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Podcast: The Knowledge and Mileage Podcast
Episode:

Why Blocking Blue-light Could Help Optimize Your Sleep

Category: Health
Duration: 01:13:51
Publish Date: 2019-04-16 13:28:18
Description:

Interview with Andy Mant (BLUblox)

https://www.blublox.com/

Do your eyes hurt after a long day of staring at your computer screen? Do you have trouble sleeping? With all the new devices surrounding us, it's possible you’re over-exposed to blue-light which is interrupting your natural sleep cycle and creating a domino effect of health symptoms. What is blue-light though?? You’re about to find out.

In this episode of the Knowledge and Mileage Podcast, Kris sits down with Andy Mant of BLUblox, a company that cares about your health and has gone to great lengths to produce the most advanced blue light filtering eyewear. Andy always had an issue sleeping, so he started learning about what could be preventing him from sleep. Light was a big factor and so he started experimenting with different glasses that would block blue light at night.

Tune in to find out what blue light is, how over exposure to blue light could effect your sleep and your health, and why you should consider wearing blue-light-blocking glasses at night.

 

TIMESTAMPS

 

8:30 What is blue light?

16:50 How much blue light is optimal?

31:00 How blue-light factors in obesity

44:30 Why we should consider changing out the lightbulbs in our house.

54:00 How you fall asleep:

1:00:57 Correlation of blue light and thyroid health

 

RESOURCES

blublox.com

Use the code GETHIN at checkout for 15% off

IG = @blubloxofficial

Facebook = https://www.facebook.com/BLUblox/

Facebook Group = https://www.facebook.com/groups/135133877132861/

Articles you may find interesting: 

https://www.blublox.com/blogs/news/spectrum-test-results-for-leading-blue-light-glasses-brands-revealed

https://www.blublox.com/blogs/news/sdsds

https://www.blublox.com/blogs/news/is-insulin-resistance-a-disease-of-light

https://www.blublox.com/blogs/news/https-www-blublox-com-single-post-2018-05-13-how-to-choose-the-best-blueblocker-glasses-based-on-scientific-studies

https://www.blublox.com/blogs/news/skipping-breakfast-is-killing-you

https://www.blublox.com/blogs/news/youre-wearing-the-wrong-blue-light-glasses

Software to download on your computer to help with eye strain: 

F.lux  https://justgetflux.com/

Iris https://iristech.co/

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