018 - Why Light Is The Missing Piece To Wellness & The Power Of Sleep And Melatonin With Matt Maruca

https://www.instagram.com/thelightdiet/https://raoptics.com/products/the-light-diet-courseRaoptics.com use code ASHLEYTAYLORWELLNESS to savehttps://www.instagram.com/ra_optics/ 1:24 - Ashley and then Matt’s story with light7:08 - Light is the foundational energy for all life on earth9:06 - The solar spectrum 13:37 - 4th phase water,  Dr. Gerald Pollack “Fourth Phase of Water” book14:19 - The excess blue light issue18:00 - Power of melatonin19:53 - Our natural rhythm of activity & repair21:12 - The effects of Ra Optics on Sleep - quantified by Oura 24:00 - How Ashley reduces blue light at night31:47 - What things can people do to improve their light wellness?33:45 - Core parts of the “light diet”35:17 - Tips on letting light into the eyes39:26 - D-minder app, and pay attention to the UV index41:21 - When Matt recommends wearing daylight blue blockers47:44 - Is flicker free important?49:22 - Why incandescent bulbs are great49:50 - Edison bulbs that have LED are not the solution52:22 - Matt’s favorite way to add back near-infrared light - SaunaSpace: https://sauna.space/ashleytaylorwellness code: ashleytaylorwellness54:08 - Receptors on our skinhttps://www.instagram.com/ashleytaylorwellness/https://www.instagram.com/highmaintenancehippiepodcast/Check out 1:1 coaching here https://secure.gethealthie.com/appointments/embed_appt?dietitian_id=1270471&require_offering=true&offering_id=133465&hide_package_images=false