The goggles that come with your red light therapy panel aren’t optional.

This episode explains exactly why — and what happens when people skip them.In this episode of the Red Light Therapy Podcast, Mike Volkin and longevity specialist Dr. Alan Inman tackle one of the most commonly asked questions in the red light therapy community: do I really need to wear eye protection? Dr. Inman’s answer is unambiguous — and his explanation of why closing your eyes doesn’t give you the same protection as goggles is one of the most practically important things in this entire series. Light transmits through eyelid skin. The retina still receives photons. Goggles block them.

Learn why the retina’s extreme mitochondrial density makes it both the most responsive and the most vulnerable tissue to high-powered red light exposure, what the correct protocol is for face and eye-area treatments on a powerful panel like the BioMax Pro, why “safe distance” is a misleading oversimplification of what actually determines retinal exposure, what promising early research on vision improvement and macular degeneration shows — and why it still requires caution about unsupervised eye protocols, and how to balance the potential benefits of red light for eye health against the very real need for protective equipment.

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Most people who buy a red light therapy panel spend their first few weeks confused, overthinking settings, and wondering if they're doing it right. This episode fixes all of that in under 15 minutes.

In this episode of the Red Light Therapy Podcast, Mike Volkin and longevity specialist Dr. Alan Inman walk through everything a first-time red light therapy user needs to know — without overwhelming them with protocols, frequencies, and settings they don't need yet. The message is simple: start simple, learn how your body responds, and build from there. The smart modes on the BioMax Pro make that easier than most people realize.

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The pulsing feature on red light therapy panels is one of the most marketed — and least understood — settings available. Here's what the research actually shows as of 2026.

In this episode of the Red Light Therapy Podcast, Mike Volkin and longevity specialist Dr. Alan Inman cut through the noise around red light therapy pulsing. Dr. Inman is direct: while different frequencies have produced interesting effects in individual studies, the overall evidence comparing pulsed to continuous light doesn't yet show enough of a difference to establish a clinical protocol. That honesty is exactly what makes this episode worth listening to before you buy into frequency-based marketing claims.

Learn why no definitive hertz-to-tissue protocol currently exists despite years of research interest, what "flicker free" mode means and why it's Dr. Inman's default setting for his own sessions, whether pulsing affects how deeply light penetrates tissue or only how cells respond to it, why the BioMax Pro's wide frequency range is future-proofing for emerging studies rather than current clinical necessity, and what safety precautions apply for people with epilepsy, migraines, or light sensitivity before using any pulsed setting. Brought to you by platinumtherapylights.com