The DAILY HACKS To Improve Sleep, PREVENT DISEASE & Live Longer! | Roger Seheult

Check out our sponsor: <br /><br />ButcherBox: Sign up at ButcherBox.com/impact <br /><br />For most of us, when we think of melatonin, the first thing we think of is “a chemical to make you feel sleepy”.<br /><br />And while it’s true that melatonin plays a critical role in governing our circadian rhythm, it turns out that melatonin is also one of the most powerful antioxidants produced in the body.<br /><br />This is a huge deal when it comes to disease prevention, as oxidative stress and inflammation are primary causes of some of the deadliest and most common diseases known to man.<br /><br />In today’s episode of Health Theory, Dr. Roger Seheult breaks down the science of melatonin, vitamin D, circadian rhythm, and much more.<br /><br />So whether you’ve been having trouble sleeping, are worried about inflammation and disease prevention, or just want to brush up on your biochemistry, then I promise you’ll get something beneficial out of today’s episode.<br /><br /><br />SHOW NOTES:<br />00:00 | Introduction<br />00:52 | Get More Sunshine<br />16:03 | What Is Oxidative Stress?<br />27:46 | The Physiology of Covid<br />33:03 | Optimize Your Circadian Rhythm<br />44:30 | The Double Slit Experiment<br />49:09 | Meat vs Plants<br /><br /><br />QUOTES:<br />“One of the things that we've discovered as scientists is that the mind and the body are a lot more connected than we thought they were.” [09:30]<br /><br />“I think it would be a mistake to say that while I'm taking my vitamin D supplementation, I don't need to go out into the sun.” [11:18]<br /><br />“We see diabetes associated with obesity, obesity with inflammation, diabetes with oxidative stress. So we do see them correlate - it's hard to tease them out.” [15:45]<br /><br />“I can't stress this enough: Alzheimer's disease, autism, diabetes - a lot of these diseases that we see in society have been tied to mitochondrial damage from reactive oxygen species. It's really important.” [20:50]<br /><br />“We have technology today, that allows us to eat 24 hours a