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The connection between light and anemia
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Hi everyone, I just wrote a piece on the connections between light (infrared, UV, plus the light/dark cycle in general) and anemia. The post also made clear how the work I am doing inside my Quantum Anemia series relates to Morley Robbins’ Root Cause Protocol (RCP), and announced my upcoming live class. To summarize what I’ve learned about light and anemia: Supplementation strategies for anemia could be improved by considering broader aspects of the blood cell cycle. This light-based approach could be particularly valuable for patients who have spent years trying to improve without much success. It could also be helpful for vulnerable populations like babies, pregnant women, and those with co-morbidities that complicate care via inflammation. Light has at least 3 methods you can consider for improving your blood cell metabolism:
Simple choices to swap for better lightbulbs, get unfiltered daylight at strategic times, and practice good habits around minimizing artificial light between sunset and sunrise may serve to move the needle in anemia. And excitingly, these strategies may be most especially useful in complicated and stubborn cases of chronic anemia that don’t respond to supplementation (either it’s not tolerated or desired, or when iron supplementation doesn’t work). Here’s the link in case you’d like to check out the research. Light and the Root Cause Protocol (RCP) + Quantum Anemia class announcementPublished on March 1, 2026 Your body absorbs and utilizes specific light energy to metabolize iron and create new blood cells; here’s how to better understand these pathways when dealing with anemia
Best, Nikko |
Quantum biology research, science writing, and education by Nikko Kennedy
A quantum lens on pregnancy, birth, postpartum and life. We prioritize circadian health and reduce the risk factors for complications. Parents and practitioners welcome.
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