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Light: Medicine of the Future: How We Can Use It to Heal Ourselves NOW

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Jacob Liberman, who has doctorates in both optometry and vision science, says that the people who live on Earth evolved to thrive under the light put forth by our sun. He says, therefore, that we potentially harm ourselves when we hide from sunlight. In Light: Medicine Of The Future: How We Can Use It To Heal Ourselves Now, he explains how to utilize the therapeutic benefits of light. Dr. Liberman says that "light is the basic component from which all life originates, develops, heals, and evolves." Everything that humans do is affected in some way by light. Light has been used for healing since the time of ancient Egypt. Modern scientists began recognizing the benefits of light therapy in the late 1700's. Although many people believe the ultraviolet (UV) light is harmful, Dr. Liberman maintains our bodies need at least a small amount of UV light in order to function properly. He cites studies which indicate that, due to all the ways in which we block sunlight from our lives, including wearing sunglasses designed to block out UV rays, "it is possible that we are unknowingly contributing to the increased incidence of blindness and eye disease in this country." Dr. Liberman does warn against looking at the sun directly, or exposing ourselves to it between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., but emphasizes that light is a nutrient for the body. He says people need to be outside in natural light, without sunglasses or sun block, for a minimum of one hour a day. He warns that warm-white and cool-white fluorescents "should absolutely be avoided." People who cannot get outside regularly need to equip their work areas with full-spectrum light fixtures. Syntonics is the name given to light therapy, which involves utilizing specific colors for healing specific ailments. Dr. Liberman discusses its benefits in treating vision problems, seasonal affective disorder (SAD), cancer, and learning disabilities. He says that "as we continue to discover and understand the role that light plays in our lives, its use as both a therapeutic and preventive tool will become more evident." Because each individual is different, Light: Medicine of the Future doesn't get into prescribing particular colors for each potential illness. It is an invaluable reference, however, for all those interested in natural healing. Extensive appendices provide sources of supplies and a listing of light therapy practitioners.

Sandra I. Smith, Reviewer

I found this book very enlightening. A must read for anyone who is interesed in holistic healing, especially with light and color. In the book Dr. Liberman tells of healing with a series of 20 colors. It would be great if he revealed in the book what these colors are. Missing is a "how to" section that would enable people to put his discoveries into practice.

This book is excellent and opens the reader to the possibilities of alternative practices through the use of color therapy for healing that are potent, powerful, and profound. I would also recommend "Light Years Ahead" for the first book, followed by this book. Dr. Liberman reveals a strength of vision and depth of experience in his new book which connects the reader to the many possibilities of very real healing with color.

I am thrilled with Jacob Liberman's "Light Medicine Of The Future!" Liberman covers a broad spectrum of light applications, no pun intended. His studies include hard evidence and documentation of these studies. His personal research on full spectrum light is astounding. Many physical and mental problems can be attributed to mallilumination. The studies prove that children and adults exposed to poor lighting, especially that of cool white flourescents, harbor many ill effects. As the sales manager for a company specializing in full spectrum lighting, I have recommended this book to many customers and close friends. I also find myself referring to information located in Liberman's book almost daily. A great find!

I got this book after my daughter started to have eye problems. I am an NLP trainer, hypnotherapist but I didn't think I had many options when it came to vision for my daughter. We focused on Hypnosis to improve her sight. We now have Dr. Liebarman's books and are working on light treatments to help her.

I find this book fascinating. I studied Sound therapy which also focuses on Vibration/Frequency to treat the body! Whether it is through the eyes, ears or via body - there is no doubt they work. It is finding out what frequency the body needs and applying it in a way that works best for the person - that seems to be the key. In the book, Dr. Lieberman talks about helping his mother with Turquoise light. He also refers to a lot of other dedicated researchers and their studies to prove that light treatments do work.

One of the most fascinating messages from this book is the fact that we need UV Light. It is amazing how we are becoming a CREATED society vs a NATURAL society. We are now eating foods that are created, live in created environments with fluorescent lights and avoid natural sunlight and natural things in general. How we evolved to think Nature is BAD for us - is another story.

I am now investigating adding light therapy for my treatments. I already integrate NLP, Hypnosis, Sound and Energetic sessions to help assist others as we balance our minds and bodies.

I absolutely loved this book and will be discussing it with our metaphysics and spiritual group. I want to Thank Dr. Lieberman for having the passion and "vision" to bring into light such great information! THANK YOU!

Ayda Walsh

This book is good and bad at the same time. Good because it quotes a lot of interesting research and puts forward a case that sounds reasonable, that UV is not all bad, it's actually good for you. The book is bad because the author writes about new age stuff as if it's fact, such as how we should eat different coloured foods according to the colours of the chakras. Now, I have no problem with eating different coloured foods, but tell me it's because they contain different vitamins or nutrients, not because foods gold in colour should be consumed in the evening because the seventh chakra is "frequently associated with both purple-violet and gold" (p.160). Associated with? How? Who says? Likewise, his veering off into wild conjectures such as his belief, when talking about the pineal gland, that "humans originally also received light stimulation through the top of the head, as it is vividly described in many metaphysical and ancient spiritual writings", is equally annoying. Not sure if he means the pineal gland used to be on top of the head or how light stimulation originally was received. This sort of new age mumbo jumbo irks non-new age readers. His unscientific approach of using anecdotal experiences to draw conclusions is also dangerous. (Why does rigorous science require control groups? Because the result could be due to other factors, e.g, placebo, expectancy, etc).

It seems the author couldn't decide if he wanted to write a scientific book that appeals to people with scientific minds or a metaphysical book that appeals to new agers. So if you are a new age person who is already "sold" on chakras and rainbow diets, this book will appeal to you. If you are looking for solid science, look elsewhere. And if you do read this book, take even the "science" with a pinch of salt, only because the unscientific part of his writing discredits the scientific part. What a shame. The author should have been more tentative, less metaphysical/mystical, and make no wild claims, but offer possibilities for the intelligent reader to consider. Then I might have given it a 4 or 5 star.

Light: Medicine of the Future: How We Can Use It to Heal Ourselves Now
by Jacob Liberman, O.D., Ph.D.

Jacob Liberman, is a doctor of optometry with a Ph.D. In vision science and extensive experience in optometric practice, research and teaching along with postgraduate specialty training in the discipline of Syntonic Optometry. I emphasize his institutional and academic credentials because he has authored a work which has proven controversial and continues to elicit both enthusiastic praise as well as criticism 22 years after it's publication.

That light and color are imbued with therapeutic properties when correctly used will come as no surprise to practitioners of Ayurveda and other systems of natural therapeutics. Our Ayurvedic sages and rishis knew and taught countless centuries ago of the curative effects of color and of radiant light, whether of the open fire or of sunlight. Light has been used for healing since the time of ancient Egypt. Western healers began recognizing the benefits of light therapy in the late 1700's and the 19th and 20th centuries have seen the discovery that sunlight is a necessary precondition to the body's formation of certain essential nutrients in such a fashion as to parallel the plant kingdom's utilization of photosynthesis.

Dr. Liberman postulates that life on Earth evolved - with a very few exceptions - in such a way that sunlight is an irreplaceable component in it's nourishment; writes the author, "... light is the basic component from which all life originates, develops, heals, and evolves. Everything that humans do is affected in some way by light."

Although many believe that the ultraviolet (UV) light emitted by the sun is harmful, Dr. Liberman maintains that humans require exposure to at least some amount of UV light in order to function optimally. Citing data from a good number of studies which indicate that, due to the many ways in which we block sunlight from our lives (wearing sunglasses, "protective clothing" and headgear, sun blocking creams, etc.) designed to block out UV rays, the author asserts that "it is possible that we are unknowingly contributing to the increased incidence of blindness and eye disease in this country." Dr. Liberman holds that most people need to be outside in natural light, without sunglasses or sun block, for a minimum of one hour a day and warns that warm-white and cool-white fluorescents should be avoided. People who cannot get outside regularly need to equip their work areas and living spaces with full-spectrum light fixtures according to the author.

Syntonics is the name given to light therapy which involves the use of specific colored beams of light for the purpose of treating specific ailments. Dr. Liberman discusses its benefits in treating vision problems (the province of Syntonic Optometry), seasonal affective disorder (SAD), cancer, depression, bipolar disorder and learning disabilities, among others and writes that "as we continue to discover and understand the role that light plays in our lives, its use as both a therapeutic and preventive tool will become more evident." For those involved in healing professionally or interested in learning to use color and light therapy, extensive appendices provide sources of training and supplies as well as a listing of light therapy practitioners.

I believe this superbly written and organized book is a must read for anyone who is involved or interested in holistic healing, especially with light and color. Ayurvedic practitioners and students with an interest in what are called the "subtle therapies" will find it a worthwhile experience to learn of the copious contemporary scientific research data confirming the usefulness and therapeutic validity of some of our tradition's most ancient healing practices.




Bill Courson - Sent from my iPad

I bought this book about 7 months ago and I have been picking it up and rereading it ever since. I am independently studying natural medicine through (light therapy, color therapy, essential oils, massage, brain science & energy vibration) and this book touches on the light therapy and some basic brain science stuff. yes it was written over 25 years ago but its funny how what is written in this book still applies today! Now mainstream health professionals are just now again just starting to pick up and rediscover with more enthusiasim. We don't need prescription medicine and such that contaminates our bodies with chemicals and fillers our bodies don't know what to do with. We have light, nutrition, essential oils, exercise to keep us functioning properly. Light therapy is just another wonderful tool for healing. I loved the sections in the book where he talks about what we "see through our eyes" and how it ties into our brain working and sending signals to the rest of our body. He also breaks down the difference between all the variations of light, UV, natural light, etc. We are amazing people and our bodies are just utterly fascinating! I have made so many markings in this book and entire book is heavily highlighted and covered with personal notes.

The author talks in basic terms but gives you great references to what he discovered and what those Dr's and scientists before him discovered early in the 1800's. Its a great read, so if you want to know how long light therapy has been around and how beneficial it is to us (even today) and really just how simple it is and how easily our bodies respond to light this is your book. I love it and i hope you will too!

Light: Medicine of the Future is changing my life for the better. Before reading this book, I had no idea why I have had been plagued with so much illness in my life. Like most people, I had no idea that sunlight was so critical to our health and well-being, or how important the role of color can be. Since reading this book, I have been taking regular sunbaths and exposing myself to more varieties of color, and am discovering for myself the truth about what the author says. I have never felt so good in my life. I find this book full of very helpful information and suggestions. I intend to read it again and again.

The Bible says, "The light of the body is your eye", when your eye is clear, your whole body is clear..." Lieberman has this knack for blending scienctific thought with phenomena revealed in optical research. For instance, does the common virus have a certain "color" to it? Can people be healed by being exposed to certain colors to counteract the effects of their illnesses? I think Lieberman is onto something here - it's just the tip of the iceberg. Why do so many of us require glasses as we age? Are we on the wrong track during our lives; are we disengaging something within our brains and causing a blurring to our vision? Food for thought.