46 min
#8: Andy Mant - Why different types of light might be messing up your health & what to do about it Growth Island
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- Health & Fitness
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
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
46 min