Dr Jack Kruse on Light and the Microbiome

Kriben Govender (Honours Degree in Food Science & Technology) and Jame Shadrach (Honours Degree in Psychology) have a mind expanding discussion with Dr Jack Kruse on how light may sculpt the microbiome and the implications for optimising your overall health today.

 

Bio:

 

Dr. Jack Kruse is a respected neurosurgeon and CEO of Optimized Life, a health and wellness company dedicated to helping patients avoid the healthcare burdens we typically encounter as we age. He is currently in private practice in the Gulf South.

 

As a neurosurgeon, Dr. Kruse’s research has been published in respected dental and medical journals. His popular blog, www.JackKruse.com, gets over 250,000 unique worldwide visitors per month from countries like Australia, Germany, Russia, and Zambia (Africa).

 

Topics discussed:

 

Jack’s health crisis

The book that inspired Jack’s journey

https://www.amazon.com/Monk-Who-Sold-His-Ferrari/dp/0062515675

 

Obesity linked to blue light, sunlight and non native electromagnetic fields

Unlearning to relearn

Anxiety, depression, suicide, opiate addiction and POMC

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proopiomelanocortin

POMC and morning sunlight (sunrise to 10am)

The Sphinx

Depression and Dopamine

Serotonin, Melatonin and the Gut Brain Axis

Tryptophan, melatonin and Cytochrome C

Melatonin and mitochondrial autophagy and apoptosis

Artificial Light at Night (ALAN) impact on Gut and Brain

Light sculpts the microbiome 

Surfaces exposed to light: eye, skin and gut

Leptin stimulus

What is Melanopsin? 

Bacteria and light

Fritz Popp and Biophotons- extreme low frequency ultra violet light

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritz-Albert_Popp

Microbiome as a light intermediary

Jeff Leech, Hazda Study

https://youtu.be/tjLW_DaQ9qI

The impact of human migration on the microbiome

Bacteria and UV light

NADH, Niacin and tryptophan

The carbohydrate photon and Electron link via the Einstein’s photo electric effect

Eye, skin and gut yolking

Gut metabolite Methane: the hydrogen store

Hydrogen Sulphide: gasotransmitter

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaseous_signaling_molecules#Sulfur_dioxide

Nitric Oxide and electron chain transport

Red light and ATPase

Calorie restriction and sunlight

Sulfation:  Mission microbiome

Sulfation of blood and cholesterol

Red light and the gut microbiome

Methionine Cycle and heavy metals

Riboflavin (B2) and Sulfation

Blue light and the microbiome

Sculpting the microbiome with sunlight

The Epi Paleo Rx

https://www.amazon.com/Epi-paleo-Rx-Prescription-Disease-Reversal-ebook/dp/B00BIUAZUQ

Diet and light

Photobiomodulation

Tina Kuru

Jeff Leech’s new study

Jack’s No 1 Gut health recommendation:

https://www.amazon.com/Light-shaping-life-Biophotons-medicine/dp/9081884328

 

 

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Connect with Dr Jack Kruse

 

Website- https://jackkruse.com/

  

Connect with Kriben Govender: 

Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/kribengee/

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