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The Wellness Mama Podcast

Light, Mitochondria, DNA: Sunshine is the Only Way With Dr. Courtney Hunt

Jul 9, 2024
32:04

Episode Highlights With Dr. Courtney Hunt

  • We evolved under the light of the sun to take code/energy from the sun 
  • Light is a symphony of information for our bodies
  • How light can help us reverse age
  • It is all coded into our bodies; how to send your body the right signals
  • How sunrise and sunset are natural sources of red light
  • When you get enough red light you burn through sugar faster and have better blood sugar control
  • Carbs are free radicals when we eat them all the time
  • The real reasons morning sunlight is important 
  • Reasons to have low light in your house at night
  • You have a pharmacy in your brain that responds to light
  • What to know about low vitamin D and why it is seasonal and cyclical 
  • How light improves mitochondria and how to get the right light exposure
  • We don’t have to lose mitochondrial density as we age
  • Your skin is one of your biggest organs of detoxification and when we wear sunscreen, we block important pathways and the right interaction with light

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