EMFs: The silent home killers

Maybe at this moment where you are reading these words, you are in front of your laptop, or computer screen, or holding your cell phone in your hand, or your tablet. We are surrounded today with ElectroMagnetic Fields (EMFs) - we simply can't escape them anymore.

If you live in a busy city you will be even more exposed, because the radiations of your neighbours impact you as well. It is really rare today on Earth to find a place where the only electromagnetic fields would be 100% natural and not man-made.

Increasing research suggests that there is a real direct link between regular cell phone usage and overall health decline. A study showed that "heavy users" were doubling their risk of developing brain tumor after 10 years of cell phone use. What they call "heavy users" is actually people spending more than 2-2.5 hours A MONTH on their cell phone. A study made in 2014 suggested the average time spent on cell phones was 34 hours per month. We are all likely to be considered "heavy users".

Cell phone radiations are actually 2-way microwave radiations. Medias tend to talk about the phones' "radio-frequency energy" because it doesn't sound as bad and is less scary. But knowing that those radiations you carry with you all the time are more like microwave-type of radiations - do you still want to keep them close to your body, close to your brain or close to your reproductive organs?

Health Risks Associated with EMF Exposure

Cell phone use is associated with increased risk of developing:

• -Brain tumor
• -Cancer
• -DNA damage
• -Autism, Schizophrenia
• -Diabetes
• -Cardiovascular disease
• -Sleeping disorders
• -Behavioural changes
• -Immune / Autoimmune disorders
• -INFERTILITY (in both women and men)

A special note on male fertility: A systematic review and meta-analysis showed that electromagnetic radiations from cell phones decrease sperm mobility by 8%, decrease sperm viability by 9%, and may also affect sperm count and quality. Sperm count is actually reduced BY HALF when the cell phone is carried in pants pockets for just 4 hours a day. The testicular barrier is the most sensitive tissue in the body and absorbs 100 times more radiation.

A special note on children: A child's brain contains more liquids than an adult brain and therefore absorbs much more radiation. Their skull is also thinner, so the brain is less protected. Children should definitely stay away from cell phones, tablets, or any wireless electric device.

It's Not Only About Wireless Devices

The harmful effects of EMFs come from many other devices - what we call "dirty electricity":

• -CFL bulbs (Compact Fluorescent Lights)
• -Transmission antennas
• -Power supplies for portable computers
• -Cell phone chargers
• -Hair dryers (they disrupt melatonin production in your brain, impairing sleep quality and recovery - better not to use them at night)
• -All electronic devices with a transformer

How to Reduce Your Exposure

• -Avoid as much as possible cell phones and any other wireless devices, especially for kids
• -Turn off all electronic devices before sleeping, as much as possible
• -Use a land line at home or work
• -Reduce or eliminate all other wireless devices - choose ethernet cable solutions instead
• -Keep the base station of your internet or phone at least 3 rooms away from where you spend the most time (especially your bedroom)
• -Use your cell phone only if there is good reception - the poorer the signal, the more intense the radiation emitted
• -Avoid carrying your cell phone close to your body - in a purse or bag is best
• -Avoid using your computer or phone while it is charging
• -Avoid working with your laptop on your lap

Grounding and Earthing

The best thing to do regularly is EARTHING, or GROUNDING. It means walking barefoot on sand or grass, on dirt or on real wooden floor: it allows the negative ions from the ground to flow through your body and cleanse it from all those "dirty" positive ions.

Beeswax candles and pink Himalayan salt lamps absorb EMFs, and are therefore also a great way to clean the air in your home.

The first signs of EMF sensitivity can be quite subtle. Don't wait until it becomes too obvious. Just think about decreasing your exposure as much as possible, all the time.

In Health and Happiness,

Stephanie