About the Project

A Simple, Independent Home for Red Light Therapy Education

A quick note on what we mean by “Red Light Protocols.” In the peer-reviewed literature, a “protocol” is simply how a study was conducted... the wavelength used, the dose delivered, the schedule followed, the outcome measured. That is the sense we mean. This site reports on protocols as they appear in the research. It does not prescribe protocols for you to follow. Any actual treatment decision should be made with a qualified clinician who knows your history.

Our Mission

Red Light Protocols exists to do one thing well... give people a trustworthy, cited starting point for learning about red light therapy. Not a store. Not a listicle. Not a funnel for a supplement or a device. A library.

There is no shortage of red light content on the internet. Most of it falls into one of two camps... breathless marketing copy promising that a panel will cure almost anything, or reflexive skepticism that dismisses a therapy with real evidence behind it. Neither camp serves the reader well. We aim to sit in the honest middle... reading the research carefully, citing it plainly, and updating as new evidence arrives.

Our Editorial Commitments

  1. We cite everything that matters. Every clinical claim on this site is referenced to peer-reviewed literature. The reference list is always one click away.
  2. We do not sell devices. No affiliate links to light panels. No sponsored reviews. No “our top pick of 2026” pages. If a device comes up in the research, it comes up on its scientific merits.
  3. We do not accept clinic listing fees. Our directory is editorially curated. The featured provider position is held by the site’s founder and is disclosed openly on the page.
  4. We tell you when the evidence is thin. If the science for an application is preliminary, we say so. If a claim has been oversold in the popular press, we push back.
  5. We do not prescribe. We describe what researchers have studied. We do not translate those studies into “do this at home” instructions. The site is educational, not clinical.
  6. We update rather than archive. New evidence changes the picture. When it does, we revise the relevant page and date-stamp the revision.

Who Built This

This project was founded by Dr. Michael Hummel, NMD, a naturopathic physician practicing in Ashland, Oregon. Michael trained at Sonoran University of Health Sciences, completed residencies at Cameron Wellness Center and Envita Medical Center, and spent five additional years in integrative oncology training in Scottsdale. His clinical interests include integrative oncology, chronic infectious disease (including Lyme), bioidentical hormone therapies, botanical medicine, and healthy aging. He practices alongside his wife Mary Hummel, MS, a nutritionist.

Red Light Protocols is an education project, separate from Michael’s clinical practice. The clinical practice, Hummel Medical, lives at hummelmed.com. This site lives here to do something different... to be a neutral, cited reference that any patient or clinician can trust.

If you want to read more of Michael’s writing on philosophy, poetry, and wisdom traditions, his personal site is venturesinwisdom.com.

“Healing is a partnership... between patient and clinician, between light and mitochondria, between what we know now and what we will learn next. Education is what lets every one of us take an active role in that partnership.”

Contact

The best way to reach us is by email at info@hummelmed.com. We read every message. Replies may take a few days.

For questions about Michael’s clinical practice, please go directly to hummelmed.com.