#034 Dr Damien Downing - Daylight Robbery: How Sunlight & Infrared Shape Your Health
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Damien Downing practises Ecological Medicine. He qualified from Guys Hospital in 1972 and worked in the UK (neuropsychiatry and general practice) then in the Solomon Islands in the Pacific before returning in 1980 to set up a private practice in nutritional and environmental medicine.
He co-founded the British Society for Nutritional Medicine, and is the current president of its successor, the British Society for Ecological Medicine. Damien also co-founded the Journal of Nutritional and Environmental Medicine in 1990 and was its editor for 20 years. Damien is a Contributing Editor of the Orthomolecular News Service. He is a Medical Supporter of the cancer support charity Yes to Life.
Damien has particular interests in lipids, mitochondria, environmental factors, autonomic tone and photobiomodulation
Damien's 1988 book Daylight Robbery was groundbreaking in highlighting the critical role of sunlight and vitamin D in maintaining health. His next book will build on this foundation, delving deeper into the subject with insights from the latest scientific discoveries.
Damien is the author and/or co-author of the following books:
-Daylight Robbery (1988); translated into French as Le Soleil Vital (2001)
-Why M.E.? (1989)
-The Vitamin Cure for Allergies (2010)
-The Vitamin Cure for Digestive Disorders (2014)
> During our discussion, you’ll discover:
(00:07:43) How the sun’s light affect our body
(00:11:45) How light regulates circadian rhythm
(00:20:49) Supplemental melatonin
(00:25:31) Do we need more melatonin as we age
(00:30:08) Ketogenic diets
(00:32:36) Excess blue light vs the absence of natural light
(00:37:21) How light can relax you naturally
(00:45:22) Methylene Blue
(00:47:59) Structured water
(00:54:23) Zeta potential and EZ water
(01:02:31) How can we optimise our light environment
(01:14:02) Rapid fire questions regarding the health industry
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