Healthy Living | By Tony Spratt, Body Coach
Continuation of Last Month’s article
As promised in the August edition, here is practical advice on what we can all start doing to mitigate Blue Light Toxicity:
Get morning sunlight exposure (especially within 10 to 30 minutes of awakening) resets your circadian clock and triggers proper hormone production. This sun exposure directly signals your brain to regulate sleep-wake cycles.
Walk barefoot outdoors daily—Direct skin contact with the earth (called "grounding") allows your body to sync with the Earth's magnetic field and helps reduce inflammation by equalizing your electrical charge with the planet's.
Minimize artificial blue light after sunset—Blue light tricks your brain into thinking it's daytime, suppressing melatonin production. Use red-spectrum lighting or blue-blocking glasses after dark to maintain proper sleep hormones.
Drink spring water or properly filtered water—Municipal tap water often contains chlorine and contaminants that interfere with cellular hydration. Clean, structured water supports mitochondrial function and proper cellular communication.
Take cold showers or ice baths—Cold exposure enhances mitochondrial efficiency, improves circulation, and studies have shown an increase of the feel-good hormone dopamine by 250%. It also helps structure the water in your cells. Start with brief cold exposure and gradually increase the duration.
Eat seafood (especially shellfish) regularly—Marine foods contain DHA in the proper molecular position and iodine, which are critical for brain function and hormone production in ways that land-based foods simply cannot match.
Sleep in complete darkness—Even small amounts of light during sleep can disrupt melatonin production. Use blackout curtains and remove all electronic lights from your bedroom to support proper hormone cycling.
Eat locally grown, seasonal foods—Foods grown in your local environment are adapted to the same light conditions as you are. Their electron structure is optimized for your current season and latitude.
Reduce EMF exposure, especially at night—Artificial electromagnetic fields interfere with your body's natural electrical signaling. Turn off WiFi at night, keep electronics out of your bedroom, and avoid carrying your phone directly against your body.
If you need to look at screens after sunset, purchase a pair of blue light blocking sunglasses that are certified to block all blue and green frequencies of light, which disrupt sleep and melatonin production from your pineal gland.
In my next article, I will be addressing the war against sunlight and how we are actually designed to be addicted to the sun and why. We have all been told since the 1980s that UV sun exposure will give us skin cancer.
Do a little homework beforehand and read PubMed article #3266860. It highlights that insufficient sun exposure may be responsible for a significant number of deaths annually. It also links low sun exposure to an increased risk of several diseases.
I welcome any questions, comments, or discussions. My email is bodycoach@gmail.com.
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