Daylight savings time and seasonal sleep/wake times
How can I best counteract the affects of daylight savings time? If I work from home and thus can set whatever sleep and wake times I want, should my bedtime and wake time be the same all year around or should it shift a bit with the seasons and sun? Should we be waking an hour or so before the sunrise all year round? Ideally I kind of want to (and can) live on standard time all year around but that makes things with appointments etc a little complicated/confusing. But I am ok with that.
Does life naturally look for dopamine ‘loops?’
If I did something exciting yesterday at a time I never usually do, (say 3pm), is there now a ‘dopamine circuit’ expecting that level of dopamine release again, come 3pm the next day? Would your understanding of the brain and perhaps neuroplasticity suggest to you that the brain is seeking to re-create a ‘novel’ activity they did yesterday, perhaps in a novel way?
Seasons, Day Length, & Ultradian Rhythms
Thank you for sharing everything that you do. Does the 90-minute duration of ultradian cycles fluctuate with seasons? For instance, when days are about 10 hours long in late fall/early winter, does each cycle shorten to ~75 minutes or stay at ~90 minutes? Does the mid-afternoon peak start earlier on 10-hour days (~2.5 hrs after midday, midpoint between midday & sunset), or would it stay about 3 hours after midday (what would be mid-afternoon in a 12-hour day)? Again, thank you.
Optimum Eye Health Protocol for Aging
I'm staring at 50 and noticing my vision (close and far) deteriorating. What are the best eye exercises, supplements, food, protection practices (sun, screen), etc. for the aging eye? If possible, I'd love to hear information about pingueculas and pterygiums (yup, had to search how to spell both), as well. Thank you for your time, advice, and generous sharing philosophy!