We’re looking forward to introducing you to Zaid Dahhaj. Check out our conversation below.
Zaid, we’re thrilled to have you with us today. Before we jump into your intro and the heart of the interview, let’s start with a bit of an ice breaker: Are you walking a path—or wandering?
I’m walking the path of circadian education for the masses because chronic disease rates are soaring like never before, and the modern medical understanding of sunlight exposure is flawed. I wandered for a long time, but this is certainly where I’ll leave a lasting legacy.
Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
My name is Zaid Dahhaj, and I’m an educator and content creator focused on circadian biology – the science of how light, darkness, and daily rhythms shape our health. My work is about showing people that the most powerful medicine isn’t found in a pill or a supplement, but in the timing of our exposure to sunlight, food, movement, and rest.
What makes my approach unique is that I come from outside the traditional medical system. I’m a former athlete who became self-taught in this field after losing my father young and realizing how broken our healthcare model is. I built my brand to decentralize health knowledge and make it practical, free, and accessible. My mission is to translate complex photobiology and quantum biology into common sense daily practices anyone can apply, like catching sunrise, eating with the sun, or changing the light bulbs in your home.
Right now, I’m working on expanding this message through Substack (The Circadian Classroom), my podcast (The 2AM Podcast), and collaborations with wellness companies. I want to help as many people as possible reclaim their biology, improve their sleep, burn fat more effectively, and reconnect with sunlight as our original medicine.
Amazing, so let’s take a moment to go back in time. What’s a moment that really shaped how you see the world?
The moment that shaped me most was losing my father to heart disease when I was just eighteen. Watching him pass so young forced me to confront the reality of how fragile health really is, and how much of our medical system is focused on managing disease instead of preventing it. It left me with this burning drive to understand what actually keeps humans alive, resilient, and thriving.
That loss sent me down a path of self-education in circadian biology. I realized that the light and dark cycle, an area most people overlook, is fundamental to every system in the body. It’s what turned me into the educator and coach I am today. In a way, my dad’s passing gave me my mission, to teach people how to align with nature’s rhythms so they can avoid the suffering he went through and live fully in the time they’re given.
What did suffering teach you that success never could?
That comfort doesn’t change you, but pain does. Losing my dad, struggling with my own health to some degree, and watching loved ones suffer showed me that suffering is the ultimate teacher of urgency. It strips away illusions and forces you to face what really matters. Success can inflate your ego, but suffering humbles you and makes you pay attention.
It taught me that the body isn’t fragile by default, it only breaks when it’s pulled too far from nature. That realization became the root of my work.. helping people realign with circadian biology so they don’t have to learn through the same kind of loss I did.
Sure, so let’s go deeper into your values and how you think. How do you differentiate between fads and real foundational shifts?
The way I separate fads from foundations within the context of health is simple:
I ask whether it aligns with biology that’s millions of years old, or if it’s just a modern workaround.
A fad usually comes dressed as a quick fix, the newest supplement, wearable, or diet trend that promises results without addressing root causes. A foundational shift, on the other hand, is timeless. It’s about light, food timing, sleep, movement, community, things our ancestors relied on long before modern health culture existed.
If something wouldn’t have made sense 500 or 5,000 years ago, it’s probably a fad. But if it restores you to the rhythms of nature, that’s a real shift worth betting your life on.
Okay, so before we go, let’s tackle one more area. What is the story you hope people tell about you when you’re gone?
The story I hope people will tell when I’m gone is that I reminded them the sun was enough. That I helped them see their body as perfectly designed, not broken. That I gave them tools to reclaim their health without fear, dogma, or dependence on a system that profits from sickness.
If people say, ‘Because of Zaid, I started watching sunrise, changed how I lived, and passed that wisdom to my kids,’ then I’ve done my job. That’s the legacy I want. A ripple effect of people realigning with nature’s rhythm. Circadian alignment en masse.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.zaidkdahhaj.com/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zaidkdahhaj/
- Twitter: https://x.com/zaidkdahhaj
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBQMakfTueHNZPROdEGvnMw
- Other: My Substack: https://substack.com/@zaidkdahhaj
