Joe Rogan Experience #2516 - Rowan Jacobsen

The dawgs got him first.

Bloke looks like old mate from the pub that does roofing

Forgot to mention how getting sun to the butthole first thing in the morning gives you superpowers

I knew someone who basically was reckless with sun exposure, and when challenged, he'd say, "I don't have long in the sun. The grave will supply time for dark and cold."

0:00 - Intro / Rowan's initial assumptions about sun exposure and what changed his mind 2:44 - How sunlight extends lifespan / the complexity of skin cancer risk 4:55 - How vitamin D was discovered / rickets and the industrial revolution 7:49 - The heliootherapy era — 1920s-40s when everyone thought sun cured everything 8:36 - Skin type and melanoma risk / burning vs. chronic exposure 10:00 - Melanotan peptide discussion / artificial tanning and its risks 20:55 - Bob Marley's skin cancer / melanoma from burning vs. chronic exposure 22:29 - The trucker with one-aged side / UVA vs. UVB and window glass 26:33 - Pushback from dermatologists / AAD denouncing the research 27:30 - Vitamin D supplements not working the same as sun-derived D 29:00 - Vitamin D taken with K2 and magnesium — synergistic effects 37:51 - Coffee and its surprisingly strong health benefits 40:45 - Red light therapy and Joe's reversal of macular degeneration 44:00 - Why dermatologists resist looking at the broader data / science silos 46:50 - Grant funding and how it reinforces existing beliefs 53:14 - Sunscreen ingredients — UVA/UVB, old vs. new formulas, absorption into blood 1:02:26 - Coral reefs and sunscreen / Hawaii banning certain sunscreens 1:05:40 - Skin as an organ / hand sanitizer and skin microbiome 1:10:44 - How Rowan first got attacked / "Is Sunscreen the New Margarine" article 1:13:54 - Skin color as adaptation to environment / recommendations for dark-skinned people 1:15:28 - Australian skin cancer rates / ozone hole and population mismatc 1:18:10 - Vitamin D deficiency in dark-skinned people living in northern cities 1:22:01 - How melanin works / why it needs to migrate to the skin surface 1:24:28 - What pale-skinned people should do / gingers have no hope 1:26:11 - Sun exposure vs. antidepressants / exercise as number one 1:35:42 - Other things experts got wrong — dietary fat and the margarine era 1:41:47 - Alcohol in moderation / Mediterranean lifestyle 1:44:58 - Mediterranean diet, Italian food vs. American food / additives and glyphosate 1:47:22 - Wild cacao in the Amazon / Rowan's crazy journalism trip to Bolivia 1:53:21 - Cacao ceremonies / benefits of cacao 1:55:36 - Oysters — health benefits, aphrodisiac effect, food poisoning risk 1:59:38 - Wrap-up / "In Defense of Sunlight" book

Listening to this inside my dark coffin after a long night of drinking blood under a full moon.

Stopped sunning my gooch to watch this.

Jamie, pull up that picture of a bear eating sunscreen

1 hr of sunlight is enough thanks Matt mccusker

I hope you are living your best Life