ROADMAP - only through November 20 - https://www.sarahkleinerwellness.com/winter-roadmap
FERRITIN SUMMIT (unavailable after SUNDAY) - https://www.sarahkleinerwellness.com/offers/KtFmpmTi/checkoutCan a red light panel replace morning sunlight?
Sarah explains why it can't, and how to get enough light in winter.Plus the winter tools she uses: a 10,000 lux target outdoors, a 3-hour pre-bed lighting rule, and what to eat and when.
Sarah Kleiner shares her winter light and routine tools, based on her work with clients in places like Alaska, Florida and Austria.
She covers:Why a red light therapy panel has no blue light, and why she says you can't "hack" morning sunlight with one
Getting about 10,000 lux outside, and using a Lux Session Timer to see how long that takes (she says usually 10–20 minutes)
What she does if you're up before sunrise: red light preconditioning, eating something, and yellow blue blockers for dark drives
How she uses light boxes, with a caution that overuse made her jittery and anxious
Office tools: an incandescent bulb at your desk, and going outside midday
Meal timing: why she says breakfast is a circadian anchor, and why most people shouldn't stop eating at 4 PM
A study where 17 people spent 6 hours a day at 59°F for 10 days. They grew more brown fat and burned about 100–200 extra calories a day without shivering.
A study of 809 adults in Spain: bright days and dark nights were linked with lower BMI, body fat, triglycerides and insulin resistance.
Night lighting: keeping lux at 10 or below for the 3 hours before bed, and violet-light glasses for TV
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MyCircadianApp - Code SARAHK - https://get.mycircadianapp.com/cXOl/SARAH
Sauna Space Glow Light (don't buy until November 1st - use code SARAHK) - https://sauna.space/products/glow-infrared-therapy-light?sca_ref=9407238.JOVWINJQk7i97H
Strainless Incandescent - (code sarahk) - https://strainlesslighting.com/SARAHK
Bon Charge mini red light panel (code sarahk) - https://boncharge.com/?rfsn=8137587.3a34eb
Sperti Vitamin D Lamp - code carnivoreyogi10 - https://www.sperti.com/?ref=3397
Chroma Sky Portal Light Box - code SARAHK - https://getchroma.co/products/sky-portal?sca_ref=10069991.AKjRuyXrQky7O00B
Chroma Flash light - code SARAHK - https://getchroma.co/products/chromatorch?sca_ref=10069991.AKjRuyXrQky7O00B
Chroma TV watching Blue blockers - code SARAHK - https://getchroma.co/products/nightshades?sca_ref=10069991.AKjRuyXrQky7O00B
Viva Rays Daytime Lenses (I use the GLO - code sarah) - https://vivarays.com/sarah
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Intro: winter tools and what's ahead
2:25 Can a red light panel replace morning sunlight?
3:43 Before-sunrise routine: red light and lemon water
5:04 Lux Session Timer: how long to stay outside
5:52 Eating before sunrise and blue blockers for the drive
7:48 Light boxes: when they help and when to be careful
10:50 Office tools: incandescent bulbs and red light
14:09 Midday light: 99 lux indoors vs. 100,000 outside
16:21 Meal timing and breakfast as a circadian anchor
17:58 Vitamin D, UVB and red light
21:03 The cold study: 59°F, no cold plunge needed
23:12 The 809-adult circadian amplitude study
24:33 Should you stop eating at 4 PM?
28:38 Nighttime lighting and blackout curtains
29:07 Violet-light glasses and watching TV
31:15 Custom winter Roadmap plans and wrap-up
This video is not medical advice & as a supporter to you and your health journey - I encourage you to monitor your labs and work with a professional!________________________________________