{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2Fed6ee192-97d7-4469-92c8-67130cf80c5a","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"EP 099: Light Is Food? Circadian Shifts In Perspective","description":"\u201cYou can\u2019t be helpless, you can\u2019t outsource your thinking to centralized authorities,\u201d says today\u2019s guest Zaid K. Dahhaj. Nearly a decade into his work in the health and fitness space, Zaid began a deep-dive into the area of circadian optimization and is now passionate about teaching others about it\u2014or more specifically\u2014-encouraging them to teach themselves. A self-proclaimed autodidact with an inherent distrust of authority, he\u2019s deeply skeptical of what he considers to be an incentive-structured healthcare system and of the findings which emerge therefrom. Instead he promotes self-advocacy and taking control of one\u2019s own health. This includes becoming circadian optimized, as the lack of which, he says, is the root cause of nearly all chronic disease.\n \nOn this episode of The Quantum Biology Collective podcast, Zaid will reveal products such as sunblock and sunglasses\u2014that centralized healthcare has told us were crucial to our well-being are actually artificially manipulating the light cycle. He explains why everything , the best time at which to eat it, and even the best time to get an X-ray according to circadian principles. \n \nQuotes:\n\u201cI don\u2019t think people should start off trusting any so-called government-funded expert. I think they should actually start off as a skeptical human being when it comes to these sorts of discussions.\u201d (9:53 | Zaid K. Dahhaj)\n\u201cThe key is that the education is in your hands. Now, we live in a time where education is more decentralized. You have the opportunity to be able to study this work on your own. You don\u2019t have to go to your local doctor or any other so-called authority in the realm, you can just take it into your own hands.\u201d (12:46 | Zaid K. Dahhaj)\n\u201cWe have to understand that the inputs that light has on the entire body as a system are just as powerful, if not more powerful, than food because food is just an extension of light. And to ignore that fact is really to divorce yourself from nature because you don\u2019t see the chain of how things are working. And I think that\u2019s a big problem that people in modern society struggle with is just this disconnection from nature in general.\u201d (20:57 | Zaid K. Dahhaj)\n\u201cIt\u2019s very important to understand how to use these zeitgebers\u2014again, external circadian cues\u2026That\u2019s what I want people to understand\u2014digestive health, mental health, neurotransmitter production, mood regulation, all of it is downstream from the way that those clocks sync up with each other.\u201d (31:00 | Zaid K. Dahhaj)\n\u201cAlways be experimenting. Always have skin in the game and orient yourself around that.\u201d (100:00 | Zaid K. Dahhaj)\n \nLinks\nConnect with Zaid K. Dahhaj:\nWebsite\nhttps://www.zaidkdahhaj.com/\nSocials\nTwitter: @zaidkdahhaj\nInstagram: @zaidkdahhaj\nSubstack: https://substack.com/@zaidkdahhaj\n \nThe 2AM Podcast: https://youtube.com/@the2ampodcast?si=MG11oUOL026AdvXX\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**\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 \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"}