Summary: In this episode, Matt Maruca talks about the critical role of sunlight to our health:<br> <br> * Matt's health journey<br> * Methods to enhance mitochondrial function<br> * Outdoor lifestyle curing his issues<br> * Light as the main controller of hormones<br> * Sensitivity to blue light<br> * Light regulating metabolism<br> * Blue light and cortisol <br> * Infrared essential for mitochondrial function<br> * Sunlight and skin cancer<br> * Sun as the base of the food chain<br> * Why we're always breathing<br> * How our bodies make water<br> * Efficacy of exogenous vitamin D<br> * The Light Diet<br> * Epigenetics <br> * The foreign bacteria that makes up our bodies<br> * Main controller of mitochondrial function <br> * The amount of sunlight we need daily<br> * Eye is the most important surface for light<br> * Most important time of day for sunlight exposure<br> * Importance of watching the sunrise and set<br> * Sungazing<br> * Going to sleep with the sun<br> * How blue light blocking glasses work<br> * Getting light exposure when it's cloudy<br> * Campfires and infrared saunas<br> * Benefits of cold exposure<br> * Reducing Seasonal Affective Disorder<br> * Looking directly at the sun<br> * Blocking blue light in the evening<br> * 8 steps of the Light Diet<br> * Cultivating the inner light
