Episode · Modern Wisdom · 2020-07-30
Books mentioned on How To Use Light To Optimise Your Health & Happiness - Matt Maruca - #203
Matt Maruca is the CEO of Ra Optics and creator of The Light Diet. This episode goes DEEP.
Matt Maruca recommended Vital Question by Nick Lane, and discussed The Circadian Code by Satchin Panda and others and The 4-Hour Body by Timothy Ferriss. Chris Williamson discussed Why Buddhism is True by Robert Wright.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Vital Question
Vital Question by Nick Lane is a landmark biochemistry book exploring the deepest origins of life and how biological energy evolved.
Recommended“so this is one of your your British chaps over there and he he has basically looked at what is life at the deepest level uh in this book called the vital question by looking at where did life start”
Where to get it
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The Circadian Code
The Circadian Code by Satchin Panda, PhD is a health and science book that explores how daily biological rhythms, light exposure, and time-restricted feeding impact human metabolism, sleep, and longevity.
Discussed“a book called the Circadian code he wrote but basically what they found is animals that eat the unhealthy Foods at the wrong time of day with their circadian rhythm”
Where to get it
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The 4-Hour Body
The 4-Hour Body by Timothy Ferriss is a comprehensive, data-driven guide to physical optimization, covering unconventional health experiments, fat loss, and muscle building.
Discussed“so it involves eating just like Tim Ferris recommends in his uh the 4-Hour Body in the Slow Carb Diet it's like 50 grams of protein within 30 minutes of waking Tim Ferris did 30 grams”
Where to get it
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Why Buddhism is True
Why Buddhism is True by Robert Wright is an exploration of evolutionary psychology and ancient Buddhist philosophy that examines how the human mind creates suffering and how mindfulness can alter our perception of reality.
Discussed“and there's this quote from why Budd Buddhism is true which is unbelievable and it ties into so much stuff and it ties into kind of what you're saying this book by Robert Wright and it's a rache quote that says ultimately happiness comes down to choosing between the discomfort of becoming aware of your mental afflictions or the discomfort”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“that's uh that's from Nick Bostrom author of super intelligence for you there um a little College biochemist worry don't worry about me I'm multifaceted”
“the uh the one about the S cells is from James clear's Atomic habits I can't remember who told me that one everyone will know it was on this podcast”
“you've done Plato's allegory of the cave and you've seen what the real world looks like you know that light is important”