I just did a test of Fung's theory that all you need is fasting (to correct your fasting insulin). I fasted every other day for a month, and about a third of the second month via three and four day fasts. I gained weight and my insulin test came in worse. :-)
Fasting is not enough, IMO. Now I have added sun and sleep, and more motion. I think this recipe will work.
Thought-provoking and well-framed piece! I really appreciated how you elevated light from a background environmental factor to a central biological signal. The question itself, whether light might rival or even outweigh diet in importance, immediately challenges conventional health hierarchies and invites a more systems-level view of physiology.
What stood out to me most was the emphasis on circadian biology. Light is one of the most powerful regulators of hormonal timing, sleep architecture, metabolic signaling, and even immune function, yet it’s often under-discussed compared to nutrition. Your argument highlights how misalignment between environmental light exposure and internal circadian rhythms can have wide-ranging downstream effects. One aspect that might further strengthen the piece would be to more clearly define how these factors interact rather than compete; light and diet are deeply intertwined, particularly through timing of food intake, insulin sensitivity, and peripheral clock regulation. That added nuance could help frame the question less as a hierarchy and more as an integrated system.
Such a compelling and valuable read. Thank you for bringing attention to a foundational but often overlooked driver of health!
You’ve written some wonderful articles on Light. The science on this one is above my light-deprived brain cells, but you make the detailed info almost understandable! 😊
I was a child of the 1950s and a teenager in the 60s. As children, my siblings and I spent most of our time outdoors, much of it climbing trees and small hills. The early 60s were a time of “beach blanket” movies. Everyone slathered sun-tanning lotion on, not sunscreen. Getting a good tan was a goal. I don’t remember ever getting more than a light sunburn. I have never bought into the sun is bad and causes cancer narrative.
I view Sunlight as power/energy, communication, and nutrition. It is the primary food, isn’t it?
We are electromagnetic Light beings. The Energy/Power that runs our bodies are Light, Sound/Vibration, Magnetism, and Water.
I believe the way the business of medicine has programmed us to look at biology and how our bodies work is very limited and often inaccurate.
Being healthy used to be relatively simple. It is much more complicated now. I believe what is wrong with our health is basically caused by toxins and “bad vibes.” Electromagnetic and sound pollution; light that is wrong; poisoned air, water, and food; as well as pharmaceutical drugs. The skies are filthy and hazy and block out sunlight frequencies we need.
Plants need light, water, and minerals to grow. They are harvested before they’ve had the sunlight exposure they require to express their full nutrition. We use animal products and meat, usually from animals that are not fed correctly, often not actually on the earth, and without sunlight. Chickens are kept in artificial lighting situations to increase egg laying. Plants, animals, and we humans also need darkness. I love your articles on melatonin! Very helpful to me.
For those who are confused - and yes, this can be very confusing, a good first step would be to seek out and listen to a few hours of Jack Kruse. It doesn't take long to realize that he understands some things that no-one in modern medicine dares to speak, much less to investigate. What happens when Jack Kruse's theories produce a "cure." Nothing. Nobody cares about cures. People who cure are freaks, kooks. And that's how medicine views Kruse.
I have to be honest… this was so exciting to me at first, but I didn’t understand anything. It was totally over my head. What’s the take-home for the non-medical person reading this?
I just did a test of Fung's theory that all you need is fasting (to correct your fasting insulin). I fasted every other day for a month, and about a third of the second month via three and four day fasts. I gained weight and my insulin test came in worse. :-)
Fasting is not enough, IMO. Now I have added sun and sleep, and more motion. I think this recipe will work.
Thought-provoking and well-framed piece! I really appreciated how you elevated light from a background environmental factor to a central biological signal. The question itself, whether light might rival or even outweigh diet in importance, immediately challenges conventional health hierarchies and invites a more systems-level view of physiology.
What stood out to me most was the emphasis on circadian biology. Light is one of the most powerful regulators of hormonal timing, sleep architecture, metabolic signaling, and even immune function, yet it’s often under-discussed compared to nutrition. Your argument highlights how misalignment between environmental light exposure and internal circadian rhythms can have wide-ranging downstream effects. One aspect that might further strengthen the piece would be to more clearly define how these factors interact rather than compete; light and diet are deeply intertwined, particularly through timing of food intake, insulin sensitivity, and peripheral clock regulation. That added nuance could help frame the question less as a hierarchy and more as an integrated system.
Such a compelling and valuable read. Thank you for bringing attention to a foundational but often overlooked driver of health!
My pleasure.
I’m still working on it, and hope to make a more compelling, comprehensive, and easier to understand model for everyone to appreciate.
You’ve written some wonderful articles on Light. The science on this one is above my light-deprived brain cells, but you make the detailed info almost understandable! 😊
I was a child of the 1950s and a teenager in the 60s. As children, my siblings and I spent most of our time outdoors, much of it climbing trees and small hills. The early 60s were a time of “beach blanket” movies. Everyone slathered sun-tanning lotion on, not sunscreen. Getting a good tan was a goal. I don’t remember ever getting more than a light sunburn. I have never bought into the sun is bad and causes cancer narrative.
I view Sunlight as power/energy, communication, and nutrition. It is the primary food, isn’t it?
We are electromagnetic Light beings. The Energy/Power that runs our bodies are Light, Sound/Vibration, Magnetism, and Water.
I believe the way the business of medicine has programmed us to look at biology and how our bodies work is very limited and often inaccurate.
Being healthy used to be relatively simple. It is much more complicated now. I believe what is wrong with our health is basically caused by toxins and “bad vibes.” Electromagnetic and sound pollution; light that is wrong; poisoned air, water, and food; as well as pharmaceutical drugs. The skies are filthy and hazy and block out sunlight frequencies we need.
Plants need light, water, and minerals to grow. They are harvested before they’ve had the sunlight exposure they require to express their full nutrition. We use animal products and meat, usually from animals that are not fed correctly, often not actually on the earth, and without sunlight. Chickens are kept in artificial lighting situations to increase egg laying. Plants, animals, and we humans also need darkness. I love your articles on melatonin! Very helpful to me.
Biophotons and food
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvC_U6UJZbg
Dr. Martin Moore-Ede might agree with Dr. Kruse.
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=dr+martin+moore+ede
Cameron Borg on Substack and on YouTube has some interesting interviews.
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=ricci+flow+nutrition+podcast
Info on Dinshah Light and Color therapy.
https://substack.com/@coppervortex/p-141162466
…Go into the light!
Perfect. Me 2.
For those who are confused - and yes, this can be very confusing, a good first step would be to seek out and listen to a few hours of Jack Kruse. It doesn't take long to realize that he understands some things that no-one in modern medicine dares to speak, much less to investigate. What happens when Jack Kruse's theories produce a "cure." Nothing. Nobody cares about cures. People who cure are freaks, kooks. And that's how medicine views Kruse.
I have to be honest… this was so exciting to me at first, but I didn’t understand anything. It was totally over my head. What’s the take-home for the non-medical person reading this?
You cannot run an engine on fuel and lubricant alone.
You need ignition.
Photons are the ignition.
Photons are also the synchronizers of multiple engines running simultaneously, periodically, and rhythmically (biological engines).
Remnant. Are you familiar prahlad jani?
He's a yogi who lived for years with 0 food and 0 water. Only sunbathing.
CIA observed it happen. He insisted anyone can do this as it's natural.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prahlad_Jani
Btw. In a nutshell.
Is light management as simple as getting plenty of sun throughout the day? And trying to get some sunrise/sunset too? :)
Interesting. Many saints, too, were able to subsist without food.
To answer your question at the end, I think in the modern world it's more complicated than that.