Optimal living, Deuterium, Blue light with Cory Payne

Optimal living, Deuterium, Blue light with Cory Payne

From Living Wild by Emily Werner - Living Wild

March 13, 2026 · 1h 39m · Season 1 · Episode 4

About this episode

Emily Werner interviews personal trainer Cory Payne about optimal living, deuterium, and the effects of blue light.

In this episode I interview my amazing personal trainer, friend, and optimal living mentor- Cory Payne. We get into deuterium, blue light, hunter gatherer living, and many other aspects of optimal living. Introduction •1:56- how would you describe the way you live your life? -Live optimally as possible in a challenging world -Efficient living vs optimal living -Back to nature/ wild human -How we are meant to live •4:00- What shifted hunter gatherer to how we live now?-Produce food for slaves or alcohol -Population growth -Analogy of agricultural shift -book- Civilized to Death Christopher Ryan https://www.amazon.com/Civilized-Death-What-Lost-Modernity/dp/1451659105•8:00- what are the main ways modern society makes it hard to live wild? -Lighting/ extreme blue light -How to mitigate lighting •Blue light glasses (https://raoptics.com) • using fire •9:00- how blue light affects circadian rhythm-How hormones change through day -Cortisol and Melatonin (sun light exposure) •12:00- Optimal ways of feeling healthy/ how to see if someone is healthy -Maocclusion: teeth not forming correctly -Jaw structure not optimal -Light exposure may effect jaw development •15:33- is deuterium? -2…

People in this episode

Host: Emily Werner

Guest: Cory Payne

Topics covered

  • optimal living
  • deuterium
  • blue light
  • hunter gatherer living
  • health

Keywords

  • optimal living
  • deuterium
  • blue light
  • hunter gatherer
  • health

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Cignature Health

Books & works: Civilized to Death, Fourth Phase of Water

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