Circadian Code to Extend Longevity | Satchin Panda | TEDxVeniceBeach

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Published 2018-11-12
Nurture your sleep and circadian rhythm by managing blue light, time restricted eating or intermittent fasting. Having a healthy circadian rhythm can balance hormones, brain chemicals, gut microbiome, organ function and reduces inflammation. These benefits add up to decades of healthy life. Dr. Satchin Panda’s circadian rhythm research has discovered that light and meal time have profound health impact. He found a new light sensor in our eye measures blue light to tune brain functions ranging from falling asleep to throbbing migraine pain in a sunny day. This simple discovery has triggered a new field of light therapeutics in which phones have come up with features to flip a button to “night shift” and blue filtering glasses are new sleeping pills. Dr. Panda also discovered that the number of hours between our breakfast and dinner may be as important as day’s calorie counts.

Dr. Panda grew up in India, did his doctoral research at The Scripps Research Institute, and postdoctoral training at Novartis before starting his independent research lab at the Salk Institute, La Jolla. He is a Pew Scholar in Biomedical Research, an American Federation of Aging Research mid-career scientist. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx
All Comments (21)
  • @riz.bmi18
    His explanation is as smooth as poetry. Non-professionals can easily understand the key points of the information.
  • @thoughtfulpro371
    Dr. Satchin Panda’s book “CIRCADIAN CODE” is beyond epic. This man is an absolute LEGEND.
  • @valeriionyshchuk779
    Excellent study, our internal bioclock is a fantastic machine and we need to align it with external activities.
  • @bigtaco956
    I have been doing 8 hour window it’s awesome I feel great
  • @macsmiffy2197
    I’m here because my sleep is appalling since I started following his ideas from the book. I’m hoping it’s just a period of adjustment.
  • @zeta9141
    Thank you Mr. Panda. Awesome learnings . You are a genius
  • @nafisadmankhan2988
    It makes quite sad watching this types of videos Don't get enough views or popularity
  • @wrOngplan3t
    Very interesting! A bit disappointed he did not mention Non-24, which mostly affects blind people but also some sighted (then again, it only affects something like 1 in 2000 to 3 in 10000 according to different sources on wikipedia, quite the span but in any case pretty rare). I turn my day every day. My eating is completely random as well. Seriously considering restricting it to a tighter window now.