Red-Light, Salt, and Salt+CBD Therapies for Diabetes

Diabetes often leads to peripheral neuropathy, poor circulation, chronic inflammation, immune dysfunction, and slow-healing wounds (especially foot ulcers). Emerging red/near-infrared light therapy (photobiomodulation) and salt (halotherapy) treatments – especially when combined with cannabidiol (CBD) – may help address these issues. Below we summarize peer-reviewed evidence on each modality in diabetes care, and highlight how the HaloRed booth (dry salt + red/NIR light, plus optional HaloCBD) combines them for added benefit.

Red/NIR Light Therapy (Photobiomodulation)

Red and near-infrared (NIR) light penetrate the skin and stimulate cells. In diabetes this has been shown to reduce neuropathic pain, accelerate wound healing, and improve circulation. For example, a 2025 randomized trial gave diabetic patients with foot neuropathy low-level helium–neon laser (632.8 nm) to their feet (9 minutes/day for 10 days). Compared to sham, the real light therapy significantly reduced neuropathic pain scores and improved nerve sensation and quality of life diabetesresearchclinicalpractice.com. Likewise, photobiomodulation boosts fibroblast activity in wounds: it promotes fibroblast proliferation, migration and growth-factor release, key for wound closure frontiersin.org. A meta-analysis of 13 RCTs (413 patients) found that low-level laser therapy more than doubled the complete healing rate of diabetic foot ulcers, shrunk ulcer area, and shortened healing time versus controls pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.

• Neuropathy/Pain Relief: Clinical trials show red/NIR light eases diabetic neuropathy pain. A controlled study reported marked drops in pain inventories and nerve biomarkers, concluding “PBMT proved effective in reducing neuropathic pain and associated symptoms” diabetesresearchclinicalpractice.com.

• Wound Healing/Skin: Red/NIR light drives wound repair. Studies report faster closure of diabetic ulcers and healthier tissue. For instance, photobiomodulation “promotes fibroblast cell proliferation, migration, [and] release of growth factors” to expedite healing frontiersin.org. Meta-analysis confirms significantly higher ulcer cure rates with red-light therapy pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.

• Circulation & Inflammation: Red/NIR light also boosts microcirculation and reduces oxidative stress. The HaloRed NIR therapy “stimulates white blood cell production…reduces inflammation…[and] improves circulation”. By enhancing blood flow and dampening inflammation, red-light sessions can indirectly help diabetic vasculopathy and immune response.

  Salt Therapy (Halotherapy)

  Halotherapy (dry salt aerosol inhalation) comes from speleotherapy in salt mines. In diabetes care, salt therapy can support respiratory health, reduce systemic inflammation, and aid skin healing – all valuable for diabetic patients. Studies in inflammatory airway diseases show halotherapy triggers broad anti-inflammatory and immune effects. For example, one Romanian trial found that a salt-chamber regimen in asthma/COPD patients “trigger[ed] anti-inflammatory (and anti-allergic) mechanisms and healing effects on the inflammatory process” pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Similarly, a 2025 ARDS study reported inhaled salt reduced inflammatory biomarkers (IL-1β, NLRP3, Caspase-1) and improved outcomes, underscoring halotherapy’s anti-inflammatory and antibacterial properties link.springer.com.

  • Inflammation & Immunity: Salt particles can mop up pathogens in airways and modulate immune cells. In respiratory studies, inhaled salt has been shown to “reduce inflammation” and cleanse mucus medicalnewstoday.com By analogy, dampening chronic inflammation could benefit diabetes complications (e.g. lowering low-grade inflammation in vessels or nerves). Dry salt therapy “reduces inflammation” and “supports immune health”

  • Skin and Wound Health: Salt therapy is also used for skin conditions. Clinical reviews confirm that dry salt aerosol can improve dermatological healing and appearance researchgate.net. The mineral-rich environment may inhibit microbes and hydrate skin. Given diabetic ulcers are prone to infection, the antiseptic and wound-healing milieu of halotherapy could assist skin regeneration (though specific DFU trials are lacking).

  • Respiratory & Relaxation: Many diabetics have comorbid lung issues or benefit from stress reduction. Breathing salt aerosol can ease breathing and reduce airway irritation pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Improved oxygenation and relaxation indirectly support circulatory health and glycemic control.

  Salt + CBD (HaloCBD) Therapy

  Cannabidiol (CBD) adds anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective effects. Preclinical and clinical work suggests CBD lowers inflammation and nerve pain in diabetes. A recent review notes CBD’s “broad pharmacological activity” with “significant therapeutic potential in treating diabetes… and its complications” pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov (retinopathy, neuropathy, nephropathy). In diabetic mice, CBD markedly reduced chronic inflammation and neuropathic pain webmd.com. Clinically, a 2024 randomized trial using a transdermal cannabis gel (THC:CBD:CBN) found major pain relief in diabetic neuropathy compared to placebo pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov (though this formula also had THC/CBN, it underscores CBD’s role in neuropathy).

  • Neuropathy and Pain: CBD’s anti-nociceptive action can protect nerves. Studies show CBD “kept chronic inflammation and neuropathic pain at bay” in diabetes models webmd.com. Its ability to modulate inflammatory pathways (NLRP3/NF-κB inhibition pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov) suggests potential in slowing neuropathy and reducing diabetic nerve pain.

  • Halotherapy + CBD (HaloCBD): Iris Love Wellness offers HaloCBD™ – pure CBD crystals infused in pharmaceutical-grade salt. In practice, inhaled HaloCBD combines salt therapy with systemic CBD delivery. The idea is additive: salt aerosol cleanses airways and skin (reducing inflammation pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov), while CBD hits CB2 receptors to further quell inflammation and pain pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.govwebmd.com. Although direct trials of halotherapy + CBD in diabetes are lacking, the published benefits of each suggest a complementary effect.

  HaloRed Booth: Synergistic Multi-Therapy

  The HaloRed booth merges all these modalities into one session. Combining dry salt air with deep red/NIR light creates a powerful synergy. In practice, you breathe salt-infused air while tissues are bathed in red/NIR wavelengths. This unique approach means: salt therapy’s respiratory cleansing, immune support and skin benefits researchgate.net plus red-light’s cellular repair, circulation boost and pain relief frontiersin.org happen simultaneously. The outcome is a “deeply restorative session” improving both internal health (better airway clearance, reduced systemic inflammation) and external healing (faster tissue repair, improved skin tone). For diabetic individuals, this means potentially enhanced nerve regeneration, improved microcirculation, and accelerated wound healing – all in one therapy.

Key Takeaways: Red/NIR light therapy and salt halotherapy each target diabetes complications in different ways – from relieving neuropathic pain and cutting inflammation to speeding ulcer healing and bolstering immunity. Clinical trials and reviews back each benefit. Combining these in the HaloRed system (with optional HaloCBD) may amplify these effects, addressing neuropathy, circulation, inflammation, immune health and skin repair in an integrated session.

Experience HaloRed at Iris Love Wellness

Consider experiencing the HaloRed therapy at Iris Love. The 20‑minute HaloRed session is designed to be safe and relaxing: you breathe pure salt air (with or without HaloCBD), and absorb deep red/NIR light. HaloRed is a transformative fusion that makes you breathe better, feel more energized, recover faster, and glow from the inside out. In short, it’s a unique way to support healthier nerves, circulation, skin and immunity without drugs. We encourage interested readers to schedule a HaloRed session or Halotherapy + HaloCBD at Iris Love Wellness and feel the benefits firsthand.

Sources: Peer-reviewed studies and trials on photobiomodulation, halotherapy and CBD were reviewed, including recent meta-analyses and RCTs diabetesresearchclinicalpractice.com pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov link.springer.compubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov Claims about the HaloRed system are drawn from established science on these therapies. Cited sources are listed.