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Light & heat play profound roles in human biology. This conversation will help you optimize your “light diet”.
Episode Highlights
Every culture around the world has a sauna practice
Sauna reduces the risk of death and dementia
The sun is an incandescent light source
20-30% of proteins aren’t folded correctly by the ribosomes and heat shock proteins through the sauna can help
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About Guest
Brian Richards is a nationally known expert in sauna therapy, light science, EMF science. In 2008 Brian transformed his health by creating his own incandescent electric light bath. In 2013, he founded SaunaSpace®, a company that combines cutting-edge incandescent infrared technology with the age-old practice of sauna.
In 2023, he brings a refreshing approach to natural living, biohacking, and natural health transformation.
Top things you’ll learn from Guest
- Brian’s non-negotiables for his health, performance, & bioharmony
- Jnantik coffee alternative
- Vibroacoustic therapy with the inHarmony sound bed
- How Brian got into the Sauna industry
- Every culture around the world has a sauna practice
- Dr. John Kellogg’s “Electric Light Bath” improved Brian’s sleep
- Dr. Rhonda Patrick popularized sauna usage
- Evolution of light therapy and saunas
- Sun is an incandescent light source
- Brian’s personal home lighting setup
- SaunaSpace Photon
- Near-infrared spectrum partially cancels out blue light
- Tiny lifestyle tweaks with major effects
- The sun is 70% near-infrared when measured by photons
- Mimicking the sun’s natural light spectrum
- The Impact of LED screen flicker & fluorescent light on our health
- Fluorescent vs LED lighting (pros and cons of each)
- The Iris Tech app is amazing for screen flicker and light
- Ideal proximity of near-infrared light while working
- Science and new research behind Sauna
- Reduces all-cause mortality by 40+%
- Those using the sauna more often had an additional 30% heart disease reduction
- Regular use decreases dementia risk by 20-40%
- Three key parameters of an ideal sauna session
- How much water do you sweat out
- Raise core body temp by 3 degrees
- Subjective exhaustion with sauna therapy
- How sauna benefits the body
- Choosing a heating technology
- EMF exposure and the biological effects of non-ionizing EMF stress
- How to offset nn-EMF exposure
- Hire a building biologist or read the book EMF*D
- Ideal sauna duration to raise core body temperature
- Certain clinics used hyperthermia and targeted hyperthermia
- 24 Thorough list of health benefits of sauna
- 13 Sauna for longevity (heat shock proteins)
- 14 Red light vs near-infrared, visible light, blue light
Resources mentioned
- Gear: Sauna Space
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This Podcast Is Brought to You By
Nick Urban is a Biohacker, Data Scientist, Athlete, Founder of Outliyr, and the Host of the Mind Body Peak Performance Podcast. He is a Certified CHEK Practitioner, a Personal Trainer, and a Performance Health Coach. Nick is driven by curiosity which has led him to study ancient medical systems (Ayurveda, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hermetic Principles, German New Medicine, etc), and modern science.
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