It’s not your imagination that viewing morning sunlight (or, if up before the sun, a 10K Lux artificial light) makes you feel energized. In the first 1-2 hours after waking it significantly increases your cortisol levels, which is what you want at that time.
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Alas, your phone or computer screen won’t accomplish this. At least not in the morning. Unfortunately, after sundown, your phone or computer screen is a pretty good tool to suppress melatonin and increase cortisol. That’s because your light sensitivity shifted.
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@MikeBarthelmess Yes, it takes a little bit longer of light exposure but the good news is the short wavelength light that comes through cloud cover is sufficient as long as you spend a bit of time out there. It’s difficult to give a prescription of a specific amount of time because people live in
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@LilBabyCrypto1 Doesn’t matter so much. A lot of people think I suggest people delay their morning caffeine but that’s only if people tend to crash hard in the afternoon. If I’m going to right or workout first thing in the morning, I’m taking my caffeine outside first thing in the morning or
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@hubermanlab Funny how people pay thousands for supplements, but ignore the free one shining outside every morning.
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@hubermanlab Exactly, I’ve noticed consistent morning light completely changes my energy curve.
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@hubermanlab So true, morning light is hitting our body's reset button instead of just masking tiredness.
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@hubermanlab Been taking my 5 month year old daughter for walks in the morning for the last month. She’s been in a better mood and finally started sleeping through the night ever since I started. Never doubt your natural circadian rhythm
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@hubermanlab True! And say no to “permanent Daylight Time”, which would send most of us to work before sunrise in winter.
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@hubermanlab If you listen to Andrew, and you don't know this, do you actually listen to Andrew?
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@hubermanlab Think of morning sunlight as nature’s performance enhancer. It doesn’t just ���wake you up’ — research shows it boosts cortisol at the right time, aligning your circadian rhythm for focus, mood, and long-term metabolic health. 🔆
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@hubermanlab It’s a shame we rarely do this anymore. Most of us start the day in dim rooms or on screens, missing the simplest natural boost our bodies were built for.
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@hubermanlab Exactly. Cortisol isn’t always the villain. In the morning, that rise is nature’s way of switching on your brain and body. Light is information, and when you get it at the right time, your biology aligns with its natural rhythm.
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@hubermanlab Your body isn’t lazy, it’s mismanaged. Morning light sets your hormones to perform, yet most trade sunlight for screens and then wonder why they feel drained all day.
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@hubermanlab It's not about stress. Cortisol is the hormone of go. POMC. The "bento box" you called it in April 2023 with Rick and Jack.
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@hubermanlab Alas. I wake up at 3AM and used to have dim lights to wake up gently. Also I’m super sensitive to lights so the thought of blasting 10k lux was…. But a few days without it and oh boy could I feel the difference. I tell myself I raise my cortisol and increase my AmCC(?)
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@hubermanlab Yes, I love to get out into natural sunlight early in the day. I also have an artificial light for the fall and winter when we get little early light at all.
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@hubermanlab This time of year I get about as much early AM sun as the Arctic circle. So to stack my “to do” list, soon as I wake, I peel my dark eye patches and hit the spin bike and 10K lux light at the same time. Thanks for the artificial light tip, and belated Happy Birthday!
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@hubermanlab Morning light is nature’s switch for energy and focus. Syncing with it doesn’t just boost cortisol, it sets the rhythm for better sleep, sharper mood, and stronger health overall.
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@hubermanlab Morning light is one of the most underrated performance enhancers. That early cortisol spike sets your circadian rhythm, boosts alertness, and helps you sleep deeper at night. One of the simplest, zero-cost tools for more energy and better recovery.
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@hubermanlab Research by Hattar (2002) revealed intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells that directly regulate our circadian rhythm. These ancient photoreceptors evolved to detect blue light wavelengths matching the morning sky - a 500 million year old alarm clock.
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@hubermanlab Facts. Nothing wakes me up faster than stepping outside into real sunlight first thing
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@hubermanlab what lamp do you recommend in the event you have to wake prior to the sun rising?
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