Episode 208- Blue Light Toxicity, Melatonin, and the Cancer Epidemic with The Light Doctor Dr. Martin Moore-Ede

Dr. Martin Moore-Ede has been a leading expert on circadian clocks and the health problems including sleep disorders, fatigue, diabetes and cancer caused by light at night. He is the author of The Light Doctor and discovered the human circadian clock as a professor at Harvard University. Dr. Moore-Ede currently teaches about blue light toxicity as a carcinogen contributing to the current cancer epidemic. He also shares why it is important that you use healthy circadian lighting environments and protect your circadian clock to optimize your health!

WHAT WE DISCUSSED: 

[6:21]- What led Dr. Moore-Ede to invest in light health? 

[16:28]- What is the significance of the suprachiasmatic nucleus, also known as the human circadian clock?

[23:08]- How to travel well and overcome jet lag. 

[28:40]- Is artificial blue light, particularly at night, a known carcinogen? 

[39:06]- What effects do a lack of sunlight and excess artificial blue light exposure have? 

[42:15]- Can blue light disrupt you while you are sleeping? 

[48:49]- What is the significance of UVA for mental health? 

[52:20]- Dr. Moore-Ede’s thoughts on blue light blocking glasses and sunglasses. 

[54:21]- Why has it taken so long for the power of light to be discussed? 

LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: 

Here is a link to all my FAVORITE blue light blocking products and red light therapies! 

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FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM DR. MARTIN MOORE-EDE: 

Website: https://thelightdoctor.com/ 

Instagram: @circadianlightdoctor

YouTube: Dr. Martin Moore-Ede

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