Kriben Govender (Honours Degree in Food Science & Technology) and Jame Shadrach (Honours Degree in Psychology) have a mind expanding discussion with neurosurgeon Dr Jack Kruse on how light may sculpt the microbiome and the implications for optimising your overall health today.   Bio:   Dr. Jack Kruse is a respected neurosurgeon and CEO of Optimized Life, a health and wellness company dedicated to helping patients avoid the healthcare burdens we typically encounter as we age. He is currently in private practice in the Gulf South.   As a neurosurgeon, Dr. Kruse’s research has been published in respected dental and medical journals. His popular blog, www.JackKruse.com, gets over 250,000 unique worldwide visitors per month from countries like Australia, Germany, Russia, and Zambia (Africa).   Topics discussed:  

• Jack’s health crisis
• The book that inspired Jack’s journey

https://www.amazon.com/Monk-Who-Sold-His-Ferrari/dp/0062515675  

• Obesity linked to blue light, sunlight and non native electromagnetic fields
• Unlearning to relearn
• POMC

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proopiomelanocortin

• POMC and morning sunlight (sunrise to 10am)
• The Sphinx
• Depression and Dopamine
• Serotonin, Melatonin and the Gut Brain Axis
• Tryptophan, melatonin and Cytochrome C
• Melatonin and mitochondrial autophagy and apoptosis
• Artificial Light at Night (ALAN) impact on Gut and Brain
• Light sculpts the microbiome 
• Surfaces exposed to light: eye, skin and gut
• Leptin stimulus
• What is Melanopsin? 
• Bacteria and light
• Fritz Popp and Biophotons- extreme low frequency ultra violet light

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritz-Albert_Popp

• Microbiome as a light intermediary
• Jeff Leech, Hazda Study

https://youtu.be/tjLW_DaQ9qI

• The impact of human migration on the microbiome
• Bacteria and UV light
• NADH, Niacin and tryptophan
• The carbohydrate photon and Electron link via the Einstein’s photo electric effect
• Eye, skin and gut yolking
• Gut metabolite Methane: the hydrogen store
• Hydrogen Sulphide: gasotransmitter

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaseous_signaling_molecules#Sulfur_dioxide

• Nitric Oxide and electron chain transport
• Red light and ATPase
• Calorie restriction and sunlight
• Sulfation:  Mission microbiome
• Sulfation of blood and cholesterol
• Red light and the gut microbiome
• Methionine Cycle and heavy metals
• Riboflavin (B2) and Sulfation
• Blue light and the microbiome
• Sculpting the microbiome with sunlight
• The Epi Paleo Rx

https://www.amazon.com/Epi-paleo-Rx-Prescription-Disease-Reversal-ebook/dp/B00BIUAZUQ

• Diet and light
• Photobiomodulation
• Tina Kuru
• Jeff Leech’s new study
• Jack’s No 1 Gut health recommendation:

https://www.amazon.com/Light-shaping-life-Biophotons-medicine/dp/9081884328     Brought to you by:   Nourishme Organics- Gut Health Super Store- Shine from the Inside   Shop Gut Health and Fermentation- 10% off using code:  jack   https://www.nourishmeorganics.com.au/collections/beginner-recommendations-start-here    

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