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Why Everyone Misses the Most Jaw-Dropping Effect of Morning Sunlight

A Personal Journey of Discovery

Kristie Leong M.D.
5 min readMar 5, 2025
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For years, I’ve pored over research papers about morning routines. Meditation. Cold showers. Journaling.

Yet I had missed something profound, something hiding in plain sight. 👓

Our ancestors knew it instinctively, but we’ve forgotten in our artificially lit modern world. 💡

A Breaking Point

Here’s my experience. Years ago, I was running myself ragged, trying to do too much with too little time.

My body felt like a smartphone running on 1% battery. Burnout had tightened its grip on me.

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The Unexpected Discovery

Then one sleepless night, doom-scrolling through research papers (yeah, I enjoy doing that sometimes), I discovered something that transformed my thinking.

It wasn’t in some obscure wellness blog or a viral TikTok. It was buried in a dense neuroscience paper that most people would’ve skipped right past and moved on to greener pastures.

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Kristie Leong M.D.
Kristie Leong M.D.

Written by Kristie Leong M.D.

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