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Essentials: Using Light to Optimize Health

26.02.2026
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In this Huberman Lab Essentials episode, I explore how different wavelengths of light affect the human body and how light exposure can improve sleep quality, mood and daytime alertness while supporting healthy hormone regulation. I also discuss the therapeutic use of ultraviolet and infrared/red light for a wide variety of benefits, including improved skin health and offsetting age-related vision loss. I explain the biological mechanisms behind these light-based therapies and offer practical tools that listeners can use to improve both their mental and physical well-being.

Read the episode show notes at hubermanlab.com.

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Timestamps

() Light

() Physics of Light

() Light & Body, Rods & Cones, Skin, Seasons & Melatonin

() Melatonin Supplements?, Tool: Seasonal Sun Exposure

() Sponsor: ROKA

() Tool: Melatonin Levels & Reduce Night Light

() Light, UVB, Skin Exposure, Testosterone & Estrogen, Fertility

() UVB Light & Improved Pain Tolerance

() Tool: Daily Sunlight Exposure Protocol; Blue Blockers

() Sponsor: AG1

() Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Year-Round Sunlight Exposure

() Enhanced Immune Function & UVB Light, Tool: Winter Light Exposure

() Light, Wound Healing, Hair & Nail Growth

() Tool: Mood, Dopamine & Avoid Nighttime UVB Light

() Sponsor: Function

() Red Light Therapy, Infrared Light, Acne, Wound Healing & Scars; Mitochondria

() Offset Age-Related Eyesight Decline, Red Light

() Tool: Red Light Protocol, Frequency & Timing

() Red Light for Shift Workers

() Recap

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