Candi’s Blue Light Glasses - A Primal Bod Must-Have

Anyone who has seen Candi on Instagram immediately notices her glasses and you ask yourself ‘what are those for?’ They look a bit unusual but make you want to know more. Does she just want to grab our attention and look cool? Is it just a fashion statement?

Way more than that.

It’s no secret that we all spend a big part of our day looking at screens and also more time indoors. The light that is emitted from screens and LED lighting is called blue light. Our exposure to this blue light has increased significantly compared to a few decades ago. Before starting The Primal Bod program, I never really thought about different qualities of light and how they may effect my health.

Why Candi Wears Blue Light Blocking Glasses

Candi’s Primal Bod program is all about losing weight quickly and sustainably. In order to do so, and this is the foundation of Primal Bod, you need to work WITH your body and the way it is designed to function. If you promote health in your body, you will lose weight at the same time. Extra pounds or kilos are a sign that we’ve put our bodies in an environment in which they cannot function optimally.

In WEEK 4 of the Primal Bod program, you will learn all about circadian rhythm and how it is paired with sun and light exposure. Weight loss is directly connected to our exposure to sunlight but also artificial light. Natural and artificial light make us produce certain hormones and these directly influence how our bodies function.

Sunlight is a nutrient. It charges our cells with energy. Artificial blue light sucks the energy out of \our cells and there is a whole list of what blue light does to us, for example, it causes poor-quality sleep, makes you hungry, anxious, aggressive, competitive, makes you have poor impulse control and gives you artificial rushes of dopamine which are addictive and will drain you over time.

Blue Light Exposure Is Making Us Gain Weight

Our bodies are not made to ‘ingest’ all of this artificial blue light at all times of the day. All light that enters through your retina, sends messages to your brain. Blue light sends the message that it is between noon and 3pm in the afternoon and makes you very active and stimulated. When you look at your screen during sunset or later, you are confusing your body about which hormones to release. The consequence is that your hormones are disrupted and all the processes in your body will be affected.

In a perfect environment in which we expose our bodies to only natural blue light at the right time during the day, our bodies are able to function as they should, in harmony with our inherent circadian rhythm. The hormones triggered by the sun send messages to different parts of your body about when to be hungry and when to get tired. The Primal Bod program will teach you all about leptin and melatonin, two important hormones effecting your weight loss and your overall health. Blue light is toxic and causes leptin resistance. Leptin is the hormone that signals your brain that you are not hungry. When we are resistant to leptin, we are constantly hungry.

The sun emits blue light mainly between noon and 3 pm at the right dosage. Naure provides for us perfectly, we screw ourselves up by ignoring nature’s way.

What Do Blue Light Glasses Do?

When you look at screens , wearing blue light blocking glasses will do what their name suggests: block out the blue light that is emitted from your device. That way, you stay in tune with your circadian rhythm. We need to make sure that we put our bodies in the correct light environment. When we follow the cues of the sun, we’ll bring our bodies into homeostasis because we are giving our bodies what they need. The right amount of light and the right kind of light. In the evening, we want melatonin to come out, the hormone that helps us get tired and fall asleep easily, therefore we don’t want to expose ourselves to blue light anymore.

Blue light blocking glasses help us mimick a primal lifestyle in a modern world. Before electricity, we would only have candle light or fire to lighten up a room and we would wake and go to sleep with the sun. With that kind of environment, our bodies thrive. If you have to sit in front of a screen after sunset or if you are working under LED artificial lighting in your job, blue light blocking glasses will protect you from the damaging blue light that will make you produce more glucose and with that more insulin, the hormone that will make you store fat. Studies have shown that people gain weight who are exposed to artificial blue light regularly.

Are Blue Light Glasses Effective and Worth it?

Incorporating blue light blocking glasses into your daily routine is a simple yet powerful step you can take towards optimal health. Whether you’re working late or watching your favourite shows, these glasses can make a significant difference in your overall well-being, optimal hormone production and benefit they weight loss.

Benefits of Blue Light Blocking Glasses

1. Enhanced Sleep Quality
   Wearing blue light blocking glasses helps restore natural melatonin levels, improving sleep and reducing insomnia. Quality sleep is essential for mental clarity, energy, and overall health.

2. Reduced Eye Strain and Fatigue
   Blue light blocking glasses can alleviate digital eye strain, a common issue for those who spend extended hours on screens. These glasses protect the eyes from excessive blue light exposure.

3. Support for Circadian Rhythm
   By blocking disruptive blue light, these glasses help maintain a healthy circadian rhythm, enhancing productivity and mood during the day.

4. Long-Term Eye Health Protection
   Studies suggest that prolonged blue light exposure may contribute to retinal damage over time. Blue light blocking glasses can provide an extra layer of protection against potential long-term effects like macular degeneration.

5. Hormone Health

   The light we ingest via our retina and our skin signals our brain what part of the day it is. When funcitoning perfectly, our hormones send the right signal at the right time making us thrive, optimising our bodily functions and making communication within our bodies seemlessly.

Choosing the Best Blue Light Glasses

There are all different kinds and qualities out there. Blue light blocking glasses usually come in different shades: clear, yellow, orange and red. From my research I have learned that the clear glasses rarely block out any blue light. The yellow shades are made to use during the day when you are looking at screens as they block out a portion of the blue light, and the orange and red ones are for after sunset. The red blue light blocking glasses are the ones that 100% block out all blue light. I wear these when I look at screens after sunset.

Candi recommends the company EMR-TEK and I have found them to be very good as well and I am a big fan and that is why I use them daily. With the code NINA, you get 30% OFF on any of their products, not only the blue light blocking glasses. I personally use the Mystique model with pink frame and yellow glasses for during the day. They sit well and they block out more blue light than other yellow-tinted glasses I have bought.