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Electromagnetic Fields EMF Information for Your Personal Safety
February 9, 2010 By © Copyright 2010 Mercola EMF. All Rights Reserved.
Article Summary by Cynthia Hunter-Shupe
A group of international scientists have confirmed that there is an “electro-smog” created by Electro-magnetic Fields every where that are man-made. This smog is responsible for many of diseases. Recently, several developments have highlighted the growing hazards of EMF pollution and the crucial need to address them.
New scientific evidence is continually emerging that nearly all the twentieth century human plagues can be tied to some aspect of our use of electricity, including:
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia in children, Brain tumors, Malignant melanoma, Asthma, Cardiovascular disease, Immune system dysfunction, Hormone disturbance, Brittle diabetes, Sleep disorders, headaches, Alzheimer’s disease and ADHD, And this is just a partial list.
Cells in your body can react to EMFs as a harmful invader, just like they do to other environmental toxins. Remember that you are an electrical being. Your body is a complex ‘communication device’ in which all of the cells and organs ‘talk’ to each other through direct contact and electrical connections. These are bio-electrical transmitters and receivers, which are tuned like tuning into a radio station. When you expose a radio antenna to a significant amount of external noise you get static. Two of the more well-known impacts result in behavior issues[3] and the interference to your body’s entire communication system (cytoskeleton)[4] leading to abnormal neurological function, such as dementia, chronic fatigue syndrome, and fibromyalgia.
At a cellular level, your cell membrane receptors (the brain of the cell) recognize electromagnetic fields at very low levels of exposure producing a stress response similar to that produced by exposure to heavy metals or toxic chemicals.[5] This can cause the cell membrane to go from an “active” or permeable state where it allows nutrients in and toxins out, to an “inactive” state where the cell membrane is impermeable. When under constant environmental stress, the membranes can be locked in the inactive state. There is also real evidence that this inactive state can even have geno-toxic effects, meaning electrosmog is toxic by both damaging DNA and preventing your body from repairing DNA, which can be the first step to cancer.
The chaotic and unpredictable patterns from electrosmog can force your body out of harmony. These damaging biological effects have been found at levels far below the so-called industrial and governmental safety limits—1,000,000 times lower than those limits, in some cases.
Things such as acupuncture, pacemakers, and many other bioelectrical treatments work because they focus on getting your body back into its natural rhythm or resonance. Just as you breathe in oxygen from an atmosphere you can’t see, your cells are suspended in a sea of vibrational energy that you can’t see or feel—that is, until it makes you sick.
Strategies that reduce your exposure and protect you from the constant onslaught of radiation include reduction of exposure to as many sources possible.
For over 20 years, Building Biologists (www.buildingbiology.net) have been studying and educating the general public regarding the negative impact of electromagnetic fields (EMF). On their website are multiple videos and information on the why, what and how for dealing with EMFs.
Camilla Rees mentions a few including:
1. Intestinal care: Make sure you’re getting plenty of healthy probiotics. The Paracelsus Clinic in
2. Regular detoxification programs: Not only are you dealing with increasing amounts of toxic chemicals in your environment, your body is full of microorganisms that respond to EMFs by generating increased levels of their own toxins, according to a course for physicians on this subject, taught by Dr. Dietrich Klinghardt, MD.
3. Beware of mold: Mold, just like other microorganisms, can also react in high EMF environments. One study showed 600 times more neurotoxins generated from mold in a high EMF environment. According to Rees, there are also mold legal cases being reviewed, questioning whether problems in buildings infested with mold may have actually been related to nearby antenna infrastructure.
Controlling the environment in which you sleep is especially important, given you spend a third of your life there. Review how to create a sleep sanctuary in five easy steps.
Electrical Pollution Solution (EPS) has an extensive list of steps you can take to combat electro-smog in your home and work environments including:
· Remove
o dimmer switches, halogen lights, and variable speed frequency drives (VSFD) where possible, like on your energy-efficient washing machine.
o touch lamps, plasma TVs, most compact fluorescent bulbs, fluorescent lights with electronic ballasts, some full-spectrum lights, and wireless plug-in phone jacks, which are all sources of high frequency EMF.
o flashers from decorative lighting.
o microwave oven. Besides dangerous EMF radiation, microwave ovens have other negatives impacts on your health.
· Only use laptops on battery and recharge them when you aren’t around because the transformer on the charging cord emits a very large field.
· Ensure wire between the meter and your electrical box is large enough and in good condition.
· Install PVC pipe between the house pipes and the water/sewer system.
· Have the phone company install a Radio Frequency (RF) Filter on your phone line; some people also install shielded phone wire.
· Only buy new electronics that have appropriate harmonic noise filters already installed.
· Avoid using electric blankets or heating pads.
· Use rubber gloves when washing dishes or working at the sink, and stand on a non-conductive mat, they increase the resistance of the path through your body.
· Put aluminum flashing on desktop computers and connect it to aluminum flashing under chair with another strip of aluminum flashing.
· Buy conductive socks or copper insoles! More specifics on these can be found at http://www.electricalpollution.com.
· Visit EMF.mercola.com for the latest news and updates.
Help spread awareness about this ever-increasing problem. If you believe that one or more transmitting products is making you ill, please report it/them to the following agencies (be prepared with the manufacturer, model and/or serial number, and a list of your symptoms):
1. 1-800-FDA-1088 for consumer regulation information on products that emit radiation.
2. Consumer Product Safety Commission 1-800-638-2772
3. EMR Policy Institute
The government will not protect your health without a lot of public pressure. Power companies have successfully beaten back attempts to modify exposure standards. The cell phone industry, which has funded at least 87% of the research on the subject, has effectively resisted regulation. Get involved to help increase the pressure on industry and industry regulators, it is the only way to create a safer future for everyone.
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[3] Becker, Robert. MD. Cross Current. Penguin Group. 1990. P. 215.
[4] Oschman, James L. Energy Medicine: The Scientific Basis. Churchill Livingstone, 2006. P. 131.
[5] Lipton, Bruce, PhD. "The Biology of Belief."
Sources: MSNBC January 18, 2010
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