#149 | Near Infrared Light (NIR) is the Missing Puzzle Piece | Scott Zimmerman

WiseAthlete Supplements Hey Everyone, welcome to WiseAthletes, your source for discovering how to flourish as an older athlete, and find your path to longevity in sport. I'm your host Joe Lavelle. Today on episode 149 I am starting a 2-part series on Near Infrared (NIR) light, an important environmental factor that our bodies expect to have and need for our health. But in a narrowly focused effort to improve energy efficiency, our society has shifted our indoor lighting to LEDs which are the least power hungry way to illuminate our homes and offices....but in focusing on visible light, we have lost something very important to our health. This loss is compounded by the increase in time spent indoors (estimated at 90%). Part One of the series is with Scott Zimmerman, an optical engineer, who has been focused on quantifying the health effects of natural sunlight and designing indoor lighting that reintroduces near-infrared into our homes and offices (that does not run afoul of the Department of Energy). NIR light acts to increase ATP production and while blue light reduces ATP production.  But blocking blue is a half-measure   The real problem is the missing NIR light that you can get in the sun (or better yet, shade) if you would only spent a lot more time outside.   Or, you can fix your indoor lighting. Meet Scott Zimmerman Founder of Silas, Inc., maker of NIRA lighting (https://niralighting.com/). Scott has more than 35 years of experience in the fields of lighting and displays. His innovations and inventions have been used successfully in a wide range of military and commercial products that include night vision displays, liquid crystal display backlighting designs, and lighting fixtures. Scott Zimmerman (@SZimmZoo)— optical engineer specializing in building light sources which minimize the health detriments of indoor lighting  Glen Jeffery (@glen_jeffe5111) — biologist specializing in NIR light effect on the body Bob Fosbury (@BobFosbury) — astrophysicist expert in light (electromagnetic waves in frequencies from UV to IR) and penetration into the human body Website & MedCram videos https://niralighting.com/ https://youtu.be/6Win49aeh8A?feature=shared https://youtu.be/16UHK1gPUO8?feature=shared https://youtu.be/isz2IQs_EPg?feature=shared https://youtu.be/wadKIiGsDTw?feature=shared Related info and episodes: Episode 108 Red-NIR Light Therapy w/Dr Zulia Frost Episode 105 -- UV Light Sweetspot w/Prof Prue Hart/ Relevant Scientific Articles: Dallaghan, Paul. “Mitochondria (Cellular Energy Batteries) Enhancement with Red Light and Near-Infrared (NIR) Light Therapy.” Samahita Retreat, www.samahitaretreat.com/mitochondria-cellular-energy-batteries-enhancement-with-red-light-and-near-infrared-nir-light-therapy/. Accessed Jan. 26, 2021. Reiter, Russel J. and Zimmerman, Scott. “Melatonin and th