So some posts up, like an hour ago, I posted this guy
DOCTOR ANDREW HUBERMAN
DOCTOR ANDREW HUBERMAN
DOCTOR ANDREW HUBERMAN
So this dude, Associate Professor at Stanford, is a neuro scientist and runs the Huberman Lab. He's got some words on this sunlight thing, its awesome cause we wont have to guess and you get a return on your tax dollars.
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I know some of you guys freak out cause its video, so I've copied some of the description here:
Skin exposure to UVB light induces a skin-brain-gonad axis and sexual behavior:
https://bit.ly/3MbtbeT
Skin Exposure to Ultraviolet B Rapidly Activates Systemic Neuroendocrine and Immunosuppressive Response:
https://bit.ly/36nmojd
A visual circuit related to the periaqueductal gray area for the antinociceptive effects of bright light treatment:
https://bit.ly/3xutcXo
Light exposure during sleep impairs cardiometabolic function:
https://bit.ly/3xykAPq
Light-emitting diodes in dermatology: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials:
https://bit.ly/3viUlJW
Low-level laser (light) therapy (LLLT) in skin: stimulating, healing, restoring:
https://bit.ly/3vwHJPQ
Weeklong improved colour contrasts sensitivity after single 670 nm exposures associated with enhanced mitochondrial function:
https://go.nature.com/3rA6IjT
Red light: A novel, non-pharmacological intervention to promote alertness in shift workers:
https://bit.ly/3MfBbvI
Gamma Entrainment Binds Higher-Order Brain Regions and Offers Neuroprotection:
https://bit.ly/3vqkgzB
Other Links
Light pads:
https://amzn.to/3xAFVIb
Light boxes:
https://amzn.to/36lHcaC
Timestamps
00:00:00 Using Light to Improve Health
00:04:31 The Brain-Body Contract
00:05:17 AG1 (Athletic Greens), Thesis, LMNT
00:09:56 Physics of Light, Electromagnetic Energy
00:12:23 Wavelengths of Light
00:15:38 How Light Penetrates Tissues
00:20:13 Light & the Body: Direct & Indirect Signals
00:28:35 Light, Seasonality & Melatonin
00:33:40 Melatonin: Regulatory & Protective Effects
00:38:49 Tools: Optimizing Melatonin Levels
00:44:49 Sun (UVB light) Exposure, Mating Behavior, Testosterone & Estrogen
00:58:09 Seasonality, Romantic Passion & Testosterone
01:02:13 Tool: Skin Sun Exposure & Testosterone
01:06:13 Light & Improved Pain Tolerance
01:11:55 Protocol: Sun Exposure & Chronic Pain
01:12:48 Tools: Sunlight (UVB), Blue-Light Blockers, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
01:19:44 Light & Enhanced Immune Function
01:23:30 Tool: Light During Winter Months
01:26:18 Light Therapies: Local vs. Systemic Exposure
01:28:54 Tool: Improving Mood, Timing of Natural & Artificial Light
01:32:44 Light Conditions & Sleep Optimization
01:39:00 Infrared Light, Skin & Wound Healing
01:46:00 Infrared Light Therapy & Skin, Low-Level Laser (Light) Therapy (LLLT)
01:49:20 Infrared Light & Age-Related Vision Loss
01:59:36 Tools: Infrared Panels, Morning Exposure
02:05:22 Infrared Light at Night, Shift Work
02:08:35 Light Flicker Phototherapy & Neuroprotection
02:19:07 Phototherapies for Health