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🗓️ 1 December 2025
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| 0:00.0 | Let's talk about indoor lighting because I am very concerned about the amount of short wavelength light that people are exposed to nowadays, especially kids. |
| 0:08.0 | This is an issue on the same level as asbestos. |
| 0:11.6 | This is a public health issue and it's big. |
| 0:15.4 | And I think it's one of the reasons why I'm really happy to come here and talk because it's time to talk. |
| 0:21.5 | When we use LEDs, the light found in LEDs, when we use them, certainly we use them on the |
| 0:28.6 | retinny looking at mice, we can watch the mitochondria gently go downhill. They're far less |
| 0:35.8 | responsive. They, their membrane potentials are coming down. |
| 0:40.3 | The mitochondria are not breathing very well. Watch that in real time. |
| 0:44.6 | Welcome to the Huberman Lab podcast where we discuss science and science-based tools for everyday life. |
| 0:53.3 | I'm Andrew Huberman and I'm a professor of neurobiology and ophthalmology at Stanford School of Medicine. |
| 0:59.0 | My guest today is Dr. Glenn Jeffrey, a professor of neuroscience at University College London. |
| 1:05.0 | In today's episode, we discuss how you can use light, in particular red, near-infrared, and infrared light to improve your health. |
| 1:12.5 | And no, not just by getting sunlight. Although we do talk about sunlight, Dr. Jeffrey's lab has |
| 1:18.0 | discovered that certain wavelengths or colors of light can be used to improve your skin, |
| 1:22.6 | your eyesight, even your blood sugar regulation, and metabolism. Dr. Jeffrey explains how light |
| 1:27.4 | is absorbed by the water in your mitochondria, |
| 1:29.8 | the energy-producing organelles within your cells, |
| 1:32.3 | to allow them to function better by producing more ATP. |
| 1:35.9 | He also explains how long-wave-length light, things like red light, |
| 1:39.1 | can be protective against mitochondrial damage caused by excessive exposure |
| 1:42.6 | to things like LED bulbs and screens, |
| 1:45.0 | which of course we are all exposed to pretty much all day long |
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