The Huberman Lab Podcast discusses neuroscience: how our brain and its connections with the organs of our body control our perceptions, our behaviors, and our health. We also discuss existing and emerging tools for measuring and changing how our nervous system works. Dr. Andrew Huberman is a tenured Professor of Neurobiology and Ophthalmology at Stanford School of Medicine. His laboratory studies neural regeneration, neuroplasticity, and brain states such as stress, focus, fear, and optimal performance. For more than 20 years, Dr. Huberman has consistently published original research findings and review articles in top-level peer-reviewed journals, including Nature, Science, Cell, Neuron, and Current Biology. He is a regular member of several National Institutes of Health review panels and a Fellow of the McKnight Foundation and the Pew Charitable Trusts. Dr. Huberman regularly consults for technology development companies, professional athletic organizations, and various units of U.S. and Canadian Special Operations.
Using Red Light to Improve Metabolism & the Harmful Effects of LEDs | Dr. Glen Jeffery
Dr. Glen Jeffery, PhD, is a professor of neuroscience at University College London and a leading expert on how different colors (wavelengths) of light impact cellular, organ and overall health. He explains that long-wavelength light (red, near-infrared and infrared) can enter the body and brain to enhance mitochondrial function and thereby improve metabolism, eyesight, blood glucose regulation, mood, hormones and more. We also discuss how short-wavelength light from LED bulbs can impair mitochondrial health and why balanced, full-spectrum light is essential for health. Dr. Jeffery shares simple yet powerful ways to use natural and artificial light sources to enhance your metabolic function, eyesight and longevity.
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Timestamps
00:00 Glen Jeffery
03:12 Light, Ultraviolet (UV), Visible & Infrared (IR) Light
06:25 Light's Impact on the Body & Light, Sunburn, Cataracts
09:55 UV Light, All-Cause Mortality, Skin Cancer
14:55 Sponsors: Wealthfront & Joovv
17:58 Light Impacts Mitochondria Function & Structure, Long-Wavelength Light (Red/IR), Nano Water
25:00 Long-Wavelength Light Passes Through Clothing & Body; Tissue Scattering
30:08 Long-Wavelength Light & Blood Glucose; Mitochondria
36:19 Red Light, Parkinson's Disease, Cell Death; Eye Rods & Aging; Mitochondria Community
42:46 Red/IR Light, Skull & Brain; Safe Non-Ionizing Radiation
48:22 Sponsors: AG1 & Rorra
51:04 Offsetting Retinal Aging, Improve Vision & Long-Wavelength Light
59:28 Tool: Long-Wavelength Light & Preserve Retinal Mitochondria; Sunlight
1:03:50 Mitochondrial Theory of Aging, Circadian Rhythm & Mitochondria
1:07:57 Tool: Improve Vision with Long-Wavelength Light
1:10:44 Macular Degeneration, Rescuing Vision, Early Intervention
1:13:59 Light Effects at Local vs Distant Tissues, Immune System, Body Communication
1:19:09 Sponsor: Function
1:20:56 Short-Wavelength Light, LED Light, Mitochondria & Serious Health Detriments
1:28:39 Lifespan, LED Lights; Sunlight & Balanced Wavelengths; "Sunlike" Marketing
1:34:45 Fires, Incandescent Lights vs LED Lights, Lasers; Long-Wavelength Devices
1:39:07 Incandescent & Halogen Bulbs, Mitochondria & Built Environments
1:45:19 Windows, Light & Office Work; Screens, Kids & Myopia; Tools: Plants; Lighting
1:55:56 Bring the Outdoors Indoors
2:00:35 Tool: Candlelight; Dim Halogen Lamps
2:05:06 Mitochondrial Diseases, Children & Long-Wavelength Light; Light Bulbs
2:11:53 Zero-Cost Support, YouTube, Spotify & Apple Follow, Reviews & Feedback, Sponsors, Protocols Book, Social Media, Neural Network Newsletter
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