Lets take up from our January article on Color Therapy, and dig a little deeper. We did some research and found that color therapy is being used to treat common ailments like colds to those like typhoid fever. As you read the list below, you will notice that the principle color therapy works on, is to expose the affected body part to colors that it is deficient in.

• Gout: Orange, which is a mix of red and yellow colors is thought to have high heat inducing powers. Exposure to orange colored light is supposed to help break down uric acid crystals. It has an anti-spasmodic effect and thus is helpful in cases of muscle cramps.
• Laryngitis: Blue colored light is thought to be cooling and exposure to blue colored light is expected to soothe inflammations.
• Tonsilitis: For the same reason as above, patients are exposed to blue colored light to soothe tonsil inflammations.
• Anaemia: To treat anaemia with colors, the patient is exposed to red light. The theory being that red, being the color of blood, helps in tackling the deficiencies of blood and helps build haemoglobin. Red colored light is also thought to increase circulation of blood.
• Paralysis: Expose the affected body part to red rays to stimulate and improve blood circulation.
• Respiratory Troubles, for example bronchitis: Red colored light produces heat that energises the respiratory muscles.
• Common Cold: Red is associated with heat and so exposure to red colored light is supposed to generate heat in the body and also vitalizes the immune system of the body.
• Physical strain and Mental stress: Green is the color of nature – the trees, the plants, the grass. And green colored light is considered cooling and soothing, and is thought to produce the same effect that we feel when we go for a nature walk. It helps in cases of both physical and mental exhaustion.
• Insomnia: Because of its relaxing effect, green colored light is supposed to help induce sleep.
• Typhoid, Red fever, Hay fever: Expose to green colored light.

Unfortunately, I couldn’t find any proof that exposure to different colored light has beneficial effects in specific diseases. However, if the topic is of interest to you and if you would like to explore it further, try this. The series here is interesting too though again does not quote any specific research to prove the claims. It would be interesting to know feedback of someone who has actually used color therapy to treat a condition. Anyone out there…?

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Ever noticed how certain colors perk us up when we are in a bad mood? Ever wondered why the words “Sale” or  ”Order Now” are mostly colored red? Ever wondered how a walk in a beautiful park soothes your senses? Ever wondered why festival decorations anywhere in the world are always as colorful as can be?

That our mind responds differently to different color stimulii is perhaps common knowledge. What is interesting is that the belief, that colors also affect our health, is fast gaining ground. I got particularly intrigued by the subject when my daughter-in-law felt a remarkable change in herself after a few sessions with her friend who is a professional healer and uses color therapy in her treatments. Colors, according to some, also help in healing. The color of the light in the room we sit, the colors of fruits and vegetables we eat, the colors we see around us, the colors of the clothes we wear – all impact us in some way. Color therapy is based on the premise that any disease or discomfort in our body is a consequence of certain energies being missing. Using color therapy, like eating foods of certain colors(called color food therapy), wearing clothes of certain colors, sitting in certain colored lights (called color light therapy) or drinking water out of colored bottles (color activated water) or applying color to specific acupressure points(color spot therapy) can help us absorb the missing energies from the appropriate colors.

It is believed that people working in a grey coloured office tend to be less alert and active than those working in an office that has yellow or ivory theme. Some believe that if you surround yourself with green light, it will help reduce any heart problems. If you drink water that was kept in a green bottle in the sun for a few hours, it is likely to have a good effect on your digestive system. Blue – the ‘cooling’ color, is healing in case of ulcers and other inflammatory disorders. Blue is also believed to help in high blood pressure conditions and stressful situations. Orange stimulates the nervous system and the appetite. Red is good for those who feel low levels of energy. Its also supposed to be good in alleviating bladder infections. Yellow (stimulator) is the color used for muscle cramps and gallstones. Violet for scalp diseases, rheumatic pains, kidney and bladder weaknesses. Looking at green grass is said to be therapeutic for tired eyes. Indigo is supposed to be a soothing color

It is perhaps, all about belief. I couldn’t come across any research that conclusively proves the health benefits of color therapy. But then, as someone pointed out, if there is no harm in trying something, then why not give it a shot?!

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