Mark Bell's Power Project The Modern Epidemic: Sleep, Sunlight & Vitamin D | Dr. Joel Gould
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Mar 2, 2026 Dr. Joel Gould, a dentist and health educator focused on sunlight, vitamin D biology and evolutionary nutrition. He frames low vitamin D as a modern syndrome, links D3/K2 and minerals to sleep, airway and jaw development, and discusses mitochondrial effects, deuterium biology, and practical sun, supplement and fasting strategies.
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Sunlight Shapes Mitochondria Gut And Health
- Modern chronic disease stems from human separation from sun-rich environments and low vitamin D altering mitochondria and the gut microbiome.
- Joel Gould links mitochondria to light sensing, saying sun exposure increases ATP and overall cellular energy, not just vitamin D production.
Joel Attributes His Weak Chin To Childhood D Deficit
- Joel shares his own facial profile with a weak chin, missing second molars and wisdom teeth as epigenetic results of childhood D3/K2 deficiency.
- He ties his craniofacial traits to growing up far north with low sun and fat-soluble vitamin lack.
D3K2 Drives Jaw Growth And Airway Size
- Vitamin D and K2 regulate calcium and facial/jaw development, affecting airway size and dental crowding.
- Joel invokes Weston A. Price showing processed diets and fat-soluble vitamin deficits cause collapsed arches and poor dental development.
