What Is Electromagnetic Frequency Radiation?
“Electrical and magnetic fields, known as EMF, are invisible to the naked eye and are, in fact, the result of radiation,” Dr. Nathan Goodyear, a medical doctor and integrative cancer expert, told The Epoch Times. “This radiation spans the electromagnetic spectrum and increases from nonionizing to ionizing radiation.”Ionizing Radiation
Ionizing radiation is known to cause damage to tissues and organs. Familiar sources of ionizing radiation include medical diagnostics such as X-rays and computed tomography (CT) scans. A natural source of ionizing radiation is radon gas, which can seep into the cracks of building foundations.Nonionizing Radiation
Nonionizing radiation, a low frequency, long wavelength form of radiation that’s not visible to the naked eye, has become very important to the day-to-day operation of the world around us. It’s found in power lines, computers, radio, TV, Wi-Fi, and cellphones.EMF Effects on the Heart
“The problem with electromagnetic radiation and its effect on the heart is exposure and time,“ Goodyear said. ”Because of the lower nonionizing radiation, more time and exposure are required to accumulate impact than ionizing radiation, which can almost be immediate at higher doses.”“Human studies analyzed by the EWG should be concerning because heart rate variability may be a litmus test not only for the health of the heart but the health of the human being,” Susan Foster, an EMF consultant, told The Epoch Times. Foster provides outside counsel through the McCullough Law Firm to Children’s Health Defense (CHD) on wireless matters.
EMF Exposure: Smart Meters and More
Foster has interviewed several people who started experiencing symptoms when close to heavily used smart meters.“Smart meters communicate data to utility companies using several different radio frequency air interfaces, modulation schemes, and network architectures. They typically pulse strong signals to the collecting device hundreds to hundreds of thousands of times a day,” she said.
Some question the theory that smart meters and cell towers are causing these cardiac events. In Foster’s experience, the temporal element is often a key indicator that the recently built and activated cell tower or installed smart meter is causing cardiac symptoms.
“When someone is asymptomatic before the carrier activates a cell tower and experiences an acute cardiac event such as atrial fibrillation for the first time in his or her life two weeks later, the cell tower becomes suspect.”
Foster said she believes that the cell tower becomes the undeniable culprit when atrial fibrillation occurs during high telecommunication traffic times, then reoccurs repeatedly, even after cardioversion (a procedure to restore a normal heart rhythm), eventually resulting in surgical intervention to stop the atrial fibrillation.
“Children today are developing in utero and growing up in homes where cellphones are carried by parents, Wi-Fi is left on 24/7, and wireless baby monitors are inches from a baby’s thin skull and rapidly developing brain and nervous system. Children are inherently more vulnerable and will live with these exposures for a lifetime,” Foster said.
FCC Ordered to Update EMF Guidelines
According to Foster, the effects of EMF radiation on children and the failure of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to update EMF guidelines for a quarter-century is the main reason CHD sued the FCC in 2020. Scott McCollough argued the case for consolidated lawsuits filed by CHD and Environmental Health Trust.Electromagnetic Sensitivity
The effect of EMF on children may only be fully realized in adulthood, and some people may never feel the effects, Goodyear said. However, others seem to be highly sensitive. People who are depleted of antioxidants or have chronic inflammation or pre-existing cardiovascular disease are at greater risk for cardiac dysfunction and disease from EMF, he said.Unfortunately, the public remains uninformed about EMS, Foster said.
Limiting EMF Exposure
Whether you believe you are sensitive to EMF or want to protect your children, knowing how to limit your exposure is important. There are devices to block or shield EMF exposure, but both Foster and Goodyear suggest that an avoidance strategy may be safer and more effective than shielding.“Devices and chips may have ’some' benefit, but people are lulled into a false sense of safety,” Foster said. “The so-called protective product may very well prove to be a scam.”
- Women and girls should never keep their phones in their bras.
- Don’t carry your phone in a shirt or pants pocket unless it’s in airplane mode.
- Every home and office should have a landline phone as an alternative to using a cellphone.
- Avoid DECT cordless phones because the antennae act like mini cell towers 24/7.
- Opt out of an AMI smart meter, if possible.
- Recharge your cellphone as far from your bedroom as possible, and never sleep with your cellphone under your pillow.
- Question “smart” everything. Is it really necessary?
He said that a pivot in approach requires supporting a healthy lifestyle, including a balanced organic diet with vegetables high in antioxidants, low-glycemic fruits, and evidenced-based vitamin supplementation under a physician’s guidance. He also advocates for exercise and good sleep hygiene to reduce the harmful effects of EMF.
“Take a walk outside in nature. It’s time to get outside, to the desert, the mountains, the forests, the woods, and to divest from EMF exposure. Don’t just do it once; schedule it as part of your daily or weekly healthy living.”
