{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F182d55a1-003f-484e-baa6-066399cdc5e1","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"EP 084: Back To Basics: BLOCK BLUE LIGHT AT NIGHT","description":"\u201cWhy take the chance with light?\u201d says Andy Mant, founder of Bon Charge, a holistic wellness company that manufactures blue-blocking glasses and other products designed to prevent circadian disruption and promote health. He joins the Quantum Biology Collective podcast to discuss the importance of minimizing blue light exposure, especially at night.\n \nEven those who prioritize their health through diet, exercise, and supplementation often overlook light as a crucial factor in health and disease prevention. We might believe we\u2019re functioning optimally, but many of us don\u2019t truly understand what it means to experience restorative sleep.\n \nAndy shares simple changes that can enhance health benefits and offers tips for convincing a hesitant partner or spouse to embrace these changes.\n \nJoin today\u2019s discussion to learn about the origins of Bon Charge and Andy\u2019s advice for aspiring entrepreneurs.\n \nQuotes\n\u201cWe've created artificial suns in our environment. We\u2019re now living under artificial suns inside during the evening, during the day. The frequencies of light in those artificial suns impacts us hormonally very differently to natural light.\u201d (14:38 | Andy Mant) \n\u201cYou know, you\u2019ve got to sort out that light environment. There\u2019s no quick fix here. There\u2019s no, \u2018My husband or my wife, they want to keep the lights on.\u2019 No, you\u2019ve got to take control and educate them that no, this is bad, because otherwise you\u2019re just going to have the negative effects. It\u2019s like dating someone that doesn\u2019t understand nutrition, but they\u2019re cooking for you every night. So, you\u2019re eating hot dogs and burgers and pizza every night going, but you know, that\u2019s all they know. You\u2019ve got to educate them. But during that education process, obviously, it\u2019s not spooking them saying, \u2018Right, got to do this, got to do that, or you\u2019re going to die.\u2019 It\u2019s little bits at a time and try to get them into it slowly.\u201d (20:49 | Andy Mant) \n\u201cWhy take the chance with light causing you these issues? Just popping on a pair of glasses for two hours before you go to bed or getting sunlight in your eyes first thing in the morning before you see any other light, installing a few lightbulbs in your house that don\u2019t emit blue light to put on after dark, and not scrolling your phone an hour before bed. What compromise is that? It\u2019s nothing. It\u2019s such a small thing to do to have that piece of mind that you\u2019re then protecting your future self against any kind of potential harmful impact that this artificial light could be having on your circadian biology.\u201d (31:17 | Andy Mant)\n \nLinks\nConnect with Andy Mant:Website: boncharge.com (enter code QBC at checkout) \nInstagram: @iamandymant\n \nBon Charge Discount Code: at checkout enter the code: QBC to receive 15% off\nhttps://us.boncharge.com/collections/blue-light-blocking-glasses\n \n**If you're in the US and have a Health Savings Account (HSA or FSA) BonCharge products are an eligible expense**\nTo receive a FREE infographic of the Ideal Circadian Day and join our email list: https://www.quantumbiologycollective.com/qbc-newsletter-aqb\n \nTo find a practitioner who understands quantum biology: www.quantumbiologycollective.org\n \nTo see details about the Applied Quantum Certification: www.appliedquantumbiology.com\n \nFollow on Instagram and Facebook: @quantumbiologycollecitve\nTwitter: @quantumhealthtv\n \n \nPodcast production and show notes provided by HiveCast.fm","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/cbb5c396-df69-4044-8509-23c48d866507/RAC-Podcast-1.jpg"}