54. Scott Zimmerman: Harms of Indoor Lighting & Essential Role of Near Infrared Light

Regenerative Health with Max Gulhane, MD

This is a deep dive into the nuances of artificial light vs sunlight, the difference between narrow and broadband infrared light sources, how infrared light affects mitochondrial function, how we evolved to harvest IR light from our environment and much more.
Scott Zimmerman is an expert optics engineer and research scientist who is raising awareness of the role of infrared light in human health. This is my second episode with Scott, I highly recommend checking out that episode.
TIMESTAMPS
00:14:51 Light and Color Temperature Complexity
00:29:44 Sunlight and Melanin in Hormone Production
00:35:03 Melatonin's Role Outside Pineal Gland
00:47:21 Melatonin and Near Infrared Light Importance
00:58:59 The Body's Ability to Harvest Light
01:13:34 Effects of Surrounding on Sunlight Spectrum
01:20:50 Sunscreens and LED Lighting's Impact
01:26:01 Unintended Consequences of LED Lighting
01:38:21 Effects of Artificial Light on Environment
LINKS
Melatonin and the Optics of the Human Body by Scott Zimmeramn & Russel Reiter
https://melatonin-research.net/index.php/MR/article/view/19
Melatonin: Both a Messenger of Darkness and a Participant in the Cellular Actions of Non-Visible Solar Radiation of Near Infrared Light
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9855654/
Melatonin research Journal
https://melatonin-research.net/index.php/MR/index
NIRA: Near infrared light bulbs (Scott's company)
https://niralighting.com/
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Chapitres

1. Effects of Infrared Light on Health (00:00:00)

2. Light and Color Temperature Complexity (00:17:00)

3. Sunlight and Melanin in Hormone Production (00:31:53)

4. Melatonin's Role Outside Pineal Gland (00:37:12)

5. Melatonin and Near Infrared Light Importance (00:49:30)

6. The Body's Ability to Harvest Light (01:01:08)

7. Effects of Surrounding on Sunlight Spectrum (01:15:43)

8. Sunscreens and LED Lighting's Impact (01:22:59)

9. Unintended Consequences of LED Lighting (01:28:10)

10. Effects of Artificial Light on Environment (01:40:30)