Huberman - Light for Health
Huberman - Light for Health
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Overview
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Consider:
- what do I agree with, why?
- what do I disagree with, why?
- how surprising was this?
- possible links to other concepts
- what gaps in my knowledge does this expose?
Summary
- 00:00:00 Using Light to Improve Health
- 00:09:56 Physics of Light, Electromagnetic Energy
- 00:12:23 Wavelengths of Light
- 00:15:38 How Light Penetrates Tissues
- 00:20:13 Light & the Body: Direct & Indirect Signals
- 00:28:35 Light, Seasonality & Melatonin
- 00:33:40 Melatonin: Regulatory & Protective Effects
- 00:38:49 Tools: Optimizing Melatonin Levels
- 00:44:49 Sun (UVB light) Exposure, Mating Behavior, Testosterone & Estrogen
- 00:58:09 Seasonality, Romantic Passion & Testosterone
- 01:02:13 Tool: Skin Sun Exposure & Testosterone
- 01:06:13 Light & Improved Pain Tolerance
- 01:11:55 Protocol: Sun Exposure & Chronic Pain
- 01:12:48 Tools: Sunlight (UVB), Blue-Light Blockers, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- 01:19:44 Light & Enhanced Immune Function
- 01:23:30 Tool: Light During Winter Months
- 01:26:18 Light Therapies: Local vs. Systemic Exposure
- 01:28:54 Tool: Improving Mood, Timing of Natural & Artificial Light
- 01:32:44 Light Conditions & Sleep Optimization
- 01:39:00 Infrared Light, Skin & Wound Healing
- 01:46:00 Infrared Light Therapy & Skin, Low-Level Laser (Light) Therapy (LLLT)
- 01:49:20 Infrared Light & Age-Related Vision Loss
- 01:59:36 Tools: Infrared Panels, Morning Exposure
- 02:05:22 Infrared Light at Night, Shift Work
- 02:08:35 Light Flicker Phototherapy & Neuroprotection
- 02:19:07 Phototherapies for Health
See also
Linked articles
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Skin exposure to UVB light induces a skin-brain-gonad axis and sexual behavior (Cell Reports) (Zotero)
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Skin Exposure to Ultraviolet B Rapidly Activates Systemic Neuroendocrine and Immunosuppressive Response (Photochemistry and Photobiology) (Zotero)
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A visual circuit related to the periaqueductal gray area for the antinociceptive effects of bright light treatment (Neuron) (Zotero) (antinociceptive = the action or process of blocking the detection of a painful or injurious stimulus by sensory neurons)
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Light exposure during sleep impairs cardiometabolic function (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences) (Zotero)
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Light-emitting diodes in dermatology: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials (Lasers in Surgery and Medicine) (Zotero)
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Low-level laser (light) therapy (LLLT) in skin: stimulating, healing, restoring (Seminars in Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery) (Zotero)
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Weeklong improved colour contrasts sensitivity after single 670 nm exposures associated with enhanced mitochondrial function (Scientific Reports) (Zotero)
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Red light: A novel, non-pharmacological intervention to promote alertness in shift workers (Journal of Safety Research) (Zotero)
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Gamma Entrainment Binds Higher-Order Brain Regions and Offers Neuroprotection (Neuron) (Zotero)
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