Biophotons as Information carriers
In a living organism, cells communicate with each other. Biophysicist Prof. Dr. Fritz-Albert Popp developed this theory back in the 1970s. He was able to prove that all organic tissue emits a weak light. While the light radiation in living cells only decreased very slowly, it decreased rapidly in dying cells and disappeared completely after cell death.
Cells of an organism absorb photons from the outside – light particles – for example from sunlight. However, cells can also produce photons themselves.
Popp used the term biophotons (bio(s), greek for life) for these light particles. According to his theory, they are partly responsible for life in every organism: cells produce biophotons, emit them and use them to communicate throughout the organism. They control and regulate processes. In other words, they activate or balance, coordinate and organize.
Biophotons are information carriers. They stimulate processes in the body or make them possible in the first place; in humans, animals and plants. This shows you how important these tiny particles are for our lives and our well-being.
Why biophotons?
We know that biophotons are essential for life. We also know that we (and all other living organisms) need a certain, undefined number of them in our cells. That's not all though – the decisive factor is that biophotons are coherent light. This enables them to transport relevant information within the entire organism.
They are basically a means of transportation and not an end in themselves. We therefore need a sufficient quantity of biophotons with the right information in our cells.