I believe this to be the most important podcast I've released to-date. I first heard about Matt and his blue light blocking glasses (Ra Optics) on Ben Greenfield's podcast years ago. Ever since then, I had wanted to get him on my podcast to talk about light as well. Well, we made it happen and although we do talk about light, we spend time discussing something even more profound. LISTEN to find out.

Matt Maruca started Ra Optics after a decade-long health journey, in which he learned that we are not defined by our genetics, but have the opportunity to create our lives through our environmental choices and our mindset as well (a science called “epigenetics”).

He learned that light and circadian rhythms were the most significant and most overlooked environmental factor for health. No matter how clean his diet was, nor how many supplements he took, he couldn't get healthier as long as his “Light Diet” was toxic. This is because we are beings of light, and light energy and the timing of light throughout the day controls how our metabolism can utilize food. After all, it makes sense: we are beings of light; the sun provides energy for all life on earth, and all food is just stored sunlight energy!

KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Why the most important aspects of your health are NOT diet and exercise
- Little known ways to overcome health issues
- How the science of spirituality can heal emotional trauma
- Manifestation and designing your dream life is easier than you think
- How a gratitude and meditation practice can change your life
- Why you should let flys land on you
- How to release grudges and live a happier life
- Why you should be nice to flight attendants (and that guy who cuts you off in traffic)
- The difference between pain and suffering and how to overcome physical and emotional suffering
- Why The Matrix was a documentary
- Why money doesn’t matter as much as you think it does
- Who are we, what are we, where are we?
- How current times resemble Nazi Germany and why your actions now determine what you would have done back then
- Taking power away from the government through Bitcoin
- Why Ra Optics blue light blocking glasses are so effective
- The best hacks for the best quality sleep

Quotes from Matt:

“The world we choose to create now, that’s the world we live in, that’s the way we feel.”

“I know that I can’t be stressed and productive. Because if I’m stressed, it means I’m falling prey to some poor thinking.”

“For many people, they think if they could only just make a certain amount of money they’d be happy. I guarantee that’s not it.”

“The happiest people are the ones who literally stopped caring what other people think about them.”

“I'm wise to the extent to which I've experienced and moved through pain.”

Ra Optics Discount Link: raoptics.com/captainmorgan (code: CAPTAINMORGAN)
The Light Diet Course: https://raoptics.com/pages/light-diet-course

RESOURCES/LINKS MENTIONED

IRIS Blue Light Blocking Software: https://iristech.co/?ap_id=captainmorgan
Dr. Jordan Perterson: https://courses.jordanbpeterson.com/personality-v3
Sacred Economics by Charles Eisenstein: https://charleseisenstein.org/books/sacred-economics/
GAIA: https://www.gaia.com/
Rewired by Dr. Joe Dispenza: https://www.gaia.com/series/rewired
Be Here Now by Ram Dass: https://shop.ramdass.org/products/be-here-now
Sunk Cost Fallacy by The Decision Lab: https://thedecisionlab.com/biases/the-sunk-cost-fallacy/


CONNECT WITH MATT
Ra Optics: raoptics.com/captainmorgan
Matts IG: https://www.instagram.com/thelightdiet/
Ra Optics IG: https://www.instagram.com/ra_optics/
Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-light-diet/id1534261406


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