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Podcast: The Strategy Skills Podcast: Strategy | Leadership | Critical Thinking | Problem-Solving
Episode: 636: Dr. John La Puma on the Hidden Health Costs of Indoor Living
Description: Dr. John La Puma discusses how everyday environmental choices shape sleep, cognition, and long-term health. Drawing on research from medicine, neuroscience, and environmental science, he explains why many professionals unknowingly experience what he calls "cognitive drag," the gradual decline in mental clarity caused by indoor lifestyles, poor light exposure, and excessive screen use. A central theme of the conversation is the biological importance of natural light. Morning sunlight triggers a cortisol activation signal that helps set the body's circadian rhythm and supports deep sleep later in the night. Without that signal, the cycle of melatonin release and...