The Modern Ancestral Mamas Podcast

The Sunrise Habit That Changed My Metabolism w/ Biohacker Thaddeus Owen

July 15, 2026ยท1h 48m
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๐ŸŒฟ Earthley creates truly natural, non-toxic herbal remedies made with simple, real ingredients you can trust. Use code ancestral10 for 10% off โ†’ https://www.earthley.com ย  ๐Ÿ“ Join our Patreon Community โ€“ https://patreon.com/modernancestralmamas ย  ๐Ÿ“š Resources & Links Mentioned: ๐Ÿ“ Dream Walkers glasses & circadian lighting โ€“ https://dreamwalkerz.ai/ (code: MAM10 for 10% off) ๐Ÿ“ Dream Walkers on Instagram โ€“ https://www.instagram.com/dreamwalkerzai ๐Ÿ“ Primal Hacker on YouTube โ€“ https://www.youtube.com/@primalhacker ๐Ÿ“ The Ketogenic Hibernation Diet by Thaddeus Owen โ€“ https://www.amazon.com/Ketogenic-Hibernation-Diet-survival-anti-aging/dp/B0BSFYR3MQ/ ๐Ÿ“ Lights Out: Sleep, Sugar, and Survival by T.S. Wiley โ€“ https://www.amazon.com/Lights-Out-Sleep-Sugar-Survival/dp/0671038680 ๐Ÿ“ The Last Days of Night by Graham Moore โ€“ https://www.amazon.com/The-Last-Days-of-Night-audiobook/dp/B01JSJ6QJW/ ๐Ÿ“ f.lux blue light software (free) โ€“ https://justgetflux.com/ ๐Ÿ“ GembaRed red & infrared light panels โ€“ https://gembared.com/ ๐Ÿ“ Daylight Computer โ€“ https://daylightcomputer.com/ ๐Ÿ“ Episode 124 with Heidi Sime โ€“ https://youtu.be/KZHAgB6FS9E ๐Ÿ“ Join our Patreon Community โ€“ https://patreon.com/modernancestralmamas ๐Ÿ“ NEW Website โ€“ https://www.modernancestralmamas.com ๐Ÿ“ Earthley โ€“ https://www.earthley.com (code: ancestral10 for 10% off) ย  What if the single most powerful thing you could do for your hormones, your metabolism, and your mood is free, takes five minutes, and is waiting outside your front door every morning? ย  Corey and Christine sit down with Thaddeus Owen, co-founder of Dream Walkers and the other half of this two-part husband-and-wife series. Thaddeus is a chemical engineer who spent seven years in pharmaceutical research before walking away from the industry, then earned a master's in holistic nutrition while trying to solve his own decades-long insomnia and anxiety. Nothing worked until he put on a pair of blue-blocking glasses in 2009 and got his light environment right. He has been teaching light, EMF, and cold since 2015, and between him and Heidi they have raised six kids. In this episode he makes the case that light is not just something you see. It is an actual drug your body is metabolizing all day long. ย  โœจ Topics Covered in This Episode: โœ”๏ธ Why the first hour after sunrise turns on testosterone and estrogen โœ”๏ธ How dawn light sets your metabolic rate and your cravings for the entire day โœ”๏ธ Why blue light at night tells your body winter is coming, so store fat โœ”๏ธ "Malilluminated" and why we do better lighting for tomatoes than for humans โœ”๏ธ You do not have to see the sun, or even have clear skies, for morning light to work โœ”๏ธ Why sunglasses, contacts, and some eye surgeries block the signal your body needs โœ”๏ธ Biphasic sleep, the Prussian school system, and who really invented Daylight Saving Time โœ”๏ธ Sleeping less in summer and more in winter, and why that is biologically correct โœ”๏ธ Nightlights, teenagers, screens, and what parents can realistically do โœ”๏ธ Rolling down your car window on the school run actually counts โœ”๏ธ Why working out at 5am under artificial light may be working against you โœ”๏ธ Meals at dawn, noon, and sunset, and letting the sun program your amino acids โœ”๏ธ How to wear blue blockers in public without feeling like a weirdo โœ”๏ธ The red refrigerator, revisited, and why never to put red bulbs in your kitchen ย  โœจ Support the Show! ๐Ÿ‘ Like & Subscribe for more ancestral motherhood conversations โญ Leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify ๐Ÿ“ Join our Patreon Community โ€“ https://patreon.com/modernancestralmamas ย  #ancestralliving #circadianrhythm #morningsunlight #bluelight #metabolichealth #ModernAncestralMamas #RealFood #MotherhoodWellness #hormonehealth #MomLife ย  ๐Ÿ“ฒ Stay Connected: Patreon Community | https://www.patreon.com/c/ModernAncestralMamas @fornutrientssake | https://www.instagram.com/fornutrientssake/ @nourishthelittles | https://www.instagram.com/nourishthelittles/ @modernancestralmamas | https://www.instagram.com/modernancestralmamas/ YouTu

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