by Steve Gamble MGCP

Ever since the dawn of civilisation, man has wanted to change and manipulate his environment. So much so that now, we have a new and dangerous form of environmental pollution spreading all over the world. This modern day, modern life pollution is invisible and cannot be felt. We are constantly being bombarded with electromagnetic radiation from the likes of radio & television transmitters, electricity pylons, high voltage electric cables, electricity substations, mobile phones, computers, fax machines, industrial machines, military installations, methods of transport and significantly, from millions and millions of domestic and office, man-made electrical appliances.

We are constantly saturated with these modern day electromagnetic vampires, whether we are outside, in the home, or at the office. All metallic objects such as water pipes, gas pipes, electrical circuits, telephone lines, keys, rings, watches, jewellery, metal fillings in teeth, springs in mattresses (where we spend at least one third of our lives) act as an antennae collecting and radiating disorientating energy waves which can alter the natural polarities of our biophysical body. These are electromagnetic frequencies or emf's, magnetic fields generated by electrical low frequencies (elf's).

After more than 25 years of intensive study, the Swedish government has established a safety limit for exposure to elf magnetic fields at 2.5 mG (milli Gauss). The Swedish standard is generally accepted throughout the world and means that if someone consistently experiences exposure which exceeds the standard, that person could be at risk in developing health problems which can range from headaches, fatigue and dizziness, to skin rashes, miscarriage, leukaemia and cancer.

In 1990 the United States Environment Protection Agency, in an extensive evaluation of the carcinogenic effects of these fields stated: "In conclusion, after an examination of the available data over the last 15 years, there is evidence of a positive association of exposure to magnetic fields which site specific cancer, namely leukaemia, cancer of the Central Nervous System, and to a lesser extent, lymphomas. This is supported by many studies of children and adults across many different populations and subgroups." America has its own safety limit set at 2.0 mg Property values are plummeting by up to 35% where there is evidence of high electromagnetic fields.

In America VW warn their customers not to use mobile phones inside the vehicle, concerned that the metal cage of the vehicle can amplify the emf's emitted by the phone, to even higher, and therefore potentially more dangerous levels. In an article in Here's Health reference is made to the effect mobile phones can have upon the brain, and that the brain's electrical potential can be altered for up to one week after a single mobile phone call! Doctors suspect mobile phones are behind a huge increase in brain tumours in Australia. Over the ten years that the devices became popular, cases soared more than 60% in women, and by 50% in men. Studies in Australia and the U.S. showed that the phones sent radiation into the brains of mice and rats, causing cancer, short term memory loss and lapses in concentration.

This has prompted the Australian government to launch a five year study into the potential health dangers from mobile phones and related electrical equipment including transmission towers. A recent report from the U.S. Centres for Disease Control and Prevention indicated that a broad variety of degenerative brain diseases, including Alzheimer's, are more common among workers exposed to electromagnetic fields. Studies by Danish scientists have shown that 20-80% of the electromagnetic radiation generated by mobile phones (depending on the make) is absorbed directly into the brain of the user. A few minutes exposure to cell phone type radiation can transform a 5% active cancer into a 95% active cancer.

Professor Ross Adey says emf's reduce the ability of the white blood cells to kill tumour cells, affect our reproduction, create problems with cell growth, and affect the Central Nervous System and the brain, which can lead to cancer and cancer related problems. There are a number of reports indicating a statistically significant proportion of miscarriages and embryo deformities amongst expectant mothers working on VDU's, computers and word processors. In a recent case-control study of people with ME, it was found that emf's relative to bed location were significantly higher than those of healthy controls. Remember ME was first labelled "Yuppie Flu". A reference to a new generation of city professionals whom were affected most, and were the first to take advantage of the new electronic era of that time. Further research into other new and unexplained disorders such as MS, Cot death, Parkinson's, Alzheimer's etc., is underway since peer-reviewed studies have associated these with possible emf exposure. It is estimated that man is subjected to 100 - 200 million times more electromagnetic radiation than his ancestors!

In America property values are plummeting by up to 35% where there is evidence of high electromagnetic fields.

A third study has linked exposure to EMF's with breast cancer. Dr. Patricia Coogan and co-workers at the Boston University School of Public Health (USA) have reported a 43% increased risk in women with a high likelihood of occupational exposure to magnetic fields (e.g. mainframe computers).

Exposure to low level electromagnetic fields have been associated with a reduction in the production of the hormone melatonin. A powerful antioxidant and part of the human immune system, melatonin is thought to inhibit cancer growth and slow down the ageing process. It is produced by the pineal gland (located in the brain) at night, explaining why it is important to avoid exposures to EMF's while sleeping. At night the body cleans, repairs and detoxifies itself. If it is exposed to electromagnetic stress at this time, in fact any stress, then our bodies produce water clustering which inhibits the cells natural detoxifying and repairing actions and intra and extra cellular activity (e.g. electrolyte exchange).

One study from the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm by Dr. Anders Ahlbom and epidemiologist Maria Feychting showed children exposed to 1mG of radiation over long periods have twice the normal risk of developing cancer; those exposed to 2mG had three times the risk, and those exposed to 3mG had four times the normal risk.

Another study by Brigitta Floderus and colleagues at the National Institute of Occupational Health in Solna, Sweden, showed that workers constantly exposed from 2mG to 4mG had 1.6 times the normal risk of developing leukaemia and three times the risk of developing chronic lymphocytic leukaemia. Those with the highest exposure had a fourfold risk of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia. An increased risk of brain damage was also found. 2.5mG is the generally accepted limit of elf magnetic field (emf) exposure, but are you aware that for example, the average hair dryer, vacuum cleaner or electric can opener that we use, EMITS AN AMAZING 100mG OR MORE!

How can emf's possibly affect us? Modern physics has confirmed what the eastern philosophy has been based upon for thousands of years - all living matter is energy - a subatomic vibrational vortex of spinning energy, with its own weak electromagnetic fields. The earth has it's own magnetic field, a field with which man has harmonised over many thousands of years. The NASA Space Program sends its astronauts into space with a device that mimics the earth's natural radiation (Schumann wave generators), to keep the astronauts in good psychological and physiological condition. We already measure brain activity, heart activity and neurological activity with electrical facilities, our muscles must create an electrical potential (electrostatic bond) before they contract so we can accept that man-made electromagnetic energy affects the movement of energy patterns at subatomic level. They will attract and repel, they will interact and will not be indifferent to each other. Electromagnetic energy does affect the polarities of our subtle (biophysical) body, causing changes to our health and well-being. Dr. Goodman, Cell Biologist, stated recently that she is convinced of the dangers of EMF's and is only 3-5 years away from proving this conclusively at cellular level. We know there is a direct response on the nervous system and the immune system is also probably involved. It has been demonstrated that EMF's can disrupt the flow of calcium through the walls of cells of the body - and this can affect a number of important cellular functions, including cell division.

Electromagnetic researcher Roger Coghill has been given provisional approval to proceed with a legal action under the Consumer Protection Act 1987 against a distributor of mobile phones - alleging that all phones should carry a warning that excessive use can cause health problems. At a press conference Mr.Coghill covered the effects of enzymes, the blood brain barrier, retina, DNA and lymphomas in mice, as well as reports of persistent headaches, eye problems and memory loss in humans. Those of you who are aware of Traditional Chinese Medicine and its use of acupuncture on the 'meridians' of the body (energy pathways - flow of Chi), will be interested to know that science has confirmed the existence of the meridians in the body. Furthermore, Professor Kim Bong Han discovered that the formation of the acupuncture meridian system preceded development and placement of rudimentary organs in the embryo, which would suggest the meridian system provides a type of blueprint, or A to Z for the developing cells of the body to follow. It would appear the meridian system is the first physical link to be established by science between the "energy" body and the physical body. If the energy system known as the meridian acupuncture system is responsible for the growth and development of the physical body, it follows any effect upon this system, good or bad, will have a consequential physical response. In other words, if our body, (and therefore our energy system) is exposed to bad energies, such as harmful emf's, there will be a consequential detrimental effect within our physical body. If our body is constantly exposed to harmful energies, then it follows there will be greater distress, or disease in our physical body.

Esoteric writings and certain cultures of the world, have, for thousands of years, postulated and worked with the energy systems of the body. It is only now that science is able to confirm what our ancestors have know for some considerable time. The effects of this new, unseen and unfelt danger to our bio-electric and biological bodies can be termed as "electromagnetic stress", and affects each and everyone of us. Those of us who are currently unwell, those whose immune systems are already low, are likely to be affected more because the body's natural defence mechanism is already overworked and weakened. You may find it difficult to shake off a cold or a flu or have had an illness that just won't go away, you may feel tired all the time, sleepy but unable to sleep, testy, irritable for no reason, have weak, aching muscles or joints, cannot be bothered, wanting to be alone, unable to concentrate yet your mind is racing . . . and so on.

We have to live and work with this threat to our health, so what can we do to protect ourselves? There are a number of products that help protect from emf's, increase our natural energy fields and help with homeostasis, increasing circulation at cellular level and helping with cellular metabolism. But first we need to know if we, or our children are playing, sitting, sleeping or working in a potentially dangerous area of emf radiation. This can be done by EMF detectors which provide both a visible and an audible detection of these potentially dangerous fields. It is also possible to have a site check (your home or work place) to establish areas of concern, and have practical advice on how to protect yourself and your family, along with environmental protection and individual protection. In most cases moving a chair, or an appliance by as little as 6 to 12 inches can mean the difference between sitting or sleeping in a safe place and a potentially dangerous place. It is better to know now than later when it may be too late.

NOTE: The treatment for energy balancing and removal of electromagnetic stress will only be of long-term benefit to the individual if they have either taken on board personal protection from emf's, and/or have made the required adjustments to their home or work place. It is self defeating to have treatment to remove this stress, and go back into an environment which causes it in the first place. In a world where profit and greed take precedence over individual, environmental and global health, only public awareness of the dangers, such as emf radiation, can bring pressure to bear on those responsible to rethink their priorities and the governments that grant them this right. So much so, that now, emf pollution is the No.1 environmental concern in America today. And rightly so! Let us make it the No.1 concern here too!

Editor's Afternote: I personally believe that this will become one of the biggest areas of health concerns within the next 5 - 10 years, as people become more and more aware of the effects of electromagnetic stress. Already in Russia, for example, you are not allowed to build houses under power lines and mobile phone companies (although denying there is any problem with their phones) are trying to develop phones that emit lower fields. I met someone in London the other day who was going to buy a house but was refused a mortgage because there was a power line running under the house. This to me makes sense because if it is proved that living near power lines has a detrimental effect on one's health (such as leukaemia) then nobody would want to live in that house in the future and the value would then drop (as house prices already are in America), the mortgage company would then not get their money back. Is this telling us the mortgage companies know something that we don't?