Using Light (Sunlight, Blue Light & Red Light) to Optimize Health
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Using Light (Sunlight, Blue Light & Red Light) to Optimize Health
- It's important to get enough sleep, get good quality sleep, and let your body experience all the phases of sleep (such as slow-wave, and REM) in order to optimize metabolic circuits. It's good for your health to sleep and wake at roughly the same time, expose yourself to bright light in the morning, and dim light at night.
from Optimize & Control Your Brain Chemistry to Improve Health & Performance by Andrew Huberman
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- sunlight activates specific neurons in the eye called intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells that indirectly control blood flow and support the ciliary body (which controls the aperture of the eye) to improve eye health. Those mechanisms may explain why getting outside for 2+ hours/day of sunlight can protect from and possibly help rev... See more
from Exercises & Nutrition to Support Eye Health
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Use a red light, rather than a standard one, if you read before bed. Whether you are or are not highly susceptible to circadian disruption from medium-intensity, blue-shifted light in the evenings,…
Some highlights have been hidden or truncated due to export limits.from A Hunter-Gatherer's Guide to the 21st Century: Evolution and the Challenges of Modern Life by Heather Heying