Chasing Clean Air

Electrical Pollution - Electronic Silent Spring

Zap! You can run from electrical fields but you can not hide. You can minimize.

Whether or not you're electro-sensitive, health consequences in our electric age with its wires, switches, and mega-batteries, electromagnetic fields are everywhere -- and increasingly documented. 

I am not a fan of electricity. Or cell phones. For countless reasons. I use 'em, though, sparingly. Like a hypocrite. Dreaming I'm some sort of Pocahontas living off the grid. Meanwhile, I stay informed about unseen man-made pollution with the ability to cause negative health impacts. I'm reading a book called Electronic Silent Spring by Katie Singer. Very informative. I recommend. And check out the newsletter, Electrical Pollution. As for myself, I plan to never again buy an iPhone for reasons one day I'll likely write about but for now know iPhones have a high SAR rating, which is not good.

FYI - Scientists from around the world are united on more than climate change impacts, enter the wireless world and the studies you should know about.

New York, NY, May 11, 2015 (Business Wire) -- Today 190 scientists from 39 nations submitted an appeal to the United Nations, UN member states and the World Health Organization (WHO) requesting they adopt more protective exposure guidelines for electromagnetic fields (EMF) and wireless technology in the face of increasing evidence of risk. These exposures are a rapidly growing form of environmental pollution worldwide.

The DVD "MOBILIZE" Explores Potential Long-Term Health Impacts from Cell Phone Use

I'm interested in what can and can not be seen in our air, including cell phone radiation and microwaves. In 2011, the World Health Organization stated,

"The electromagnetic fields produced by mobile phones are classified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer as possibly carcinogenic to humans."

If you're interested in the potential health impacts of cell phone use, check out the DVD, Mobilize, which was just released by film maker Kevin Kunze. A bright young man with an impressive line-up of associate producers (Devra Davis and Ellie Marks), he conducted expert interviews on all sides of the $200 billion US wireless industry.

Did you know the majority of cell phone manuals tell consumers to keep the phone about an inch away from the body at all times? 

This DVD shares leading thinkers on the cell phone/health impact debate from Harvard, Yale, The World Health Organization and National Cancer Institute, as well as testimonies from leaders in the cell phone industry. Mobilize illuminates how the cell phone industry's economic and political influence impact lives. To learn more click here. 

Related story on protecting yourself from laptop radiation here.

HARApad Root 2.0 Review - Electromagnetic Radiation Shield For Laptop

Stop the heat! I'm not talking baking under the California sun where trees beg for water under barren skies but rather that heat on your lap after hours typing on a laptop! Stop wondering if typing on a laptop MAY harm your health in the way of the cigarette - once harmless, later double crossed danger! Today we're going to find out if the HARApad Root 2.0 laptop radiation and heat shield works at keeping your radiation exposure minimized.

First a little background: My interest in unseen air pollution brought me to study radiation like a layman, I mean, lay-woman. There are multiple types of radiation in our world beyond the Fukishima dose that circled the globe. They include common daily exposures from the sun and beyond: electromagnetic, microwave, and radiofrequency (RF) fields. One way to mitigate exposure to wireless, microwave, and especially electromagnetic exposure at home and on-the-go for devices like my MacBook Pro is considering a laptop shield like HARApad Root 2.0.

I spoke to HARApad co-owner, Mark Kramer, who told me,

"In addition to shielding three types of radiation, the HARApad also serves as an attractive flat wood "pad" for a laptop's stability. The main benefit though is that the HARApad almost completely wipes out the electromagnetic field and it helps minimize wifi but won't block wifi entirely."

Ok, let's test the HARApad's electromagnetic field protection!

Does the HARApad work at shielding radiation?

I used this E.L.F. Zone electromagnetic field detector with green safe, yellow caution, and red danger! modes.

You be the judge.

Macbook Pro without protection

Danger Light Under My Laptop

GREEN IS SAFE! Under HARApad and Laptop

HARApad Elite 2.0 (Made in USA) Under My Laptop

CAUTION! Testing Radiation Under My Laptop and Personal Pad

My Personal Laptop Pad, Made-In-China (Means this came over in a polluting ship)

 

The radiation shield (lead and tungsten-free) attracts low frequency (ELF) radiation emitted by laptop computers, creating a path of least resistance for the radiation to travel. This radiation flows in a loop from your laptop through the HARApad and back into the laptop instead of your body.

According to different studies including information published on WebMD, laptop radiation exposure may lead to lower sperm counts in men, and potential cancers in both sexes. For more health impacts information, click here.

Harapad comes in a variety of colors and sizes, and soon will be available for notebooks like the iPad.

Pong Cases for iPhone and iPad Can Reduce Users' Radiation-Impact

I sat at the Santa Monica Apple Store's table, awaiting my latest purchase when a robust woman, spilling out all over, placed her chipped pink nail-polished fingers on my sleek iPhone.

"I like her case!" she cackled, picking up my phone as if it were hers. "Where's this case? I want to buy this case now!" (Not available at Apple Stores)

Aesthetically pleasing, my newest iPhone and iPad Pong cases offer much more than good looks. These "intelligent" cases reportedly optimize wireless energy to increase speed, range, and most importantly, to protect users from electromagnetic fields (EMFs).

Do they work?

Researching electromagnetic fields, including the microwaves coming off cell phones, I tried Pong cases because the company claims their technology redirects wireless energy away from the user.

In addition, Pong states that their devices increase a transmitted signal up to 25% faster for the iPhone with an added increase range by 12%. The fact is I can't prove I'm receiving less energy when using my iPhone and iPad in their new protective cases but I can tell you that I believe the Pong company claim that an independent test showed a SAR reduction level below FCC limits by 82% with their products. In part, I believe the Pong claims because I experienced their other claims of a stronger signal and wider range with my iPhone 5s/T-Mobile carrier as true.

The "intelligent case" uses a built-in antenna technology which is on the back of the case, reportedly redirecting the signal away from the body when speaking on the phone or positioned away from user.

The iPad Air's cellular outbound signal is increased by up to 85%. This signal increase helps increase wi-fi range, upload speed, and cellular range!And the case is MUCH more functional than my Apple case. Easy to set up as a stand to watch movies with the radiation primarily directed away from my eyes and body.

Cell Towers' Electromagnetic Fields (EMFs) In Our Air

What's in the air and how does it make you feel?

Dirty diesel, aerial pesticide, car exhaust and...

Four teenagers, laughing, flirting, snapping cell phone photos on the bus. I sat across from the happy travelers and felt happy, too. Love was in the air. In contrast to the other day when I sat across from a grumpy woman speaking loudly on her cell phone. Whew!

Cell phones. Invading my space.

For good. Not so good.

It got me thinking about unseen "vibrations". From people, and cell phones and cell towers. You see, while I pondered the spiritual component of clean air, I looked up and my vision landed on a cell tower, rising above the freeway.

I'm not an expert on electromagnetic energy (EMF) -- those electrical waves fluctuating all about us, especially powerful near cell towers, TV and radio towers, and many say smart meters, too -- but I am curious.

And sensitive to outside energy.

So I started my education with cell towers and their impact on people living close by. In cities, cell towers are hard, if not impossible, to avoid. Yet there is evidence there is a growing number of people fleeing cell towers especially living within close range. Others are oblivious to cell tower presence whether by distraction or camouflage, as, increasingly, cell towers are masked to look like trees or put inside high chapels, and...

Here's a sampling of my research, much of which I have not yet read but culled what I think is worth looking into -- if you are interested in unseen EMF fields in our air that may impact your electrical-at-base bodies, please check out:

Start with Dr. Magda Hava's informative video about dangers of radiation in your home and near cell towers, and why Switzerland is prioritizing less wireless use especially at their schools.

 

The United States Navy commissioned the University of Washington (around 1984) to study microwave radiation and found a link between pulsed radiation and increased cancer rates. Read about it here.

AntennaSearch.com - type in your zip code to learn how many cell towers are near you. Yikes! I'm near 269 cell phone towers within 4 miles, and 3 applications from cell phone companies for new towers. I have a great signal.

Electrical Pollution - newsletter online. I admire the thoroughness of studies at this online EMF hub.

Cross Currents, a book by Robert O. Becker, M.D. who has impeccable credentials -- talks about healing by electromagnetic medicine, which includes acupuncture (I'm a big fan), and risks of electromagnetic pollution.

Environmental Working Group on Cell Phones

September 2011 Brazil study on deaths near cellular telephone base stations. The government study conducted in the third largest Brazilian city found an increase in cancer rates of those living within 600 meters (656 yards) of a cell tower.

Plan Wireless - a web site helping communities avoid new cell towers. Currently on their home page, the story of home-owners in Burbank, California fighting T-Mobile that wanted to put a cell tower in local church.

Full Signal - a documentary out of Israel about a community that successfully united against cell phone towers and their use in village after a spike in cancer clusters. I rented this movie online. The producer interviews many people in Israel and New York with interesting things to share.

Are these studies alarmist? Overblown? I don't know. I have my beliefs, though. Different folks weigh in on cellular technology, which is apparently here to stay.

Electrical sensitivity is real, and augmented for many people when living near a cell tower. If you are electro-sensitive, check out helpful links here.

The Electrosensitive Society

Check out your cell phone's radiation levels here.

Microwave technology, in its infancy, including studies on its health impacts, means I encourage you to stay informed. It's your body and brain.

Please note, I am not open to responding to comments but feel free to express yourself.

Cellular technology is important to understand as it impacts us, whether or not we speak on a cell phone. As for me - my next move will not be near a cell tower, I will stop holding my cell phone as often as I have, I will reconsider using my Apple TV device, and while I rarely use a microwave oven, I will not zap convenience again.

Photo from one of my favorite Los Angeles hikes where T-Mobile cell phone coverage (my carrier) is excellent throughout. Hmmm.

Until next time, breathe easy and make life an adventure!

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