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Ancient Health Podcast

203. Beings of Light: How Different Forms of Light Impact Our Hormones, Mood, and Metabolism with Matt Maruca

Ancient Health Podcast

Ancient Health Podcast

Medicine, Alternative Health, Health & Fitness

4.81.7K Ratings

🗓️ 4 July 2023

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Summary

Join us for an illuminating episode of the Health Institute podcast! Renowned guest Matt Maruca of RA Optics takes us on a captivating journey through the impact of light on longevity, mitochondrial health, and disease. From light frequency to personalized dosage, circadian rhythms to eye health, we'll explore it all. Uncover the secrets of light's role in the Krebs cycle, melanin production, and genetics. Plus, discover the benefits of Sauna Space light bulbs and find the perfect blue light glasses. Get ready to be enlightened as we unravel the wonders of light with our incredible guest, Matt Maruca! Some of the topics we’ll discuss include:

  • The Frequency of light
  • The Krebs cycle and building energy
  • Window light vs outdoor light
  • How metabolism is affected by light exposure
  • How our body uses food to create energy
  • Finding your light dosage
  • Melanin production and eye health
  • The problem with artificial light
  • Circadian rhythms and genetics
  • Sauna Space light bulbs
  • How to find the best blue light glasses
  • The color spectrum of light


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Books Referenced:
The Body Electric by Dr. Robert O. Becker
The Influence of Ocular Light Perception on Metabolism in Man and in Animals by F. Hollwich

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Melatonin is actually a messenger of light.

0:06.5

It doesn't, it isn't released until it's dark, so it's like the hormone of darkness,

0:10.8

but it actually carries light energy and light information which is stored during the

0:14.5

daylight hours.

0:15.8

So it's really interesting.

0:16.8

It's actually really important that we get lots of bright daylight during the day and

0:21.4

then we combine that with the absence of light at night and that's what makes really great

0:25.1

sleep.

0:26.1

But we need, like if you just had darkness, you wouldn't sleep super well necessarily.

0:29.6

Do you get that bright light during the day?

0:31.1

It's that contrast between the bright light and then the dark darkness that Melatonin

0:34.9

gets programmed by powerful light energy from full spectrum daylight.

0:39.4

Then when the darkness comes and the light goes away, that Melatonin comes out and it's

0:43.6

the most important anti-cancer, anti-aging, anti-oxid molecule for all of life.

0:50.6

Is it time to upgrade your snacking game?

0:53.4

I know how challenging it can be to find snacks that are both delicious and nourishing.

0:57.9

That's why I'm so glad that we found Pile of Alley beef sticks.

1:01.2

They're made from 100% grass-fed and grass-finished beef.

1:04.7

They're infused with organic spices and naturally fermented.

1:08.4

They totally hit the mark when it comes to nourishment and they're amazing on-the-go snacks

1:13.0

because they're high in protein.

1:14.4

They help stabilize your blood sugar.

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