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For most of us, when we think of melatonin, the first thing we think of is 'a chemical to make you feel sleepy'.
And while it's true that melatonin plays a critical role in governing our circadian rhythm, it turns out that melatonin is also one of the most powerful antioxidants produced in the body.
This is a huge deal when it comes to disease prevention, as oxidative stress and inflammation are primary causes of some of the deadliest and most common diseases known to man.
In today's episode of Health Theory, Dr. Roger Seheult breaks down the science of melatonin, vitamin D, circadian rhythm, and much more.
So whether you've been having trouble sleeping, are worried about inflammation and disease prevention, or just want to brush up on your biochemistry, then I promise you'll get something beneficial out of today's episode.
SHOW NOTES:
00:00 | Introduction
00:52 | Get More Sunshine
16:03 | What Is Oxidative Stress?
27:46 | The Physiology of Covid
33:03 | Optimize Your Circadian Rhythm
44:30 | The Double Slit Experiment
49:09 | Meat vs Plants
QUOTES:
'One of the things that we've discovered as scientists is that the mind and the body are a lot more connected than we thought they were.' [09:30]
'I think it would be a mistake to say that while I'm taking my vitamin D supplementation, I don't need to go out into the sun.' [11:18]
'We see diabetes associated with obesity, obesity with inflammation, diabetes with oxidative stress. So we do see them correlate - it's hard to tease them out.' [15:45]
'I can't stress this enough: Alzheimer's disease, autism, diabetes - a lot of these diseases that we see in society have been tied to mitochondrial damage from reactive oxygen species. It's really important.' [20:50]
'We have technology today, that allows us to eat 24 hours a day. We have technology today that we can turn night into day if we want, we can work 24/7. There's gamers that do that, they go straight for 48 hours and they die. And so what we're finding out is that technology, even though it allows us to do certain things, they may not be optimal.' [37:43]
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This guy does not understand Heisenberg's uncertainty principle... he stated the conclusion backward.
@peterpiper5300 Says:
Tom's eyebags though
@richardasimba5867 Says:
wowwwww
@leannatimmerman9922 Says:
Brilliant. Thank you!
@stmarkjo Says:
simply the best! Now I finally understand what is oxidative stess, and why I stop eating too much, especially carbohydrate.. Thanks..
@ki5ngau Says:
A+++ for the smart guy in the room.
@ki5ngau Says:
Wow. This podcast worth billions and billions of dollars.
@scorpionmelo943 Says:
health and diet is the most confusing subject I've ever looked into
@michaelwatts1186 Says:
This is why I eat veggies with my meat consumption as insurance blanket. Hope it works for us mere mortals.
@chuvaam Says:
Sun is divine☀️. I eat a piece of organic high quality grass fed ribeye steak about once a month, don't want to give that up 😁. The other times I eat mostly vegetables with some fish or white meat on the side.
@pilatesyogataichifit Says:
Why is the Double Slit Experiment puzzling? It sounds like textbook quantum physics?
@kone2102 Says:
Long time vitamin D supplementation can lead to calcific tendonitis / vascular calcifications?
Is this risk mitigated by vitamin K2 supplementation?
What are the side effects of vit D or vit K2 supplementation?
Unfortunately there was no discussion around that.
@Theodora937 Says:
very important question
is it okay to go bed 2 am and wake up 10 am to be perfectly healthy?
@victoriakruger5144 Says:
In light of this knowledge what food should we eat and when? How should this information affect a good routine for sleep?
@DrGayleDelaneyDreams Says:
Thank you, Tom for having taken on this challenging topic! Bravo!
@DrGayleDelaneyDreams Says:
How dark optimally should our bedrooms be 1 -two hours before fall-asleep time? How many luxes of light low and dimmed? What is Sami Hattar's lux count in his "cave" after sundown? Will the spark of white light coming from functioning smoke and fire alarms 24/4 closedown or inhibit our melatonin? How come Dr. Seheult refers to day time melatonin and not to "melanopsin" as do Huberman and Hattar and I believe Panda? We have greatly enjoyed this interview and perhaps 10 others on the topic. the video "Light As Medicine" by Dr. Seheult on YouTube's MedCram changed our behavior the very night I first saw it.
NOW, we need a prequel ,many hour course or at least a background video on the biochemistry, cellular biology, and the Krebs cycle. NEXT, we need a video or 5 that take us into more detail on all the major topics Have a care for those of us who were female and in high school and told i so many ways that we would never need higher math, nor the sciences, who were turned away from even courses in Shop and Car Mechanics and sent to Home Economics as late at the 1970s, and probably in many schools into the 1980 and 1090s. Our brains are still working, but we need to visualize how things work in the body and how the mechanisms interact to keep us alive and what we need to do to optimize our life experience.
I know I am asking for a lot from Dr. Seheult and others, but we a a big part of the general population whom you could help to educate if you can find the patience or if you would send us links along this path! So far, Dr Seheult has inspired many of my friends and colleagues, as have the videos I have shared from Dr. Huberman alone and with Dr. Sami Hattar, Dr. Satchinanda Panda. All these are on YouTube! But now we crave new and deeper material and a forum that will answer our fundamental and practical questions. Could some or all of you offer an online course that might have 10 sessions on the prequel, then invite the lapsed scientists and young scientists and the scientists still not informed on this to join in for another 10 sessions, with homework at every level and a Q & A forum all of you contribute to answering and in that ideal collegial manner comment with clarification and curiosity in places where and why you are not in 100% agreement.
@TheJaYSolo Says:
One of my favorite interviews on here so far!!! Outstanding!!!
@StardustAshley Says:
I ordered the preorder book of your wife's book on audible will I still be able to get the extra features she has for people who preorder?
@sexualgladiator Says:
So glad I avoid eating meat!
@botousai Says:
I live in Seattle. How am I supposed to get more sun :(
@SebastianTrii Says:
Way too short...
@lashawn369 Says:
Checking in from the DMV.
@rosebest4871 Says:
So from what I heard about the double slit experiment, would that mean that all this stuff that has been researched on could be totally malleable? Would that explain that vegetarians have research that really points out that it's the best diet and carnivorans also have proof that their diets are good to have a healthy long life? ... Or how science says sleep 6/7/8 hours and monks manage 4/5 hrs , recommend it and have healthy peaceful days?.. or name all the contradictions in science, Saturated fat not good / saturated fat is good - Coffee is not good/ Some coffee is good - Eat 3 times a day/ fast/ do both - Carbs are ok/ carbs are not ok...etc Is it the double slit experiment effect? Do results of experiments get affected by the mind of the researcher? Can you do a show on this type of topic please?
@shedricksmith5969 Says:
Im so intrigued, I feel so much smarter than I did before watching this. I'll be replaying this a few more times!
@WokiesASMR Says:
I will check out your wife’s book! Thank you for being awesome!!
@call.me.carlita Says:
Awesome interesting episode!
Thank you to you both☺️
@Wombat-pv5eb Says:
I lived twice in my 20s in Norway and I nearly died. All my genes come from Southern Europe and below. The Sun is by far my best friend and dearest boyfriend ! Sunlight means everything to me even much more than food.
@ronbarber197 Says:
Omg this clown ruins every interview by running his mouth who told this idiot he was good at this ...now this is an example of the saying everyone is a winner everyone gets a medal some people need to know they suck
@magicf7076 Says:
Again: topic about red meat 🥩 bashing. Boring en useless
@vince1229 Says:
I notice Co Q10 is paired with melatonin in a pill. What is the reason?
@sudabehmoein1788 Says:
Tom, a humble observation: your outfit doesn’t match the class and the respect for this guest .
@sudabehmoein1788 Says:
Tom , he is Your best guest ever … hands down 👌🏼
@Luciano-Hugasina Says:
Look into the Chinese medicine body clock it will make more sense why is it better to do things in different times of the day?
@peterburkov968 Says:
It would've been nice to hear his thoughts on two other things in relation to the circadian rhythm.
1. A person's chronotype. Obviously in that case what's normal for one person, isn't normal for another. You could say that the rhythm of one chronotype is shifted compared to the other and nature has created this. This leads to the second question below.
2. He said that we shift our rhythm if stay up late, with artificial light. Aren't we in a sense creating a new chronotype for ourselves. So would that be a problem for the body, and why, if we get up when we get up, not forcefully, get the hours of sleep needed and if the only problem is the sunlight coming in when we are still asleep and waking us up, we use black-out curtains and other tricks.
@inhabitantofearth Says:
I love how unique your time stamps are...and that the time stamps are there. Thank you 🙂
@BeardedMi42 Says:
How about intermittent fasting combined with keto/carnivore? Where does this play into the equation? The Keto and carnivore way of eating, have been scientifically proven to remedy inflammation, lower blood pressure, put type two diabetes into remission, lower blood sugar and much more. I would love to hear Dr. Seheult’s thoughts regarding a low-carb way of eating, such as keto and carnivore combined with intermittent fasting. Thank you.
Interesting information about how the receptor is used (destructively) not only by the Covid virus, but it's proper uses in helping the body maintain balance and reducing system stress. I will definitely cut way down on using fruit juices for the base of my smoothies, and use water instead.
@danielswood Says:
I'm 60-odd and remember my grandad often quoting the saying, 'early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise'. He died when I was 10, in the mid 1960s. And I just want to say - on this platform that he'd have absolutely no idea could exist - thanks, Grandad! You're spot on!
@drewe9514 Says:
I've been following MedCram/Dr. Seheult since the start of the pandemic. Great information from this guy compiled from the medical research community. A+ guest!
@thenout Says:
Funky Astroboy shirt, dude
@MarianaMartinezzz Says:
our grandparents and ancestors know more about this stuff that's why they live longer!
@Zen-Way-Italia Says:
The same work is done by the jab 💉💉💉⚰️ 32.00
@motivationeye Says:
Everyone who reads this, we don't know each other and probably never will but I wish you all the best in life and all the luck in the world 🥰💓🥰
I WILL NEVER GET PIEND........
@elenirum2020 Says:
Such an interesting conversation
@thatstheguy07 Says:
Man that last bit was especially interesting.
@TheMothers3 Says:
Hi Tom, I love you! I have been watching your shows for a few years now. The content is always new and engaging. Your interviewing skills are the best I've ever seen. You really do your homework and it shows. I will be purchasing Lisa book for sure. Thank you for this particular interview I've learned so much. Dr Seheult is off the charts with his level of knowledge and his easy to fallow explanations. Don't stop I share your content all the time. Mags x ♥️ 💛 ❤️ 💓 💖 💙
@gemmaaspiras2792 Says:
exposure to sunlight is really the secret to good sleep.. Me and my husband love the outdoor and we do our walk/ run activities in the morning at least an hour a day. By 8 pm we are already snoozing.... sleeping is never a problem... Sun sun sun.... ❤
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