Sunglasses and their use seem to be a sacred cow in society today.
It makes sense considering the sheer amount of “sunlight bad” propaganda pushed out by conglomerates and centralized establishments.
The logic of centralized medicine is to protect your eyes from the damaging effects of UV (ultraviolet) light. Now, this is true if you stare directly at the sun or expose your eyes to an excessive amount of glare with no regard for your eyesight.
I don’t believe anybody consciously does that.
Nobody stares at the sun beyond the context of sun-gazing (I support watching sunrise and sunset) because it’s impossible to do without scorching your eyes. We have all looked directly at the sun for a split second and reflexively turned away from it out of self-preservation.
What you’ll learn here goes against everything centralized ophthalmology believes in, yet the very lens I’m using to study this subject is the scientific one that centralized medicine worships.
Here’s the problem:
Your average ophthalmologist isn’t hip to this research because most of them do not actively study after they’re done with schooling.
Human beings have gone through various stages of evolutionary development for hundreds of thousands of years. At no point were sunglasses a part of the human experience.
From a first principles perspective, our eyes are adapted to be in the environment without any form of lens protection. We can use clothing or shade after a long duration spent outside, but the idea that sunlight inherently damages the eyes is wrong. Quite the opposite is true.
Only now are many convinced that sunglasses are necessary for eye protection.
Basic human biology dictates the eyes contain a high concentration of mitochondria. The lens, cornea, retinal ganglion cells, optic nerve - these areas are packed with them. Let’s ask a simple question here:
What do the mitochondria use for energy to create ATP?
The ATPase nanomotors within the mitochondria use free electrons and red + near-infrared light to create adenosine triphosphate. These are the only two resources which allow the mitochondrial machinery to work.
Red and near-infrared light is always present within the full light spectrum from the sun, so much so it accounts for nearly HALF of all light wavelengths. To say that natural light is inherently damaging to the ocular system makes no sense.
Herein lies the problem:
You’re told to wear sunglasses to “protect” your eyes from sunlight by blocking it, yet the sun’s light is precisely what the mitochondria in your eyes need to function properly. Just this point alone is enough to advocate against the use of sunglasses during most times.
Destroying the mitochondria in your eyes by chronically wearing sunglasses has disastrous consequences:
Macular degeneration
Myopia
Glaucoma
This is the core of chronic eye issues and when you throw artificial light into the mix, and you have a destructive recipe for the ocular system and overall health.
Mitochondrial dysfunction isn’t the only factor at play. Sunglasses also cause dysfunction in non-visual photoreceptors like neuropsin within the eye. Neuropsin is a UV-A light detector. It evolved to sense natural light and needs that input for optimal biological function.
As if that wasn’t enough, you’re also messing around with peptide production like alpha/beta/gamma melanocyte stimulating hormone by artificially manipulating the light signal needed to create those peptides.
MSH reduces UV-induced DNA damage by creating melanin.
If you disrupt that process, you leave yourself susceptible to burning because you’re not allowing melanin production to protect you from excessive sun exposure according to your current context.
Don’t mess with POMC through a toxic light environment.
You can learn more about proopiomelanocortin below.
Basic human biology also dictates that the skin, eyes, and brain are one unit.
Neuroectoderm refers to the brain and skin being made of the SAME tissue when you’re an embryo. The eyes are a part of the brain, so when you mess with the ocular system, you impact the skin too.
Formation of the neuroectoderm is the first step in the development of the nervous system. After recruitment from the ectoderm, the neuroectoderm undergoes three stages of development:
1. Transformation into the neural plate
2. Transformation into the neural groove (with associated neural folds)
3. Transformation into the neural tube
After formation of the tube, the brain forms into three sections:
the hindbrain
the midbrain
the forebrain
Light has an incredible impact on the trio of your eyes, brain, and the skin through its interaction with opsins.
On Sensitive Eyes
“But my eyes are sensitive to sunlight!”
This is one of the most common rebuttals I hear.
To that, I say sunglasses create that problem because they’re a cast for the eyes. If you never expose the eyes to natural light, they will atrophy. As a result, sensitivity develops.
Here’s the question:
What should you really be protecting your eyes from?
Artificial light. This modern form of lighting is toxic to the body, including the ocular system, in every way because it was never found in nature. The sun has a full and balanced light spectrum. You never find isolated blue light in nature.
Now, how do you protect your eyes from artificial light?
By setting your life up to block alien light, especially after sunset.
Dark lenses blue light blockers
Red, low EMF/no flicker bulbs at night
F.lux and/or 1 tap zap on devices
Using candles and fireplaces
Getting a lot of natural sunlight
Building melanin (sunbathing)
These are timeless strategies that work like a charm and that I speak about so much so that I sound like a broken record.
Eye regeneration is possible as well through these methods.
A) You give the eyes the inputs they need to regenerate the mitochondria (Sunlight, sun-gazing, red light therapy)
B) You block that which destroys the ocular mitochondria (Artificial light)
That’s the game.
Nearly everybody wears sunglasses. It’s an example of a reckless aesthetic invention that causes more harm than good.
Yet, how many people know this?
Not many, so consider yourself blessed to even be introduced to this knowledge.
Are there any exceptions?
Believe it or not, I think there are if you’re spending long periods in situations where light is magnified, then sunglasses can be warranted. Examples being snowboarding, boating, etc. Every day activities are not included.
Don’t just take my word on this.
I have received messages from many about the subject of natural light and sunglasses.
Sunlight sensitivity disappears once you stop wearing sunglasses.
Your ability to tan improves drastically once you toss the sunglasses. You’re able to stimulate the POMC gene correctly using natural light which creates peptides a/b/y-MSH for optimal melanin production.
Don’t believe these entities who are pushing the use of sunscreen and sunglasses. FDA, CDC, American Academy of Dermatology, The Skin Cancer Foundation - these people are corrupt organizations who have no understanding of evolutionary biology, light, and quantum mechanics.
Sounds crazy, but it’s true.
Hope you enjoyed this one Substack family.
Much love,
Zaid
I’ve taken your advise and ditched the sunglasses for everyday use especially while doing mid day cardio outside. What a huge difference. I always thought since I was blond/blue my eyes were sensitive due to pigmentation. Not any longer. Thank you!
Wow truly amazing, my 87 year old mum has never worn sunglasses and has great eyesight, though she now has a few catarachs that the doctor suggested removing but I told her if they are not bothering you then it is not worth it so she hasn't. I wear prescription sunglasses when I go out but now I will try to use them less as I do already while gardening because they always falll off. I was told when I first got glasses that my eyesight would improve as I got older and each time I go for another test (rarely these days) they are less magnified. After reading this it inspires me to do more, thank you for a very indepth articicle. Amazing how many things the medical cartel has influenced for the mighty dollar.