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Hi Reader
A couple weeks ago I posted about the Sunshine Protection Act and it got people fired up - some for it, some against it, some downright nasty in my comments 😂.
It also got me invited onto a few podcasts to debate people who want this bill to pass, and somewhere in all that arguing, I realized something: nobody wants to sit through a policy debate about daylight saving time.
But almost everyone perks up the second you say “this could make you gain weight.”
So that’s exactly what I've put together for you to read (and why a light box won't fix it. Keep reading for the details!
Quick note: Blueprint Coaching Waitlist is open to my email list ONLY (and the waitlist got their registration link yesterday - we are already filling up. Click here to get the early bird deal at 3 payment plan (ends this Wednesday).
I wrote a follow up with the receipts - the actual studies behind how this bill raises obesity risk for millions of people, why a light box won’t fully fix it, and what to do if you live somewhere the morning sun doesn’t cooperate anyway.
Here are a few highlights:
• In a Northwestern study, every hour later someone’s bright light landed in the day, their BMI went up by more than a full point - even after accounting for sleep and food
• Shifting 10 adults 12 hours out of sync with their internal clock dropped their leptin 17% and pushed some into prediabetic blood sugar within days - on identical food
• And here’s the counterproductive part: blue light, the kind almost every light box blasts you with, actually pushes glucose in the wrong direction. Red light does the opposite - 15 minutes of it before a glucose drink cut the blood sugar spike by almost 28%
So people think they’re fixing the problem with a light box, and depending on the device, they might be making their metabolism worse.
On a totally separate note - a few of you have been asking when I’d open things back up, so I wanted to let you know: the waitlist for Blueprint is open, starting August 24th.
It’s my 8-week coaching program built around your own circadian biology, light, nutrition and hydration - 17 live calls, a Wellness Assistant, and 90 days of MyCircadianApp.
Early bird pricing and the 3-payment plan are available through Wednesday, August 5th (in 2 days), then it shifts to 2-payment plans only. No countdown clock from me today, just wanted you to have the info while it’s still an option, and before I open it up to the general public.
