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#8: Andy Mant - Why different types of light might be messing up your health & what to do about it
Andy Mant is a biohacker and entrepreneur focused on the effect of light on our health. He founded Blublox which sell blue blocking glasses. He goes into detail about the effect of artificial light, importance of natural light and how we can improve our health by being aware of these mechanisms. Shownotes: 0.45: How Andy got into biohacking 2.00: What circadian rhythm is 3.20: Why light is important 3.45: Hormones regulated by light 5.20: Good and bad light 7.21: Getting natural light first thing in the morning 10.25: Sleeping with a sleep mask 12.08: Why looking through windows is not enough 12.48: Lux of light 15.25: Whether to use a wakeup lamp or not 16.26: Why incandescent red light bulbs are good for your home 17.06: The effect on your hormones from the pulsing of light 18.03: What kind of light you should have in your home 21.01: Is sunscreen actually bad for you? 22.04: Why sun exposure to the skin is so important 28.00: How to navigate light when you are also living a normal light 30.01: Why you should get blue blocking glasses and what to look for 34.04: Fitbit and its effect on your sleep 34.35: The oura ring 37.35: Striking a balance with doing the “right” healthy chose and being social 39.04: Blublox 42.09: Collaboration with the Australian national football team Links to people mentioned: https://jackkruse.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-dr-jason-fung-43939957/?originalSubdomain=ca Links to selected resources: Light and Health Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/135133877132861/about/ https://www.facebook.com/BLUblox/ https://www.instagram.com/blubloxofficial/ https://www.re-timer.com/ https://ouraring.com/ Final recommendations from Andy: 1. Get outside and watch the sunrise every morning 2. Invest in a good quality blue blocking glasses that block up to 550 nanometers 3. Eat a good quality seasonal diet Links to Andy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andy-mant-43b750173/ https://www.facebook.com/andy.mant https://www.blublox.com/ More info at www.growthisland.com