The 80/20 of Health: Light, Protein, Nutrition, and Hormones with Dr. Leland Stillman

Sep 11, 2023 · 1h 7m 50s

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Episode Highlights With Dr. Stillman - How he got into functional medicine and conventional medicine and now works with many families - The importance of light, sunlight, and how to...

Episode Highlights With Dr. Stillman

How he got into functional medicine and conventional medicine and now works with many families
The importance of light, sunlight, and how to optimize this
We are each our own primary healthcare providers and his approach of partnering with families for better outcomes
How to create an optimized natural light environment and know the level of lux in the light exposure you get
Average indoor light exposure is about 20 lux and it can be 100k+ outdoors even on a cloudy day
How hormones and neurotransmitters are impacted by light exposure
The real problem with sunscreen and sunglasses and the amazing health outcomes from increasing light exposure
How much light exposure do we actually need?
What the literature on sunscreen and skin cancer prevention actually says and why certain ones can be especially harmful
The sun reduces all cause mortality
What UVB light is and how it's beneficial (this research was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1904)
Reasons not to wear sunglasses and the surprising history of how they became popular
The connection between nutrition and light
Why skin cancer rates double every few decades even with more sunscreen use and what to do about this
How to “eat your sunscreen” and nourish your body from the inside out with folate and other nutrients
Lentil sprouts: an easy hack for consuming folate
His take on high dose iodine
Why we need more minerals and how to get them effectively
The stress and mineral connection