Research says we need light nutrients just as much as dietary nutrients. Doctors and others emphasize getting a daily dose of Vitamin D all the time, but sunlight isn’t the only form of light therapy.

Functional Medicine Doctor, Damon Meixsell DC, MS, joined Guest Host, Farron Hipp, on the global health and wellness show, Bloom, to share more about the benefits of red and near infrared light therapy.

You can watch Bloom in the Tampa Bay Market weekdays at 2pm on WFLA News Channel 8.

Bloom is now part of DBTV Network, seen in over 300 million households worldwide, including Roku TV, and Amazon Fire.

Bloom also airs in 40 markets across the country, with a reach of approximately 36 million households, and in Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands and Madison, WI.