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How Bright Light Affects Our Circadian Clock
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29:55 - 37:21 (07:26)

By exposing our eyes to bright light after our temperature minimum, our circadian clock shifts, resulting in an earlier wake-up and sleep schedule in the subsequent days.

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The 24-hour cycle of body temperature has a pattern where there is a low point, or the temperature minimum, and then the temperature starts to rise.
29:55 - 33:53 (03:58)
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Health
Summary

The 24-hour cycle of body temperature has a pattern where there is a low point, or the temperature minimum, and then the temperature starts to rise. Finding your temperature minimum can give insight into your body's functioning.

Chapter
How Bright Light Affects Our Circadian Clock
Episode
Find Your "Temperature Minimum" to Defeat Jetlag, Shift Work & Sleeplessness
Podcast
Huberman Lab
The temperature minimum can be determined by taking the last three to five wake up times, adding them together, averaging them out and using that as a reference, and is helpful to understand your personal temperature norms.
33:53 - 34:56 (01:02)
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Wellness
Summary

The temperature minimum can be determined by taking the last three to five wake up times, adding them together, averaging them out and using that as a reference, and is helpful to understand your personal temperature norms.

Chapter
How Bright Light Affects Our Circadian Clock
Episode
Find Your "Temperature Minimum" to Defeat Jetlag, Shift Work & Sleeplessness
Podcast
Huberman Lab
Exposing your eyes to bright light in the four hours after your temperature minimum can help shift your circadian clock earlier, while light exposure before your temperature minimum will delay your clock.
34:57 - 37:21 (02:24)
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Circadian rhythm
Summary

Exposing your eyes to bright light in the four hours after your temperature minimum can help shift your circadian clock earlier, while light exposure before your temperature minimum will delay your clock.

Chapter
How Bright Light Affects Our Circadian Clock
Episode
Find Your "Temperature Minimum" to Defeat Jetlag, Shift Work & Sleeplessness
Podcast
Huberman Lab