018 - Why Light Is The Missing Piece To Wellness & The Power Of Sleep And Melatonin With Matt Maruca

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1:24 - Ashley and then Matt’s story with light

7:08 - Light is the foundational energy for all life on earth

9:06 - The solar spectrum 

13:37 - 4th phase water,  Dr. Gerald Pollack “Fourth Phase of Water” book

14:19 - The excess blue light issue

18:00 - Power of melatonin

19:53 - Our natural rhythm of activity & repair

21:12 - The effects of Ra Optics on Sleep - quantified by Oura 

24:00 - How Ashley reduces blue light at night

31:47 - What things can people do to improve their light wellness?

33:45 - Core parts of the “light diet”

35:17 - Tips on letting light into the eyes

39:26 - D-minder app, and pay attention to the UV index

41:21 - When Matt recommends wearing daylight blue blockers

47:44 - Is flicker free important?

49:22 - Why incandescent bulbs are great

49:50 - Edison bulbs that have LED are not the solution

52:22 - Matt’s favorite way to add back near-infrared light - SaunaSpace: https://sauna.space/ashleytaylorwellness code: ashleytaylorwellness

54:08 - Receptors on our skin

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