332: Sunlight: The Greatest Multivitamin
Wise Traditions
Weston A. Price Foundation
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🗓️ 27 September 2021
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
For decades we've been told to put on sunscreen, wear sunglasses, and avoid the mid-day sun. But what if this advice is actually the OPPOSITE of what we should do? Matt Maruca, of Ra Optics, says we need to discard this paradigm and embrace the sun! He explains that sunlight is critical for optimal cellular function. He calls sunlight "the greatest multivitamin ever," since each wavelength of the sun's rays benefits the body.
On this podcast, Matt tells his story of how he got into exploring the benefits of the sun in the first place (hint: he suffered from headaches, allergies, gut issues, and more), and he dives into exactly how sunlight helps our bodies work optimally. He also describes his "Light Diet" and offers simple steps we can take to avoid junk light and soak up the sun.
Visit Matt's website for more on the "Light Diet" and other resources: raoptics.com
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| 0:00.0 | The idea is really at the core, as energy beams, it's actually possible for us to live |
| 0:06.5 | more on light than on food. |
| 0:08.8 | And I believe based on my research and what I've been learning, the more we can live on |
| 0:12.4 | light energy, actually the healthier we can be, the lighter we can be, the happier we |
| 0:18.1 | can be, even the longer we can live. |
| 0:21.0 | And this is very clear when we look at studies on calorie restriction, like, you know, over |
| 0:24.9 | time, calorie restriction can increase the lifespan. |
| 0:27.0 | The thing is calorie restriction could feel like starvation or could be not a pleasurable |
| 0:31.5 | experience if you're not also replacing that energy with something. |
| 0:34.6 | But light is basically pure free energy from the source that doesn't require any of |
| 0:40.1 | the processes in the body that are responsible for aging. |
| 0:48.8 | From the Weston A Price Foundation, welcome to the Wise Traditions podcast for Wise Traditions |
| 0:54.0 | in Food, Farming and the Healing Arts. |
| 0:56.7 | We are your source for scientific knowledge and traditional wisdom to help you achieve optimal |
| 1:01.3 | health. |
| 1:02.3 | Hey, Hilda here. |
| 1:10.1 | Put on sunblock. |
| 1:11.1 | Don't go outside at midday. |
| 1:13.4 | Wear your sunglasses. |
| 1:14.4 | Better to stay out of the sun. |
| 1:16.6 | What if this common advice has hindered our health? |
| 1:20.1 | What if we started doing the exact opposite, getting as much sunlight on our bodies as |
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