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Ep. 513 - Are Blue Light Blockers Complete BS?! [Research Roundup w/ CSO Dr. Brandon Roberts]

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Cody McBroom

Health & Fitness, Self-improvement, Education, Health & Fitness:fitness, Nutrition, Fitness

4.8812 Ratings

🗓️ 4 November 2020

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Today we dive into 2 great research studies on 1 specific topic - SLEEP. First one picks apart the efficacy of blue light blocking glasses (which gives a disappointing result for all the hackers out there) and the other discusses how Training Affects Sleep (which leads us into nutrition, as well).

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Timestamps:

4:40 - Social Jetlag

22:10 - Nigh Shift Workers

25:45 - How Brandon decides what he is going to research next

28:10 - Opinions on Nootropics

30:50 - How training affects sleep

40:10 - Benefits to timing training sessions

42:40 - Sleep issues with being in a deficit (Carb timing)

44:50 - Chronotypes

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THINGS MENTIONED:

- Research Roundup Article

- Chrononutrition Podcast

- Danny Lennon's Chrononutrition Blog

- Chrononutrition Quiz

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Transcript

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0:00.0

So in the first study, they basically had these participants, you know, young, 20s, kind of normal people, probably college age, sleep for two weeks with just kind of monitoring sleep.

0:16.0

And then they had them randomized to either a control group, which had glasses that didn't

0:22.7

block blue light but were tinted, so they looked like they did.

0:26.6

And then glasses that did block blue light.

0:29.9

And they measured sleep onset, so like what time they fell asleep.

0:34.7

The idea being that if you're jet lagged and you can fall asleep earlier, you can

0:38.7

recover some of that sleep debt. So that would be good thing.

0:45.0

Welcome to the Boom Boom Performance Podcast, your resource for science-based training and

0:51.3

nutrition, data-driven coaching, and education-focused content.

0:55.3

Before we get into this podcast, I just want to say thank you for taking the time to listen

0:59.9

and learn with me so that you can apply what you are about to learn, take my strategies,

1:04.7

use these tools, and finally have some serious methods to see sustainable success with

1:09.8

your physique, your mind, and your life.

1:12.7

This podcast was built on the foundation of applied education, and I'm excited for you to be here

1:18.8

so you can have that experience with me. Now, without any further ado, let's get on to the show.

1:28.3

Our blue light blockers complete bullshit?

1:32.6

You will find out today.

1:34.2

What I will say is for all the hackers listening to this podcast and the people who are

1:37.9

selling hacking products, if you are listening, if you are a quote-unquote biohacker,

1:42.9

you may be frustrated with this podcast.

1:45.1

You may be disappointed by the results of the study that we are going to review today because

1:48.8

I will say that it disappointed me.

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