Darren Grob

"Poor Sleepers were significantly more likely to report sports injuries than Steady Sleepers, with 68% injury probability." Study utilized 425 recreational (novice & experienced) runners; 57% male/43% female mdpi.com/2076-3417/15/1…

Replacing artificial office light with natural daylight improves glucose and fat metabolism. Adults who were exposed to natural daylight during office hours (by sitting near a window) spent 8% more time in a normal glucose range than when they were exposed to artificial, static "office lighting" during the day, even when average daily glucose levels weren't different. Natural light also shifted metabolism toward greater daytime fat oxidation (less reliance on carbs), especially around lunchtime. And in muscle, it reset skeletal muscle clock genes, which are key regulators of metabolic function, shifting their peak activity nearly an hour earlier. All of this occurred without any change in diet, meal timing, physical activity, or sleep. Adjusting just one environmental factor, daytime lighting, measurably altered glucose regulation and daytime fuel metabolism within a week, underscoring the profound impact aligning our circadian rhythm has on metabolism.

🚨STUDY: Sunlight Penetrates Through the Human Body — Rapidly Improves Mitochondrial Function and Vision Just 15 minutes of fully clothed infrared sunlight exposure triggered systemic effects and measurable improvements in vision among study participants. Get sun.

Sunglasses worn too much rob your brain of photons. Stanford’s Dr Tony Wyas-Coray (scientist identifying proteins to rejuvenate tissues). Note (before the Ophth. folks blow a gasket) in the full context, we discussed UV exposure and cataract, etc. times when UV is low.

@Coachhill_24 Appreciate it Coach!

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I post a picture of the route glossary I was building for our players/coaches and it got a ton of engagement! So here is thread of a few more routes! If you are interested in the glossary just send me your email! Here is a few routes broken down! 🧵🧵

💤Researchers found that prescription stimulants for ADHD act on brain networks that control wakefulness and reward, but not attention as previously thought. The study suggests that stimulants and additional sleep affect the brain in similar ways, and that getting enough sleep could help in managing #ADHD. Learn more: bit.ly/4trMtTZ #ResearchMatters

The more mitochondria there are in a muscle cell, the less effort the mitochondria have to put in for the same amount of total ATP generation. That means less ROS production overall. Exercise, particularly HIIT, increases mitochondrial biogenesis.

Influenza virus disappears on exposure to sunlight within 8 minutes. grassrootshealth.net/blog/sunlight-…

@CoachTatum90 @TheLastFullback @Run_TheDamnBaII @PaceNSpace2 @FilmHistoric @txhsfbchat @CoachMMJohnson Used to keep them the same based on personnel. But switching to formation-based made it cleaner when we have kids at TE who can do both. The unintended result was it added wrinkles to the O and some advantages based on personnel groupings when we Trade and Shift enough.

Coaches, got a terminology question! Do you change your formation names based on personal or do they stay the same??

@425DC1 Mix, Square to LOS and don’t declare and Charge Mesh.

Question for OCs and QB coaches, what can a DE do technique wise to really mess with your reads in the QBs give and pull reads?

❄️ Happy Winter Solstice ❄️

Circadian rhythm dysfunction is highly prevalent in ADHD Up to ~75% of patients have delayed sleep and wake timing, and shifting the clock earlier is linked to symptom improvement I just published a paper on what this means for treatment. Here’s what we found 🧵1/12

Researchers at MIT have captured, for the first time, the dynamic process that marks the very beginning of life: when an egg cell is fertilized, it triggers waves of activity that ripple across its membrane. These waves act like a biochemical signal, initiating the complex sequence of events that drives the cell to start dividing and developing into an embryo.

Light’s affect on the human body. Infrared light penetrates into the human body and improves metabolism nature.com/articles/s4159… Blue and green light reduces pain pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC86… pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC78… Instead of trying to deconstruct and remake what nature has already put together, stop and just go outside! Infrared light: trees and grass Blue light: sky Green light: trees and grass

15 minutes of 🔴red light 🔴cut ICU stay by 30% and boosted mobility 255%…. Triple-blind hospital trial. 635 + 880 nm. (Neto et al., J Biophotonics 2024) Do you know anyone in the hospital right now? That’s mitochondrial physics everybody! 🔴Red + NIR wavelengths feed cytochrome c oxidase, help mitochondria make their own water, and restore the charge gradient that moves electrons and spins ATPase. You raise ATP, you raise flow. Flow means mobility. This is yet another NIRDS treatment—replacing the missing infrared spectrum that modern indoor life filtered out. ~~Please No more Low E glass, No More LED Alone Lighting~~ When you give back the wavelengths biology evolved with, the field reorganizes. Our electrons move, protons align, hydration shells refold, proteins start behaving again. That happened inside an ICU. Imagine what the outside can do. Think about it. Take in a NIR light for them. That might be the difference in the recovery signal their body is craving. Follow me if you want more.

Tendons work closely with circadian rhythms. Tendons cleans itself & repairs on a schedule that is heavily intertwined with light. This trend is popular now with overall health but it is *actually* essential for elite joint health. Many joint pains are health habit related.

No morning Sunrise, no Beta-Oxidation ✅ Weird as hell but it's true 👇📰 sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

NIR light → targets mitochondrial bound water (not CCO) → • Expands water layers → better nutrient flow • Reduces viscosity → ATP synthase spins faster • Result: Faster healing, less oxidative stress

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P.S. Want natural energy without stimulants? I created a 5-day email course on how to build all-day energy—by restoring your mitochondrial health. Day 2 gives you the full sunlight blueprint. Get it here (it's free) ↓ energy.no-mind.io

Dermatologist Richard Weller has studied skin & sunlight for decades. His findings challenge standard dermatology advice: “Avoid the sun. Take vitamin D supplement. Wear sunscreen daily.” Here's what he actually found about skin cancers, longevity & UV light: 🧵