Important article particularly for us folks who sit in front of Computers for most of our waking hours.
Key points:
he says that working on our vision has the power to transform how we think, feel and function. In fact, our vision is so fundamental to our health and wellbeing, Appelbaum describes it as “the new microbiome”.
“But vision is so much more complex. It’s how our brain processes, organises and stores the information coming through the eyes.” He adds: “Vision is a direct reflection of brain function.”
We have to focus on the Whole Organism rather than just the Vision part i.e. stop overloading the Visual System, sync our Circadian Rhythms with the day/night diurnal cycle and understand/use Visual Technology (eg. Nits) properly.
3) How optimizing Circadian Rhythms can increase Healthy Years by Sachin Panda - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fciGNBN0nKM Gives a practical 6-step process to sync our circadian rhythms; the visual system is key here.
Key points:
he says that working on our vision has the power to transform how we think, feel and function. In fact, our vision is so fundamental to our health and wellbeing, Appelbaum describes it as “the new microbiome”.
“But vision is so much more complex. It’s how our brain processes, organises and stores the information coming through the eyes.” He adds: “Vision is a direct reflection of brain function.”
We have to focus on the Whole Organism rather than just the Vision part i.e. stop overloading the Visual System, sync our Circadian Rhythms with the day/night diurnal cycle and understand/use Visual Technology (eg. Nits) properly.
Some relevant articles/videos;
1) Myopia: A Modern Yet Reversible Disease by Todd Becker - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5Efg42-Qn0 This explains how to use Hormesis (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hormesis) to cure myopia.
2) How Hormesis Works: The Biology of Beneficial Adaptation to Stress by Todd Becker - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDm_guQfESA
3) How optimizing Circadian Rhythms can increase Healthy Years by Sachin Panda - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fciGNBN0nKM Gives a practical 6-step process to sync our circadian rhythms; the visual system is key here.
4) The Circadian Code by Sachin Panda - https://www.drmattwardley.co.uk/the-circadian-code-prof-pand... and https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/book-review-circadian-code-sa...
5) Brightness levels & Nits explained - https://www.beetronics.co.uk/support/blog/screen-brightness-...