No, but I personally, if I'm in the shade or if it's not incredibly bright, I try to, especially in the morning, but I'm also an early person.
The evidence is convergent. Multiple independent sources reach the same conclusion, the underlying mechanism is well-characterized, and even the field's most cautious voices treat it as worth doing.
No, but I personally, if I'm in the shade or if it's not incredibly bright, I try to, especially in the morning, but I'm also an early person.
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And I'll be out here for at least 10 minutes.
But this just feels like a good part of my morning ritual. I breathe deeply. I relax. I just kind of let myself come alive and awake in the morning with the sunlight. Even if it's rainy, even if it's cloudy, I will go outside and do this. Even if it's cold, I will do this. Obviously, in Costa Rica, it's a little easier, but you know, so many of the things I do in Costa Rica or here, you guys can do anywhere. But this is important and it's critical. It's just this is how I think you should start your day for sure. And it definitely affects the symphony, the orchestration of all of your hormones.
10 minutes of bright outdoor light within the first hour of waking anchors the circadian phase and improves sleep onset that night.
Morning sunlight exposure shifts the cortisol awakening response forward, improving daytime alertness.
Long-term morning sunlight reduces age-related macular degeneration risk.
Sleep regularity predicts all-cause mortality more strongly than sleep duration.
Tracking deep sleep on a wearable accurately reflects EEG-measured slow-wave sleep.
Caffeine has a half-life long enough that consumption after 2pm measurably degrades deep sleep in slow metabolizers.