Dr. Dan Pardi is a researcher at Stanford University in California and at Leiden University in the Netherlands who specializes in studying lifestyle factors like sleep, exercise, and diet. He is the CEO of Human OS, an app designed to take a healthy lifestyle to the next level, hour by hour. This is not your typical health tracker. When I checked it out after meeting Dr. Dan at Paleo FX this year, I knew I had to share it with you!
Part of the reason Human OS succeeds is it operates on a behavior model called the Loop Model, which not only measures activity against your goals, but helps you tap into the “why” and the “how” to keep you motivated and overcoming obstacles. Human OS even takes into account the light (or lack of light) you’re exposed to during the day, memory retention, and other details other apps miss.
Episode Highlights With Human OS

How Human OS creates highly credible, easy to understand, referenced courses on health topics
Ways that light affects our bodies and the ideal pattern for exposure
Why friendship may be the #1 health hack
A simple way to manage stress better
Five key development objectives: brain development, mind development, wisdom development, personality development, and real world skill
Strategies for education in a fast-changing world
And more!

Resources We Mention

HumanOs.me (use code WELLNESSMAMA to get the first month for $1)
LIFX lights
Blog post on friendship
Deeper Sleep Hacking (interview with Dan Pardi)
Book: Thinking, Fast and Slow
TED Talk on Optimizing Light for Health:


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Child: Welcome to my Mommy’s podcast.
This podcast is brought to you by Joovv. You’ve heard me talk about them before but their red light therapy or photobiomodulation lights are a part of my daily routine. Here’s why: There’s evidence that certain wavelengths of light are beneficial to the body in various ways. On a cellular level, they may help improve mitochondrial function and increase production of ATP, or cellular energy. This can manifest in clearer skin, more energy, quicker recovery and even increased hair growth. I use red light on my thyroid as part of my protocol along with a low inflammation diet