See the (Red) Light

Red light therapy, cold plunges + more science-backed wellness in DFW

C'mon, take a dip.

Photo courtesy of Altered States Wellness

Though it's technically been around since the 1980s, biohacking feels like the trendy new buzzword for health and self-care.

Also known as DIY biology, biohacking is the all-encompassing term for tips and tricks you can try to get your body to function at peak performance, recover better and more quickly, and maybe even extend your lifespan.

Dallas and Fort Worth have plenty of spas and fitness studios that have embraced biohacking, offering red light therapy, cold plunges, salt rooms, compression therapy, IV drips, and more. In alphabetical order, here are just a sampling of where to go and what to try.

Altered States Wellness
Coppell, Richardson
Introducing the 2025 Cold Plunge Challenge, where for $49 you get 10 cold plunge sessions over the course of 30 days. Immerse yourself in 40-degree water for two to five minutes during each session to enjoy such benefits as enhanced recovery, improved metabolism, increased energy, and stress reduction. Bonus: A portion of the proceeds from the challenge will benefit the Alzheimer's Foundation.

Other services offered include infrared saunas, fire and ice therapy, compression, float rooms, and PEMF therapy, which harnesses electromagnetic fields to enhance cellular activity, in turn reducing inflammation, boosting energy, alleviating stress, and improving sleep quality.

CYL Infrared Studio
Dallas
Infrared lymphatic rolling, also known as lymphatic massage and lymphatic drainage, maximizes body detoxification, and relieves pain and inflammation, plus reduces weight, cellulite and inches and improves overall appearance and wellness. Infrared saunas use the invisible light spectrum to heat your body directly from deep within your core, similar to how you may feel when vigorously working out. Many people say that their sleep vastly improves after each 30-minute infrared session.

Evolve Human Optimization Labs
Dallas
Access cold plunge, red light therapy, compression sleeves, infrared saunas, and 20-plus other services and devices with a free day pass to this "wellness playground." You don't need an appointment, and can sample and explore everything at your own pace. Monthly memberships let you visit as often as your schedule allows.

Fort Worth Float Company
Fort Worth
Try the traditional float, which means climbing into a tank filled with salt water dense enough to support you and minimizing as many external sights and sounds as possible. Or do a cold plunge to increase blood flow and reduce inflammation while also boosting your immune system. During the warming phase that follows, fresh blood will return and bring with it nutrients and oxygen to aid in recovery.

Glow Sauna Studios
Dallas
This is billed as the premier infrared sauna experience, offering three-in-one infrared technology that unleashes a number of benefits in just one 30-45 minute private session. Sweating can help with detoxification, immune support, weight loss, pain relief, skin health, blood pressure regulation, and improved circulation.

Haven Wellness
Dallas
Have you heard of the Wim Hof Method? It combines conscious breathing technique with cold therapy to increase energy, improve sleep, reduce stress, and strengthen your immune system. You can learn it here under instructor Bri Forrest, and pair your practice with a yoga or meditation class to really get in touch with your body.

Recess Fitness Club
Dallas
This playground-inspired gym is already outfitted with swings, rope climbs, and even a two-story slide, but in 2025 it's branching out into biohacking. Cold plunges, infrared saunas, and metabolic testing are joining RecessRx, which provides members with 24/7 access to physicians, personalized lab testing, hormone therapy, peptide treatments, and more.

R&R Aesthetics + Wellness
Fort Worth
If you want to tackle anti-aging at a cellular level, start here. In addition to traditional medspa offerings like injectables and facials, this women-owned studio also features an IV drip bar, halo salt therapy, high-dose Ozone therapy, and the BrainTap, a device that uses light, sound, and vibration to deepen your state of relaxation and synergize the mind.

Restore Hyper Wellness
Colleyville, Dallas, Frisco
From cryotherapy — which can relieve pain and swelling while boosting mood and energy — to red light therapy — which powers up your mitochondria with low levels of near-infrared light — you can try out all manner of science-backed therapies here. Pause for IV drip therapy, which can help you hydrate and flush out toxins while replenishing vital nutrients.

Restore + Revive Wellness Center
Fort Worth
Welcome to the Revive Room, where you climb into a zero-gravity lounge chairs, rest atop an infrared PEMF (pulsed electromagnetic field therapy) mat, don a LED light shield mask, and apply NuCalm bio-signal processing discs to your wrists and low-EMF headphones on your ears to gently tune your brain frequency. An organic weighted blanket and aromatherapy finishes it all off.

SweatHouzz
Dallas, Fort Worth
This franchise utilizes state-of-the-art equipment to provide contrast therapy, cold plunges, infrared saunas, and even vitamin C showers to help you feel even more invigorated at the end of your session.

The Wellness Center
Fort Worth
This physician-supervised facility offers an array of medical services, as well as workshops and health programs to balance both body and mind. Choose from a variety of massage services, including deep tissue, trigger point therapy, medical massage, cupping, scraping, lymphatic, and sports massage. Follow it up with IV therapy, which infuses a blend of all-natural vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and electrolytes directly into the vascular system to allow for full utilization, instead of traveling through the gastrointestinal system first.

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One hot dog

DFW Airport pup sniffs out victory in TSA’s cutest canine contest

Photo courtesy of Transportation Security Administration

Say "cheese," Bolt!

The next time you fly through Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, you might bump into the U.S. Transportation Security Administration’s new top dog.

No, we’re not talking about the TSA’s top boss. We’re talking about a doggone cute canine.

Bolt, a three-year-old, brown-coated German shorthaired pointer, just won the TSA’s annual Cutest Canine Contest. All entrants in the contest were TSA bomb-sniffing dogs.

Travelers voted on social media for the agency’s most precious pup, choosing from among four finalists in different regions of the U.S. TSA canine handlers at U.S. airports initially nominated 85 dogs. Agency employees then voted online to whittle the list to four finalists.

Bolt bomb-sniffing dog Bolt is a three-year-old, brown-coated German shorthaired pointer.Photo courtesy of TSA

Bolt’s handler, Daphne Wang, describes him as “such a character and a hard-working little guy.”

“He absolutely loves his job and coming to work,” Wang says in a release.

“I am so happy he gets to show the world his quirky personality. It’s definitely an adventure working with Bolt every day,” she adds. “There is nothing ordinary about him. He works hard and plays even harder. He is always in working mode, even at home. He is never short on energy and is always 1,000 percent excited to go to work.”

WebMD describes German shorthaired pointers like Bolt as a “loyal and loving breed” known for its hunting prowess.

“They’re intelligent and full of energy, so they won’t be happy lazing about all day,” says WebMd.

TSA canines like Bolt and their handlers move through groups of people to sniff out the odor of explosives. A handler learns to notice subtle changes in their canine’s behavior if an explosive device appears to have aroused the dog’s senses.

“Explosives-detection canine teams are one of TSA’s most effective and visible layers of security,” says TSA Administrator David Cummins. “These highly trained dogs and their handlers help detect threats in dynamic transportation environments, deter potential attacks, and give travelers confidence that TSA is using proven, adaptable capabilities to protect the traveling public.”

Bolt TSA dog Bolt moves through groups of people to sniff out the odor of explosives. Photo courtesy of TSA

Photo courtesy of Transportation Security Administration

Say "cheese," Bolt!

TSA canines and handlers undergo training at a facility in San Antonio.

The federal government launched canine training in 1972. The training program came under TSA’s control following the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

TSA-led bomb-sniffing teams began by screening air cargo in 2008. Three years later, the agency expanded the program to include passengers.

“Canines are an essential part of our team at TSA,” says Ha Nguyen McNeill, the agency’s deputy administrator. “As cute as Bolt and our other canines are, the work they do is vital for TSA’s national security mission.”

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