Do your pets need blue-blockers?

My opinion of blue blockers for families, a roundup of my Fall activities, and lots of circadian and quantum biology learning opportunities

Not everyone who needs blue blocking will consistently wear blue blockers.

Blue blocking glasses have proven useful as an alternative to enforced darkness regimes in acute mental health situations¹. They can also be helpful for everyday use, as my new Substack friend

Dr. Catherine Darley

recently wrote about here.

Anectdotally, I know personally that blue-blocking have helped many, many people improve their sleep and overall wellbeing.

However, I don’t generally recommend these glasses to families for everyday use.

These glasses have become kind of an icon of the circadian lifestyle, and I have used them in the past myself. However, I’ve grown away from them and a lot of that has to do with my growing family.

Here’s why I don’t think blue-blocking glasses work well for most families:

1. Babies and young kids, who are the least likely to wear their glasses, are most vulnerable to circadian disruption from light at night².

2. The skin has photoreceptors³, too, and glasses don’t cover them.

3. Light can still trigger cortis…