How Laser Therapy Boosts Mood, Mental Clarity, and Consciousness with Dr. Brandon Crawford

Dave Asprey

May 1, 2025

Episode description

What if a laser could help a child speak for the first time—or reverse an “incurable” brain condition?

In this episode of The Human Upgrade, Dave Asprey talks with Dr. Brandon Crawford, a leading neurotherapist and founder of 528 Innovations, about the emerging science of laser therapy for the brain and body. You’ll learn how light—when precisely pulsed and targeted—can rewire brainwaves, heal trauma, and even influence states of consciousness.

Dr. Crawford explains how specific laser frequencies are being used to modulate brain states, activate the vagus nerve, improve mood, restore gut-brain communication, and support recovery from conditions like autism and ALS. From EEG shifts to structured water and mitochondrial signaling, this conversation dives deep into biohacking’s most advanced light-based tech.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

• How laser therapy rewires brainwaves for mood, focus, and clarity

• The exact brain regions linked to embodiment, intuition, and flow

• Why pulsing patterns matter more than power in laser tech

• How light influences trauma recovery and vagus nerve activation

• The role of structured water and infrared light in cellular repair

• How patients with ALS and autism responded to 528 protocols

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Mindsip insights from this episode:

Boost testosterone with daily nude sun exposure and laser treatment

Daily nude sun exposure combined with using a laser on the testicles was claimed to increase testosterone from under 250 to 750 and increase testicular volume.

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Utilize regenerative medicine and laser therapy to reverse bulbar ALS

A patient with bulbar ALS is reportedly showing reversal of the condition with a combination of regenerative medicine and advanced laser therapy.

#laser

#regeneration

Utilize light for cellular communication insights

Cells communicate with each other using photons, which is the second fastest way they talk after quantum communication.

#cells

#light-therapy

Modulate light like voice to influence biological effects

A laser beam is like a voice; the same photons can have different biological effects depending on how they are modulated, just as the same words can soothe or startle.

#laser

#light-therapy

Recognize consciousness as a non-local phenomenon beyond the brain

Consciousness does not reside solely between our ears but is non-local, and the brain acts more like a transmitter and receiver for it.

#consciousness

Stimulate brain regions to enhance intuition

To enhance intuition, first stimulate the right insular cortex for body awareness, then stimulate the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex to perceive the external world.

#brain

#intuition

Activate vagus nerve by pulsing laser on kidney 1 point

Pulsing a 10 Hz laser on the kidney 1 acupuncture point on the bottom of the foot can activate the vagus nerve, a feat a continuous wave laser could not achieve.

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#vagus-nerve

Utilize 808nm lasers to enhance gut microbiome health

The 808nm wavelength of light can positively impact the gut microbiome by increasing good bacteria and reducing bad bacteria after just one application.