How Light Seriously Impacts Your Health & What If You Had a Different Profession?

Aug 1, 2024

Are men worse bargain hunters than women? Discover the surprising truth about shopping psychology! Explore how artificial light disrupts your biological clock, leading to serious health risks like obesity and cancer. Experts share tips on mitigating these effects for better well-being. Also, dive into the hidden realities of various professions, unveiling the emotional landscapes and unique challenges faced by individuals in roles you might find glamorous or dull. Let’s navigate the complex world of light and labor!

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Intro

00:00 • 1min

Streamlining the Hiring Process for Employers

01:30 • 2min

The Impact of Light on Health

03:11 • 12min

The Impact of Light on Health and Well-being

14:51 • 2min

The Impact of Light on Health

17:15 • 10min

The Health Implications of Light Choices

26:58 • 2min

The Hidden Depths of Professions

28:50 • 19min

Navigating the Transition from Teacher to Principal and Everyday Hygiene Tips

47:50 • 6min

Are men more rational shoppers than women? Most definitely not. This episode begins by revealing how men are easily duped into thinking something is a bargain when it isn’t. https://www.businessinsider.com/consumers-link-color-with-savings-2013-7

The invention of the electric light has made life easier. But there is a real downside to artificial light. It is messing up your body clock and it can have a serious negative impact on your health. Diabetes, cancer and heart disease have been linked to light exposure. The evidence is compelling and one of the leading experts in this field joins me to explain the seriousness of this problem. He is Dr. Martin Moore-Ede who is s a medical doctor, former professor at Harvard Medical School and he is one of the leading experts on circadian rhythms, biological clocks and light exposure. Dr. Moore-Ede holds multiple patents related to light and circadian rhythms and he is author of a bestselling book on this subject called The Light Doctor The Light Doctor: Using Light to Boost Health, Improve Sleep, and Live Longer (https://amzn.to/3WnqzBo)

I bet you have seen people working in other professions and wondered what it must be like to perform that job. Some jobs seem glamorous, others look boring while others appear to be extremely difficult – but are they? Dan Heath, who is the author of several bestselling books and a previous guest here, has a new podcast called What It's Like to Be (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/what-its-like-to-be/id1707204412) where he explores what it is like to work in other professions. Listen as he reveals what it is like to be a Secret Service agent, a high school principal, a marriage counselor, a comedian and more.

You probably don’t wash your credit cards, but you should. They are one of several rather germy surfaces you touch all the time but never think about. Listen and I will reveal what these nasty surfaces are and why touching them is a bad thing.

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