Research was also done to test the effects of colored light on muscles. When subjects were using a hand grip and exposed to blue light, their grip lightened, while other tests have shown that when muscles were exposed to red light the electrical activity in them increased. Exposing the body to colored light is also believed to aid in healing. Green light is believed to help heart problems and cancer, while blue is used to treat ulcer pain, inflammatory disorders and back problems. Red helps treat skin problems, bladder infections and anemia while orange works on allergies and constipation.
Yellow light can also heal muscle cramps, hypoglycemia and gall stones.
Color therapy can also be incorporated by using paints or simple blocks of color. Back to blue and its calming effects, studies have shown that when disruptive children were placed in blue classrooms, their aggression subsided dramatically. Pink is another color that has had proven remarkable results. This same color has reduced the violent tendencies of prisoners as well as having calmed excitable mental patients. If you have a busy day coming up and you need to feel energized, wear orange.