In this episode, my guest is Dr. Glen Jeffery, PhD, a professor of neuroscience at University College London's Institute of Ophthalmology and a leading expert on how light interacts with mitochondria to shape health and aging.
Today, he discusses how red and near-infrared light penetrate deep into the body and improve mitochondrial function and overall health. We also discuss how detrimental modern indoor life has become and why expensive red light panels are likely unnecessary and possibly harmful.
By the end, you'll understand sunlight as a biological input your body evolved to depend on and the low-cost, practical steps you can take to get more of it.
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Timestamps:
00:16 Intro
02:46 Dr. Glen Jeffery
03:14 Love for Science, Undergraduate
04:24 Tiina Karu, Photobiomodulation Origins, Mechanisms
06:14 Mechanisms, Cytochrome C Oxydase, Nanowater, Electron Flow
10:56 Cytochrome C Oxydase, Extra-Pineal Melatonin, Oxidative Stress
12:45 Gerald Pollack, Exclusion Zone (EZ) Water
13:45 Red/IR Light Passes Through the Human Body; Optics
18:09 Red Light On Fruit Flies; Lifespan, ATP Production
21:15 Human Epidemiology; Sunlight, Lifespan, All-Cause Mortality
22:35 Sponsor: Shadowmap
23:30 Features and Benefits of Shadow Map
25:02 Incandescents, lifespan, and more
25:02 Incandescent Light Produces the Oldest Flies; Broad Band IR on Lifespan
25:48 Incandescent Light Bulbs, Vision
28:19 Evolutionarily Conserved Mitochondria
29:03 Long-Wavelength Light & Blood Glucose; Mitochondria
32:50 Unpublished CGM Data; Long-Wavelength Light & Blood Glucose
36:57 Are Red Light Panels Harmful?; Light Intensities, Precautions, Mitigations
43:56 Why Do We See Beneficial Effects From Long-Wavelength Therapy?
46:43 Short-Wavelength Blue Light, Mitochondria, Mechanism
49:08 The Built Environment, Actionable Steps
52:24 Sponsor: Ra Optics
54:24 Flicker
55:24 Retinal Health, Blue Light, Red/IR Light
59:09 Clinical Trial for Mitochondrial Disease; Ptosis, Red Light
01:02:31 Biophotons, Mitochondrial Communication, Red/NIR on Biophotons
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