What You Can't See COULD Hurt You?

Electromagnetic radiation (EMF's) is emitted by all electrical devices as well as devices that emit radio waves such as kitchen appliances, computers and cell phones. If you are like most people, you have electronic devices in your home and office. You may even have a numver of these devices in the bedroom where your body is supposed to rest and repair each night. EMF's can impact your physical and emotional health. They can interfere with the quality of your sleep, aggravate nervousness and even cause families to be more argumentative than usual.

It's like the saying that a man who gets his arm broken in two places should stay out of those places. EMF's are powerful stuff and chances are, you are exposed to some level of them. You may have an older computer that emits high levels of EMF's, but you don't have to have it on the table next to your bed.

Electrical Hypersensitivity

Electrical Hypersensitivity (EHS) is an allergic-like reaction to EMFs (Electric and Magnetic Fields). Today it's estimated we are now being exposed to a trillion times more EMF energy than our grandparents were. Electromagnetic energy from outside disrupts the body's critical balance and plays havoc with the millions of electrical impulses our body uses to regulate all cellular activity.

Scientists now believe as much as 40-50% of the population may be unknowingly experiencing symptoms of EHS, with 3-5% of the cases severe enough to significantly impact an individual's overall quality of life. Many EHS sufferers improve quickly and symptoms disappear, or are lessened, when they are returned to an environment where EMF sources have been reduced or eliminated. Review scientific studies for effects of EMF/EHF.

Safe EMF Levels

There are a number of recommendations as to what constitutes a harmful EMF level. Many government and utility documents report the usual ambient level of 60 Hz magnetic field to be 0.5 mG. Any reading higher than 0.5 mG is above the “usual” ambient exposure. The EPA has proposed a safety standard of 1 mG. Sweden has set a maximum safety limit of 1 mG.