I Have Chronic Fatigue. Here's The One Thing That Made Me Feel Better

If you read my previous story on EMF sensitivity, you will know I have been battling a severe case of chronic fatigue and Lyme disease since 2013. I am sharing my story piece by piece, as it has been an unexpectedly in-depth healing process. As a quick recap, in January 2013, my health completely shattered and I ended up fully bedridden. I saw five doctors (including infectious disease) over a span of eight months before beginning treatment for extensive infections. However, come March 2016, all attempts to get well had failed, so I began exploring other options.

What did I find? According to a recent study, blue light therapy1 was effective in treating antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria, and when combined with silver, the treatment was even more effective. At the time, I was actually on silver. So this made sense. And then the study mentioned that light therapy prevented biofilm formation.

So I figured it was time to purchase a device and try it. And since the benefits of various problems seemed to respond better to certain colors, I purchased an LED light therapy mask with seven different colors: red, dark blue, green, light blue, yellow, white, and purple. When this device arrived, I simply started using the dark blue light on my entire face. That didn't go well—I got sick with flu-like symptoms within seconds. I worked myself up to 10 minutes a day over the course of two weeks. I was in bed every single day, for multiple hours at a time. Once this became more tolerable, I started incorporating other colors (and placed the light all over my body). This continued for six weeks, and at one point, I was up to over seven hours a day.

Did light therapy cure me? Not quite, but it brought me one step closer to regaining my health. After this event, I became more responsive to various medications, which was a very positive sign. For those struggling with serious levels of infection (whether it be chronic fatigue, Lyme disease, or something else), light therapy may be what's missing. It's been a lifesaving modality for me (and I deeply wish I had known about it sooner).