{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F6b5e4463-e2cf-4d7e-b696-ad13ea58c08e","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"EP 080: How Our Eyes Run Our Biology","description":"\u201cOur eyes are hormone-making organs,\u201d says optometrist and integrative health coach Dr. Valerie Giangrande, and for most of us, this is nothing short of a revelation. Starting with the first strains of sunrise, the eyes take in light, send signals to our internal clock to release hormones in their intended order, so that those hormones work toward our ultimate health and healing. On today\u2019s episode of The Quantum Biology Collective, Dr. Valerie talks with host Meredith Oke about this fascinating and complex process and how extensively the eyes influence the rest of the body. \n \nIn turn, the state of the body is often communicated through the eyes. Dry eyes, for example, can be a symptom of hydration deep at the cellular level. Dr. Valerie explains how contrary to popular belief, it is not too much sunlight but often lack thereof that accounts for common degenerative eye issues such as cataracts. \n \nUnfortunately, so many of us spend all day looking at screens which emit a blue light that signals to the body that it\u2019s perpetually 12:00 pm. When we do go outside, we block light from our eyes by wearing sunglasses and even glasses and contacts. Dr. Valerie reveals what we can do to eliminate daily barriers to sunlight. \n \nEyes are the windows to the soul and, as it turns out, to the body. Tune in to this eye-opening conversation to learn how you can optimize your daily light intake. \n \nQuotes\n\u201cWe\u2019re not just meant to see with our eyes, we have a lot of cells in our eyes that are actually waiting for specific signals of light.\u201d (8:53 | Dr. Valerie Giangrande)\n\u201cJust imagine what happens to our bodies when we\u2019re blocking that signal. We\u2019re not making hormones, and it\u2019s controlling the entire body, really. And we can make some of it in our skin but even our skin, most people aren\u2019t exposed to the sun, with our skin, either, but it\u2019s really our eyes that are the connection, it connects our light to our bodies and helps us work. It\u2019s the way we\u2019re designed to be.\u201d (13:37 | Dr. Valerie Giangrande) \n\u201cWhat I love about the eyes is that they are a window into the body, in the sense that everything is connected. The eyes are an extension of the skin, they have mucus membranes, there\u2019s nerve tissue, it\u2019s brain tissue, it\u2019s cardiovascular tissue, it\u2019s lymph tissue. It\u2019s everything altogether.\u201d (18:04 | Dr. Valerie Giangrande) \n\u201cAnd even if we\u2019re in the shade, we\u2019re still getting the benefit of that sunshine. You don\u2019t need direct\u2014when I say get the sun, I\u2019m not saying stare at the sun\u2026the sun is coming in at an angle and hitting us down here. So staring at it doesn\u2019t work as well as just being outside because it has to hit you on an angle anyway, so that\u2019s how we\u2019re designed, just to be outside.\u201d (38:01 | Dr. Valerie Giangrande)\n \nLinks\nConnect with Dr. Valerie Giangrande:\nYouTube: Quantum Eye Doc\nInstagram: @QuantumEyeDoc\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**If you're in the US and have a Health Savings Account (HSA or FSA) BonCharge products are an eligible expense**\n \nTo receive a FREE infographic of the Ideal Circadian Day and join our email list: https://www.quantumbiologycollective.com/qbc-newsletter-aqb\nTo find a practitioner who understands quantum biology: www.quantumbiologycollective.org\nTo see details about the Applied Quantum Certification: www.appliedquantumbiology.com\nFollow on Instagram and Facebook: @quantumbiologycollecitve\nTwitter: @quantumhealthtv\n \nFor more information about booking with Valerie leave your email here.\n \nPodcast production and show notes provided by HiveCast.fm","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/e09aad95-7168-4061-a25c-32b3ed43f989/QBC-Cover-Art-2025-Aug-07-v1.jpg"}