How to Get as Much Bright Light in Your Eyes All Day Long

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The key thing is to understand that be light is bad. Wear blue blockers. Blue light is wonderful. It creates a state of alertness and well being throughout the day. And it sets a timer of about 16 hours for when you're going to get sleepy later that night. So throughout the day, you want to get as much bright light in your eyes as you can. If you need used one of these ringlights, great. Some of them are very low cost. I realize everyone has different budgets, but the daylight simulators are kind of ridiculously expensive. However, sunlight is best. Even if you have brakes during the day, go outside. You'll notice that on a dim

Leading neuroscientist and Stanford University School of Medicine professor Dr. Andrew Huberman goes in-depth on how small behaviors can make a huge impact on your health. Dr. Huberman offers essential insights into how light affects your sleep and your energy levels, which supplements actually work, tips to control bad impulses, exercises to slow the aging process, and so much more. Dr. Huberman has made numerous significant contributions to the fields of brain development, brain function and neural plasticity, which is the ability of our nervous system to rewire and learn new behaviors, skills and cognitive functioning. Huberman is a McKnight Foundation and Pew Foundation Fellow and was awarded the Cogan Award in 2017, given to the scientist making the most significant discoveries in the study of vision. His lab’s most recent work focuses on the influence of vision and respiration on human performance and brain states, such as fear and courage. --

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