Visual sensitivity and light adaptation
Hi! I have had a series of neurological issues pop up over the last 2 years that my doctors thought were directly related to Covid. The last time I was infected, I started immediately experiencing visual problems, specifically with light adaptation. In the morning, my eyes feel almost electric, and if I go from a dark room to a room with light, it feels like I am staring at the sun. It seems to be happening more in my peripheral vision, almost like I can see moving lines and everything appears abnormally bright. Afterwards, the top of my vision will flicker, almost as if the eyes aren’t moving together in sync. We recently discovered that I have mold toxicity as well and high inflammation in my body so I believe the combination of these toxins has damaged some neuro-visual function but doctors cannot figure out what is happening. Also worth noting is that bright sunny days don’t bother my eyes but cloudy days are very hard to adapt to. I am wondering if the melanopsin cells might have a role in some of these strange visual sensitivities and if so, what can be done to help improve the function so that I am not as sensitive. Thank you!
Essential oils
Are there any scientific studies that support the use of essential oils for various aspects of wellness? And are there studies to show any harms of them (or certain ones)? For example, lavender is widely used for calming effects but have also read that it has estrogenic properties. And the difference in the benefits vs. risks of using topically, smelling (diffusers, sprays, etc) and / or ingesting orally.
Natural Flavors
Please please please do an episode about natural flavors. It’s in a lot of the products that I use and assume to be healthy like LMNT and Organifi. LMNT actually sent me a pretty detailed explanation when I asked them about it but it’s a lot of words I don’t understand like “aromatic compounds”. I’m also specifically curious about maltodextrin. Would love to be better educated about what to ask/look for.
RLT and moles
Greeting Dr. Huberman. I've been using Red + near IR panels a few times per week, for about 2 years now (the duration is about 20 minutes per session). The distances from the panels range from 18 inches to about a foot (depending on the type of treatment I aim for, either a deeper treatment from close range, to more skin oriented treatment from further away). I do enjoy the time off when using the panels (I like to do your NSDR protocol during these treatments and it IS very relaxing). My main concern is that I do see more moles come up, during the last couple of years, especially on my upper body, and I even see dark "age spots" which started developing on my hands. I'm 48 years old, and my skin is very fair, so I'm careful about high UV exposure. These panels ARE powerful though, so I wonder if these can cause issues for certain skin types, even though they don't emit UV radiation. Thanks for the knowledge your keep spreading! All the best, Yair