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Sunlight provides so much more than just Vitamin D: learn from Dr. Seheult of https://bit.ly/44MTKR2 about the myriad of benefits from optimizing our exposure to light. Roger Seheult, MD is the co-founder and lead professor at https://bit.ly/44MTKR2 He is Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine and an Associate Professor at the University of California, Riverside School of Medicine. This video was recorded on January 21, 2022 HIGHLIGHTS / TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Intro 6:50 The solar spectrum 13:00 Circadian rhythm highlights and chart 15:15 What is regulated by circadian rhythm 16:30 Circadian dysregulation 22:30 Circadian master clock 26:41 Blue blockers 29:15 Light & mood regulation & seasonal affective disorder 31:14 Dawn simulation light and light therapy box demo 35:45 Light & cortisol 38:15 Melatonin from the pineal gland 42:00 Morning dos and don’ts 44:00 Evening dos and don’ts 48:30 Mitochondria & melatonin 49:45 Melatonin night AND day 51:00 Details of melatonin production 59:00 Melatonin summary 1:02:30 Infrared radiation 1:20:45 Sun exposure & melanoma risk 1:26:00 Sunlight penetrates bone & brain 1:29:00 Sun exposure and Covid-19 1:40:00 Infrared inhibited by glass 1:43:00 Infrared summary 1:53:00 Summary & tips LINKS / REFERENCES: The Relationship Between Lux, Lumen and Watt (Tachyon) | https://tachyonlight.com/the-relationship-between-lux-lumen-and-watt/ Infrared and skin: Friend or foe (J of Photochemistry...) | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1011134415300713 Melatonin as a potential anticarcinogen for non-small-cell lung cancer (Oncotarget) | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27102150/ The efficacy of light therapy in the treatment of mood disorders (AJP) | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15800134/ Adj. Bright Light Therapy for Bipolar Depression (AJP) | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28969438/ Effects of artificial dawn on subjective ratings of sleep inertia and dim light melatonin onset (Chronobiology Int) | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20653451/ Effects of Artificial Dawn and Morning Blue Light... (Chronobiology Int) | https://www.researchgate.net/publication/248396034_Effects_of_Artificial_Dawn_and_Morning_Blue_Light_on_Daytime_Cognitive_Performance_Well-being_Cortisol_and_Melatonin_Levels Circadian rhythms in the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis (MCE) | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21782883/ Reduced cancer incidence among the blind (Epidem) | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9730026/ Evening use of light-emitting eReaders negatively affects sleep (PNAS) | https://www.pnas.org/content/pnas/112/4/1232.full.pdf Ocular input for human melatonin regulation (NEL) | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12163843/ Melatonin and the Optics of the Human Body (Melatonin) | https://www.melatonin-research.net/index.php/MR/article/view/19/213 Melatonin in Mitochondria (APS) | https://journals.physiology.org/doi/full/10.1152/physiol.00034.2019 Opportunities.. of Fluorescent Carbon Dots (CPD) | https://www.researchgate.net/publication/282040732_Opportunities_and_Challenges_of_Fluorescent_Carbon_Dots_in_Translational_Optical_Imaging The health benefits of the great outdoors (Environ) | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6562165/ Interplay between up-regulation of cytochrome-c-oxidase (Nature) | https://www.nature.com/articles/srep30540 Red/Near Infrared Light Stimulates Release of an Endothelium Dependent Vasodilator (FRBM) | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5699925/ Effect of daylighting on student health (CMSE) | http://www.wseas.us/e-library/conferences/2013/Malaysia/MACMESE/MACMESE-20.pdf Shining the Light on Sunshine (Clinical Endo) | https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/cen.12567 Associations of Outdoor Temperature (JCEM) | https://academic.oup.com/jcem/article/104/7/2903/5315432?login=true Relationship between sun exposure and melanoma risk (EJC) | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3046902/ We cannot post all links and references here (due to video description length limitations) but will post them at the MedCram Blog: https://bit.ly/3NUCxOR All Dr. Seheult's videos are at MedCram.com (including more discussion on red light therapy, infrared light benefits, what is melatonin, etc.) SUBSCRIBE TO THE MEDCRAM YOUTUBE CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/user/MEDCRAMvideos?sub_confirmation=1 Get notified of new videos by hitting the bell icon. MEDIA CONTACT: Media Contact: customers@medcram.com Media contact info: https://bit.ly/3NWXOaz Video Produced by Kyle Allred Thanks to Amanda Taylor, PA-C FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA: https://www.facebook.com/MedCram https://twitter.com/MedCramVideos https://www.instagram.com/medcram DISCLAIMER: MedCram medical videos are for medical education and exam preparation, and NOT intended to replace recommendations from your doctor. #sunlight #covid19 #melatonin