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Using Red Light to Improve Metabolism & the Harmful Effects of LEDs | Dr. Glen Jeffery
And some people, we've been approached by a few critical care units saying, what about changing our lighting?
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Using Red Light to Improve Metabolism & the Harmful Effects of LEDs | Dr. Glen Jeffery
I mean, the architects have taught me one or two things.
Huberman Lab
Using Red Light to Improve Metabolism & the Harmful Effects of LEDs | Dr. Glen Jeffery
So they say cost to me because they're commercial.
Huberman Lab
Using Red Light to Improve Metabolism & the Harmful Effects of LEDs | Dr. Glen Jeffery
So they say things like, okay, well, if that gets your patient out of intensive care unit one day earlier, what does it save you?
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Using Red Light to Improve Metabolism & the Harmful Effects of LEDs | Dr. Glen Jeffery
With one group of architects, we've talked about changing the lighting in a building to having major refurbs on it.
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Using Red Light to Improve Metabolism & the Harmful Effects of LEDs | Dr. Glen Jeffery
And the owners are, they're going, oh, do we need this, et cetera, et cetera.
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Using Red Light to Improve Metabolism & the Harmful Effects of LEDs | Dr. Glen Jeffery
And the architect turned around and said, how many days did you lose sickness in this building last year?
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Using Red Light to Improve Metabolism & the Harmful Effects of LEDs | Dr. Glen Jeffery
And of course they didn't know the answer, but it put them really on the spot.
Huberman Lab
Using Red Light to Improve Metabolism & the Harmful Effects of LEDs | Dr. Glen Jeffery
But the architect said, you should look at the larger economic model here,
Huberman Lab
Using Red Light to Improve Metabolism & the Harmful Effects of LEDs | Dr. Glen Jeffery
And that includes the health, perceived health of the individual.
Huberman Lab
Using Red Light to Improve Metabolism & the Harmful Effects of LEDs | Dr. Glen Jeffery
But it may have beneficial effects for you in terms of reducing costs.
Huberman Lab
Using Red Light to Improve Metabolism & the Harmful Effects of LEDs | Dr. Glen Jeffery
And I think they put their finger on that really quite sharply.
Huberman Lab
Using Red Light to Improve Metabolism & the Harmful Effects of LEDs | Dr. Glen Jeffery
Well, I am 100% behind the idea that firstly, that this can change public health.
Huberman Lab
Using Red Light to Improve Metabolism & the Harmful Effects of LEDs | Dr. Glen Jeffery
And secondly, that it should be done at almost zero cost because that is a potential.
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Using Red Light to Improve Metabolism & the Harmful Effects of LEDs | Dr. Glen Jeffery
So if you look at, say, a number of my colleagues, and this includes myself, in the kitchen, I have got a halogen lamp.
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Using Red Light to Improve Metabolism & the Harmful Effects of LEDs | Dr. Glen Jeffery
So when I get up in the morning and you're spending that 45 minutes that really should be 10 minutes, but you're faffing around doing stuff, there's a halogen lamp there on at the right time.
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Using Red Light to Improve Metabolism & the Harmful Effects of LEDs | Dr. Glen Jeffery
It's not desperately bright, but it's there at a critical time during the day.
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Using Red Light to Improve Metabolism & the Harmful Effects of LEDs | Dr. Glen Jeffery
What color does it appear?
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Using Red Light to Improve Metabolism & the Harmful Effects of LEDs | Dr. Glen Jeffery
Ordinary white light.
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Using Red Light to Improve Metabolism & the Harmful Effects of LEDs | Dr. Glen Jeffery
But it's full.