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

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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