348: Andy Mant - How Light Impacts Your Health

<p>Andy Mant (IG: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/iamandymant" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">@iamandymant</a>) is the founder and CEO of <a href= "https://ultimatehealthpodcast.com/blublox" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer">BLUblox</a>, a company specializing in evidence based advanced light filtering eyewear.</p> <p>He's a wealth of knowledge on the topic of light and how the right light is essential for thriving and junk light depletes our health.</p> <p>Andy's company believes in giving and help give the gift of sight to those in need with their buy one donate one glasses campaign.</p> <p><strong>In this episode, we discuss:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Andy & his wife Katie turned $1500 into a multimillion dollar company</li> <li>Outsourcing tasks to prevent burnout</li> <li>Learning from the success & failures of other businesses</li> <li>Andy suffered from SAD (seasonal affective disorder) living in Britain</li> <li>Caffeine & junk light led to anxiety for Andy</li> <li>Watching the sunrise in the morning as a substitute for caffeine</li> <li>Swiss water extracted coffee naturally removes the caffeine</li> <li>What is your circadian rhythm?</li> <li>Scrolling your phone first thing in the morning tells your brain it’s midday</li> <li>How junk light negatively impacts your eyes (sleep) & skin</li> <li>Blue light can trash your mental health</li> <li>It's (mostly) time to ditch your sunglasses</li> <li>Your eyes contain the highest concentration of DHA & what happens when it reacts with UV light</li> <li>Morning sunlight helps you prevent sunburn later in the day</li> <li>The 3 different BLUblox lenses</li> <li>Not all blue light glasses are created equal</li> <li>Is all lost if your eyes are briefly exposed to junk light at night?</li> <li>LED lights flicker causing disruption to your neurological system</li> <li>How to ideally light your home to help protect yourself from junk light</li> <li>Mimic ancestral light environments</li> <li>Software to help decrease junk light coming from your co