What is the impact of early sunlight on sleep and being awake?

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Can someone tell me the relation of basking in the morning sun and its possible impact on my alertness during the day and my sleep during night?

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I am indian, a NEET aspirant ( medical entrance exam ) , just amazed by your efforts , now u r uploading Hindi dubbed videos that's just amazing

Answer 2

i had a chronic sleep issue and i could not believe how it was fixed by just looking at the sun as i wake up

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What kinda of issues did u have? I can't fall asleep it's so hard for me or I only get shallow sleep

Answer 3

This has made such a difference in my daily life routine! Thank you

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I usually get the same effect by looking into my welding machine

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hahaha, sounds safe

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I watch my goldfish

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Love this❤ Start my first half hour in the morning trying to not check my phone . But also hes BASICALLY saying he wants us to wake up every mor ing and step outside take a deep breath and get real high (on freash air ) and say at the top of our lungs "whats going on"

Answer 6

This so great for those who have a work schedule that supports this. For many who either work where there is no natural light or work shifts etc it doesn’t work.

Answer 7

Get outside in the morning to optimize alertness and sleep.
Look toward the sun early in the day, but not directly and blink often.
Wear eyeglasses or contact lenses with UV protection when viewing morning sunlight.
Early morning light exposure has been proven to improve sleep and alertness.
Get outside and view sunlight when the sun is out for the best wake-up effect.
In the morning, bright light helps us wake up, but at night, even a little light can disrupt our sleep.
Get 5-30 minutes of sunlight exposure to your eyes daily.
Get outside for sunlight exposure; near a window is the last resort.

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谢谢课代表

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"I encourage you to blink whenever you feel the impulse to blink" made me chuckle. I love Andrew's subtle humour

Answer 9

“I wake up and want to grab my phone but instead -“
*me, still laying in bed in a dark room watching this on my phone:
“interesting”

Answer 10

Thank you for offering this, Dr. Huberman.  Please re-title this to include SADS in the description, as this is enormously critical for treatment/resolution of SADS, which many of us are afflicted with to some degree.  I subscribed to your channel because your videos do an excellent job of breaking down many complex mechanisms to be readily understood.

Answer 11

Your advice has had a measurably positive effect on my sleep schedule. The effect was magnified x5 when I started wearing yellow/brown wrap-around sunglasses every night from 10 PM until lights-out.

Answer 12

You are my guidance for a better life! I have learned a lot from you and I spreading the message to my family in Brazil and even here in US. Thank you so much for teaching us that we can control our lives! A also love Anna Lembke thank you so much!!❤️❤️❤️

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Answer 13

I wake up every day at 3 or 4 am... I'm what's known as a Lark. The first thing I do is drink water, then I do a gentle bit of stretching, then I play guitar... a 1/2 hr before sunrise, I head out to walk the dogs, 5-7 miles every day. I am now 66 years old and have always had a similar routine. Any bets I will live past 90? 100?

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No matter how long you'll live you'll live happy, and remember, you're living the dream lifestype of most population.

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What time do you go to bed?

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You’ll live forever

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How did you train yourself to wake up so early?

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:   My natural circadian rhythms. To bed at 8 or 9... my parents said they never had to put me to bed, I went on my own.

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With breath work it will serve you better. Try it.

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We South Indians do this routine but replace guitar by your throat and mantra chanting with meter

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Hey, Dr.Huberman. I'm grateful to your morning routine. I'm on day 7, and it honestly is already helping my depression! However the sunlight exposure that I want and desire is difficult due to thyroid eye disease. If you see this, I'd like to know if you have any recommendations ? Again, thank you for sharing both your routine and for making everything so simple to understand. If you were my professor in college, I feel that I would've stuck to being a Bio major and went into medicine as planned. You have quite a talent for teaching!

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Hey, just in case you missed it, he mentioned that you don't have to directly look at the sun. Just look at the sky or try your best to avoid the sun directly.

Answer 15

I stopped taking ambien and literally got 15 minute increments of sleep. Sometimes maybe a totally of 2 hrs, but I promise it gets better.  The morning light was a game changer for me. It takes time, but it gets better.

Answer 16

Oh that’s good information for me, I will use it every day.

Answer 17

4:14 me watching this at 4am

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Me too

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Only 12:28 but as soon as he said not to be on phone before sleeping I had to check comments

Answer 18

This is great. However, I am a factory worker and my shift, starts at 5am.  Breaks and lunch don't leave enough time for me to actually go outside and see the sun for long, or at all. I'm also in Canada and it isn't sunny here as it is in California. I don't get any real sun exposure until 1:30 pm. the best I can do is turn on all the lights while getting ready to go to work. winter is upon us and it can be dark but when the sun is out and reflects off of the snow, I go snowblind as soon as I leave the plant.

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He's got a separate clip for shiftworkers

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Not me watching this at 2:00 am