Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 12 hours ago
Sunlight is such an important part of our natural lives and health, so why do we spend much of our waking days hiding indoors from it?
Light biology researcher and truthteller Dr. Alexis Cowan separates real facts from the science-fiction we’ve been forced to swallow for far too long and explains why it’s so harmful for our bodies to be bathed by “junk light” and so much more this week on Spirit Gym.
Learn more about Alexis and her work on her website at dralexisjazmyn.wordpress.com and via social media on X/Twitter at https://x.com/dralexisjazmyn , Linkedin at linkedin.com/in/alexis-cowan-69428878 , Instagram at instagram.com/dralexisjazmyn and Patreon at patreon.com/UndoctrinateYourselfPodcast . Listen to her Undoctrinate Yourself podcast on Spotify at open.spotify.com/show/6GGraBZIu7PP4OMaUrzHoy and YouTube at youtube.com/@UndoctrinateYourself . Join Alexis and like-minded folks in her Incubator Book Club at dralexisjazmyn.thinkific.com/courses/theincubator .
Paul will be hosting a Q&A session with Dr. Alexis Cowan exclusively for Spirit Gym podcast members in the very near future so sign up today for your Spirit Gym podcast membership at paulchek.com/podcast-collections/all-episodes !
Two Special Offers For Spirit Gym listeners: Save 10% on Alexis’ ebook, The Lux Living Health Optimization Handbook, by heading to bit.ly/alexisebook and use the promo code CHEK10 at checkout. Also save 10% on her course, Bootcamp Reboot, that will teach you how to integrate quantum biology and light biology principles into your daily life at bit.ly/alexiscourse . Use the promo code CHEK10 when you check out to receive the discount. (Special offers from Spirit Gym guests are time-sensitive and at their discretion to redeem after 30 days.)
0:00 Intro
4:00 “I feel like my living philosophy has always been to follow my curiosity.”
8:34 Light and circadian biology weren’t on Alexis’ radar until her “awakening” at Princeton.
17:05 Stratospheric aerosol injection.
26:32 Going from the long game to myopia.
34:39 The biology of light.
42:10 Junk light.
56:37 How UVC light is produced in our cells.
1:01:00 The rediscovery of buried science.
1:16:14 “If we think about light as nutrients, we're overdosing on blue light and highly deficient in infrared and UV light.”
1:21:37 The link between antibiotics like Cipro and Achilles tears.
1:27:21 Some tips on prepping for your working day and sleep from a light perspective.
1:38:07 How much light is contained in the organic foods you eat?
1:41:16 Light pollution at night harms our relationship with the divine.
1:47:58 The long campaign against UV light that hurts our health.
1:55:00 A poor diet may affect whether your skin will burn or not.
2:03:38 Just because you can’t see light doesn’t mean it’s not there.
2:22:43 Light and bone regeneration.
2:25:34 Human photosynthesis.
2:37:08 The UVA rise.
2:41:46 “When you sit in the shade, if you're around a bunch of green plants, you're actually still receiving a ton of light.”
2:53:30 Could a crystal be used to promote healing from chronic disease some day?
3:01:04 How astrology, Tarot, nitric oxide, the cardiovascular system, alchemy and UV light are linked.
3:13:49 “When I was first learning Tarot, it was through the lens of Astroherbalism.”
3:17:59 What an imbalance of solar energy could look like and how to treat it.
Listen to Paul's conversation with Dr. Alexis Cowan and check out the show notes page on our Spirit Gym website at paulchek.com/blog/podcast-episodes/episode-339-dr-alexis-cowan-light-a-deeper-look
Thanks to our awesome sponsors!
• Creating and Living Your Myth online workshop paulchek.com/events/myth-workshop (Check out Paul’s upcoming online workshop on myth!)
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• Wild Pastures wildpastures.com/paulchek (save 20% and free shipping for life plus $15 on your first order)
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Music Credit: Meet Your Heroes (444Hz) by Brave as Bears at braveasbears.bandcamp.com
All Rights Reserved MusicFit Records 2024 at musicfitrecords.com
Sunlight is such an important part of our natural lives and health, so why do we spend much of our waking days hiding indoors from it?
Light biology researcher and truthteller Dr. Alexis Cowan separates real facts from the science-fiction we’ve been forced to swallow for far too long and explains why it’s so harmful for our bodies to be bathed by “junk light” and so much more this week on Spirit Gym.
Learn more about Alexis and her work on her website at dralexisjazmyn.wordpress.com and via social media on X/Twitter at https://x.com/dralexisjazmyn , Linkedin at linkedin.com/in/alexis-cowan-69428878 , Instagram at instagram.com/dralexisjazmyn and Patreon at patreon.com/UndoctrinateYourselfPodcast . Listen to her Undoctrinate Yourself podcast on Spotify at open.spotify.com/show/6GGraBZIu7PP4OMaUrzHoy and YouTube at youtube.com/@UndoctrinateYourself . Join Alexis and like-minded folks in her Incubator Book Club at dralexisjazmyn.thinkific.com/courses/theincubator .
Paul will be hosting a Q&A session with Dr. Alexis Cowan exclusively for Spirit Gym podcast members in the very near future so sign up today for your Spirit Gym podcast membership at paulchek.com/podcast-collections/all-episodes !
Two Special Offers For Spirit Gym listeners: Save 10% on Alexis’ ebook, The Lux Living Health Optimization Handbook, by heading to bit.ly/alexisebook and use the promo code CHEK10 at checkout. Also save 10% on her course, Bootcamp Reboot, that will teach you how to integrate quantum biology and light biology principles into your daily life at bit.ly/alexiscourse . Use the promo code CHEK10 when you check out to receive the discount. (Special offers from Spirit Gym guests are time-sensitive and at their discretion to redeem after 30 days.)
0:00 Intro
4:00 “I feel like my living philosophy has always been to follow my curiosity.”
8:34 Light and circadian biology weren’t on Alexis’ radar until her “awakening” at Princeton.
17:05 Stratospheric aerosol injection.
26:32 Going from the long game to myopia.
34:39 The biology of light.
42:10 Junk light.
56:37 How UVC light is produced in our cells.
1:01:00 The rediscovery of buried science.
1:16:14 “If we think about light as nutrients, we're overdosing on blue light and highly deficient in infrared and UV light.”
1:21:37 The link between antibiotics like Cipro and Achilles tears.
1:27:21 Some tips on prepping for your working day and sleep from a light perspective.
1:38:07 How much light is contained in the organic foods you eat?
1:41:16 Light pollution at night harms our relationship with the divine.
1:47:58 The long campaign against UV light that hurts our health.
1:55:00 A poor diet may affect whether your skin will burn or not.
2:03:38 Just because you can’t see light doesn’t mean it’s not there.
2:22:43 Light and bone regeneration.
2:25:34 Human photosynthesis.
2:37:08 The UVA rise.
2:41:46 “When you sit in the shade, if you're around a bunch of green plants, you're actually still receiving a ton of light.”
2:53:30 Could a crystal be used to promote healing from chronic disease some day?
3:01:04 How astrology, Tarot, nitric oxide, the cardiovascular system, alchemy and UV light are linked.
3:13:49 “When I was first learning Tarot, it was through the lens of Astroherbalism.”
3:17:59 What an imbalance of solar energy could look like and how to treat it.
Listen to Paul's conversation with Dr. Alexis Cowan and check out the show notes page on our Spirit Gym website at paulchek.com/blog/podcast-episodes/episode-339-dr-alexis-cowan-light-a-deeper-look
Thanks to our awesome sponsors!
• Creating and Living Your Myth online workshop paulchek.com/events/myth-workshop (Check out Paul’s upcoming online workshop on myth!)
• CHEK Institute/HLC 1 Live chekinstitute.com/core (Register for HLC 1 Live with Angie Chek at the Rainbow House today!)
• Wild Pastures wildpastures.com/paulchek (save 20% and free shipping for life plus $15 on your first order)
• BiOptimizers bioptimizers.com/living4d (save an extra 10% on your purchase by using the code PAUL10 at checkout)
• Organifi organifi.com/chek20 (save 20% on your purchase by using the code CHEK20 at checkout)
• Paleovalley paleovalley.com/chek15 (save 15% on your first purchase)
We may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.
Music Credit: Meet Your Heroes (444Hz) by Brave as Bears at braveasbears.bandcamp.com
All Rights Reserved MusicFit Records 2024 at musicfitrecords.com
