Does Artificial Lighting Exposure alter our Cortisol and Melatonin

Raise Melatonin, and Supress Cortisol! How?

Our you restless? Do you wake up feeling like you haven’t slept at all? So much of America aren’t sleeping like our biology wants us to. Part of the problem is our diet, and activity level. And part of the problem is that we our biology is warped by artificial environment. Think about it, just 100 years ago we had only candle light and fire light. Now we have Tv’s, cellphones, tablets, computers, LED’s, and even WIFI that alters our circadian biology. Our Circadian Rhythm dictates our fat metabolism, our muscle gains, and our stress levels. My opinion is that this a big part of why we see so much obesity now days.

How is Artificial Lighting disrupting our sleep

This video showcases how Melatonin and Cortisol are effected by the light exposure in our environment. Learn how these two hormonal processes work and how we can optimize our chemistry by paying attention to the light exposure we are getting. Pubmed studies confirm that early morning sunlight reduces cortisol. And artificial light exposure at night leading up to bed reduces melatonin production. Judge for yourself, what do you think? Artificial lighting exposure

Tips for Better Sleep, Less Stress, and Less Body Fat

1. Expose yourself to Sunlight in the morning and mid day as much as you can allow. This has been shown to lower cortisol. Sunlight and Contacts will blunt this light from entering your eyes, therefore ruining your cortisol lowering efforts.

2.Dim your house lighting and reduce your exposure to artificial light from devices like computers, tablets, and cell phones. Blue Light blocking glasses can be worn under artificial lighting to block the harmful light that disrupts Circadian rhythm. This will prevent the light from lowering your melatonin production, therefore allowing you to get a more rested deep sleep that will loweryour cortisol in the morning.

3. Limit Caffeine to only in the morning, and no more than 100g per morning. I wrote an article in my own sleep data, that proved to me that my caffeine was effecting my sleep. If you have an Smart watch, you can easily track it and see for yourself.

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