353: Dr. Satchin Panda - Time-Restricted Eating (TRE) & Managing Your Light Exposure

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Dr. Satchin Panda (IG: @satchin.panda) is a professor at the Salk Institute and author of The Circadian Code. He is a frequent speaker in international conferences on metabolism, exercise and chronic diseases. Dr. Panda's research focuses on how circadian clocks regulate behaviour, physiology, and metabolism. His discovery of how a blue light sensor in our eyes affect our sleep-wake cycle, depression, and alertness is leading a new revolution in managing light to improve health. Dr. Panda recently discovered that maintaining a daily feeding-fasting cycle – popularly known as time-restricted eating (TRE) – can prevent and reverse many chronic diseases and increase lifespan. In this episode, we discuss: How you wake up is the most important part of your day Getting natural daylight in the morning The light-dark cycle trains our brain clock Melanopsin is sensitive to blue light (aka junk light at night) It takes 2-3 hours to build up your melatonin Simple solutions to manage light throughout your home Make sure to get 1-2 hours of bright light every day Mental health is linked to your sleep-wake cycle Optimal sleep amounts for all ages (babies to adults) Time-restricted eating (TRE) = eating during an 8-12 hour window Every cell in our body has its own clock Fasting makes your organs function better Why you should stop eating 2-3 hours before you sleep Finding the right TRE schedule for you Stop snacking to help burn fat Does coffee impact time-restricted eating? Dr. Panda’s personal experience with TRE How to best manage shift work & your eating schedule The Circadian Code in men vs. women The perfect circadian day Show sponsors: BLUblox