Occupational EMF Exposure Increases Cancer Risk

onizing radiation such as X-rays and gamma rays are known human carcinogens as they are capable of stripping electrons and breaking chemical bonds. We know that such ionizing radiation must be respected as it is capable of wreaking havoc in our bodies and our environment. On the other hand, non-ionizing EMF radiation such as microwaves, radio waves, television waves, cellular frequencies and power lines do not strip electrons or break chemical bonds in the same way and were thought to be safe. However, more and more information is now surfacing that indicates non-ionizing EMF radiation may also pose significant health risks.

A 2011 announcement from the World Health Organization (WHO), International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) classified radiofrequency EMF as a Group 2B carcinogen. The announcement deems radiofrequency EMF “as possibly carcinogenic to humans” due to “an increased risk for glioma, a malignant type of brain cancer, associated with wireless phone use.” This determination resulted from assessments from a group of 31 scientists from 14 countries who met over several days to evaluate the available studies and literature on radiofrequency electromagnetic fields. ¹

In the past two decades, numerous studies have surfaced that show a direct correlation between prolonged exposure to EMF and cancer. Some of these studies focus on the workplace and reveal a higher incidence of cancer in people with occupational exposure to EMF radiation. A 2000 study in Poland found an increased risk of brain cancer and leukemia among electric energy workers with occupational exposure to electromagnetic fields. ² Another similar study in New Zealand found “a significantly elevated risk of acute leukemia for electrical workers overall, and for the specific occupational categories of welders/flame cutters and telephone line workers.” For the workers studied, a dose-response effect was found, which means “acute leukemia risk was related to historical and current magnetic field exposures”. ³As such, it is critical to realize that both past and current exposure to EMF contribute to the chances of becoming ill.

Research looking at the mortality rates of workers exposed to EMF also show a correlation between occupational EMF exposure and cancer. A Washington State study that analyzed death records of 486,000 adults over a period of 32 years supports a growing body of evidence “that electric and magnetic fields may be carcinogenic.” Based on the findings, “leukemia and the non-Hodgkin’s lymphomas show increased proportionate mortality ratios (PMRs) in workers employed in occupations with intuitive exposures to electromagnetic fields.” ⁴ 

A 2001 Swiss study of railway employees showed an “increase in leukemia mortality of 0.9% per microT-year of cumulative exposure”, with a microT-year simply being a year of exposure to the amount of one microTesla of radiation. Furthermore, the study found an increase in leukemia mortality of 62% per year for those with ten or more years of exposure. ⁵ Again, this study shows a dose-response relationship and that the cumulative effects of prolonged exposure to EMF can be devastating to one’s health.

There was a time when young adults chose their careers based on their interests or potential income. The health effects of a career path were not at the forefront of most minds. However, things have changed rapidly in the last few decades. It is clear from these studies that, regardless of the source, EMF exposure can increase the risk of cancer or death. As research on this subject grows, it will become more and more difficult to ignore. The next generation of workers would be well served to consider the EMF exposure implications when choosing their career. 

Many of the studies indicate a dose-response effect to EMF. This means that as the total amount of exposure a person has to EMF increases, either due to exposure level or length of time, so does the risk of cancer or mortality. As such, we would all be well served to reduce our total exposure. Those already in a career where they may be exposed to electromagnetic radiation in the workplace may want to consider ways to reduce their overall exposure to EMF radiation.  Wireless phones and other wireless technology have become so pervasive in the work environment that even professions historically not considered as high EMF are now exposing their workers to higher and higher levels of EMF radiation. Although a change in career may not be feasible for everyone, you may be able to reduce your total exposure to EMF by avoiding or mitigating sources in your workplace and especially in your home. Your home is your domain where you can take more drastic steps to reduce your total exposure to EMF.

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Lloyd Burrell ~ EMF Exposures Destroy Health And Well-Being, Claims Panel Of Top International Scientists

NaturalNews  August 11 2013

Nearly 8 million people worldwide die from cancer on an annual basis. Cardiovascular disease is the number one cause of death, killing almost 17 million people in 2011; both of these statistics are spiraling out of control. Now three top scientists, Dr. Panagopoulos of the University of Athens , Associate Prof. Johansson of the Karolinska Institute, and Dr. Carlo of the Science and Public Policy Institute, are sounding the alarm bell.

Leaders in their respective fields, Panagopoulos, Johansson, and Carlo, claim electromagnetic field (EMF) exposures significantly below international safety levels exposures are destroying the public’s health and well-being.

Recent study findings

This latest study concluded the present standard of measuring EMFs, Specific Absorption Rate (SAR), to be totally inappropriate. SAR measures the heating effect of EMF based technologies like microwave ovens, cell phones, cordless phones, Wi-Fi and the like. But countless studies have brought to light adverse biological effects at radiation levels significantly below levels where a thermal effect is detected.

Dr. Carlo points out the life-threatening consequences of using SAR as an exposure metric in establishing the outcomes of EMF studies:

• “Studies which show ‘no effect’ are likely “false negatives.”
• “Studies that show an effect are likely under-reporting the true risk.”

He goes on to say “this imprecision….shakes the foundation of the science that we are using to sort out the full range of non-ionizing radiation health effects.”

10 human bodies

At this point the real debate is moving beyond whether or not EMFs harm health and threaten public safety. Even the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has classified EMF exposure as a possible carcinogen (Group 2B carcinogen). This new research paper elaborates on just how strong these EMFs can be: “For waves emitted by a supposed unidirectional antenna it takes about 10 human bodies in sequence in order to be totally absorbed.”

Like other pioneers in the field of scientific research Dr. Carlo’s, Professor Johansson’s, and Dr. Panagopoulos’s innovative work has been scoffed at by many of their academic peers. Needless to say, their scientific evidence remains unassailable. The researchers stand 100% behind their life altering conclusions.

Scientific database on EMF research unreliable

Much EMF research is skewed by funding and research bias. A prime example of how funding influences research findings is demonstrated by a 2005 meta-analysis on cell phone studies. When comparing research findings and sources of funding, the findings were clear. The majority of industry funded studies found cell phone users had a lower risk of brain tumors; while non-industry funded studies found users had an increased risk.

EMFs not only affect cell phone users, but pretty much anyone else living in this technological age, the young, the old, and everyone else in their path. This exposure results in increased risks not only for leukemia and AD, but reproductive issues, behavioral issues, autism, neurological effects, DNA changes, certain types of cancer, and changes in the blood-brain barrier.

Basic EMF protection

Reducing personal exposure to EMFs is a fairly easy endeavor. Basic EMF protection can be achieved by:

• Texting instead of talking with cell phones
• Setting cell phones on airplane mode when not in use
• Clearing the bedroom of electrical devices
• Replacing Wi-Fi with a hard-wired connection

Taking these simple steps is well worth the effort; the power to reduce EMF exposure and the adverse health effects that stem from them are truly right there at your fingertips.

Sources for this article include

• http://www.scribd.com
• http://www.who.int
• http://www.cdc.gov

About the author: Lloyd Burrell is the author of a new ebook entitled “How To Beat Electrical Sensitivity” which offers a solution to the growing number of people whose health is being compromised by exposure to wireless and similar technologies, see www.electricsense.com/3-free-chapters.html

Since falling prey to a violent reaction to his cell phone in 2002 he has spent the last 10 years researching the effects of electromagnetic fields (EMFs) on health. He now offers a complete solution on how to live a healthy life in our increasingly electromagnetic world.

A Sexy Phone Case That Shields Your Brain From Radiation

Let’s face it, being safe doesn’t look very sexy. Case in point: anyone in a bike helmet. And while that’s no reason to be reckless (wear your bike helmets, everyone!), what if you could take care of your body and actually look cool while doing so?

A new collaboration between protective case maker Pong and the design firm IDEO attempts to do just that. Gold Reveal is the newest offering in Pong’s lineup of radiation-deflecting phone and tablet cases. With a sleek frame in rich colors and a latticed back that reveals a hint of gold metal, the case is an upgrade from the other clunky plastic options on the market. But more importantly, Gold Reveal is as effective as Pong’s original designs in protecting users from the electromagnetic radiation our cellular and wireless devices emit.

Every Pong case comes with a built-in, golden-hued antenna. This antenna pairs with the cell phone’s antenna to form a small magnetic field, which draws the cell phone’s power away from the front of the phone (where your precious brains reside) and redirects it towards the back and sides of the phone. Pong claims, and Wired confirms, that its cases can reduce the amount of radiation that we come into contact with while strengthening our cell signal.

Pretty cool stuff. But until now, Pong’s cases didn’t reflect that. While not exactly ugly, the company’s earlier products were boxy and bright—just the sort of thing you wouldn’t feel too bad about dropping on the ground.

“The product worked well, but visually it didn’t give the consumer a sense of what the product did,” explains Todd DeYoung, Pong’s president and CEO. “We really thought it was critical that the product tell a little bit more of its own story.”

That’s where IDEO came in. The design firm knew from the start they wanted to showcase the gold antenna that was hidden by plastic in older models.

“The shape and quality of the antenna was beautiful, so we wanted to reveal that,” says Blaise Bertrand, IDEO’s design director, nodding to the product’s name. “We thought it was important to communicate to users what’s there. Part of the design process is to be very clear about what this [product] is about.”

Both IDEO and Pong approached the project with a balanced perspective on form and function. This reduced the friction that sometimes arises between aesthetically-minded designers and technology-first product people.

“We needed to have a design that wouldn’t compromise the technology benefits of our product,” DeYoung said. “It’s important because our antenna’s interaction with the case materials and design can have a big impact on how the product works.”

With that in mind, Bertrand and his team set out to create a design language that both enhanced and highlighted Pong’s technology. The result is a sophisticated case made from a polycarbonate plastic that literally reveals Pong’s signature technology.

“We wanted the design to be iconic but approachable,” Bertrand explains. “We wanted to create an object that enabled people to tell stories.”

It seems to be working. DeYoung says his wife, who totes around the white version of Gold Reveal, momentarily took her case off after being asked too many questions by curious strangers.

“I told her: Put that case back on–that’s exactly what we’re trying to do!”

Cell Phone Radiation Spikes in Korean Subways

It is easy to see how people riding in subways can be exposed to a higher level of cell phone radiation. Not only are crowds of commuters using the phone at the same time, but phones in enclosed spaces, and in moving vehicles such as trains, have to work harder to connect to base stations. An environmental group in South Korea has confirmed this in a recent study.

Koreans routinely play with their cell phones and other mobile devices when they board the subway, but many are unaware of the risks attached.

A new study by National Institute of Environmental Research measured the amount of radiation emitted by cell phones when traveling on subways and other forms of high-speed transportation. It found that mobile phones produced electromagnetic fields that were more than five times stronger when in transit than when in a stationary position. A similar trend was evident when cell phones were used within confined spaces such as elevators.

“Inside subways, the radio waves coming out of cell phones are constantly trying to connect to base stations. This process requires a large amount of electromagnetic energy. Also when in an elevator, these waves bounce off you,” a researcher at the Korean institute said.

The World Health Organization has classified cell phones as a possible carcinogen, meaning that the use of mobile phones may increase the risk of developing certain brain cancers. “When you have to phone someone, make sure your calls are as short as possible. And in order to reduce your exposure to radio waves, use earphones when making calls for an extended period of time,” the institute added.

Source: http://blog.cellphone-health.com/2013/05/korean-study-mobile-phone-radiation-spikes-subways.html/

Meet the woman allergic to electricity

A British woman cannot use an electric kettle, keeps her washing machine in a concrete outhouse and cannot have neighbours with wireless internet because she is allergic to electricity.

Janice Tunnicliffe spends every night playing Scrabble by candlelight with her husband because she claims to have a rare condition called electrosensitivity.

She cannot bear to be anywhere near electromagnetic fields of any kind and, as a result, she cannot watch television, listen to the radio or talk on a mobile phone and has been left completely isolated from the modern world by her condition.

Mrs Tunnicliffe, 55, was struck down with the illness after receiving chemotherapy for bowel cancer three years ago.

Since then she has suffered constant headaches, chest pains, nausea and tingling in her arms and legs whenever she is near electrical devices or items that emit a signal.

Her only relief in this time was when her village, near Mansfield in rural Nottinghamshire, suffered a temporary power cut.

She said: "Different things give me different feelings but it's mostly headaches and nausea. iPhones make feel really sick within about 20 minutes of being near one so even though I might not realise someone has one straightaway, I soon find out.

"Wifi makes me feel like I have a clamp at the back of my head which is squeezing the life out of me. It's completely draining and a home hub can totally immobilise me - I'm left unable to move my arms and legs."

Mrs Tunnicliffe’s normal existence was turned upside down when in February 2008 she was admitted to hospital with severe abdominal pains and vomiting.

After three days of tests, it was discovered she was suffering from cancer and surgeons operated immediately to remove a six-inch tumour from her bowel, plus 14 lymph nodes.

Fortunately, despite the size of the tumour, her cancer had not spread, but it was decided that she should have chemotherapy after the surgery as a precautionary measure.

But it was then that her unusual problem started and she began to feel ill whenever she was near the myriad electrical and wireless items in her home.

She said: “Personally, I think there must be a link with the chemotherapy and the ES, but no one is going to admit that.

“I used to go for long walks every day and while I was out of the house I would be okay. But when I came back I would start to feel unwell again very quickly and slowly I started to put two and two together.

"After the cancer, the doctors recommended we enjoy a nice holiday somewhere and the whole family went to the Greek island of Kos for two weeks in September 2008.

"While I was there was I was fine, but when I got home I felt ill again almost straightaway. It wasn't until afterwards that I considered it might have been because of all the 'electrosmog' we were experiencing at home.”

Mrs Tunnicliffe has even had to cover her windows with a special metallic material to deflect errant electromagnetic waves.

Graham Lamburn, technical manager at Powerwatch, an independent organisation which promotes safer environments, said so far the medical profession has been slow to recognise electrosensitivity as an illness as its causes are as yet unknown.

The Council of Europe Committee on Monday called for a dramatic reduction in exposure to phones and other wireless devices.

Source: 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/8520405/Meet-the-woman-allergic-to-electricity.html

British families at risk from smart meters, campaigners tell MPs

Officials said smart meters are perfectly safe, as the level of radiation they emit is less than that of a mobile phone. Energy companies are planning to install the devices in British homes by 2019 to make gas and electricity readings more accurate.

However, Stop Smart Meters UK told MPs that there is evidence the radiation could be 140 to 800 times higher than that from mobile phones.

Dr Liz Evans, a campaigner, said there are hundreds of studies showing "evidence of harm could be acute", including possible "chronic effects from long term exposure such as cancer, infertility, dementia, genetic damage, immune system dysfunction and damage to foetuses".

"We are many of organisations calling for a precautionary approach, particularly for children," she said.

Mike Mitcham, another campaigner, said there is evidence that it could be 140 to 800 times more powerful than mobile phones. He said the exposure to radiation from smart meters is "very short in the same way a a bullet from a rifle your exposure to that is very shortlived for that tiny fraction of a time that it enters the body".

Tim Yeo, the MP who chairs the committee, said the comparison was "ridiculous", adding: "You can't be suggesting there is similarity from the effect of a bullet from a rifle and the effect of a smart meter?"

"Why not?" said Mr Mitcham, arguing that radiation from smart meters could also seriously harm people.

Dr Jill Meara, who works for Public Health England, said she is "clearly aware of all the concerns expressed around the world" but cited a "substantial body of evidence" showing smart meters are safe.

She said radiation from smart meters is very low compared to guideline levels.

Dr John Swanson, of the Biological Effects Policy Advisory Group, said the health effects of smart meters should be closely monitored, but said the evidence shows they are safe.

Last year, the Government revealed that having smart meters would be voluntary amid health and privacy fears.

Ministers had promised that every household would have a smart meter by 2019 in a £12 billion programme to stop gas and electricity bills being estimated.

In America, utility companies have been hit with multi-million dollar class action lawsuits from people who have had the devices installed in their homes.

Pulsed Electromagnetic Field Therapy

In the above video, Dr Oz (An American Doctor who hosts the above show) and his guests discuss the merits of using Pulsed Electromagnetic fields to treat pain and joint irritation. 

He claims that this treatment will cause almost any form of bodily pain to subside by opening up a steady blood flow to the affected area by breaking up clumps of red blood cells. Over the course of the show, several guests boast the benefits of this therapy.

Dr. James, a world class pain specialist, claims that the Electromagnetic pulse will affect the nerve cells. Seeming as nerve cells send information via electrical currents, Dr. James says each pulse will cause these electrical currents to alter, "quieting" them and lessening the pain you feel from each cell, all whilst the increased blood flow quickens the healing.

Next, Mike, a police officer explains how he used to suffer from chronic back pains, which some days would render him unable to work. After trying everything from chiropractors to prescription drugs, all of which provided no relief from his pain, Mike tried an Electromagnetic Pulse generator. According to him, the pain became more manageable almost instantly and after 8 weeks, the pain was all but gone. 

A little later in the video, a Knee pad is shown, this Knee pad has a small built in Electromagnetic Generator which sends low power pulses into the immediate area at intermittent times. Erica (The wearer) states that since wearing the knee pad, the amount of pain she feels in the area has diminished significantly.

William Pawluk, MD also advocates use of the Knee pad, and by extension Electromagnetic Pulse Therapy. He also explains how the knee pad is FDA approved, showing that medical experts can see the use of these methods.

This video shows the steady improvement of a patient with Parkinson's disease (Parkinson's disease is a disorder of the brain that leads to shaking (tremors) and difficulty with walking, movement, and coordination), over the course of this video you are shown the patients advancement in Electromagnetic Pulse therapy. 

As the therapy begins, the Patient shows the typical symptoms of Parkinson's, slow, stiff movement and delayed reaction times. Slowly however, as the therapy continues he is shown to slowly regain the use of his physical faculties.
Beginning with a simple movement of the toes, the patient shows that his ability to move is steadily returning to him. Over time his movements become much smoother, his steps seem to come easier to him and his general health is shown to improve.

Combined with the video involving Dr. Oz, one could surmise that Electromagnetic Pulse therapy is showing a definite positive effect on the human body. But one should ask, is this doing all the good it claims to be doing? After all the majority of this blog has been going over how electromagnetic fields can damage the body and weaken the cell, without further investigation, one cannot form a full opinion. 

So keep an eye out for the next entry were I will evaluate the pros and cons of Pulsed Electromagnetic Field Therapy.

How do animals use the Earths Magnetic Field?

The Earth's Magnetic Field is responsible for keeping our planet shielded from the worst of the Radiation produced by the sun, however there are many examples of nature utilizing the Earth's Magnetic Field.

Across the earth, there are many examples of animals and plant life that use the Earth's magnetic field to accomplish many tasks, ranging from navigation to growth. The prime example of using the earths magnetic field comes from simple plant life, which, without the earths magnetic field could not grow. When a seed attempts to germinate and grow, it requires a magnetic field, without one the seed will fail. It has also been proved that a seed, when placed under a magnetic field stronger than the one produced by the earth, can show up to a 15% increase in growth rate. 

Bees are also affected by the strength of magnetic fields, for example when exposed to a magnetic field ten times stronger than the one produced by Earth they become confused and disorientated. This shows in the honey comb they create, which becomes random and uneven. The apparent reason for this relates to certain cells within the bees genetic make up. Bees have an amount of tiny magnetite crystals in their bodies, these cells are directly linked to the brain, and seeing as how magnetite crystals are effected by magnetic fields this would explain why stronger levels of Magnetic energy effect them in such a way. 

Many migratory animals, including fish, also have trace amounts of magnetite in their bodies. A key example is the salmon, which use the earth’s magnetic field to guide itself upstream to a birthing area. Other sea mammals, such as the dolphin, also use the earth’s magnetic field to aid in long distance migration. However, constant fluxes in the earths magnetic field is slowly damaging the migration guidance of certain animals are causing upsets in mating areas as well as other, similar problems. 

An interesting fact about Sharks is how, when in areas affected by strong enough magnetic fields, they produce their own electrical field, which is used to detect nearby wounded fish or other prey. If you look at a shark in an aquarium you'll notice how they swim close to walls, which helps to project their field out and detect prey or abnormalities in the water.

Keeping in line with the theme of sea life utilizing magnetic fields, the sea turtle is heavily impacted by the earth’s magnetic field, with even a slight alteration able to completely reverse the direction the turtle moves, and a significant alteration being able to alter where the animal goes to lay eggs. 

Over the course of its rather impressive life span a sea turtle returns to the same beach each year to lay its next clutch of eggs. This is a rather impressive feat as the atypical breeding beach can be thousands of kilometers from a Sea Turtles feeding ground and with no particular landmarks to work with, the Sea Turtle is left with only its ability to use the Earths magnetic field and its olfactory senses as a navigation tools. Scientists have determined (by attaching powerful magnets to the head of a Sea turtle) that the Sea Turtle does not use only the magnetic field to navigate, however it is still the main factor in the Sea Turtles ability to return to the same place year after year. 

It has also been shown that minor changes in the magnetic level around a Sea Turtle will affect the Sea turtles directional movement, for example an increased magnetic level of 10% above the base magnetic field causes the Sea turtle to swim eastward, whilst dropping it by 10% causes the turtle to swim westward.

It was discovered in 2004, that many small songbirds have small magnetite deposits in their beaks. The original theory was that these birds use these magnetite deposits to aid in migration, using them as an aid to sense the earth’s magnetic field. However over time, the theory has grown to the degree that many now say that the birds use magnetism over sight in migration flights. If you ever wondered why pigeons looked disorientated all the time, chances are that the magnetic energy produced in urban environments is disrupting the bird’s natural senses, causing them to become disorientated and lost.  

In fact, it appears that most birds, including chickens, are able to detect the Earth's magnetic field, and that the sensors that allow the bird to utilize this information lie in the eye. A test on chickens demonstrated that they could maneuver perfectly under blue lighting, yet when exposed to long wave white lighting they became disorientated and lost. 

It appears that birds may have developed this ability roughly 66 million years ago, long before they developed any form of migration instinct. It's been proven recently that Birds use a light connected mechanism in their right eye for navigational information and the magnetite receptor in the beak for sensing the changes in magnetic intensity.

It is widely accepted that the only way Bats can sense the world around them is via sonar, however this is far from truth. Bats also use the Earths Magnetic Field to determine the difference between north and south, mainly using it for the migration flight many bats must make each year to avoid encroaching cold weather, as well as using it to locate optimum points for foraging and nesting. A study in 2007 also showed that many species of bat possess Magnetite receptors, which also demonstrates that changes in magnetic fields could cause Bats a certain level of duress.

A few more species known to possess the ability to navigate via the earths magnetic field include Moles (whom, without this sense would be reduced to absolute blindness, lacking any way of directing themselves at all, essentially trapping themselves), Rats and certain amphibians, many of who need to utilize this ability to locate feeding or breeding grounds.

Unfortunately, as humanity further industrializes the Earth, we are slowly polluting the air with many more Electromagnetic fields, each of which is damaging to many species of animal causing the to lose access to their natural directional instincts or damaging their ability to precisely follow the earth’s magnetic field. After reading the previous information, you can see how damaging it would be to the natural world if we continue to hamper the abilities of the other creatures that inhabit it. Entire species could die off; others will simply try to breed in far more hostile areas. 

All in all, we can see how we are affecting the world now, the real question is, what can we do to stop this happening..? 

Electromagnetic Radiation what is it?

What is Radioactivity?

I have described both Electromagnetic Fields and Radiation at different points in this blog; I have given a lot of information concerning Electromagnetic Fields, but none on Electromagnetic Radiation bar what is immediately relevant. So this post will center on Electromagnetic Radiation, its effects and how it differs from Electromagnetic Fields.

To start with, Electromagnetic Radiation is a very specific form of Electromagnetic field, which is produced by many differing sources. The main source of cosmic background radiation is the electromagnetic radiation produced by the sun and other stars; however there are many more producers of electromagnetic radiation, most being fairly surprising household items, some of the producers are as follows.

• Television: A television produces a form of Electromagnetic radiation, this was briefly described in the post “How to protect yourself from electromagnetic stress”, the same type of Radiation wave is also produced by a computer screen.
• Radio-waves: The largest generator of Radio-waves in the current world is the cell phone, which can cause damage to minor cells by rapidly heating them.
• Infrared: Much like Radio-waves, Infrared waves heat cells they pass through.
• Ultraviolet Light: Ultraviolet rays are the main causers of Sunburn, which has been proven as one of the largest causers of skin cancer.
• X-rays: X-rays have been known to cause damage to reproductive cells, making it harder for the cells in your body to proliferate and recreate.

Each form of Radiation can be told apart via the length of the Radiation wave. As I mentioned earlier the Sun and many other Stars produce forms of electromagnetic radiation and the only thing stopping it from affecting us is our atmosphere. You see our atmosphere is made up of several layers, each of which block out various forms of cosmic radiation, the Ozone, for example, blocks out a large amount of ultraviolet radiation.

This won't happen trust me.

All electromagnetic radiation waves have differing effects on the human body; with most of the effects being incredible dangerous, if not deadly, I will list a few here:

• The Protein in your skin alters; Out of over 580 different proteins, multiple tests demonstrated 2 proteins were heavily altered over time.
• Many forms of Electromagnetic radiation that involve thermal energy can cause untold brain damage, steadily heating the smaller cells in the brain.
• Leukemia cells show signs of increased growth at a rapid rate when exposed to radiation.
• Brain tumors are shown to develop with more ease in irradiated environments.
• High levels of radiation can cause early mutations in undeveloped babies, leading to miscarriages.

In addition, the damage caused by Electromagnetic Radiation is far more immediate than that caused by Electromagnetic Fields, leading to being more closely monitored. Electromagnetic Radiation damages our bodies in several ways; certain Radiation waves cause your cells ability to repair themselves to fail, meaning that as damage is done to the cell, it cannot properly repair itself causing further cell degeneration. Other forms of Radiation block the electrical signals that travel between cells, which can lead to alterations in the way certain cells work by blocking or altering their receptors and therefore altering the nutrients and proteins sent to each cell.

An example of Infrared

In short, Electromagnetic energy is created when electrons or photons are accelerated to high speeds, and travel as waves. All levels of the electromagnetic spectrum are utilized in your day to day activities; however they are used at such low frequencies it would take generations of continuous exposure to damage your cells by even 1%, so there is no immediate need to panic.

• Radio-waves are used to send and receive information in the form of sound and images to your television or radio daily.
• Microwaves are one of the most efficient ways to cook food in a short period of time, in addition a mobile phone can produce microwaves when a phone call is made or received.
• Heat in all its forms is created via infrared radiation, so whenever two humans hug, there’s a burst of infrared radiation.
• Visible light radiation is another form of Electromagnetic energy, which is ever so slightly important, as it allows you to see.
• Without Ultraviolet radiation, most forensic sciences would not exist, as without Ultraviolet light, they would be unable to see key elements of some crime scenes, e.g. bodily fluids.
• X-rays are invaluable in medical science for obvious reasons, without them we would not be able to detect certain illnesses with the precision we currently can.
• Most full body scans used by hospitals utilize Gamma radiation to permeate the body and detect any anomalies, without them, most people would never be diagnosed.

As you can see, whilst electromagnetic radiation has the potential to be dangerous, it is also invaluable to human life, without it we wouldn't even be able to see! As an electromagnetic field is a static field that aids in the rapid spread of certain Radiation particles (Like Visible light radiation) we can also start to see how, whilst EMF’s have the potential to harm us, they also have the potential to help us. Electromagnetic Waves are, in a sense, the ultimate double edged sword.

I hope this has been informative and you have enjoyed reading. 

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!

Is an Apple really that healthy? The Radiation Damage Caused by Apple Products.

In the current day and age, almost everyone is running around with an Apple product hanging at their hip. Be it the “Brand new” iPhone, or the latest incarnation of iPod, or the top of the line iPad. Apple has been proclaiming itself the greatest innovator in the world for years, but the important question is, “How safe are their products?”

To measure the amount of ambient radiation an object produces, we need to use a RF meter, which scans a nearby area to determine how many Microwatts of radiation are being generated per square metre. For a more educated estimation of the dangers being posed by these machines, I should explain in deeper detail the danger levels related to microwatts/m2.

• Less than 0.10 microwatts/m2 provide no risk of danger, or concern as cosmic background radiation (Of which we are all affected) remains in these levels.
• 0.10-10 microwatts/m2 is of slight concern, authorities in the field of radiation recommend that sleeping areas be kept below 10 microwatts/m2 for the safety of the occupants.
• 10 – 1000 microwatts/m2  Can be considered a risk to health, with 100 microwatts/m2 falling into the average scale for living areas within a home and the proposed safety limit for Europe, levels higher than this considered hazardous to human cells.
• More than 1000 microwatts/m2 is an incredibly dangerous amount of ambient radiation, a minimum of ten times the maximum safe human limit.

With these base danger levels established, we can begin the test to see the average microwatts/m2 output of several apple products.

Apple iPhone:

The ambient Microwatts/m2 level of the iPhone being used in this test, is 14.8, placing it in an area of slight concern, not however, in immediate danger, keep in mind that this level will also be affected by the ambient Microwatts/m2 of the room. Upon turning the devices Wifi on however, the levels jumped sporadically, increasing in bursts every few seconds. At this point, the lowest level displayed was 1.092, which was periodically lower than the phones average ambient Microwatts/m2, however this low level lasted less than a few seconds before leaping up into the hundreds. Within the first few second of turning the Wifi on, the Microwatts/m2 registered at 853.0, more than 8 times the maximum safe limit! Topping off at 990.7 Microwatts/m2, the iPhone proves to be a highly dangerous device.

In call, the Microwatts/m2 will tend towards the upper scale of 1000, keeping in mind that when in call, many people will hold their phone close to their head, which can and will cause the cells in your cranial cavity to rapidly heat, causing untold damage.

Apple IPod:

Being the same device as an iPhone, simply lacking the apparatus needed to make or receive phone calls, the iPod output similar Microwatts/m2 levels. When the Wifi is switched on, the iPod began to generate dangerous amounts of radiation, causing cells nearby to heat in a similar fashion to the iPhone. However, there is a single defining factor that divides the iPod from the iPhone, location. Traditionally, the iPod spends far more time in ones pocket than the iPhone, seeming as the default setting of the iPods Wifi is ON, the device is sending out levels of Microwatts/m2 measuring in the hundreds constantly, whilst affecting the entire mid section of the carrier, ranging from the stomach to the genitals.

Apple iPad:

At the start of the test you can see the iPad is producing no ambient Radiation level, a good sign to start the test on. As the device is switched on, the Radiation level slowly increases; however, it does so within safe levels. The iPads Microwatts/m2 levels reach their highest at 33.30, far below the maximum safe levels for Human use. This does comfortably place the iPad as the safest of the three devices being used on a regular basis, which in my mind, is a surprise as I personally expected the iPad to be generating the highest ambient radiation level, but this is a good show of an uneducated guess being highly inaccurate.

After thoughts:

After running a test on each, we can safely judge in the inbuilt risks of using these devices, with each kicking a significant amount of radiation out, with the iPhone generating a truly dangerous level of ambient radiation. Whilst it is known that all phone companies, (Apple included) package each phone with a small safety leaflet that roughly states “When the device is in use, hold at least four inches from the head”. This demonstrates the company is aware of the innate risks a mobile phone produces; yet, even holding the device a few inches from the head is not enough, as the measurement “Microwatts/m2” demonstrates, these devices project Radiation waves with a radius of at least a squared meter.

In the end, I can answer the question I posed myself and you, the reader, at the beginning of this article. “Are Apple products safe?” the answer being, on the whole, No.

The iPhone product, is the most sold device that Apple produces, also making up 70% of all owned mobile phones, with roughly 2100000000 calls being made daily across the world on them. Each and every call generating dangerous levels of radiation for an average time of 3 minutes and 15 seconds each time, so it is evident the amount of damage that is being done.

My personal recommendation, if you must own an Apple product, try and keep to the iPad, as it is simply the safest of each device.

Although, to be fair to Apple, it is not just them producing mobiles and other devices that produce exceedingly dangerous levels of radiation, all mobile companies produce this cloud of radiation that is damaging us, and none of them seem to making much of an effort to minimize the radiation levels that currently plague our world.

I hope that this article has been of use and will help guide you to a slightly cleaner, Radiation free lifestyle.