Circadian Rhythms & Red-Light Therapy: Part 2 Understanding Your Body's Internal Clock
A Deep Dive (online module and live Q&A)
Course Summary
Your body has been running on a biological clock for millions of years. It knows when to wake, when to digest, when to repair, and when to rest. The problem? Modern life has systematically dismantled the signals that keep that clock running.
This advanced science module with Viktoria Hamma cuts through the noise and gives you the mechanistic "why" behind what you're experiencing: the cravings, the fatigue, the blood sugar swings, the mood crashes, and connects it all back to one powerful, overlooked system - your circadian rhythm.
In this workshop, you'll learn:
✨The Science of the Eye and Light Absorption
Your eye isn't just a camera. A tiny population of specialized cells called ipRGCs carry your body's primary timing signal from light to brain — influencing everything from hormone release to dopamine rhythm to sleep. Understanding this changes how you think about every morning.
✨How UVA and UVB Light Shape Your Biology
Sunlight does far more than help you see. UVB activates vitamin D synthesis and triggers a cascade of mood-elevating endorphins through your skin. UVA releases nitric oxide to support blood flow and immunity. Natural light is a built-in, non-food source of reward — one your nervous system is literally designed to receive.
✨How Diabetes and Cataracts Disrupt Your Clock
Circadian disruption doesn't just contribute to metabolic disease; the destruction is bi-directional. Chronic high blood sugar damages the very retinal cells responsible for sending timing signals to your brain. And cataracts? They're not just a vision problem. They filter out the wavelengths your clock needs most.
✨How Food Timing and Sugar Consumption Hijack the System
Your immune system is more inflammatory at night. Your insulin sensitivity peaks in the morning. The same meal eaten at 8am versus 9pm lands differently in your body — metabolically, hormonally, and neurologically. Late eating plus sugar creates a vicious cycle: disrupted gut clock → inflammation → cravings → more late eating.
✨What the Research Actually Says About Intermittent Fasting
Food is the second most powerful zeitgeber — time-giver — after light. Meal timing sets metabolic clocks in your liver, gut, pancreas, muscle, and fat tissue. This module walks through what the evidence actually supports (hint: it's about rhythm, not severity), with specific recovery-aware guardrails.
✨Red Light Therapy and Metabolism: The Emerging Research
Photobiomodulation — red and near-infrared light therapy — works at the mitochondrial level, influencing ATP production, inflammatory signaling, and cellular repair. Animal studies show improved fasting glucose and insulin sensitivity. This workshop gives you the honest science: what's established, what's emerging, and what it means practically.
✨Mitochondrial Dysfunction: The Underrecognized Engine of Metabolic Disease
Reduced ATP, Oxidative stress, Impaired cellular renewal, and Damaged mitochondria, are four hallmarks that drive insulin resistance, inflammation, and metabolic instability — and most people have never heard of them.
✨The Synergies: Using RLT Alongside Circadian Rhythm Practices
Morning red light plus morning sunlight. Reduced evening blue light plus RLT. Consistent meal timing plus mitochondrial support. These aren't isolated tools; they compound and when you stack them intentionally, you get a full-spectrum cellular reset that none of them can deliver alone.
➡This workshop is for you if:
✨You want to understand why your body does what it does — not just what to do about it.
✨If you're tired of surface-level wellness advice and ready for the science underneath, this is your next step.
This workshop is not a replacement for medical care. It's an advanced education tool designed to help you make more informed, embodied decisions, ideally in collaboration with your care team.
⭐JOIN THE LIVE Q&A SESSION⭐
Friday, July 24, 2026
2pm PDT | 5pm EDT | 10pm UK
Course Curriculum
Viktoria Hamma
Course Pricing
Circadian Rhythms & Red-Light Therapy
$35 USD
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Part 2 Understanding Your Body's Internal Clock
