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Dr. Jack Kruse on Junk Light, 5G, Optimizing Sunlight and Longevity

Published: Dec. 22, 2022, 10 a.m.

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Episode Highlights With Dr. Kruse

  • What junk light is and why it can be so harmful
  • Why sunlight is so important and not dangerous... and why it is so important for kids
  • The problems with screens that you probably didn\\u2019t know of
  • Understanding light functionally
  • Why light is a medicine
  • Six meta analysis show that lack of sunlight is more dangerous to your health than smoking
  • The deeper problems with blue light beyond just sleep disturbances
  • How blue light cases break down in the retina and brain changes and destroys dopamine
  • Why he recommends avoiding melatonin supplementation in kids
  • Where melatonin is actually made (in the mitochondria) and how to optimize it
  • The reasons he recommends avoiding sunscreen and increasing sunlight exposure, especially in kids
  • Low Vitamin D levels correlate highly with melanoma and the sun helps increase Vitamin D levels\\u2026 so why lack of sunlight is more correlated to melanoma than sun exposure and how blue light comes into play
  • Why sunglasses decrease melanin production in the skin and why he says to avoid them because you\\u2019ll be more sensitive to the sun
  • Ways to optimize your light exposure
  • Light exposure tips: open windows inside so it isn\\u2019t filtered through glass
  • More reasons to get morning sunlight
  • A reason kids don't need as much sunlight as their grandparents do
  • How to do grounding correctly
  • His water recommendations for optimizing this for our kids
  • How screens are dehydrating, especially to kids
  • The food and light connection and what to know about water
  • His top tips for longevity
  • Mitochondrial DNA is only inherited through the mom
  • What transgenerational epigenetics is and why we need to understand it as parents
  • The real deal on Vitamin D (a neurosteroid he says not to supplement) and Omega-3

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