Episode Highlights With RoudyThe fun way that drinking cacao at night leads to him being super energetic and extroverted while usually an introvert How he incorporates dance into his lifeWhat he learned by living with no artificial light and how it drastically changed his lifeYou can’t get healthy in the same light environment that got you sickThe quality of our life is entirely dependent on the quality of light that enters our eyesHow light impacts us at a cellular levelWhy most blue light blockers don’t work and what to know about itOne massive misconception about light in the modern worldLight is the language that is spoken by every living thing on earth, and light has shaped evolution and the growth of plant and animal speciesHow our light environment directly impacts our mitochondria and cellular function About 1/3 of our energy comes from food, and 2/3 comes from the sunMelanin is actually incredibly powerful and supportive, and when sunlight hits the water beneath our skin, it produces naturally powerful hydrogen water How our light exposure can support our circadian health and how getting it wrong can wreck itWhy the sunlight can make us feel so joyful How Einstein’s work relates to light and matter and how natural light impacts usSunlight is literally impacting your thinking and your behavior- it turns into dopamineHis take on sunglasses and sunscreen and why to reevaluate these optionsHumans do photosynthesize at a deeper level than plants do! How this impacts hemoglobin Melanin is one of the darkest substances in the universe and can absorb all frequencies of light, so the more melanin you have, the more effective absorber of light you areSunscreen is full of chemicals and why most of them are very toxic What you need to know about melanoma and skin cancer, and how it might not be from sunlightThe very real downsides of too much artificial light exposure especially to your mitochondriaHow this all connects to cortisol, weight gain, and inflammation When we sleep 50-70 billion cells are meant to die and be replaced each night and healthier ones are meant to be reborn but how we interrupt this processOur body views artificial light as a predator as far as cortisol and nervous system responseArtificial light can spike glucose levels without us eating any food at all!How even the thyroid is impacted by this whole cascade as well7 steps to solve the light problem and harness the power of light (they’re basically free)Resources MentionedViva Rays - Use code wellnessmama for a discountThe 7 Steps to Harnessing the Power of LightCircadian AppUBlockoutThe Body Electric: Electromagnetism And The Foundation Of LifeDminder app

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