We would be wise to evaluate the electro-magnetic levels in our homes, especially in our bedrooms and those of our children for starters! We spend 1/3rd or more of our life in the bedroom.
Please consider doing an assessment of where you and your children sleep. You might call it preventative medicine!
Electrical Pollution Interferes with Your Body’s Cells
EMF should be considered a harmful invader to your body, just like any other environmental toxin. It interferes with your health at the cellular level because you are actually an electrical being. Your body is a complex communication device where cells, tissues, organs and organisms all “talk” with finely tuned bio-electrical transmitters and receivers.
What happens when you expose a radio antenna to a significant amount of external noise? You get static from the noise — and that is what is happening to your body in today’s electrosmog environment.
Two of the more well-known biological impacts from electrosmog are the interruption of your brain wave patterns leading to behavior issues and the interference with your body’s communication system leading to abnormal neurological function, such as dementia, chronic fatigue syndrome, and fibromyalgia.
There are Five Primary Types of EMF:
- Static Electric Fields: These are made up of static electricity caused by ions released from synthetic materials in your home. When combined, they can make you feel unwell, which underscores the importance of choosing natural materials for your furniture, cabinetry, flooring and other building supplies.
- Residual Magnetism: Most often this occurs from metal in your bed, which can change its magnetic field. Your body sleeps best in a constant magnetic field, rather than one impacted by metals. (If you hold a liquid-filled compass over your sleeping area, north should always be north; a spinning compass signals residual magnetism).
- Power Frequency: This includes the wiring in your walls, electrical outlets, extension cords, lamps, and other electricity sources. They produce electric fields that essentially turn your body into a large antenna and interfere with your cells’ ability to communicate with one another. A bedroom disrupted with power frequency is especially unhealthy to sleep in, as cells cannot regenerate properly, potentially leading to insomnia and other diseases.
- Power Frequency Magnetic Fields: These are caused by building wiring errors and also when power lines to your home run underground near your sleeping area. An electrical panel box located on a wall near your sleeping area or even a refrigerator or TV located on the other side of the wall from where you sleep can also lead to power frequency magnetic fields.
- Radiofrequency/Communications: This includes a broad range of cordless phones, wireless devices, cell phones and cell phone towers, all of which can interfere with your health.
When Dealing with EMF, Start in Your Sleeping Area
It’s during sleep that your body regenerates and detoxifies, so you want your bedroom to be a sleeping sanctuary with very low EMF issues. It’s a given that you’re going to be exposed to varying levels of EMF during your waking hours, so giving your body a break during the night is really important.
You can make your bedroom a low-EMF sleep area by:
* Turning off all the fuses at night (or at least those that are in your bedroom).
* At minimum, moving your bed so that your head is at least 3-6 feet from all electrical outlets.
* Turning off and unplugging everything electrical in your sleeping area, including your computer, WI-FI, cell and portable phones.
* Beware that cell phones and WI-FI are not the only EMF sources you need to be cautious of. Electric alarm clocks, blankets, lamps, and some computers, all generate EMFs. Avoid using electric blankets and heating pads, and move that electric alarm clock to the other side of the room or get a battery-operated one. (Dr. Mercola’s article goes into more depth.)
***Also an iPod dock on a dresser away from the bed by at least 5 feet***
Please consider the research on cordless phones (especially DECTs~ digitally enhanced cordless transmitters) and the dangers they pose in the home. We turn our base station off at night and on in the morning, still preferring to use a land line only at night (as long as they are available). Or keep the base station at least three rooms away from where everyone sleeps and where you spend the most time during the day.
