Ep 015: Ophthalmologist Dr. Jay Montgomery Gives A Masterclass On The Eye Clock And How It Controls Our Health

“The eye is the most important organ. It's the metronome for the circadian system,” explains Dr. Jay Montgomery, ophthalmologist.

 

Dr. Montgomery started learning all he could about quantum biology after developing several chronic health conditions that nearly cost him his career. Today, he provides a masterclass on the eye clock and how it controls all aspects of health. 

 

When Dr. Montgomery started to learn more about the link between mitochondrial health and sunlight, he realized that the paradigm he and other physicians have been using on patients for decades is completely backwards. Typically the advice is to cover up when in the sun and avoid UV rays, but this is actually the worst thing someone can do for their health. The eye is not only about vision, but also contains a clock that links with every cell of the body by transmitting signals that activate certain processes. These signals even control the production of critical hormones like melatonin and dopamine. When you completely block out sunlight and instead expose yourself to artificial light, you are disrupting your eye clock which in turn disrupts your circadian rhythm.

 

Artificial light is causing a large increase in chronic illness diagnoses and also negatively impacting mental health. By watching more sunrises and sunsets, sleeping and eating at regular times each day, using blue light blockers at night indoors, and exposing yourself to the sun instead of covering up, you can improve your overall health and reduce inflammation throughout the body. 

 

Quotes

• “What made me sick was artificial blue light.” (5:31-5:35 | Dr. Montgomery)
• “We would not have ultraviolet receptors and chromophores in our retina if we weren't designed to receive that light from our environment.” (13:13-13:21 | Dr. Montgomery)
• “The paradigm that tells us to avoid ultraviolet light on our eyes and our skin is absolutely wrong, and the primary source of ultraviolet light is the sun.” (13:25-13:36 | Dr. Montgomery) 
• “The number one stress that we face in our modern world is the abnormal light environment that we actually put ourselves into every day. We're designed for solar light environment, and that is so clear. The evidence is, in my opinion, inarguable at this point. And we're making ourselves sick simply with our modern technology and our indoor lifestyle. When you disrupt the circadian clock through the retina, it doesn't really matter what kind of diet or exercise you do, you're going to get sick eventually.” (18:48-19:19 | Dr. Montgomery) 
• “Inflammation at the cellular level is the cause of every modern disease.” (19:55-19:59 | Dr. Montgomery)
• “The eye is the most important organ. It's the metronome for the circadian system.” (20:17-20:23 | Dr. Montgomery)
• “Once you have macular degeneration or you have a neurodegenerative disease, I do think this can help, but it depends on how far down the line you are before you start intervening with this protocol.” (29:52-30:02 | Dr. Montgomery)
• “Melatonin and dopamine are designed to be first produced in the eye.” (31:02-31:05 | Dr. Montgomery)

 

Links

 

Connect with Dr. Jay Montgomery:

Twitter: @sjacobm321 

Facebook: Dr Jay Montgomery

 

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