NASA studies show that in the infrared radiation spectrum that light in the 8-14 micron range penetrate the human body the most effectively.. When far infrared rays (FIR) of this frequency range are used as therapeutic therapy, it has the best healing benefits for the body. because it is the frquency that most effectively produces the heat necessary to expand capillaries and increase blood circulation. FIR have the ability to be absorbed by the human body..Infrared light rays penetrate the body and transform into heat. The thermal effect within the body causes blood vessels in capillaries to dilate, forcing increased blood circulation, which then helps get rid of toxins and metabolic wastes in the body.

FIR produces heat in the body that is harmless and targeted to deeply penetrate that raises body temperature. All of this strengthens the immune system. This also relieves the muscles, rehabilitates movement impairment, soothes pain and promotes muscle tissue repair. Toxins become clumps, or globules, and block circulation in the capillaries and then cellular energy becomes impaired. The resounding heat of FIR vibrate the globules and they begin to break apart, releasing encapsulated gases and other toxic materials and pushes them back into the blood stream where they are removed naturally.when the body detoxifies itself.

In a two-year clinical trial that NASA spearheaded along with medical partners, cancer patients undergoing bone marrow or stem cell transplants were given a far infrared light treatment to treat oral mucositis -- a common and extremely painful side effect of chemotherapy and radiation treatment. The trial concluded that there is a 96 percent improvement in pain of those in the high-risk patient group.

Richway Amethyst Biomats have incorporated the technology that NASA discoverd so long ago into a mat form device.