Microwaves Bombard Us All

Are you getting “nuked” without knowing it?

The kind of radiation in your microwave oven isn’t limited to the kitchen anymore. Broadcast and cell phone antennas, DECT cordless and mobile phones, wireless (baby monitors, Bluetooth devices, computer keyboards and mice, doorbells, headphones and speakers, even thermometers), and “Smart” power systems all emit unprecedented amounts of microwaves—many of them, 24/7.

Recent research by Magda Havas, PhD, associate professor of Environmental & Resource Studies at Trent University, finds—unequivocally—that the frequencies emitted by cordless phones adversely affect the heart, a bioelectrical organ, in some people at levels far below those permitted by current federal safety guidelines.

A recent Swedish study in Environmental Health Perspectives shows that the strongest microwave effects from mobile phones occur in human stem cells—critical cellular targets for the origin of cancers including both leukemia and tumors. Because almost all organs and tissues possess stem cells and because stem cells are more active in children, as this study finds, microwave exposure is a potentially deadly source of cancer.

“All cells involved with active division are affected by extremely low frequency ranges, as well as by the microwave band,” explains investigative journalist B. Blake Levitt, who wrote the groundbreaking book, Electromagnetic Fields. Both of these frequencies speed cell division—like runaway cell growth in cancer. And other research provides evidence that this kind of radiation interferes with DNA repair.

We’re not just talking cancer here.

Polish scientists have discovered a growing number of subtle symptoms—including brain fog, dizziness, headaches, insomnia, nausea, and vision problems—to emissions “generally well below the recommended exposure limits” and “certainly far below those known to produce adverse effects.” For instance, a 50-year-old woman suffered insomnia for years because of a wireless router in her bedroom. Once it was removed, however, she slept soundly through the night—almost immediately!

Dr. Ann Louise’s Take:

From my vantage point as a nutritionist, I’ve been warning against the use of microwave ovens for decades. Not only do they all “leak” some degree of unwanted radiation, but also they don’t cook evenly or thoroughly enough to kill pathogens and parasites. Even worse from a nutritional standpoint, several studies show that microwaving reduces antioxidants, vitamin B12, and other protective substances in foods.

No wonder, then, that a Swiss study comparing blood samples of people consuming microwaved- versus conventionally-cooked foods found many detrimental changes among those consuming microwaved meals. Not only were microwave users’ cholesterol levels higher, but immune factors plus hemocrit and hemoglobin values were also different—suggesting trends toward anemia and immune dysfunction—after just two months!

That being said, the electromagnetic radiation from microwaving in your kitchen or the office lunchroom pales in comparison to the overwhelming electropollution to which we are being exposed today. Americans are currently being bombarded by billions of artificial frequencies and wavelengths never before known to humans.

The closer we are to microwave and wireless devices—and the longer we’re exposed—the greater the risk. And those risks increase dramatically for the young whose brains are still developing.

Belgian research finds that indoor exposure to EMFs from microwaves and wireless can be higher than outdoor exposure—due to growing dependence on wireless everywhere from offices, public buildings, cafes, malls, schools, hotels, motels, and our own homes. In fact, Swiss scientists find airports and trains are the highest in terms of exposure to this kind of radiation.

Protect Yourself and Your Family
“Personally, I don’t use WiFi at home,” says EMF expert and activist Camilla Rees. “Wired connections, such as cable or fiber optics, are much safer, while also being much faster.”

Whatever you decide, do keep in mind that the younger children are, the greater their risk, because of their thinner skulls. Here’s what you can do on the homefront, right now, today:

• Move the baby monitor at least 6 feet away from your child’s crib.

• Look for an older, used monitor with an antenna about 6 inches long—rather than the newer versions with the stubby half-inch antennas that operate like a cordless phone or WiFi.

• Buy routers and printers that don’t even have wireless capacity so they don’t constantly put out a signal looking for a connection.

I’ve personally found several useful detectors—no single piece of equipment does it all—for identifying radiation emissions in my own home. These include the eSmog Scout, which convert signals directly into sounds making it very easy to “hear” the frequencies. To replace cell and cordless phones, the Ultra Low EMF Telephone makes a great solution for your home or office.

Also, eat plenty of brightly colored fruits and veggies, rich in antioxidants and protective minerals to fight emissions that target your cells. Super-GI Cleanse provides antoxidant enzymes that neutralize free radicals created by radiation-induced oxidative stress.

Take Action
“Existing safety standards are obsolete,” write researchers Cindy Sage and David Carpenter, MD, MPH, in the journal Pathophysiology, because they’re based solely on heat (or thermal) impact, rather than biological effects. “The rapidly expanding development of wireless technologies and the long latency for the development of such serious disease as brain cancer means that failure to take immediate action to reduce risk may result in an epidemic of potentially fatal diseases in the future.”

We all need to take action to protect ourselves—and generations to come. “It was a tremendous failure of governments to allow a trillion-dollar wireless communications industry to emerge without pre-market health testing, especially when biological effects were well-known to the military going back almost half a century,” says Rees.

While many unanswered questions remain, “the cost of doing nothing will result in an increasing number of people, many of them young, developing cancer,” adds Dr. Carpenter. Ask Congress to take corrective action by signing the EMF Petition at www.ElectromagneticHealth.org.