-distance communication work. It’s not that something travels from point A to point B down a wire. Instead, you’re changing the state of an atom on one side of the wire, and signaling that change to one that’s far away.

At a certain level, what the hyperpolarized lens is doing is taking the perfect state of the C60 fullerene shape and imprinting it onto your body. You’re creating that optimal order inside your body, making sure that all the little communications happening in your system—your cells working together to keep you ticking—are optimized, and the hyperpolarized light is assisting with that.

Here’s the key thing to understand: Both the hyperpolarized light and the light filter that preceded it (the one that blocks UV rays) are classified as universal. We classify both as general lights, general filters, wide-spectrum, and all-purpose filters. If you wanted to make an analogy, the regular old-school filter on a Bioptron is like wearing jeans and a t-shirt. Meanwhile, with hyperpolarized light, it’s more like a designer pair of jeans and a nice shirt—but it’s still something you can get away with using for most purposes. It also makes using a Bioptron incredibly simple.

[00:46:10] Exploring Color Therapy with Bioptron: Customizing Light for Specific Healing Needs

Igor Ian: A Bioptron equipped with a hyperpolarized lens, or an older Bioptron with a general lens, is simple to use: just point it to where you need it, give it eight minutes of your time, and it’ll do what it needs to do, then you go on about your day.

Another way to use the Bioptron is by using something called the color light filter. There’s a set of seven different colors you can purchase and replace on your Bioptron. I have one here to show you as an example—this is the indigo filter. It comes in a nice little velvety pouch, so it doesn’t get scratched up and stays well protected. You take it out, install it on your Bioptron, remove the old lens, put on the new one, and now you’ve entered the world of chromotherapy, or color therapy.

Since we talked earlier about red light therapy, blue light therapy, and so on, color therapy is nothing new. But now we’re applying all the things I talked about earlier, like changes in the geometry of light, to color therapy. When you start working with color therapy lenses, you’ve opened up a whole new catalog—you’ve switched gears and are now working with something else.

With color therapy, there’s no right or wrong way to do things. People who achieve the best results with color therapy are often those who decide to be intuitive and inventive, trying out different combinations. There are guidelines for color therapy, and some general statements can be made. For example, red is very good for dealing with pain, while orange and green are helpful for the endocrine system. Indigo light works well as an anti-inflammatory, and blue is a good antibacterial. This is your general color therapy knowledge; Bioptron didn’t invent any of this—it’s been around forever in any light therapy or color therapy philosophy you subscribe to.

What becomes interesting is how you can apply this in different ways. You could go with the straightforward approach and say, “I’m dealing with pain, so I’ll use red light.” That’s a simple and very normal way to approach it. But you can take it to another level by using different combinations of colors. Some issues respond well to a mix of different colors. For example, for skin issues like eczema or acne, the recommended color therapy recipe is blue or indigo light for a certain amount of time, followed by red or orange light. You’re customizing your Bioptron to target those specific issues.

That’s one philosophy of using the Bioptron.

[00:50:20] Color Therapy and Eastern Medicine: Unlocking Creative Applications with Bioptron

Igor Ian: Another way to use color therapy is as part of Eastern medicine, such as chakra therapies or practices connected to traditional Chinese medicine. When you get into color therapy, you’ve moved beyond the realm of straight science and into other areas.

I often make the analogy that the colors on a Bioptron are like the keys on a piano. A piano has 12 notes, repeated in octaves, but it’s the same 12 notes. Depending on the sequence in which you press those keys, you can either play “Happy Birthday” or Beethoven. It’s the same notes, just sequenced differently. The same idea applies to using color therapy.

You can use it very simply or in a more complex way. We provide you with some instructional material that will hopefully give you a few starting points, but you can take it from there. I’ve seen more creative color therapy applications from my clients than anything I’ve ever read in a Zepter manual or in a book we’ve put out.

[00:51:53] How Bioptron Enhances Color Therapy: Boosting Target Colors While Retaining Full Spectrum Benefits

Igor Ian: One last thing to mention about color therapy is how Bioptron does it because it’s a bit different from most other devices out there. Normally, a colored lens would act as a filter. What a filter does is block all other wavelengths of light except the one you want. For example, a red filter blocks all other wavelengths and only lets red through.

What we’re doing is a little different. Instead of just filtering, we’re boosting the red. Even when you have an indigo or violet filter on the Bioptron, the device is still emitting a significant amount of other colors in the background, as well as near-infrared and infrared, but most of the emphasis is on that violet color, which is what you see.

You’re always getting the other wavelengths in the background, which means you’re never completely wasting your time. Even if you’re using a lens that’s not necessarily the one you should be focusing on at that moment, you’re still benefiting from the other wavelengths in the background. Most of Bioptron’s power is directed toward the color you think you need, but you’re also getting the rest. It’s quite an interesting execution, and many people who own Bioptrons don’t fully understand this concept. It’s unique to what we do and makes the Bioptron more interesting.

[00:53:55] Overview of Bioptron Models: Pro 1 and Yuthron for Home and Professional Use

Igor Ian: I think this leads us into talking about the different kinds of Bioptron devices we offer. There are technically three models. The third one is a very large clinical unit that is quite cost-prohibitive and not currently available. I believe they’re reworking it and might release a next-generation version at some point, but COVID slowed down a lot of that research.

For all practical purposes, we have two main models. What you’re seeing here is the Bioptron Pro 1, a medium-sized device. The lens is 11 centimeters, slightly more than four inches. When the light comes out of this unit, it creates a circle that will reach your skin, around 4.5 to 5 inches wide.

This unit is designed to be used either at home or in a professional environment. We sell plenty of these to wellness spas, salons, and similar places where they are put to good professional use. A lot of the internal components of the Bioptron focus on fans and cooling units, allowing it to be used all day long.

This circle of light is where your Bioptron is shooting its straight-line polarized light. Most of what’s inside here is focused on cooling. On the back, you have buttons. The middle one is a timer, so you can set your time duration—because maybe you’re going to take a nap, fall asleep, or forget how long you want to use your Bioptron. Then you have the on and off buttons; That’s it.

The simplicity of the design includes this very convenient stand, which we call a table stand. It goes up and down, so you can adjust the height. You can also change the angles, and it rotates 360 degrees, so it’s easy to point wherever you need. This is more of a home-based stand, but there’s an option to get a larger four-wheeled floor stand, which is great if you’re running a business, a medical spa, or a massage center where you’re treating people.

For most home use, I think this is quite great. It folds up like this—you can lower it, and it becomes a fairly small, compact unit that can fit in your closet. If you live in a place like New York, where space is precious, this is very convenient. If you want to take your Bioptron and put it in the backseat of your car to take it to a friend’s house, no problem. It’s very easy and convenient to use.

Out of the two Bioptrons, this is the bigger one. Now let me show you the other Bioptron we have.

Ryan Sternagel: That’s the one we have, the one you mentioned.

Igor Ian: Oh, you have the Pro 1. We’ll get into the differences between the two models in a second, but it’ll be very obvious. When you’re looking at a smaller, more compact unit, this is called the Yuthron.

When you have one of these in America, it’s called the Yuthron. In Europe and Canada, it’s called the MedAll. We were advised not to use a name with a medical implication in it here in the U.S., so they changed the name from MedAll to Yuthron. Funny enough, we have the spare parts list, and let’s just say we’ve fixed many MedAlls with Yuthron parts.

The Yuthron comes with U.S.-compliant packages, just like all of our Bioptrons. We don’t mess with any of that. We don’t make any claims in our business that we’re not allowed to or can’t substantiate in the U.S. That’s why we had to rename it from Bioptron MedAll to Bioptron Yuthron.

Here’s the Yuthron. It’s about the size of a hairdryer—very easy to pack and travel with. We even have professional clients who opt to buy a smaller Bioptron like this because their business requires them to travel. Bioptron is used a lot in sports medicine. If you’re a physical therapist for a tennis player and you’re traveling to different tournaments every few weeks, you’d want one of these. You can put it in your carry-on, and you’re good to go.

[01:00:26] Comparing Bioptron Models: Size, Power, and Pricing Differences

Igor Ian: Let me set this up so you can see the difference in size between the two units because that’s a key factor in deciding which one to get. Look at the two of them. This one has an 11-centimeter lens—about four and a half inches. The other one has a 5-centimeter lens, which is about two inches wide.

That’s the main factor when deciding what size Bioptron to get. The optics inside these two units are completely proportional. What’s built into the smaller unit is an exact, smaller version of the larger one. The result is that the light coming out of both Bioptron has the same light density per square inch or square centimeter. This isn’t a “diet” version of the Bioptron—it’s not a watered-down version. It’s just as powerful per square inch as its larger counterpart.

However, the main difference is that the larger unit will cover about 4.8 to 4.9 times more area. When you do the math and apply the formula for the area of a circle, you see that by slightly more than doubling the diameter, you increase the area by about 4.8 to 4.9 times. When using a larger Bioptron, you’re stimulating roughly five times the tissue, which can be important depending on what you’re treating.

For example, if you’re using Bioptron for cosmetic purposes, anti-aging, or skin conditions, this makes a significant difference. With the larger unit, you can cover a person’s entire forehead or do one side of the face, then the other, and you’re done. In a professional setting, especially, this is critical. With the smaller unit, if you were to cover the side of your face, you might need two or three sessions.

Is the smaller unit as good? Yes, it’s just as good in terms of light quality. However, the convenience factor and the ability to treat more areas at once with the larger unit are important. Sometimes people think they’ll save money by choosing the smaller unit and just doing more sessions—like doing six sessions with the smaller unit instead of one with the larger one—but usually, after trying that once or twice, they realize it takes too long. So, it’s a matter of convenience and size.

There’s also a difference in the cooling setup between the two units. The handheld Bioptron is meant to be used for about 10 to 20 minutes at a time, while the larger unit can be used all day long if needed, such as in a practice with clients coming in and out all day.

From that perspective, the choice comes down to what makes the most sense for you. To give you an idea of the retail prices: the larger Bioptron unit, without the color therapy lenses, is about $2,728. Color therapy is an optional add-on, as it’s not for everyone—you might not need it depending on your philosophy, which is perfectly fine. If you prefer to keep things simple, you can just use the default or hyperpolarized light and skip the color therapy. Many times, I use my Bioptron with just the default settings.

For those who want more flexibility and enjoy experimenting with color therapy, you can add that on. A set of color therapy lenses retails for about $840. So, all in, a unit like this with color therapy is about $3,700.

On the other hand, the handheld Bioptron starts at around $1,200. If you want to add the color therapy lenses to it, that’s around an additional $595 to $600. There’s also a little stand, which I don’t have with me today, unfortunately. It’s like a tripod—almost like a mic stand—where you can hook on your Bioptron to make treatments easier. We highly recommend it because if you’re using it anywhere other than an easy-to-reach place, like your wrist, you’ll need to place it somewhere. For treatments on the back of your head, neck, shoulders, or other areas, that stand is quite essential for convenience.

All in all, a unit like this, equipped with color therapy and a stand, would be in the low $2,000 range.

[01:06:28] How to Properly Use Bioptron: Optimal Distance, Session Duration, and Treatment Frequency

Igor Ian: One other thing to mention while we’re talking about using the Bioptron is the process—how do you use it? What’s the duration? What’s the deal?

Let’s go back to the hyperpolarized light. We’re going to plug this guy in real quick.

By the way, this is another question we get from time to time: Bioptrons don’t work with batteries. There’s no rechargeable Bioptron—you always have to plug it in. This has to do with the technical side of things, like keeping the current very stable, which can be an issue with batteries as they charge and discharge. A Bioptron must always be powered up.

This Bioptron is on. I don’t know if you guys can see this, but it’s on now, putting out light. It’s healing all of you! You’re getting a freebie here, guys—just get close to your computer screen! I had a client ask me once, “I have a sister in Tennessee—can I do a Zoom or FaceTime call and use the light through that?” I said, “Okay, I think we need to go back and cover exactly what the Bioptron does.” There’s no such thing as a stupid question. I’ve heard every question, and even though some sound odd, you put yourself in the right mindset and think, “Oh, I understand why they’re thinking that.” But at the same time, it makes it clear that maybe I didn’t do a good job of explaining what this is.

Let’s say I’m going to use the Bioptron on my hand right now. I’d angle it down and place it on my hand. The Pro 1 (this larger model) has this handy little feature—it’s the most low-tech thing I’ve ever seen, but it works. It’s like a little measuring stick. If you guys can see that well, it’s designed to show the optimal distance from which the Bioptron should be used.

It’s simple enough. If I’m using it on my hand, it’s not a big deal, but if it’s on my neck or shoulders, where I’m not sure if I’m at the right distance, the measuring stick is incredibly helpful. Years ago, I had a cyst removed from my back, and I wanted to use the Bioptron to help accelerate the healing. This little stick was amazing—I knew the stick was on the left side of the Bioptron, and wherever the stick was touching my skin, that meant the Bioptron was the optimal distance away.

This distance, about 10 centimeters or 4 inches, is where the Bioptron has been programmed to work. People often think, “If 4 inches is good, I’m going to beat the system and use it at 2 inches, or even put it right up against my skin, and that’ll make it work even better.” But that’s not how it works. The optics inside are similar to the focus of a standard camera—things are blurry if they’re too close or too far. When they’re at the optimal distance, that’s where you get the best treatment. For the Bioptron, the optimal distance is 10 centimeters or 4 inches; That’s where you want to use your Bioptron most of the time—about four inches away from the skin, with a session duration of eight to 10 minutes.

When you have a Bioptron at home and want to make use of it for yourself, doing eight to 10-minute sessions twice a day is the best treatment philosophy. The reason for this is that your body experiences a natural saturation effect. It’s like filling a glass of water under a faucet. Once it’s 100% full, you can’t make it 101% full—that’s it. The same thing happens with your body and the bio-stimulative effect of the Bioptron. Once your body has absorbed as much as it can, that’s the limit. It takes time for your body to process all that energy and make use of it. After about seven to eight hours, your body will be ready for another session, and you can give it another eight to 10 minutes; That’s the recommended way to use it.

[01:12:20] Real-Life Success Stories with Bioptron: Setting Expectations and Understanding Its Benefits

Igor Ian: I have to tell you, Ryan, that even though I work with Bioptron and know a lot about these things, a couple of years ago, I had a very bad injury on my knee. I took a nasty fall, messed up my meniscus, and had a severe but partial ACL tear. As part of my recovery, I was told I would need surgery, but I decided to use the Bioptron along with all the physical therapy I could do.

At that time, my thinking of two sessions a day went out the window. I had the Bioptron on the floor while I was working, thinking, “If two sessions a day are good, then 27 sessions must be better.” It didn’t work that way—more sessions didn’t make a difference. But what did make a difference was that I walked into the doctor’s office about two months later, without crutches, without a cane, and the doctor was shocked.

He said, “You weren’t supposed to get this much better on your own. I don’t see how you could have—your MRI and X-rays were worse than I thought.” He asked what I did, and I told him, “I did exactly what you told me, Doc, but I added this little secret weapon.”

That brings me to something useful to mention. We’ve talked about light therapy and how this is different, but we haven’t talked about what Bioptron does—what it’s doing to your body, and what you’re achieving by using it.

This would be a good time for a quick 10-second disclaimer: We’re not making company claims, and we’re not contradicting anything we’re allowed to say by the FDA. Bioptron is still sold as a cosmetic unit only in the U.S. Even though it’s common to see these devices in hospitals, burn centers, and physical therapy places in other parts of the world, in the U.S., they’re strictly sold as cosmetic and wellness devices.

But, thankfully, regardless of what governing body is handling things, human bodies all operate the same way. What Bioptron does is activate processes inside your body that help it heal and speed up natural repair mechanisms. It helps with microcirculation and strengthens the whole system by assisting cells in passing on nutrients to each other.

You’re calling in the troops when you’re using your Bioptron. I think of the Bioptron as a phenomenal accelerant—it’s my “best-case scenario” machine. In other words, if I know something is possible, I’ll use my Bioptron to hopefully achieve that result much quicker. The simplest, layman’s way of saying it is: if you get a nasty paper cut on your finger, it’s going to bother you, hurt, and be nasty for days. I would expect the Bioptron—almost said it will heal it, but no, that would be a claim—I would expect it, for me personally, to speed up the recovery. I would hope to feel quite fine and well relatively quickly. By the first or second day, I’d be forgetting about that paper cut. But if you happen to chop off the tip of your finger, your body can’t grow a new one, and unfortunately, the Bioptron wouldn’t be able to help you there.

The Bioptron promotes everything that your body is capable of doing. It’s accelerating healing.

I always talk about a friend of a friend who was a cameraman for the news. He took a nasty spill playing soccer, cracked a bunch of ribs, and was told he’d have to sit still for about eight weeks because his job involved carrying a 60-pound camera on his shoulder. This would have caused all kinds of issues for him at work with the reporters he was scheduled to work with. He was old-school—a skeptic, for sure. When I said, “Why don’t you try using the Bioptron?” he brushed it off.

I insisted, “You’re going to be sitting at home, playing video games, watching TV for the next eight weeks. Why not use the Bioptron to do something for yourself?” So, he took the Bioptron. I checked in with him two weeks later, and he said, “It’s incredible! I’m using this thing four times a day, and every time I get checked out, I’m doing better and better. This is amazing.”

In the end, he would have healed on his own, but I believe he was back at work in about half the time he was originally expected to be out; That’s the textbook example of what the Bioptron can do.

We’ve talked a lot about physical injuries, which is common. The Bioptron was originally designed in the 1980s in Hungary to treat burns—that was its first use case. Then, it moved on to working with pain, and after that, it evolved to help with things like boosting the immune system and improving overall body function. If you’re dealing with a chronic issue that heavily impacts your health, it becomes essential to have a tool like Bioptron to help you stay healthier and deal with those issues.

I even use my Bioptron when I feel a cold coming on, or in the spring when my sinuses act up. I make sure nobody’s around because I don’t want people thinking I’m crazy, but I’ll place my Bioptron about eight to ten centimeters from my face and work on my sinuses, my nose, or my throat. It’s pretty amazing—it’s been excellent. I haven’t had to deal with colds nearly as much since using the Bioptron.

In all of these cases, you’re using a tool that is perfectly safe, non-invasive, not a pill, not a chemical, and has no side effects. There’s no reason you shouldn’t be using the Bioptron unless you fall into one specific category: people with extreme photosensitivity. Extreme photosensitivity is a condition where individuals can’t even go out in daylight because it’s too bright—their bodies can’t handle light well.

If your body doesn’t handle light well, you’re not going to go down the route of light therapy as your solution. But apart from that, the only potential negative side effect of using a Bioptron is that if it doesn’t do anything for you, you’ve only wasted eight to ten minutes. However, likely, you’ve still activated some other mechanism in your body. For example, maybe you have an elbow injury or a sports injury that isn’t in a phase where it would respond to the Bioptron, but in those eight minutes, the treatment is still working on your circulatory system and benefiting your body in other ways.

The treatments are cumulative; they’re good for you regardless. Many people love the way Bioptron makes them feel, even if it doesn’t immediately address an acute issue, you’re still doing something good for yourself.

People can give us a call, and we can talk about their specific issues, what they can expect from Bioptron, whether it’s right for them, and which model might be best. We can also share informative materials relevant to their case and what they specifically care about.

After those 30 minutes—and it can be 40; we’re not timing this down or charging by the hour—the idea is that you’ll walk away knowing exactly what Bioptron can do for you and with some reference materials to explore further if you wish.

One thing I’m particularly good at, after working with Bioptron for so long and building great relationships with my clients, is setting the correct expectations. Our customer satisfaction and referral rate are through the roof; People love it, and they tell their friends. I think the reason for this is that when they purchase a Bioptron, they have a very good idea of what to expect—and, just as importantly, what not to expect.

We never want someone to buy a Bioptron thinking it’s a miracle machine that will solve all their problems when it’s not. On the other hand, we want them to understand the potential benefits. Often, our conversation starts with identifying several issues they’d like to address. We’ll go through them and say, “For this condition, Bioptron might be a home run. For that issue, it might not be as effective.” By the end, they’ll have a realistic understanding of what to expect from the device.

When we check in with clients about a year later, they’ll often say, “Oh, that original issue? It’s great, it’s great!” But then they’ll change the subject to new things they’ve discovered. “It’s doing wonders for my sinuses now,” or “It’s doing an incredible job on this other issue.” Our clients tend to become bigger advocates than I am—they’ll start telling me about all the virtues of the Bioptron.

Honestly, I’ve learned more about Bioptron from my clients’ firsthand experiences than I ever did from any literature. That’s why everything I’m sharing with you today is based on my personal experience and things people have told me. We’re not making any claims. We’re not saying we’ve created a machine that’s doing specific things to you beyond what we’ve already stated. The technology we present is exactly what we’ve said—it rearranges light in a specific way. In terms of how it affects people, all I can share is my experience and the experiences of my clients.

Hopefully, I’ll get a chance to speak with many of you and explain how the Bioptron could work for you, and what you can expect, and maybe send you some PDFs to read or videos to watch so you can decide for yourself if one of these devices is the right fit for you.

[01:26:31] Bioptron Quality and Durability: Lifespan, Warranty, and Maintenance

Igor Ian: One last thing—because we always get this question, and it’s a very valid one. When people are making an investment of over a thousand dollars, or maybe even up to three or four thousand, they want to know if they’re purchasing a serious piece of equipment or something that someone put together in their garage with duct tape.

No offense to anyone in particular, but sometimes when you go to trade fairs, you see things and think, “I can tell this was put together by someone in a shed with duct tape.” It happens—I’ve seen it more than any of us should.

When you’re sold on a Bioptron and decide to purchase one, you want to know you’re buying a quality device. All Bioptrons are made in Switzerland and come with a five-year warranty. We also have a certified Bioptron repair center in the U.S., located in our head office in North Bergen, New Jersey.

If you buy a Bioptron and something goes wrong with it—which rarely happens, as they are high-quality devices—but if it does, you send it back to us within the five-year warranty period. We repair it, send it back to you, and you can enjoy it for as long as you want.

The lifespan of a Bioptron largely depends on the bulb inside, which is not a user-replaceable part. A lot is going on around the bulb—optics and other components that need to be calibrated and set up properly. So, when the time comes to change the bulb, it needs to be sent back to our service center, where an authorized technician will replace the bulb, calibrate the device correctly, and ensure the light is functioning as expected before sending it back to you.

The expected lifespan of a Bioptron bulb is around 3,000 hours. If you were using it for one hour a day, every day, that would last about eight years. However, most people won’t use it for a full hour daily, so realistically, you’re looking at around eight to twelve years before needing a bulb replacement. After that, the bulb is replaced, and the Bioptron is good to go for another ten to twelve years. They are very long-lasting and durable devices—there’s nothing to worry about.

They’re quite tough in most cases. If you were to knock one off its stand, it would most likely be fine. We would still advise you to take a good look at it—maybe send us some photos to make sure the optics haven’t been damaged in any way—but they’re durable little devices. Once you add them to your arsenal, they work for you without needing maintenance or recalibration. As long as they’re in good shape and the bulb is functioning, you’re all set until it’s time to replace the bulb.

I think that covers most of what I wanted to talk about. Should we move on to some questions?

[01:30:48] Introducing Hyperpolarized Eyeglasses: Enhancing Light’s Effect on the Eyes and Brain

Igor Ian: By the way, on that page, we’ve added something else that I thought was quite interesting. Maybe we can discuss it another time, but it’s related to the hyperpolarized lens, which we talked about earlier. This is the lens that acts as a nano-photonic generator, functioning like a “cookie cutter” for photons and affecting your body on a quantum level.

Zepter has gone ahead and included that same technology in eyeglasses. As light is filtered and hits your eyes, it passes through the fullerene layer—the same fullerene coating that’s on the Bioptron. These glasses have many helpful effects. The light reaching your eyes becomes more effective, stimulating and relaxing your eyes, muscles, and mind. It helps the connections in your brain function as well as they can.

We’ve added these glasses to the offer as a tangential option, but since they’re not the main focus of this webinar, I just wanted to mention them briefly. We’re happy to talk to anyone about them if we set up a consultation, but that’s just an extra thing we included.

Ryan Sternagel: Good. We’ll get you back on to talk about the glasses specifically. I have the glasses, and you made me jealous because I love them. I wear them whenever I’m not doing a webinar like this and when I’m in front of the computer. You can bet they’re on because they make such a difference. But you made me jealous because I got mine as a gift, and they’re the round, professor-looking ones. I wish they were the cool aviators.

Igor Ian: That’s the benefit of being the boss, Ryan—you get to choose! But seriously, with the size of my head, some of the smaller glasses would look pretty weird. The aviators are a larger style and one of the newer models. Hey, we’ll get you a pair, don’t worry about it.

Ryan Sternagel: Awesome! Again, guys, you can go to the site. I thought Igor did a great job breaking it down into layman’s terms. If you head over to the Bioptron website and check out their references section, you’ll find an overwhelming number of peer-reviewed third-party studies on pain. You’re not going to see studies on cancer or autoimmune diseases, for obvious reasons, but the fact that there are so many studies on pain, wounds, and conditions like Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) shows there’s healing going on. SAD is a highly studied area where Bioptron has been shown to have an effect.

[01:34:41] Bioptron for Pets and Animals: Remarkable Healing Stories

Ryan Sternagel: There was another question about pets and equines. I’ll throw out my little example. We got our Bioptron after I attended a webinar with Dr. Wolf a long time ago and was convinced we needed it. We got it for our son, and he used it every day. Now, he’s doing great. Of course, we did a million things, so I can’t say it was all the Bioptron, but it was another tool in the toolbox. As we said, you keep stacking up your tools.

We also have 30-some-odd chickens and ducks at our house, along with our dog—he’s a super peaceful, loving dog. But when we adopted another dog, there was a bit of pack mentality going on, and he got into one of the ducks pretty badly. It was to the point where my wife said we should probably put her down and end her suffering. Half of her neck was missing, and it was ugly.

But I said, “Let’s try something.” We put her in the laundry room sink and used the Bioptron on her. A week later, she was back in the coop with great results. It was pretty insane to see. Thinking about how mangled she was and how fast she healed—it defied logic, let’s put it that way.

Igor Ian: I’ll tell you this from my perspective. Everyone on my team happens to be a pet owner, and we’re all animal lovers. I’ve used the Bioptron on my dogs, and they love it. I had a dog that my wife and I loved very much—he passed away two years ago. He had a lot of health issues; he was blind, and eventually, he lost his hearing as well. Even through those challenges, when we would use the Bioptron on him, he could feel it. He was very excited to get his Bioptron treatment—it calmed him down, and he seemed to enjoy it. I’m not sure if it was the vibration of the fan units, the light, or the warmth of the light, but animals are very receptive to it.

One cool story involves our head Bioptron technician, who fixes any units that need service. He had a Westie that he brought to work every day—the dog was like our company mascot. When the dog got older, around 15 years old, he jumped off a tall step or something and hurt his hindquarters. It might have affected his spine because it messed with his mobility and even changed his personality—he became quite grumpy.

My friend took him to one of the best specialist pet hospitals in Manhattan, on the Upper East Side. These guys are top-tier, one of the best places in the world. They told him, “He’s pretty old, and there are concerns about his quality of life,” but my friend didn’t want to hear it. I said, “Look, man, use the Bioptron—do what I tell everyone to do. Why wouldn’t I tell you the same thing?”

He took the Bioptron and used it religiously on his dog. Slowly, his mobility started coming back. The end of that story is that the dog lived for another two years with a pretty good quality of life, jumping around, running, and doing everything he loved. Most vets would have given up on him, but the Bioptron helped prolong his life. Sure, you could have kept him around in a degraded state, but the device gave him two more good years.

My friend was amazed. It’s funny, even people who work with Bioptron sometimes forget about it. He was going through all the vet appointments and regular treatments, and it didn’t occur to him to use this healing tool he had been working with for years. But once he did, it made a huge difference.

You mentioned horses earlier. We know of people working with horses who use the Bioptron on large animals. There’s even a famous video from New Zealand at an animal sanctuary where an elephant had an injured foot (or whatever the proper term for an elephant’s foot is). They set up a large Bioptron unit, and the elephant walked up to it and held his foot in front of it for treatment. It was amazing to see, and there’s a video of it online—if you Google “Bioptron elephant,” you’ll find it.

Animals are a big thing for us. We encourage people to use the Bioptron on their pets—the wellness and healing aspects are there. And, as someone who’s had my share of veterinary bills, if you can use it for wellness and cut those down a bit, you’ll be pretty happy.

Ryan Sternagel: Going back to the overall healing aspect, the pet story was a nice way to bring up the duck story. We often ask ourselves, “Do you think that was the one thing that made the difference?” And really, I think the fact that we were willing to go 110%—doing everything we thought was useful for Ryder—made it happen. We did 50 things at once. Maybe some of them weren’t the best to combine, but he was getting massive doses of healing.

It’s hard to say which one, two, or five things moved the needle the most, but seeing the duck go from having large chunks of her neck and back missing—where almost every part of her body was mangled—to waddling around outside seven to ten days later was crazy.

Igor Ian: 99% of people would have given up on the duck because they’d think the humane thing was to end her suffering. But the fact that you went that far, did everything you could to heal her, and it worked—that’s pretty mind-blowing.

[01:43:00] Finding Bioptron Practitioners: How to Get Help Locally

Ryan Sternagel: Interesting question: “Is there a database to find practitioners with Bioptron devices by location?”

Igor Ian: That’s an interesting question. There is no definitive database, and I’ll explain why. It has to do with the claims that people can’t necessarily make publicly about Bioptron, along with liability issues and protecting themselves. When a practitioner purchases a Bioptron, they buy it as a tool—like buying a hammer. They use it in their practice, but they don’t necessarily go out and advertise it.

If you reach out via the link we provided and fill out the contact form, even if it’s not to set up a session but rather to ask, “Hey, I live in Chicago. Who should I go to for a Bioptron session?”—we’ll look into it and share that information if there’s someone available.

[01:44:35] Exploring Bioptron for Peripheral Neuropathy: Insights and Research Possibilities

Ryan Sternagel: “Do you have any experience with people using it for peripheral neuropathy?”

Igor Ian: That’s an interesting one. I’ve had people who spoke to me about that and purchased the Bioptron for that specific reason, but I haven’t received feedback from them. I can’t tell you their specific experiences. From the science of this type of light, I would expect it to have beneficial effects for someone dealing with peripheral neuropathy, but I can’t speak to it firsthand.

Reach out to me, and I’ll tell you what I know. I’m also always willing to look for others we can talk to. If a client asks me about something I haven’t encountered, I’ll reach out to my colleagues in Europe, Switzerland, and elsewhere to see if they know anything about it. Things like that come up.

For example, last year, someone asked if we ever use Bioptron for jet lag. It had never occurred to me. I travel quite a bit, and my wife and I often do long-distance trips—10, 12, and 14-hour flights—so we deal with adjusting to time zones a lot. I reached out to Switzerland, and they provided me with a little cheat sheet. It suggested using a specific intensity of light at a certain distance at a particular time of day, for a set number of minutes, gradually reducing the time each day to help reset the body’s clock.

I thought that was amazing—it had never even crossed my mind. If you have any questions like that, even outside of this webinar, reach out and we’ll try to find answers for you. It never hurts to explore a new avenue.

[01:47:04] Bioptron and Mitochondrial Stimulation: Enhanced Benefits from Polarized and Incoherent Light

Ryan Sternagel: I’d imagine the answer to this question is yes, given there’s a lot of research on red and near-infrared light with mitochondria. The question was about mitochondrial stimulation—can Bioptron help with that?

Igor Ian: That goes back to us talking about the electromagnetic spectrum. There are certain “sweet spots” in there, different little fuels that help with various conditions. As a general rule, if red light, blue light, infrared light, or near-infrared light applies to a certain condition, the Bioptron is most likely going to be applicable as well. On a technical basis, it will be effective because those wavelengths are part of the Bioptron’s range.

With mitochondrial stimulation, yes. I know for a fact that a lot of the literature and videos about Bioptron mention this. The benefit of Bioptron, as opposed to regular red or infrared light therapy, is that you’re also getting the added benefits of incoherent and polarized light, which aren’t available in many of the more widely known devices.

[01:48:43] Bioptron Shipping and Support for International Customers: How to Get Help Outside the U.S.

Ryan Sternagel: This is a question that comes up every week, as it should. The link you provided is for U.S. customers and in U.S. dollars. What about Canadian viewers? Or, to expand on that—what about viewers from all over the world? Should everyone use that link, or are there specific links for different countries? Are there places where you don’t ship?

Igor Ian: Excellent question. We’re the U.S. representative for Bioptron, and we ship to all 50 states. Unfortunately, the deals and prices we offer are specific to U.S. customers only. However, since we’re part of a network of related companies under the Zepter brand, we are connected with Bioptron representatives in other countries.

If you live outside the U.S., you can still use the same link and contact form. We can help connect you with a local representative or figure out a way to work something out, whether that’s honoring the prices or making something as close as possible. There are places where it’s easier to ship a Bioptron, and places where it’s more difficult. For example, we have a lot of interested clients in South America, but their system of imports and paperwork is quite challenging.

That said, we’ll look into it for every client. Even if you live somewhere small or obscure and don’t have anyone representing this technology near you, reach out—we’ll do our best. Sometimes, shipping and customs can make it cost-prohibitive, but we always try. The prices listed on the offer are U.S. prices for U.S. customers, and they don’t include shipping or tax.

Ryan Sternagel: That’s great—you’re willing to work with people, and you’ll do your best.

Igor Ian: Exactly. If you live in a country other than the U.S., we can help you get in contact with one of our colleagues. You’ll likely get better treatment and a better deal than if you just reached out to them randomly. We’ll work with you and help you out with whatever comes to mind—no big deal.

[01:52:01] Using Bioptron for Face Treatments: Eye Safety and Best Practices

Ryan Sternagel: “Do you have to wear glasses if you’re pointing the Bioptron at your face?”

Igor Ian: Phenomenal question. I’m so happy this came up because there’s a lot of confusion around it, so let’s get into it. The Bioptron by itself is not specifically dangerous to your eyes. It’s not a laser where if you look into it, you’re in trouble—that’s not what it is. However, it is still a very intensely focused light.

With treatments lasting around eight to ten minutes, you wouldn’t want to stare directly into it, just like you wouldn’t sit in front of a desk lamp and stare at it like a maniac for 10 minutes without blinking—that wouldn’t be good for your eyes. What it primarily affects is your blink reflex.

What we suggest is, if you’re using the Bioptron on your face or around your face, just keep your eyes closed, and you’ll be fine. You don’t need protective eyewear. Now, you may come across certain practitioners who use protocols for light therapy through the eyes as part of biohacking. I’ve seen this in a few YouTube videos, but Bioptron does not encourage this approach.

Bioptron was not created for ophthalmology, and it’s not designed for that purpose. But if someone wanted to experiment with it, the way to manage it would be by increasing the distance between the device and your eyes. By doing that, you lower the intensity of the light.

For example, if you put the Bioptron four inches away from your eyes, it would be very intense, and I wouldn’t suggest that. But if you quadruple the distance—let’s say about a foot or more away, like where I’m sitting now—that intensity is significantly reduced. The concerns about it being too intense and messing with your blink reflex go away.

By increasing the distance, you lower the intensity, which also means that if you’re doing a treatment, you’d need to adjust the time. Maybe instead of the usual eight to ten minutes, you’d extend it to around 14 or 15 minutes. But please, keep a safe distance. In Bioptron’s opinion as a company, it’s not safe to put the device right up against your eyes for a ten-minute session.

Ryan Sternagel: I like it. Thanks, Igor. I love the free consultation option. If we didn’t get to your question, schedule an appointment and ask away!

Igor Ian: That’s the idea. You can tell me a little bit about your story and what you’re trying to achieve, and we’ll take it from there. We’ll see if the Bioptron may or may not be a fit for you. The goal for all of us is to raise awareness of these kinds of things. We started off this webinar with Ryan saying that even though he’s had his Bioptron for a long time, it’s still not well known in the States. That will likely remain the case for a while because we can’t go out in public and make big claims, or create pamphlets, or videos about it like you can elsewhere in the world.

What it comes down to is word of mouth and direct communication. Our main goal, 100%, is to have satisfied customers. Yes, we want to promote healing—that’s true—but we also want you to be happy. We want Bioptron to work for you because our business model is word of mouth. If you’re happy, you’ll spread the word, and that’s what we rely on. So we do everything we possibly can to make sure you’re satisfied with your Bioptron.

Ryan Sternagel: I like it. Again, guys, it’s the first light therapy product I ever got, and I got it for a reason. I still love it to this day—you can feel the healing under it. I keep going back to the duck story because it was just wild how fast that duck healed.

I’m really happy that Igor offered the free consultation because there’s a lot of science behind it, and it can get confusing with all the different things going on. But at the end of the day, I can tell you it’s a healing device—that’s for sure. So, please schedule the consultation with Igor, get your questions answered, and take advantage of the offer. They don’t typically do discounts—that’s not their thing—but I twisted their arm because that’s what we do here. Igor was kind enough to make an exception.

Igor Ian: Absolutely. Bioptron is a Swiss product, and when you’re dealing with products made in Europe, there’s a lot of overhead, and the margins are small. Discounts are rare. But when I heard Ryan’s story, I was amazed—it blew my mind. I’ve been talking to people about it nonstop for the past few months. I felt it was important to put Bioptron on the radar for the people Ryan mentors and exposes to these kinds of healing tools.

Let us know, and we’ll set up that consultation. We can talk about the technology in as much or as little detail as you want. Some people want all the technical details—nanometers, frequencies, wavelengths—while others just want to know it works. We have all the information and can walk you through it. We’ll make sure you know exactly what you’re getting into.

Of course, if after the consultation you say, “Hey, this was great, but maybe it’s not the right thing for me,” that’s perfectly fine; No problem at all. At least you’ve heard about it and taken the time. Maybe sometime down the road, it will occur to you, or you’ll tell a friend—and that’s phenomenal. We’re more than happy with that.

Ryan Sternagel: On that note, we’ll get you back again, Igor. Maybe next time we can talk about the glasses—that’d be cool. We would’ve done this a lot sooner, but the only contact I had was the Canadian guy, and he wasn’t getting back to me. I kept emailing him every once in a while but never heard anything. Then someone on my team said, “I just emailed their regular contact form, and they got back to me.” I was like, “Oh, I never thought about that!”

Igor Ian: It’s one of those things—we’re connected now! We’re all friends, and we’ll keep talking. I’d be happy to come on again and talk about the glasses, different aspects of Bioptron, or any other products we have. This was phenomenal—I had a lot of fun. Enjoy your camping trip! I’m going to go feed my dogs; I hear them starting to bark now and then, so it’s about time to get them all set. Thank you so much, man—it was a pleasure.

Ryan Sternagel: I appreciate it, Igor. Thanks, everybody, for being here. Have a great weekend!

Igor Ian: Enjoy your weekend!

Ryan Sternagel: There we go. See you guys!

Igor Ian: Thanks.