When Rachel Carson wrote Silent Spring in the early 60’s very few people had any idea about the mountain of evidence that would follow supporting her contention that the pesticides being used by everyone were killing us. In the new millennium authors like Levitt, Brodeur and Smith to name a few have given the wakeup call for people to become aware of a very present threat to our health and the health of our children.
What are Electromagnetic Fields (EMFs)?
Sometimes referred to as Extremely Low Frequency (ELF), EMFs are magnetic fields created by voltage. These magnetic fields are odorless, tasteless, silent and impossible to feel but they are affecting our health in a very big and negative way. EMFs are created by electrical appliances, electrical wiring in your home or office, computers, electric blankets, and power lines.
What do EMFs do to us?
EMF’s disrupt cell membranes thereby promoting ill health and disease. The mechanisms of how EMFs affect us are beyond the level of information presented here. If you are interested in further information contact me. At present, scientific studies have shown a link between EMFs and: Brain tumors, altered brain function, depression, sleep disruption, leukemia, birth defects, miscarriages, chronic fatigue, headaches, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, immune system deficiencies, heart problems, forgetfulness, cancer as well as other health problems.
Dr. David Carpenter, dean at the School of Public Health at the State University of New York, is convinced that up to 30% of all childhood cancers could be the result of EMFs. In 1990, the EPA recommended EMFs be given Class B carcinogenic status, "probable human carcinogen'" and joined the ranks of formaldehyde, DDT, dioxins and PCBs. The EPA warns, "There is reason for concern," and advises "prudent avoidance" of EMF’s.
What’s being done?
In a nutshell, not much! As far back as 1971 A White House advisory committee said that nonionizing radiation from radar, television transmitters, microwave ovens, medical diathermy, as well as numerous other sources was "permeating" our environment. Since that time we have added a host of new and potentially dangerous sources: Cell phones, MRIs, computers, wireless phones and transmitters, and we even expose fetuses with diagnostic ultrasound. The only thing you can do is exercise "prudent avoidance."
