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E167 - Nick Littlehales, elite sleep coach: Rethink what you know on sleep

The High Performance Podcast

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Light and Melatonin Production - What's Going On?

Blue light and daylight triggers serotonin. When the sun sets, it produces melatonin in the same gland. It sends a message to the brain to suppress functions. As long as I know where melatonin light is, it doesn't mean I'm inactive. So that little lamp is bashing out 10,000 lux. That means sometimes it's right at the top, sometimes it's lower. In every 90 minutes, you would have an average of 1,000 lux as an example. The first 90 minutes of your day, are you going to get at least 1,000lux exposure? And that's when you can just wander around your house,. brushing your teeth, going into the loo

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