How is EMF affecting our Pets?

Everyday we are being bombarded by Electromagnetic Fields, which are being thrown at us from every direction imaginable. But are we the only ones suffering the brunt of this assault? No, we are not.
Roughly 48% of all homes in the UK contain pets, and each of them is being affected by the Electromagnetic Fields that currently flood our homes and neighborhoods  I have already listed, over the course of several posts, the inherit dangers of EMF’s and yet I have only described the responses found in human cells, I have never mentioned the damage that can be done to animal cells.

Like us, Animals are constantly subjected to alternating EMF’s, occasionally more so. All electromagnetic fields are stationary (relative to the item producing them), and one of the most prevalent areas that produce EMF’s is the average household. As humans are able to leave the home whenever we want, we need not be exposed to these EMF’s constantly, whereas many household pets have no choice in the matter, occasionally left in for days at a time they have no way to escape the barrage of electromagnetic energy. In addition to this, many pets (dog’s mainly) have no choice in where they sleep, normally a kitchen or living room, two of the rooms that are often the epicenter of all EMF’s in your home.

So what is happening to our pets as we leave them surrounded by EMF’s? Much like in humans, constant barrages of electromagnetic fields cause animal cells to become damaged over time. Tests ran on chickens showed that, when exposed to a constant field of 30 kV/m, they became unable to eat as their beaks are constantly chattering, meaning they cannot pick up grain (these hens were removed from the testing grounds and fed later), as you can see, these results are shocking (Pun intended).

Although more conclusive tests have not yet been completed, many scientists work on the theory that animal cells will develop similar weakness to the diseases that affect humans as long as they are exposed to powerful electromagnetic fields for long periods of time. The question is raised, how can we lower the amount of damage our pets are being dealt?

The first thing to do is to minimize the amount of damage being dealt to them as they sleep, either by moving them, or cleaning the area around them. I for instance, allow my Dog to sleep in my room, (I admit I did this before I started writing about EMF’s, but the point remains) the room with the lowest level of EMF’s in my home. I understand however that many people do not like to have pets sleep in the same room as them, so here are a few ways you can lower the EMF levels in their sleeping area:

• Minimize the amount of Electronic devices in close proximity to the animal. Or an alternative solution would be to shut off all electronic devices in proximity to the animal at the plug overnight.
• Remove any cordless phones from the room and replace them with corded phone, which produce a much lower power EMF, as well as not producing a WiFi signal.
• By moving the animals sleeping area at least three feet away from any form of electrical outlet will help protect your pet from overrunning electromagnetic fields.
• Remove metallic fabrics from the animals sleeping area, like aluminium laced blankets.
• Turn off WiFi routers at night.

 

Another way you may be able to protect your pets from the effects of electromagnetic fields is by the utilization of magnetic jewellery. A magnetic ball on a collar for example, magnets have a unique effect on EMF’s, acting as a minor blocker against low levels of electromagnetic energy. This may sound counterproductive, but let me explain why; when you were a child did you ever try and hold two magnets together only to find they repel each other? The same happens with the magnetic energy from both the Electromagnetic energy and the magnetic field projected by the collar/jewellery, why this happens is due to the atomic rotation of the particles that make up the magnetic fields of both opposing energies.

You see, a field is produced by millions of particles all moving in the same directional rotation several thousand times per second, for two magnetic energies to attract towards each other, these particles must be moving in opposite directions, to achieve a molecular balance, much like a the earths need for a north and south directional pull. In comparison, when two magnetic energies with the same directional rotation interact, they are unable to find a balance and push against each other, making it impossible for full contact between the two magnetic forces.

In short, when certain electromagnetic fields come into contact with the field produced by the small amount of magnetic energy your pet carries with them, the two magnetic energies will conflict with each other, causing the damaging energy of the field to never come into contact with zed pet.

A third piece of advice I can give, is to read through the rest of this blog and see how you can protect your home against EMF’s more effectively, after all, anything that can protect you, will protect any pets you may have. 

By addressing the amount of Electromagnetic fields hitting your pets in the home, they should show renewed energy as well as a healthier appearance. In conjunction, all of the information I have given can also apply to you and others, not specifically pets.
  

How to protect yourself from Electromagnetic stress

I am a stressed man, and who can blame me? I have a kid on the way, trying to manage all my debts and at the same time I read and write about all the dangers radiation and EMF pose to us. In addition to this, I’m pretty sure all of the excess Electromagnetic energy being produced can’t be doing much good.

Let’s think about it for a minute, ten years ago, there was hardly any wireless technology out, the occasional phone and television remote being the only things that immediately pop into mind, as well as the few overhead power cables.

Now, let’s compare that to these days, we have Mobile phones, Mp3 Players and Laptops all of which are producing electromagnetic fields. A tangle of wires hang over our heads, telephone cables, power lines and the such, all leaking their own EMF’s. Towering telephone masts and Cell phone towers loom over us, showering us with radiation. In short, compared to then, there is so much more technology projecting waves that damage us on a cellular level.

I’m not sure about anyone else, but ten years ago, I felt much healthier and a lot less stressed (this may have been because I was 10 but who knows…) now a possible cause of all this is the aforementioned EMF, which constantly bombard our bodies. These fields actively attack our cells, damaging them on a molecular level, causing us to become fatigued, our metabolism to slow and lower our resistances to disease. And because of all this we become more and more stressed, so they key to alleviating this stress falls into making our bodies more resistant to the damage these EMF’s are unavoidably doing.

The most obvious way to combat the damage is to minimize the amount of time we expose ourselves to these EMF’s. By spending less time using our phones and other wireless electronics, we can decrease strength of EMF’s we are exposed to.

As an example, I play a lot of video games, mainly on the Xbox, so I was regularly holding onto a wireless controller for several hours on end, when I started to read about EMF’s however I immediately went out and bought a wired control. It wasn't much, but I did feel a very slight improvement in my health, whereas I used to feel run down after a couple of hours of playing, I now felt fine, well worth the money.

Another obvious way of minimizing the strength of the EMF’s, is to make sure you live far away from Cell phone towers and other powerful EMF producers, it may seem a trivial matter but it will make all the difference. In addition, by wearing magnetic jewellery you can help to counteract some EMF fields, a simple magnetic bracelet can make a world of difference.

You know how metal conducts electricity correct? Well

many of us have metal filling, and the EMF’s react with them the way you would expect it to. When the EMF passes through your body, the metallic fillings conduct trace amounts of the electromagnetic pulse, and does so repeatedly, gathering its own EMF overtime, producing it in your own mouth and I need not describe how that is damaging. If you can have these replaced with tooth-colored composite fillings, you should as it will lead to less damage from EMF overtime.

By improving your immune system your cells will naturally be more resistant to the damage the EMF’s will do. There are dozens of ways to improve your natural immune system, drinking lots of water and eating raw vegetables are both simple ways to give yourself a little boost. Upping your vitamin intake will help in more ways than one, as will taking several Probiotics over the course of a week.

To continue on the theme of Probiotics, the bodily stress caused by the EMF’s will cause your body to power through the good bacteria in your body, causing you to become more and more susceptible to diseases and illnesses, so by using Probiotics you can replenish the good bacteria at rate that should hopefully match the rate that the EMF’s cause them to die off.

When your body is regularly hit by powerful EMF’s it causes the micro-organisms in your body to produce an excess of neurotoxins as a response to the mass of minor infections your body has to start to defend itself against and due to the prior damage already caused, your body cannot cope with the mass of neurotoxins now flooding your system. So be sure to regularly purge your body of toxins, or the build up will cause further cell determination which in turn causes your body to create more neurotoxins, a never ending cycle.

Remember when your parents used to say, “Don’t sit to close to the TV, or your eyes will go square” well, they weren't far off. Newer televisions produce a much stronger EMF’s than older televisions, so sitting further away will cause the EMF produced by the TV to deal less damage to your body. The same idea also goes for computer screens, even now as I write this I’m leaning back in my chair, a kind of unconscious way of minimizing the damage done, other than sitting across the room of course.

As I mentioned in my previous post “Is an Apple that healthy?” your room should be one of the cleanest areas in your home, both physically and on a molecular level. So here are a few tips to decrease the amount of Radiation and the strength of the EMF’s in your room:

• Remove any electrical wires than run under your bed.
• Avoid having wireless devices in your room.
• Substitute automatic electronic devices for manual non-electronic variants.
• Swap any cordless phones for corded versions.

So with only a few alterations in your room, you can massively alter the strength of the EMF’s where you sleep. Never underestimate the damage that can be done whilst you sleep, because you aren't moving the EMF’s affect you far more directly, damaging the cells over the time you sleep.

With a few of these changes, you should be able to lessen the amount of EMF that effect you, which will be minimize the damage the done by the electromagnetic fields that run rampant across our landscapes. On a secondary note, there have been proven methods that can minimize or sometimes even neutralize EMF’s harmful effects, so in time, a more widespread way of neutralize the damage may become available. But until then, I hope the tips I have given you prove to be helpful!

Microwave Ovens and Your Health

How Unhealthy Are Microwave Ovens?

Microwave ovens and their health implications are a highly emotive topic.  There are many myths and stories floating around the internet, some designed to placate us, other intended to shock and scare us.  But what is the truth about microwave ovens and their effects on our health?

A bit of history

Percy Spencer, an American self-taught engineer from Howland, Maine, worked at the time with the defense contractor Raytheon. He was working on an active radar set when he noticed that a Mr. Goodbar chocolate bar he had in his pocket had started to melt - the radar had melted his chocolate bar with microwaves.  In late 1945, Raytheon filed a US patent for Spencer's microwave cooking-process, but it wasn't until the mid-seventies that popularity began to grow for the RadaRange and handful of other microwaves on the market.

How do they work?

Microwave ovens heat food by bombarding it with electromagnetic radiation in the microwave spectrum causing polarized molecules in the food to rotate and build up thermal energy in a process known as dielectric heating.

Safety Concerns & Controversy

The safety of microwaves tends to center on three key areas;

1) whether microwaves deplete vitamins from food.

2) radiation concerns.

3) the effects of food storage items like certain plastics and styro foam when microwaved.

Vitamin Retention

In an article entitled, Microwave Ovens Destroy the Nutritional Value of Your Food, author Mike Adams attests that microwave ovens are responsible for many nutritional deficiencies and health problems. According to Adams, microwaved food is “dead food” and essentially nutritionally destitute. However his article doesn’t cite any sources or studies for this claim.

The Harvard Medical School, says that cooking vegetables in your microwave actually causes them to retain more vitamins than if you boil them in water. This would infer that microwaves are a more healthy cooking method than stove-top. (Although, steaming veggies is indisputably better than boiling, as the nutrients are not leached into the water.)

Radiation

According to the USDA Microwave FAQ  microwaves do not make food radioactive. “Microwave energy uses a wave length similar to television, radio waves, electric shavers and radar…. X-rays and nuclear radiation are at the other end of the spectrum and are a million times more powerful.”  Of course there is also concern that microwaves can leak radiation. However, studies show that this isn't the case and that appliances are designed to stop producing radiation once the door is opened. Quite obviously, don’t operate a microwave if the door is broken and it’s probably prudent not to stand close to the microwave whilst it is operating, as low dose microwaves have been found to effect soft tissues in the eyes and testes.

Wrappers & Containers

There are a number of containers and wrappers that shouldn't be used in microwave ovens.  The USDA has a great list of microwave safe materials.

Safe To Use:

• Any utensil labeled for microwave use.
• Heatproof glass (such as Pyrex, Anchor Hocking, etc.).
• Glass-ceramic (such as Corning Ware).
• Oven cooking bags.
• Baskets (straw and wood) for quick warm-ups of rolls or bread. Line the basket with napkins to absorb moisture from food.
• Most paper plates, towels, napkins and bags. For optimal safety use white, unprinted materials.
• Wax paper, parchment paper, heavy plastic wrap. Do not allow plastic wrap to touch food; vent it to allow a steam escape.
• Heat-susceptible packaging.

NOT Safe To Use:

• Cold storage containers: margarine tubs, cottage cheese and yogurt cartons, etc. These materials are not approved for cooking and chemicals can migrate into food.
• Brown paper bags and newspapers.
• Metal pans.
• Foam-insulated cups, bowls, plates or trays.
• China with metallic paint or trim.
• Chinese "take-out" containers with metal handles.
• Metal "twist ties" on package wrapping.
• Food completely wrapped in aluminum foil.
• Food cooked in any container or packaging that has warped or melted during heating.

Conclusion

Microwave ovens do not harm your food or indeed irradiate it!  The ovens also don’t irradiate you either, however we think it common sense not to stand right next to it while it’s cooking!

Common sense dictates you should let your food cool for a minute at least after cooking as the temperatures food reaches can be very high and very hot.

And be sure to keep you oven in good repair, and if you find the door broken, don’t try and bodge a repair, just get a new oven!