Listen "28. Carrie Bennett: Optimising our Light Environment for Hormone Balance, Weight Loss and Fertility"
Episode Synopsis
Carrie Bennett joins me to discuss the effect of our light environment on hormones and fertility, why drinking coffee then fasting till midday is a bad idea, how WiFi and other sources of non-native EMF are harming you, why should see the morning sunrise.Carrie Bennett is a quantum health practitioner and educator. She is the lead faculty member and on the Board of Advisors for the Quantum Biology Collective, the world’s premier certification for Applied Quantum Biology in clinical practice.TIMESTAMPS00:00:48 Carrie’s approach to optimising health 00:03:35 Light environment vs other lifestyle causes of subfertiliy00:05:20 Daily routines and harms non-native EMF exposures 00:08:47 What is the role of the hormone leptin?00:11:50 Dr Max’s analogy for leptin resistance00:12:45 The effect of light on leptin and other hormones00:14:52 Importance of breakfast and AM light for fertility00:18:54 Effect of intermittent fasting & AM routine on cortisol, insulin, leptin & weight loss00:23:05 Disrupting melatonin with artificial light & cortisol00:26:58 Pregnenolone steal syndrome00:29:50 The biological harm of non-native electromagnetic fields (EMFs)00:34:49 Carrie’s practical approach to optimizing hormones00:39:30 Closing thoughts FURTHER READINGMartin Pall non-native EMF: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Pall+ML&cauthor_id=25879308Follow CARRIEInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/carriebwellness/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@carriebwellnessCarrie's website: https://www.carriebwellness.com/Carrie’s online courses: https://www.carriebwellness.com/store Quantum Biology Certification Course for Practitioners - https://www.circadiancertified.com/courses/quantum-biology-level-1-circadian-certifiedFollow DR MAXTwitter: https://twitter.com/MaxGulhaneMDInstagram: https://twitter.com/MaxGulhaneMDApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1661751206Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6edRmG3IFafTYnwQiJjhwRLinktree: https://linktr.ee/maxgulhanemd#light #mitochondria #mitochondriac #circadianhealth #sun #sunlight #circadianrhythm #water #mitochondrialdiseaseSend us a text🌴CIRCADIAN LIVING RETREAT. My flagship circadian health retreat Nov 27-30 in the Byron Bay Hinterland, NSW. Enjoy gourmet chef-prepared meals, relaxing movement practices and likeminded community. https://regenerativehealthretreats.com/products/byron-hinterland-retreat-nov-2025🚨 DAYLIGHT COMPUTER. Blue-light free computer that doesn't wreck your circadian rhythm. Now shipping around the world. Code DRMAX for $25 off. https://buy.daylightcomputer.com/DRMAX🚨 VIVA RAYS. Pre Support the show
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