How Infrared Light Actually Affects Your Mitochondria - Hypothesis

Roger Seheult, MD of MedCram deep dives into infrared light interacting with mitochondria. (This video was recorded on September 26th, 2026) Roger Seheult, MD is the co-founder and lead professor at https://www.medcram.com/ He is Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine and an Associate Professor at the University of California, Riverside School of Medicine. REFERENCES: Metabolism in the Solar Photon Field A physical framework for photon-assisted modulation of mitochondrial electron-transfer kinetics (bioRxiv) | https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.08.11.744135v1.article-info Longer wavelengths in sunlight pass through the human body and have a systemic impact which improves vision (Sci Rep) | https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-09785-3 Photobiomodulation Directly Benefits Primary Neurons Functionally Inactivated by Toxins (J Bio Chem) | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0021925820761259 Light Effect on Water Viscosity: Implication for ATP Biosynthesis (Sci Rep) | https://www.nature.com/articles/srep12029 Inhibitory modulation of cytochrome c oxidase activity with specific near-infrared light wavelengths attenuates brain ischemia/reperfusion injury (Sci Rep) | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5823933/ Solar Radiation & Photosynthetically Active Radiation (Fondriest) | https://www.fondriest.com/environmental-measurements/parameters/weather/photosynthetically-active-radiation/ How can infra-red excitation both accelerate and slow charge transfer in the same molecule? (RSC) | https://pubs.rsc.org/sc/article/9/30/6395/621727/How-can-infra-red-excitation-both-accelerate-and Differential effects of 808-nm light on electron transport chain enzymes in isolated mitochondria (Mitochondrion) | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36371074/ Photobiomodulation and Oxidative Stress: 980 nm Diode Laser Light Regulates Mitochondrial Activity and Reactive Oxygen Species Production (Oxi med) | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7952159/ Near-Infrared 808 nm Light Boosts Complex IV-Dependent Respiration (PLOS) | https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0078562 1064 nm Nd:YAG laser light affects transmembrane mitochondria respiratory chain complexes (Biophotonics) | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31033186/ Toward control of electron transfer in donor-acceptor molecules by bond-specific infrared excitation (Science) | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25525241/ On the mechanism of vibrational control of light-induced charge transfer in donor–bridge–acceptor assemblies (Nat Chem) | https://www.nature.com/articles/nchem.2327 Interplay of vibrational wavepackets during an ultrafast electron transfer reaction (Nat Chem) | https://www.nature.com/articles/s41557-020-00607-9 Electron tunneling in respiratory complex I (PNAS) | https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1009181107 Infrared stimulation of mitochondrial metabolism in deep-sea yeast expands the energetic framework of hydrothermal ecosystems (ISME) | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC13440299/ LED lighting (350-650nm) undermines human visual performance unless supplemented by wider spectra (400-1500nm+) like daylight (Sci Rep) | https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-026-35389-6 Cardiopulmonary and hematological effects of infrared LED photobiomodulation in the treatment of SARS-COV2 (JP&P:B) | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1011134422002342 Photobiomodulation therapy (red/NIR LEDs) reduced the length of stay in intensive care unit and improved muscle function (Biophotonics) | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38262071/ Outdoor Critical Care Roof Garden opens at King’s College Hospital (NHS) | https://www.kch.nhs.uk/news/outdoor-critical-care-roof-garden-opens-at-kings-college-hospital/ Autumn COVID-19 surge dates in Europe correlated to latitudes, not to temperature-humidity (Sci Rep) | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7820009/ Ultraviolet A radiation and COVID-19 deaths in the USA with replication studies in England and Italy (Br J Derm) | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33834487/ A geographical approach to the development of hypotheses relating to Covid-19 death rates (Mel Res) | https://www.researchgate.net/publication/364135353_A_geographical_approach_to_the_development_of_hypotheses_relating_to_Covid-19_death_rates Influenza-associated mortality in Australia, 2010 through 2019 (Vaccine) | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0264410X2101464X Debunking the False Claim That COVID Death Counts Are Inflated (Sci Am) | https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/debunking-the-false-claim-that-covid-death-counts-are-inflated1/ Prod. Kyle Allred Ed. Daphne Sprinkle DISCLAIMER: MedCram medical videos are for medical education and exam preparation, and NOT intended to replace recommendations from your doctor. #infrared #mitochondria #sunlight