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Cell phone placed in a pocket does not comply with safety limits

[Ricordate lo scandalo Volkswagen e i test truccati per far risultare le emissioni inquinanti delle automobili conformi ai limiti di sicurezza?
E se la stessa cosa stesse succedendo nell’ambito della telefonia mobile?
Nessuno si pone questa domanda, ma esiste un rischio concreto che sia proprio così.
Conseguentemente, milioni di individui (anzi miliardi) stanno venendo esposti ad emissioni ben oltre i limiti di sicurezza, già di per sé non cautelativi.
Qualora scoppiasse un simile scandalo e si scoprisse che tutti gli individui di cui sopra hanno subìto danni gravi e permanenti alla salute, pensate che la cosa potrebbe essere sanata sanzionando pesantemente produttori di telefoni cellulari e compagnie di telefonia mobile (come nel caso della Volkswagen) o risarcendo i danni agli ammalati (cosa peraltro impossibile)?
La risposta è no. Niente potrebbe rimediare ad una simile catastrofe sanitaria.]

24 January 2016, by 

Did a small Finnish company, CELLRAID, Ltd, do ‘volkswagen’ to the telecom industry by showing lack of compliance? In this story, for the first time, are shown measurements results indicating that placing a cell phone in a pocket might cause radiation exposures higher than permitted by the current safety standards.

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There are very stringent exhaust limits in USA. Volkswagen cars did not meet them. So, software was added to Volkswagen cars to “help” them be “compliant” with the US EPA requirements. Discrepancy between what is doable in lab setting and what is not so easily doable in real life led Volkswagen to do what it did.

There are safety limits for radiation emission from cell phones. In cell phones used in real life and stored mostly in pockets, these safety limits would be difficult to meet. So, when the standard laboratory tests were developed for measuring radiation emissions from cell phones to assess their compliance with safety limits, a “loophole” was “somehow” introduced to the laboratory tests permitting measurements at a distance from the surface of the test dummy (= at a distance from the users body). The difference between Volkswagen software and cell phone testing loophole is that the software was illegal whereas the “loophole” is legal.

This “loophole” distance varies, not only between different manufacturers but also between different cell phone models from the same manufacturer. Some phones meet safety limits already at 1cm away from the body but others need to be 2.5cm away from the body to meet safety limits.

see more at:http://betweenrockandhardplace.wordpress.com/2016/01/21/did-cellraid-do-volkswagen-to-the-telecom-industry/

Source/Fonte:

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/cell-phone-placed-pocket-does-comply-safety-limits-leszczynski

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Electro-hypersensitivity: What you need to know about the allergy of the 21st century

Via Dave Ashton della pagina Facebook “UK Electrosensitives”.

Articolo ben scritto, che fornisce molte informazioni e diversi riferimenti a studi scientifici e a documentazione varia sulla Elettrosensibilità.

In the past it has been called “yuppie flu” and “microwave disease”. Its symptoms include unexplained allergies, whistling in the ears, tachycardia and cardiac arrhythmias, fatigue, numbness of the head, constant headaches, etc. Are you also affected by the growing electromagnetic pollution from cell phone masts, Wi-Fi networks, cordless phones etc?

 

Electrohypersensitivity

Scientists today are linking the increase of electromagnetic pollution with many unexplained symptoms that afflict more and more every day:

  • Nausea, headaches and migraines
  • Ringing in the ears
  • Numbness in the face or other body parts
  • Dry eyes and sight problems
  • Inability to concentrate and unexplained fatigue
  • Depression
  • Tachycardia and cardiac arrhythmia
  • Hyperactivity and insomnia
  • Redness and rashes
  • Dryness in the throat and mouth
  • Swollen sinuses and symptoms rhinitis

The “allergic” reaction to artificial electromagnetic radiation is called “electrohypersensitivity”, it has been recognized by the World Health Organization and is considered likely to influence in the following years a significant proportion of the population in developed countries.

In the past the term “microwave illness” has been used to describe symptoms of employees working near broadcasting antennas and radars and the term “yuppie flu” for symptoms of corporate executives overexposed to mobile phones and electronic office equipment.

“Sensitivity to EMF has been given the general name “Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity” or EHS. It comprises nervous system symptoms like headache, fatigue, stress, sleep disturbances, skin symptoms like prickling, burning sensations and rashes, pain and ache in muscles and many other health problems. Whatever its cause, EHS is a real and sometimes a disabling problem for the affected persons. Their EMF exposure is generally several orders of magnitude under the limits of internationally accepted standards.” World Health Organization [1]

Medical associations warn

The Austrian Medical Association notes [2]:

“There has been a sharp rise in unspecific, often stress-associated health problems that increasingly present physicians with the challenge of complex differential diagnosis. A cause that has been accorded little attention so far is increasing electrosmog exposure at home, at work and during leisure activities, occurring in addition to chronic stress in personal and working life. It correlates with an overall situation of chronic stress that can lead to burnout.”

The Freiburger Appeal [3] from the Union of Environmental Medicine, Germany (IGUMED),signed by thousands of doctors and scientists from around the world sounded the alarm:

“We have observed, in recent years, a dramatic rise in severe and chronic diseases among our patients, especially:

  • Learning, concentration, and behavioural disorders (e.g. attention deficit disorder, ADD)
  • Extreme fluctuations in blood pressure, ever harder to influence with medications
  • Heart rhythm disorders
  • Heart attacks and strokes among an increasingly younger population
  • Brain-degenerative diseases (e.g. Alzheimer’s) and epilepsy
  • Cancerous afflictions: leukemia, brain tumors

Moreover, we have observed an ever-increasing occurrence of various disorders, often misdiagnosed in patients as psychosomatic:

  • Headaches, migraines
  • Chronic exhaustion
  • Inner agitation
  • Sleeplessness, daytime sleepiness
  • Tinnitus
  • Susceptibility to infection
  • Nervous and connective tissue pains, for which the usual causes do not explain even the most conspicuous symptoms.

We can no longer believe this to be purely coincidence, for:

  • Too often do we observe a marked concentration of particular illnesses in correspondingly HFMR-polluted areas or apartments;
  • Too often does a long-term disease or affliction improve or disappear in a relatively short time after reduction or elimination of HFMR pollution in the patient’s environment;
  • Too often are our observations confirmed by on-site measurements of HFMR of unusual intensity.

On the basis of our daily experiences, we hold the current mobile communications technology (introduced in 1992 and since then globally extensive) and cordless digital telephones (DECT standard) to be among the fundamental triggers for this fatal development.

One can no longer evade these pulsed microwaves. They heighten the risk of already-present chemical/physical influences, stress the body’s immune system, and can bring the body’s still-functioning regulatory mechanisms to a halt. Pregnant women, children, adolescents, elderly and sick people are especially at risk.

Our therapeutic efforts to restore health are becoming increasingly less effective: the unimpeded and continuous penetration of radiation into living and working areas , particularly bedrooms, an essential place for relaxation, regeneration and healing, causes uninterrupted stress and prevents the patient’s thorough recovery.

In the face of this disquieting development, we feel obliged to inform the public of our observations, especially since hearing that the German courts regard any danger from mobile telephone radiation as “purely hypothetical” (see the decisions of the constitutional court in Karlsruhe and the administrative court in Mannheim, Spring 2002).

What we experience in the daily reality of our medical practice is anything but hypothetical! We see the rising number of chronically sick patients also as the result of an irresponsible “safety limits policy”, which fails to take the protection of the public from the short- and long-term effects of mobile telephone radiation as its criterium for action. Instead, it submits to the dictates of a technology already long recognized as dangerous. For us, this is the beginning of a very serious development through which the health of many people is being threatened.”

More health warnings..

The first recorded case

Per Segerbäck, was a telecommunications engineer, that was working from the early 80’s as a senior executive in Ellemtel, a subsidiary of the Swedish company mobile phones Ericson and he helped develop the mobile networks that today have spread in every part of world.

After 10 years of work he and almost all his colleagues had continuous nausea, headaches and skin redness. Because the found relief only outside the office, the came to the conclusion that these symptoms were due to the elevated electromagnetic radiation from the cell phone antennas, computers, fluorescent lightings etc.

Ericson company wanted to keep Segerbäck, so they electromagneticaly shielded his office, they replaced his computers with low EFM ones and gave him electromagnetic shielded clothes to wear so he could move out of the office.

In the mid 90’s, when the first mobile networks began to appear in Stockholm and the avoidance of the radiation was impossible, Segerbäck retired to a farmhouse in the countryside. There he lives so far away from mobile phone masts and the electricity network, using an external battery 12Volt for essential needs. [4]

How chronic exposure to artificial electromagnetic radiation can lead to health problems

Dr. Blank, a professor at Columbia University and researcher in bioelectromagnitism explains that our cells have a stressful reaction to artificial electromagnetic fields as they do with other environmental toxins (heavy metals, etc.) [5].

The human DNA functions as an antenna which receives even low power low and high frequency signals and produces stress proteins.

The mechanism of adaptation to stress triggers our hormonal system to cope with any challenge presented. Unfortunately it is designed to operate for a temporary period.

Chronic production of stress proteins, as is the case of constant exposure to multiple sources of radiation is:

  • associated with sleep problems, depression, headaches, gastric and skin problems, obesity, heart disease, asthma, infections, etc. [6]
  • exhausts the immune system and leads to the appearance of autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn’s Lyme, lupus, disease Crohn, multiple sclerosis, diabetes, etc. [7]

Radiaitonsources

What is the reason for the great increase of electrohypersensitivity cases the past few years

The increase of electrohypersensitivity incidents is due to the large increase in the quantity and the variety of radiation signals to which the public is exposed in recent years.

  • Exposure to low-frequency radiation has increased significantly due to greater use of electricity, while simple sinusoidal signal of 50-60Hz power grid has been deformed because of high frequency harmonics.
  • The phenomenon of ‘contamination’ of the electrical grid with harmonics, is called “Dirty Electricity”, due to the widespread use of electronic non-linear load devices (fluorescent lamps, AC adapters, electronic dimmer switches, inverter air conditioners, plasma TVs, photovoltaic systems, etc.) and has already been linked to electrohypersensitivity [8]
  • Also, levels of high frequency radiation have multiplied because of the rapid development of telecommunications (mobile telephony and Internet).
  • According to Professor Paul Doyon of the University Kyushu [9], wireless radiation can cause numerous biological effects that are found in people with chronic fatigue syndrome: increased oxidative damage and decrease of catalase, glutathione, CoQ10, SOD etc., cellular calcium outflow, mitochondrial dysfunction, reduction of Natural Killer (NK) cells, reduced norepinephrine levels, reduction of 5-HT (serotonin precursor) etc.

The size of the problem and its impact on the lives of those affected

Electrohypersensitivity today is recognized as a disability in Sweden, where it affects 3% of the population (approximately 250,000 people). Great Britain and Canada are also considering to recognize this novel disability.

Researchers Hallberg and Oberfeld studying the growth rates of electrohypersensitivity cases, predicted that by 2017, 50% of the population will display such symptoms [10].

“Sensitivity to electromagnetic radiation is the emerging health problem of the 21st century. It is imperative health practitioners, governments, schools and parents learn more about it. The human health stakes are significant” Dr. William Rea, former president of the American Academy of Environmental Medicine [11]

Electrohypersensitive woman cover with emf shielding fabric

The European Parliament “calls on Member States to follow the example of Sweden and to recognize persons that suffer from electrohypersensitivity as being disabled so as to grant them adequate protection as well as equal opportunities.” [12].

The effect on the lives of people affected is often dramatic as it is difficult to work and move in public places because of excessive presence of artificial radiation.

For many it is necessary to live in  wireless free zones, like those created in hospitals in Sweden [13] or the Drôme, France (see photo) which has been declared a haven for people sensitive to radiation [14].

We encourage governments to (…) designate wireless-free zones in cities, in public buildings (schools, hospitals, residential areas) and, on public transit, to permit access by persons who are hypersensitive to EMF. Benevento Resolution (2006), International Commission for Electromagnetic Safety (IECEMS) [15]

“It is evident that various biological alterations, including immune system modulation, are present in electrohypersensitive persons. There must be an end to the pervasive nonchalance, indifference and lack of heartfelt respect for the plight of these persons. It is clear something serious has happened and is happening. Every aspect of electrohypersensitive peoples’ lives, including the ability to work productively in society, have healthy relations and find safe, permanent housing, is at stake. The basics of life are becoming increasingly inaccessible to a growing percentage of the world’s population. I strongly advise all governments to take the issue of electromagnetic health hazards seriously and to take action while there is still time. There is too great a risk that the ever increasing RF-based communications technologies represent a real danger to humans, especially because of their exponential, ongoing and unchecked growth. Governments should act decisively to protect public health by changing the exposure standards to be biologically-based, communicating the results of the independent science on this topic and aggressively researching links with a multitude of associated medical conditions.” Dr. Johansson, Neurology Section, Karolinska Institute in Stockholm [11]

More about wireless free zones…

What should doctors and patients know

Chronic burden from artificial electromagnetic radiation is an important biological factor that should not be overlooked in the diagnosis of diseases and chronic symptoms.

Electromagnetic pollution may be the real cause behind multitude of diseases with similar symptoms characterized by doctors as chronic fatigue syndrome, myalgic encephalomyelitis, chronic immune dysfunction, kidney failure, encephalopathy, environmental hypersensitivity, psychosomatic reactions, etc.

Children, pregnant women, the elderly and people with allergies or weakened immune systems are at high risk.

Also, women are more affected by the disease [16], since their brains due to hormonal differences are more vulnerable to radiation.

Support for people with electrohypersensitivity

Canadian Electrohypersensitivity Union
http://www.weepinitiative.org/index.html

Italian Electrohypersensitivity Association

Associazione Italiana Elettrosensibili

Swedish Electrohypersensitivity Association
http://www.feb.se/index_int.htm

British  Electrohypersensitivity Union

Home

Norwegian Electrohypersensitivity Union

Hjem

Dutch Electrohypersensitivity association
http://www.stichtingehs.nl/content/view/64/1/

Related links:

Electrosensitivity (ES, EHS) physiologically explained atlast

ELECTRICAL SENSITIVITIES and The ELECTRICAL ENVIRONMENT

Health and EMF Exposure: Protocol for Diagnostics and Therapy

The Vienna Medical Association calls for cell phone free zones in public spaces

Global electromagnetic toxicity and frequency-induced diseases

Electromagnetic HYPERSENSITIVITY – EVIDENCE FOR A NOVEL neurological Syndrome

Book collecting testimonies from people with EHS

The radiation-free zone in France

Electromagnetic intolerance elucidated

No end to debate Wi-Fi over health effects as Toronto doctor treats hypersensitivepatients

Toronto hospital is First to Recognize Symptoms from WirelessRadiation

Allergic to modern life: pregnant mother claims she’s allergic to electromagneticwaves

‘Wi-fi Refugees’ Shelter in West Virginia Mountains

The Man Living alone in The Woods Escape to Wi-Fi and Mobile phones

Airline pilot has nowhere to escape from wirelessradiation

[1] WHO International Seminar and Working Group Meeting on EMF Hypersensitivity (Prague, October twenty-five to twenty-seven, 2004)
[2] Guideline of the Austrian Medical Association¨for the diagnosis and treatment of EMFrelated health problems and illnesses (EMF syndrome)
[3] www.laleva.cc/environment/freiburger_appeal.html
[4] Popular Science, The Man Who Was Allergic to Radio Waves
[5] Dr. Blank, Evidence For Stress Response, Bioinitiative Report
[6] Mayo Clinic, How Stress Affects Health
[7] Stress Proteins in Medicine
[8] Havas M, (2006) Electromagnetic hypersensitivity: Biological Effects of Dirty Electricity with emphasis on diabetes and Multiple Sclerosis.
[9] Are Microwaves a / the Major Causal Factor in CFS / ME ?, ttp: //campaignfortruth.com/Eclub/120906/CTM%20-%20microwavesandcfs.htm
[10] Hallberg O., G. Oberfeld (2006), we Will All Become electrosensitive; Electromagnetic Biology and Medicine 25: 189-191
[11] Camilla Rees- Magda Havas, Public Health SOS – The Shadow Side of The Wireless Revolution
[12] European Parliament resolution on health concerns associated with electromagnetic fields(2008/2211)
[13]  Steen Hviid, MS, Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity, Townsend Letter
[14] AFP France has its first radiation free refuge in the drome
[15] http://www.icems.eu/benevento_resolution.htm
[16] William Pawluk, Jim Beal, Beneficial & Harmful EMFs & Their Effects On Electrical Hypersensitivity Of The Body

Source/Fonte:
http://www.home-biology.com/electromagnetic-radiation/emf-radiation-health-effects/electrohypersensitivity

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Electrohypersensitivity in Switzerland

[Evidenziamo quanto segue:

<<For Anton Fernhout of ARA, if an intoxication by heavy metals can be the main factor causing electrohypersensitivity, then it can also occur after prolonged exposure to non-ionizing waves.  “This occurs with any intoxication;  the body is capable of stocking a certain dose of a toxic substance.  Once attaining a certain threshold, it is too much and the floodgates open.”>>]

11 January 2016 – “mieuxprevenir.blogspot.ch”

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Everyday life for electrohypersensitive persons is a real ordeal in our hyperconnected society. Cédric Sandoz

Waves, this treacherous enemy
by Gregory Balmat, lacote.ch, 30 September 2015 (translation from French by the Editor of “Towards Better Health”)

Inquiry:  Electrohypersensitivity can make life nearly impossible.  The phenomenon is given far too little recognition in Switzerland.

Migraine headaches, skin burns, joint pains, sharp stinging sensations, this is just a small sample of the physical suffering experienced daily by electrohypersensitive persons when they are exposed to electromagnetic fields or electrosmog.

Ills that are sufficiently painful to completely upset living.  The status of this disorder remains unclear in many countries, including Switzerland.

In August, in France, the disability of a woman was recognized by the Incapacity Dispute Court of Toulouse because of her electrohypersensitivity (EHS).  In evaluating her functional disability at 85%, the French court allowed her to receive an allowance as a handicapped adult, a first in the Hexagone which could set a judicial precedent and also radically transform the status of French electrohypersensitive persons.

From cause to symptom

In Switzerland, for the time being the recommendations of WHO are being followed, which recognize the symtpoms of affected persons but do not confirm the causal link between their ills and non-ionizing radiation.  “These persons are suffering, it’s undeniable.  But at present, there is no scientific evidence of a causal relationship between exposure to electromagnetic fields and the symptoms of persons suffering from electrohypersensitivity”, explains Dr. Isabelle Rossi, deputy cantonal physician for canton Vaud.

A lack of causality which risks to cause a problem if an electrohypersensitive person knocks on the door of the Disability Insurance (Assurance invalidité – AI) in Switzerland.  “In order for us to be able to consider this, we need to have a medical certificate which links the professional environment of the applicant and the suffering he is experiencing.  Since in Switzerland, this link is not recognized by the medical profession, there is little chance that the case would be solid and thus accepted,” explains Dominique Dorthe, spokesperson for the Disability Insurance Office for canton Vaud.  He adds that although his office has never handled cases of electrohypersensitivity, it does not mean that affected persons have not requested its services for related disorders like depression.

Physicians’ lack of awareness

This lack of recognition directly affects the detection of electrohypersensitivity.  “Diagnosis is basically complicated,” explains Anton Fernhout of the Association romande alerte (ARA), which fights for more restrictive norms concerning electrosmog.  “The symptoms are non-specific and can be related to many illnesses.  In Switzerland, the medical profession is little aware of environmental medicine.  Practitioners who make the link are rare.”  Some countries are nevertheless ahead regarding consideration of electrohypersensitivity.  In particular, Sweden treats the issue very seriously especially when it is linked to the professional activity of the affected person.  “Austrian physicians have developed a protocol for the diagnosis of electrohypersensitivity but few Swiss practitioners are aware of its existence and even fewer use it.  It is particularly true in the case of French-speaking Switzerland,” regrets the vice-president of ARA, an environmental engineer by training.

Ways exist, however, to alleviate the suffering of electrohypersensitive persons.  An intoxication by heavy metals [see text below] could be the cause in certain cases.  But according to Anton Fernhout, it is necessary to try to provide places that are less exposed to non-ionizing radiation, such as the apartment building in Zurich which is exclusively for environmentally intoxicated persons.  It must be noted that there exists practically no white zone in Switzerland.
Right now, it is not a question of revising the norms in place for emission levels of relay antennas or mobile phones.  The cantonal department of the environment which is dealing with the issue explains that technological surveillance is in place and they are looking at studies on the subject.  There is a plethora of studies but their conclusions cast doubt.  “Most of the works deal with acute, short-term exposure to electromagnetic fields.  There are, by contrast, less studies on the long-term effect of exposure to electromagnetic fields on health.  These studies do not imply the existence of a causal link which, however, does not mean that there is the absence of an effect,” comments the deputy cantonal physician.

Moreover, the fact that many researchers are financed by the telecommucations giants leaves one unsure of their impartiality.

A culprit called heavy metals

Aluminum, lead, mercury, silver, tin.  These “heavy” metals are present in the human body.  Aluminum is for example used as an adjuvant in certain vaccines, while mercury is present in old dental fillings (still current in France due to cost considerations).  These substances, however, are potentially toxic to the body.  They represent a credible indicator for electrohypersensitive persons.  “In some persons, an excessive presence of heavy metals can damage the immune system and favor the proliferation of opportunistic conditions such as the fungal infection Candida albicans which is particularly electrosensitive”, explains Dr. Daniel Chervet at Swiss Medical Detox in Nyon.  More generally, these heavy metals can affect the nervous system:  “Electromagnetic fields make the protective layer of the brain, the blood-brain-barrier, more permeable and this can favor the intoxication of the brain by heavy metals.   The practitioner has already treated patients suffering from EHS with chelation therapy, noting a decrease in symptoms.  For Anton Fernhout of ARA, if an intoxication by heavy metals can be the main factor causing electrohypersensitivity, then it can also occur after prolonged exposure to non-ionizing waves.  “This occurs with any intoxication;  the body is capable of stocking a certain dose of a toxic substance.  Once attaining a certain threshold, it is too much and the floodgates open.”

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Storia di Paola, malata di elettrosensibilità

[Da tantissimo tempo ormai si conosce la pericolosità dei Campi Elettromagnetici (CEM), i quali, tra i numerosissimi effetti avversi (che spaziano dalle malattie neurodegenerative al cancro), sono in grado di sensibilizzare l’organismo portando allo sviluppo della Elettrosensibilità.

Il fenomeno è in tale espansione a causa dei livelli crescenti di CEM cui la popolazione è esposta, che stanno venendo pubblicati in merito sempre più articoli di carattere divulgativo e da parecchi anni (in rete ne esistono di molto vecchi).

Il seguente è un articolo di oltre due anni fa.]

24 settembre 2013 – “sexandthestress.vanityfair.it”, di Elisabetta Ambrosi

Nente sms, niente smartphone, niente computer, almeno fino a quando non starà meglio. Se vuoi chiamarla, la trovi sul fisso di casa, come un tempoe per vederla devi darle un appuntamento preciso. Come ho fato l’altro giorno, alle due e trentacinque davanti al benzinaio, senza bisogno di due o tre messaggini di conferma e poi di informazioni inutili (“Stiamo salendo in macchina”. “Arriviamo” e così via). Saliamo in macchina e lei “sente”, il mio cellulare acceso, così lo spengo e sto felicemente per un intero pomeriggio senza.

Da qualche settimana, Paola ha smesso di usare quasi tutto, oltre ai cellulari, di qualsiasi tipo, anche il wifi (usa le prese ethernet, ma per ora non si avvicina al computer), e uguale per gps, radio e ogni forma di onda elettromagnetica. I sintomi? Un dolore enorme al braccio che si irradia fino alla spalla e alla testa, oltre ad un malessere più generale. Paola era pronta a partire per la Svezia, perché lì la malattia – elettrosensibilità – è riconosciuta, e quindi, ad esempio, puoi metterti in malattia per quel motivo. Poi per fortuna ha scoperto che anche in Italia, e a Roma in particolare, ci sono esperti e anche un centro specializzato, si è tranquillizzata. E ora si gode, per così dire, la sua terapia desensibilizzante: tanto verde, alberi, una cura omeopatica e soprattutto drastica lontananza dagli oggetti da cui siamo ormai inseparabili.

«NIENTE CELLULARE (DI QUALSIASI TIPO), PC, WIFI, GPS E RADIO: A PAOLA OGNI ONDA ELETTROMAGNETICA FA MALE. PER SENTIRLA LA TROVI SUL FISSO DI CASA, PER VEDERLA LE DAI UN APPUNTAMENTO E BASTA. SI CHIAMA ELETTROSENSIBILITÀ E PRESTO SARÀ UN PUNTO INTERROGATIVO PER TUTTI NOI»

E su questo vale la pena di fermarsi un attimo a pensare: perché presto la malattia di Paola sarà quella della nostra civiltà. Forse è tempo di rendersi conto, anche se il corpo non ci dà ancora sintomi, che un po’ bisogna proteggersi, e proteggere anche i bambini da un’invasione fatta di cellulari accanto al comodino, wifi acceso tutta la notte, cellulare usato per ore attaccato all’orecchio. È vero, siamo circondati, direbbe Grillo, non possiamo che arrenderci, però qualche piccolo accorgimento potrebbe farci stare meglio.

1) usare l’auricolare del cellulare, sempre, ormai ci sono studi certi e solo la miopia delle case produttrici e delle istituzioni impedisce una campagna informativa a tappeto (leggete anche su questi l’inchiesta di Riccardo Staglianò, Toglietevelo dalla testa, Chiare Lettere).
2) Spegnete il wifi, ma pure la tv e tutti gli apparecchi, di notte, e se gli ambienti sono molto piccoli usate le prese a muro di giorno (difficile, oggi siamo tutti addicted del wifi). 3) Banale ma importante, prendetevi ogni tanto mezzo pomeriggio per andare al parco, o una domenica in mezzo agli alberi, in campagna, al mare. Ma ancora di più, cercate di imporvi un’igiene digital-cellulare, decidendo un tempo in cui stare connessi e uno in cui stare connessi. Senza fobie eccessive – le onde comunque non sono il monossidio di carbonio – ma senza sottovalutare questa nuova, sottile e pericolosa forma di inquinamento.

Magari appunto farete per un po’ come Paola che (aiutata anche da un contratto a tempo indeterminato, come lei stessa ammette): si riposa, legge solo cose di carta, ha ripreso a cucinare – mi ha fatto mangiare un hummus squisito – prende suo figlio e lo porta in giro ovunque ci siano grandi parchi verdi, parla al fisso come una signora d’altri tempi e soprattutto se ne va in giro assolutamente irraggiungibile, senza cellulare. Io le dico guarda che è magnificamente chic, ma forse – soprattutto – penso che la sua vita è invece una forma d’avanguardia. Con cui prima o poi dovremo fare i conti. E forse ricominciare una vita in parte diversa.

«SE È VERO CHE PRIMA O POI CON QUESTI DISTURBI DOVREMO FARE I CONTI, PICCOLI ACCORGIMENTI FONDAMENTALI SONO POSSIBILI: USARE SEMPRE L’AURICOLARE CON IL CELLULARE, SPEGNERE IL WIFI E TUTTI GLI APPARECCHI DI NOTTE, PRENDERSI MEZZO POMERIGGIO PER STARE IN UN PARCO: IL CORPO E LA MENTE RINGRAZIERANNO»

Fonte:

http://sexandthestress.vanityfair.it/2013/09/24/storia-di-paola-malata-di-elettrosensibilita/

 

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WIRELESS: A QUALI PERICOLI SIAMO ESPOSTI?

14 gennaio 2016 – “ningishzidda.altervista.org”

la tecnologia wireless

Un professore finlandese ha avvertito che la tecnologia wireless nelle scuole può portare ad una epidemia globale di danno cerebrale nella popolazione.
Il professor Rainer Nyberg ha messo in guardia genitori e scuole a “protestare” nell’adottare la tecnologia senza fili e rottamarla prima che sia troppo tardi, perché i bambini e i giovani sono molto più vulnerabili di noi adulti.

Emfacts.com riferisce:

In questa intervista, per Channel TV-Finlandia, spiega come ha scoperto i rischi per la salute legati direttamente alle emissioni dalla tecnologia wireless, mentre si pensava che avesse avuto solo solo effetti positivi.

Quando è iniziato il tuo interesse per la tecnologia wireless e dei suoi effetti sulla salute?

In realtà è iniziato con il mio profondo interesse e coinvolgimento in nuove tecnologie. Come insegnante-formatore presso la Facoltà di Scienze dell’Educazione ho anche iniziato a progetti pedagogici per l’apprendimento della IT. Ciò mi ha portato, tra le altre cose, a scrivere due libri. Uno era Come insegnare l’Educazione Online, un altro di 350 pagine era una guida sulla ricerca, con 120 pagine dedicate su come Internet può essere utilizzato per la ricerca di informazioni scientifiche.

Quindi, il punto di partenza riguardava solo i benefici, e non sugli effetti nocivi?

Sì, sicuramente. Allora, Ho potuto vedere solo i benefici. Avevo usato i telefoni cellulari per un lungo periodo e troppi gadget-wifi. Mentre, intensamente stavo lavorando sulla quinta edizione della Guida di ricerca ho usato sia una tastiera e mouse wireless, ho iniziato a ricevere una sensazione di formicolio nelle dita. Mi sono chiesto, perché mi sta succedendo questo? In quel periodo, poco prima di Natale 2012, ho letto la lettera scritta da mio nipote a Babbo Natale, “Per favore, per favore Babbo Natale, la cosa che desidero più di tutto è quella di avere un iPad.”

Come ha reagito a quel desiderio?

Ho pensato che era fantastico, davvero grande che il mio nipotino voleva usare i computer. A quel tempo non avevo idea che ci potrebbero essere stati dei problemi. Volevo solo esaudire un suo desiderio, così le ho comprato un iPad.

Ora che avete esplorato le ricerche disponibili in questo campo, e imparato a conoscere gli effetti nocivi sulla salute sei sorpreso di quello che hai scoperto dalla ricerca di diversi studi?

Sì, molto sorpreso. In realtà è iniziato con mia sorella che mi ha inviato un articolo di giornale svedese su come i telefoni cellulari e iPad possono essere nocivi per la salute. Immediatamente ho pensato, questo è stupido. Come può essere che nuoce alla salute? Tutti utilizzano questi prodotti tecnologici. Ma nel contesto ho anche pensato, posso anche esaminare il problema facendo le dovute ricerche. Quindi a marzo 2013 ho trascorso tre settimane nella ricerca. Avevo insegnato al recupero delle informazioni e avevo appena scritto 120 pagine nella Guida di ricerca, quindi sapevo come fare ricerca on-line. Abbiamo un facile accesso ai fantastici strumenti dell’università, il portale NELLI, è una grande fonte di informazioni dove possiamo cercare molte grandi banche dati scientifiche gratuitamente, così come recuperare articoli di stampa molto velocemente.

Qual è stata la tua prima impressione? Che cosa hai trovato?

La prima cosa che ci ha fatto impressione è stato l’avvertimento da parte del Consiglio d’Europa. Nel 2011 hanno invitato a tutti gli Stati membri dell’Unione europea una nota che in sostanza diceva: “dovete avvertire tutti i cittadini che vi è un pericolo per la tecnologia cellulare e la connessione internet wireless”. I bambini in particolare hanno bisogno di attenzione, perché sono particolarmente sensibili. La loro scatola cranica è più sottile e più sensibile perché sono ancora in crescita. Sì, ho ricevuto il messaggio di proteggere i bambini. L’avvertimento del Consiglio d’Europa ha messo in chiaro che se non facciamo qualcosa ora, potrebbe portare a costi umani ed economici devastanti.

Quindi fu assorbito in questa nuova conoscenza. E poi che è successo?

Mi sono molto preoccupato e ho continuato a guardare i rapporti scientifici più in profondità. La raccomandazione del Consiglio d’Europa non è solo da un punto di vista socio-politico, ma è basato sulla scienza. Così ho pensato che sarebbe stato meglio documentarsi sulla scienza. Tra i molti reperti ho letto il nuovo rapporto del 2012 BioInitiative che comprendeva 1.800 studi recensiti. Gli scienziati hanno concluso: “Se non facciamo qualcosa ora, potremmo presto vedere una epidemia globale di danno cerebrale.” I bambini sono più vulnerabili agli effetti delle radiazioni elettromagnetiche pulsate. E, naturalmente, ho pensato a mia nipote, a cui avevo appena dato un iPad.

E’ molto difficile per un educatore anziano avvertire il problema?

È stato allora che mi sono molto turbato perché ho promosso la tecnologia tramite le conferenze e i miei libri. Ora capisco che la connettività via cavo provoca meno problemi a differenza della connettività senza fili che crea molti tipi di problemi. Milioni di persone ne sono colpite.

Inoltre sono state scoperte lesioni al vasi sanguigni del cervello. Nel nostro cervello abbiamo circa 600 km di vasi sanguigni. Devono alimentare 60-100 miliardi di cellule nervose con ossigeno e glucosio. Anche se ogni cellula nervosa è estremamente piccola, ogni cellula nervosa ha molti microscopici rami. Il ramo più lungo da ogni neurone (cellule nervose), che comprende assoni (fibre nervose), è tra un millimetro e 20 cm. La media è meno di un millimetro. Tuttavia, se dovessimo collegare tutti questi neuroni e utilizzare solo il ramo più lungo da ciascuno di essi e mettere tutti i neuroni in una linea, raggiungerebbe quattro volte il parallelo intorno all’equatore. Ciascun neurone può avere contatti (sinapsi) con migliaia di altri neuroni.

In questo contesto ho cominciato a capire perché il cervello è particolarmente sensibile. I vasi sanguigni del cervello sono estremamente sottili e di vasta portata, ed è lì che si manifesta il problema. Come si è visto, i sottili vasi sanguigni nel cervello hanno pareti che sono ancora più sottili. Quando qualcuno è esposto ad un telefono cellulare o altra radiazione wireless, le pareti dei vasi sanguigni iniziano a perdere una proteina dal sangue (albumina) può anche fuoriuscire dalle cellule cerebrali e ha il potenziale per uccidere le cellule nervose. Questo è stato dimostrato in Svezia con delle foto nei rapporti di ricerca, pubblicato dai professori Bertil Persson e Leif Salford a Lund. I ricercatori, hanno studiato gli effetti attivi delle radiazioni del cellulare nelle immediate vicinanze di una scatola in cui dei topi camminavano liberamente. Essi hanno scoperto (solo dopo 2 ore di esposizione) che anche le radiazioni deboli causano lesioni ai vasi sanguigni nelle cellule cerebrali dei ratti. Immaginate cosa può accadere ai bambini e agli adulti che possiedono telefoni cellulari vicino alle loro orecchie e cervello per diverse ore ogni settimana per anni?

La tua lezione di oggi riguarda le conseguenze per la salute restando troppo a lungo in ambienti wireless? E quali personali provvedimenti avete preso per risolvere questo problema?

Oggi tengo il cellulare in modalità (standby) di attesa per 99% del tempo per ridurre le emissioni. Non utilizzo più questa tecnologia ‘intelligente’ da molto tempo, anche se ho sempre avuto il mio telefono con me e su di me per molti anni. Ora, per lo più lo lascio a casa, o lo tengo spento e lo accendo solo per controllare i messaggi. A casa io uso internet via cavo e una tastiera e un mouse cablato. Ho anche sostituito il telefono DECT wireless con un telefono tradizionale via cavo, e evito luoghi con alti livelli di radiazioni elettromagnetiche.

Come docente ospite, quale sarà oggi il vostro messaggio chiave?

Prima di tutto voglio dare una breve panoramica di quanto sia ed è importante uno strumento come il nostro cervello. È la struttura più complessa nel nostro mondo. È più complessa di qualsiasi aeromobile e altri supporti tecnologici avanzati. È molto sensibile agli impulsi elettromagnetici. Tutto quello che avviene sia nel nostro cervello che nel nostro corpo dipendono da impulsi elettrici, che sono molto più deboli degli impulsi artificiali elettromagnetici digitali. In aereo non si è autorizzati ad utilizzare telefoni cellulari perché potrebbe disturbare le apparecchiature elettroniche di bordo. Eppure la maggior parte delle persone pensano ancora che un cellulare non potrebbe danneggiare il cervello, che è molto più complesso di un aereo che gira su impulsi elettrici molto più deboli. In futuro, vorrei anche parlare dei vari danni causati dai vari gadget wireless, ma soprattutto come proteggersi e come evitare di essere esposti a troppe radiazioni elettromagnetiche.

In base a quello che hai detto finora, la vostra raccomandazione è quella di usare le connessioni via cavo e usare il wireless solo quando non abbiamo altra scelta altrimenti ne paghiamo le conseguenze? È questo che volete comunicarci?

Sì, è molto meglio usare internet via cavo quando possibile, solo che non è possibile utilizzare il cavo per telefoni cellulari, tablet e iPad, perché funzionano solo su reti wireless. Tutte le comunicazioni digitali utilizzano alte frequenze. Non è solo coinvolto l’orecchio, ma anche a chi detiene un bimbo in grembo, ci si siede con il cellulare in tasca, lo abbiamo a diretto contatto con il nostro corpo. Ragazzi e uomini spesso mantengono il loro smartphone in tasca. La ricerca mostra che gli spermatozoi muoiono a tale esposizione, e lo sperma che sopravvivere è di minore qualità.

Un esperimento fatto da (A. Balmori) ha trovato una marcata differenza tra due contenitori di girini posizionato a 140 metri da un celltower (ripetitore di cellulari). Un contenitore è stato protetto da una gabbia di Faraday. In tale contenitore solo 4% è morto, ma il 90% dei girini non protetti è morto, e deformità sono state trovate tra il restante 10%. Non stupisce quindi che gli spermatozoi muoiono o siano danneggiati se si porta uno smartphone in una tasca dei pantaloni. Persone, rane e uccelli sono stati studiati, i risultati mostrano che sono stati tutti influenzati negativamente dai ripetitori cellulari (celltowers). Non si tratta solo di cancro. Ci sono immediate lesioni ed evidenti sul EEG, cambiamenti delle attività cerebrali, e anche danni al DNA.

Quindi ci sono molti diversi tipi di danni. Ecco perché è così importante proteggere i bambini e non installare reti wireless e conseguentemente l’uso dell’iPad nelle scuole. Lo scenario peggiore è quando molti di questi strumenti tecnologici sono in uso tutti nello stesso momento e nella stessa aula e/o stanza, come nelle scuole, perché continuamente cercano di connettersi alla stessa connessione modem-wifi. E’ come se ogni iPad stia freneticamente cercando di connettersi nello stesso tempo al modem e questo smog elettromagnetico diventa sempre più forte. Questo è quando diventa particolarmente dannoso. Come possono i bambini conoscere i rischi, quando nemmeno i loro insegnanti ne comprendono la pericolosità?

Oggi abbiamo parlato di cose molto importanti. Grazie mille per questa intervista, Vi faccio tanti auguri per le Vostre lezioni future.

Grazie a te.

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traduzione e adattamento Nin.Gish.Zid.Da

Fonte:

http://ningishzidda.altervista.org/tag/elettrosmog/

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Sesto, il video-denuncia: “Qui l’elettrosmog uccide”

“Controcorrente: vite appese ad un filo”, diventa un documentario il caso di via Sottocorno: 30 malati di cancro nei due palazzi che convivono coi tralicci

13 gennaio 2016 – “www.ilgiorno.it”, di Laura Lana

elettricitySesto San Giovanni (Milano), 13 gennaio 2015 – Ci sono malati di elettrosmog che raccontano il loro linfoma allo stadio avanzato, i 36 cicli dichemioterapia, un doppio trapianto e un po’ di interventi chirurgici, «che mi hanno permesso di essere qui oggi». Ci sono gli esperti, i medici, che spiegano come sia «possibile che per l’esposizione ai campi magnetici alcune cellule si trasformino incellule tumorali». C’è anche chi soffre dielettrosensibilità, con un conseguente effetto di smarrimento. Alcuni sono «casi» limite: vivono in mezzo alle foreste, due amiche francesi si sono trasferite in una caverna e non sono mancati i suicidi.

Infine, non manca Sesto San Giovanni con la suavia Sottocorno, i tralicci dell’alta tensione che corrono accanto alle case e gli oltre 30 casi di cancro contati in due palazzi, «4 o 5 decessi solo negli ultimi sei mesi. Tutti per tumori», come raccontava due anni faMassimiliano Corraini, portavoce dell’associazione Sottocorno, alle telecamere di Marco Puelli, Claudia Mingardi, Marcella Vezzoli e Francesco Berlucchi.

I quattro, circa un anno e mezzo fa, hanno realizzato la video-inchiesta «Controcorrente: vite appese ad un filo», un documentario sulla questione irrisolta dell’elettrosmog e delle sue conseguenze sulla salute di chi è esposto. Il lavoro, che tratta anche il caso sestese, è trasmesso in questi giorni da Tele Ambiente(canale 78 o 218 del digitale terrestre) e in streaming sul sito della televisione: dopo le prime visioni di ieri e lunedì, il documentario è in programma domani alle 22,30 e sabato notte alle 2. «Dovremmo essere noi a seppelire i cavi e non più i cavi a seppelire noi», dice un anziano nel corso del film.

Tuttavia, a oggi, il progetto per interrare un elettrodotto, che attraversa i campi di Cascina Gatti, è ancora fermo al palo. Lo stesso vale per l’indagine epidemiologica, per verificare l’eventuale incidenza dei fattori di inquinamento sulla salute dei residenti. Nel 2014 Asl, Arpa e i due Comuni interessati, Sesto e Milano, avevano concordato e annunciato un progetto con tanto di stima dei costi e cronoprogramma per un’analisi nella zona tra le vie Sottocorno e Adriano.

«A ottobre 2015 era fissata la data di chiusura. Peccato che non sia nemmeno partita: non è stato steso nessun programma né presentato un protocollo – rivela Corraini –. Capiamo i vari cambiamenti, anche politici e istituzionali, che ha affrontato in questi mesi Palazzo Marino, ma non si è fatto alcun passo avanti». Tutto è in stand by. Gli unici documenti risalgono ancora alle indagini strumentali, condotte da Arpa e concluse ormai oltre un anno fa.

«L’associazione ha avuto degli incontri con Asl per l’analisi dei dati, ma da agosto non ci sono più stati aggiornamenti – continua Corraini –. Dopo il tavolo di luglio e gli incontri di agosto, abbiamo ricevuto un’unica comunicazione a dicembre: una raccomandata del direttore generale Walter Locatelli, con cui si conferma l’impegno dell’Asl a effettuare l’indagine epidemiologica in collaborazione con il dipartimento di Medicina Preventiva della fondazione I.R.C.C.S. Ca Granda».

Fonte:

http://www.ilgiorno.it/sesto/cancro-elettrosmog-1.1640284

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“Controcorrente: vite appese ad un filo” – finalmente in TV

Teleambiente
“Controcorrente: vite appese ad un filo” è un video inchiesta sull’Elettrosmog e i suoi effetti dannosi sulla salute umana, realizzato circa due anni fa da Marco Puelli, Claudia Mingardi, Marcella Vezzoli e Francesco Berlucchi con la collaborazione della nostra e di altre Associazioni.

Verrà finalmente trasmesso nei prossimi giorni da TeleAmbiente nella nuova puntata di “AttivAmbiente” (http://www.teleambiente.it/attivambiente/), con le seguenti modalità:

– canali 78 (Roma, Napoli, Pescara, Perugia) e 218 (Milano) del digitale terrestre
– streaming sul sito della tv (http://www.teleambiente.it/),

nei giorni:

– LUNEDÌ 11/01/16 ALLE ORE 16.30
– MARTEDÌ 12/01/16 ALLE ORE 11.30
– GIOVEDÌ 14/01/16 ALLE ORE 22.30
– SABATO 16/01/16 ALLE ORE 02.00.

Nell’attesa, potete vederne il trailer al seguente link:

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Switzerland: Zurich: The First European Refuge for Electrosensitive People

[Articolo un po’ datato che tratta del primo rifugio Europeo per persone affette da Elettrosensibilità e Sensibilità Chimica Multipla, costruito a Zurigo e completato nel dicembre del 2013.]

15 August 2014 – “mieuxprevenir.blogspot.co.uk”

We do not wish to discourage the initiator of this project, but it seems that the site is badly polluted with cell phone tower radiation.  The article, however, describes well the plight of people living with chemical and electromagnetic sensitivities.

In Zurich, the first European refuge for electrosensitive people
by Solène Cordier, Le Monde, 12 August 2014 (translated by the Editor of this blog)

At first glance, nothing distinguishes this apartment building in the suburbs of Zurich from those surrounding it. Located on the heights of the quiet neighborhood of Leimbach, its sand-colored walls are surrounded by a vast garden of tall grasses. The big trees of the forest of Entlisberg, perched on the adjacent mountain, extend their refreshing shade to the surrounding area.

It is because of the particular setting that the building, destined to welcome people suffering from multiple chemical hypersensitivity (MCS) and electrosensitivity, has been constructed in this location. “Five sites were studied in the beginning,” says Christian Schifferle, the initiator of the project. “Measurements showed that this site was radiated very little thanks to the nearby mountain which offers a protective environment.” The absence of antennas was also a precondition for construction, as well as air quality.

Headaches, chronic fatigue, difficulties concentrating, respiratory problems, depression, food intolerances… the list of disorders of the 14 residents is long. “We do not tolerate fumes from chemical products and electromagnetic wave emissions coming from wireless networks,” says Mr. Schifferle.

At age 59, he says he has been hyper-allergic and electrosensitive since childhood. His suffering has constrained him to live for long periods alone in the forest in a caravan with walls covered in aluminum foil. At that time, all odors assaulted him: perfumes, cleaning products, paints, cigarette smoke… At age 35, he discovered in the press that other people suffered the same symptoms which, when they reached a critical level, constrained these sick people to interrupt all professional and social life. With only his disability pension, Christian decided to fight for recognition of his pathology.

« Today, this building symbolizes our emergence from invisibility, » he says with emotion, « even if in Switzerland as in France, MCS and electrohypersensitivity are not recognized officially as diseases.

A total cost of 4.9 million euros

Completed in December 2013, this first anti-allergic apartment building in Europe cost 6 million Swiss francs (4.9 million euros), the materials and technologies used raising the cost around 25% compared to the usual apartment building in Zurich. The cooperative presided over by Christian Schifferle has benefited from the support of the city which furnished the land of 1,200 square meters and financial aid.

When one goes inside the building, some details betray its specificity. The walls of the common areas painted with lime, the ceilings of raw concrete, and the floor in stone leave an impression of being unfinished. The natural materials were given preference by the architects, who received the support of a chemist during construction. “It is the plaster used for the walls which posed the most difficulty. It was necessary to reduce the additives in order that for it to be tolerated by the residents,” explains the architect, Andreas Zimmermann.

In order to provide protection from electromagnetic waves, fiberglass was used in place of the usual metallic frame. At the entrance of each apartment, a sealed-off area has been foreseen to remove clothes that have too much of an odor and each room is equipped with a system of air purification. In the basement, next to the communal washing machine, there are authorized detergents and cleaning products, all labeled, “odorless” and “without dyes”.

The day before our arrival, Mr. Schifferle explained the rules: no cell phone, no smoking, no perfume is tolerated inside the building. “I have two smartphones but they are nearly all the time in “airplane” mode. I use them to take photos, one of my passions,” says Christian. For communication related to his activity as president of the cooperative and of a foundation for recognition of MCS and electrosensitivity, he uses a corded telephone and a computer connected by cable to the Internet.

Moreover, a special shielding covers all the electric cables in the building which has a minimum number of outlets. Differing from other electrosensitive people, the intolerance of the residents to waves concerns only high frequencies (mobile phones and Wi-Fi).

An inexistent social life

For Christian as well as his 13 neighbors, this place serves as a refuge. Conceived as a Faraday cage, it allows each person to recharge his/her batteries and hope to again return to normal activities.

Marc (his first name has been changed) is 32 years old. Originally from Fribourg, he moved here in April. Like Christian, he receives a disability pension for reasons other than electrosensitivity and MCS. However, after several experiments, he arrived at the conclusion that his exhausted state was very likely due to exposure to waves and chemical products. “They diagnosed me with anxiety disorder, but I believe that this is not the cause but a consequence of my fragility,” he explains.

The victim of severe digestive disorders, chronic exhaustion and food allergies since childhood, Marc had to abandon his studies at age 22. He has never succeeded in holding down a job for more than several months. A year ago, he discovered that his condition substantially improved when he was not in contact with waves. “I slept on many occasions in the cellar of my parents, then I went to live for some time at a farm in the Jura,” he confided, before learning through his brother of the existence of an apartment building project in Leimbach and submitting his application.

Since settling in, he has the impression that his state of health has slightly improved. To his great surprise, in arriving in Leimbach, he met several persons his age. His neighbors include a 28-year-old woman who has been living there since the beginning of the year with her companion who does not suffer from any pathology.

With the exception of the latter person, in order to obtain an apartment, all the residents of the building have had to justify their symptoms by presenting a medical certificate. Certain social criteria are also required to benefit from an apartment whose monthly rent is between 1,300 and 1,600 Swiss francs (1,000 and 1,400 euros), in great part borne by the city of Zurich.

The city of Zurich is awaiting the results of an evaluation conducted by the University of Bern of the inhabitants of this pilot project for an eventual repetition of the experiment. Christian Schifferle has already looked at land in the Ticino and in France on the Côte d’Azur. “For people like us, it would be wonderful to imagine being able to go on vacation”, he says, smiling.

Solène Cordier, Le Monde journalist

Original article/Articolo originale:

http://www.lemonde.fr/planete/article/2014/08/12/a-zurich-le-premier-refuge-europeen-pour-electrosensibles_4470194_3244.html

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http://mieuxprevenir.blogspot.co.uk/2014/08/switzerland-zurich-first-european.html

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Finnish education professor’s warning: Wireless technology in schools may lead to a global epidemic of brain damages.

17 December, 2015 – “www.emfacts.com”

From Agenta Jonsson who has been in contact with Finnish professor Rainer Nyberg. The following is a current update from a Jan 14, 2014 interview with Professor Rainer Nyberg

Finnish education professor’s warning: Wireless technology in schools may lead to a global epidemic of brain damages.
“We must protect children and youth more than we do today.”

Yle Arenan. Yle Nyheter, Finland Jan. 24, 2014
http://arenan.yle.fi/tv/2145669
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzxSm04L9Z0

Translated by Agneta Jonsson
Revised by Rainer Nyberg. Nov. 27, 2015

Professor Rainer Nyberg changed his opinion of wireless technology in March 2013. At that time he had been lecturing in Finland and Sweden for many years and had written books about the uses and benefits of online learning. In this interview, for TV-Finland’s Channel, he explains how he found out about the health risks directly linked to wireless emissions from the technology he had assumed would only have positive effects.

What started your interest in wireless technology and its effects on health?

It actually began with my deep interest and involvement in new technology. As a teacher-trainer at the Faculty of Education I also started projects on IT-pedagogy and e-Learning. This resulted, among other things, in two books. One was How To Teach Online Education, another was a 350 page Research Guide, with 120 pages on how the Internet can be used to search for scientific information.

So your starting point was about the benefits, and not about the harmful effects?

Yes, definitely. I could only see the benefits then. I had been using cellphones for a long time and wifi-gadgets too. While I was working intensively on the fifth edition of the Research Guide I used both a wireless keyboard and mouse, but started getting a prickling sensation in my fingers. I wondered, why is this happening? Around that time, just before Christmas 2012, I read my grandchild’s letter to Santa Claus, “Please, please Santa, most of all I want to have an iPad.”

How did you react to that wish?

I thought it was great, really great that my grandchild wanted to use computers. At that time I had no idea there could be problems too. I just wanted to promote it, so I bought her an iPad.

Now you have explored the research available in this field, and learned about the injurious health effects. Are you surprised about what you found out from different research studies?

Yes, very surprised. Actually it started with my sister sending me a newspaper article from Sweden about how cellphones and iPads may be harmful to health. That’s silly, I thought. How could that be? Everyone’s using them. But I also thought, I may as well look into it. So in March 2013 I spent three weeks researching. I had been teaching information retrieval and had just written 120 pages in the Research Guide, so I knew how to do online research. We have easy access to fantastic tools at the university, the NELLI portal, where we can search many large scientific databases for free, as well as retrieve and print articles very fast.

What was your first impression? What did you find?

The first thing that really made an impression on me was the warning by the Council of Europe. In 2011 they called on all of the member states of the European Union by basically saying: you must warn all your citizens that there is a danger to cellphone technology and wireless internet. Children especially need to be warned, because they are particularly sensitive. Their cranium is thinner and more susceptible because they’re still growing. I got the message. Yes, protect the children. The warning from the Council of Europe also made it clear that if we don’t do something now, it could lead to devastating human and economic costs.

So you became absorbed in this new knowledge. What happened then?

I became quite concerned and continued looking deeper into scientific reports. The recommendation from the Council of Europe is from a socio-political standpoint but based on science. So I thought I’d better read up on the science. Among many findings I read the new BioInitiative Report of 2012 that included 1800 reviewed studies. The scientists concluded: If we don’t do something now, we may soon see a global epidemic of brain damage. Children are most vulnerable to the effects of pulsed electromagnetic radiation. And of course I thought of my grandchild, to whom I had just given an iPad.

I take it that’s quite challenging for a senior educator to hear?

That’s when I became very troubled about the technology I had been promoting in my books and lectures. I now understand that wired connectivity causes fewer problems and wireless creates many kinds of problems. Millions of people are affected.

Injuries to the brain’s blood vessels have been discovered as well. In our brains we have about 600 km of blood vessels. They have to feed 60-100 billion nerve cells with oxygen and glucose. Even if each nerve cell is extremely small, every nerve cell has many microscopic branches. The longest branch from each neuron (nerve cell), which includes axons (nerve fibers), is between one millimeter and 20 cm. The average is less than a millimeter. However, if we were to connect all these neurons and use only the longest branch from each one and put all neurons in a line, it would reach four times around the equator. Each neuron can have contacts (synapses) to more than thousands of other neurons.

With this context I started to understand why the brain was particularly sensitive. The blood vessels in the brain are far-reaching and extremely thin, and that’s where one problem lies. As it turns out, the thin blood vessels in the brain have walls that are even thinner. When someone is exposed to a cellphone or other wireless radiation, the walls of the blood vessels start to leak. A protein from the blood (albumin) can also leak out to the brain cells and has the potential to kill nerve cells. This has been shown in pictures in research reports from Sweden, published by professors Bertil Persson and Leif Salford in Lund. They studied the effects of active cellphone radiation in close vicinity to a box where rats ran freely. They found that even weak radiation causes damage to the blood vessels and the brain cells in the rats after only 2 hours of exposure. Imagine what can happen to children and adults who hold cellphones close to their ears and brains for several hours every week for years?

Your lecture today is about health consequences from staying too long in wireless environments. What steps have you personally taken to solve this problem?

Nowadays I keep the cellphone in flight mode 99% of the time to reduce emissions. I don’t use this ’smart’ technology much anymore, even though I always had my phone with me and on me for many years. Now I mostly leave it at home, or have it turned off, but check for messages. At home I use wired internet and a wired keyboard and mouse. I also replaced the wireless DECT phone with a traditional wired phone, and I avoid places with high levels of electromagnetic radiation.

As a guest lecturer, what will your key message be today?

First of all I will give a brief overview of how important an instrument our brain is. It’s the most complex structure in our world. It is more complex than any aircraft and so on. It’s very sensitive to electromagnetic pulses. All communication in our brains and bodies is also dependent on electric pulses, which are much weaker than man-made digital electromagnetic pulses. In airplanes you are not allowed to use cellphones because it might disturb the electronic equipment on board. Yet most people still think that a cellphone could not harm the brain, which is much more complex than an airplane and runs on much weaker electric pulses. I will also talk about various damages caused by wireless gadgets, but above all how to protect yourself and how to avoid being exposed to too much electromagnetic radiation.

Based on what you have said so far, your recommendation is that it pays to use traditional cable connectivity and just use wireless networks when we have no other choice. Is that about right?

Yes, it’s much better to use cable internet whenever possible, but you can’t use cable for cell phones, tablets and iPads, because they only function on wireless networks. All digital communication uses high frequencies. Tablets are not held to the ear, but you sit with them in your lap, maybe even while holding a child. Boys and men often keep their smartphone in their pockets. Research shows that sperm die from such exposure, and the sperm that survive is of less quality.
One experiment (by A. Balmori) found a marked difference between two containers of tadpoles placed 140 meters from a celltower. One container was shielded by a Faraday cage. In that container only 4% died, but 90% of the tadpoles died in the unprotected one, and deformities were found among the remaining 10%. No wonder then that sperm die or are damaged if you carry a smartphone in a pants pocket. Frogs, people and birds have also been studied, and the results show that they were also negatively affected by celltowers. This is not just about cancer. Immediate injury is noticeable on EEG, brain activity changes, and also damages to the DNA.
So there are many different types of damage. That’s why it’s so important to protect children and not install wireless networks and iPads in the schools. The worst scenario is when many tablets are in use at the same time and in the same room, as in schools, because they continually search to connect to the same wifi-modem. It’s like every iPad is shouting at the same time to the modem and this electromagnetic smog just gets louder and louder. That’s when it becomes particularly harmful. How would kids know if their teachers do not understand the risks?

Lots of important issues to talk about today. Thank you so much for this interview, and
I wish you all the best with your lecture.
Thank you too.

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Reported Health Effects From Non-Ionizing RF Radiation

[I seguenti studi indicano l’esistenza di effetti biologici per livelli di esposizione a radiazioni in Radiofrequenza del telefono cellulare che sono molto al di sotto di quello che può essere spiegato con i cosiddetti “effetti termici”, e ben all’interno del range cui le persone sono comunemente esposte quotidianamente durante l’uso dei loro telefoni cellulari.

NOTA: La maggior parte dei livelli di esposizione indicati qui sotto sono ben al di sotto degli attuali standard per la sicurezza negli Stati Uniti, che si basano solo sugli “effetti termici”.]

Reported Biological Effects From Non-Ionizing Radio-frequency RF Radiation

Low Level RF Radiation Health Concern

The following studies indicate biological effects at cell phone rf radiation exposure levels which are far below what can be explained by “thermal effects”, and well within the range people are commonly exposed to every day on their cell phones.

NOTE: Most of these below exposures levels are FAR BELOW the current advisory exposure standards in the US, which are based on thermal effects only.  Click here to learn why SAR levels should not be used as a safety standard

Studies by Increasing Power Density

Studies by Increasing Specific Absorption Rate

Standards and Background Levels

Listing of Full Citations

 

Note: For an effect to be considered truly “nonthermal”, that is, a “microwave effect”, they must be experimentally distinguishable from heating effects due to absorbed RF energy as measured with SAR Testing.

 

One more strong point to validate that SAR testing is not adequate for judging a cell phone users safety.

With SAR testing, Dummy heads are filled with solutions to simulate brain conductivity and probed to measure depth and intensity. Amazingly enough regulatory agencies have not deemed it necessary to measure exposure to eyes.  Eye’s are unprotected by the skull and comprised of cells that are extremely sensitive to electromagnetic energy.

 

RF Radiation Hazards

Studies by Increasing Power Density

Power Density Reported Biological Effects References
0.1 µW/cm2
(0.001 W/Kg SAR)		 EEG brain waves are altered when exposed to cell phone signal Von Klitzing, 1995
0.16 µW/cm2 Motor function, memory and attention of school children affected (Latvia) Kolodynski, 1996
0.168 – 1.053 µW/cm2 Irreversible infertility in mice after 5 generations of exposure to cell phone signals from antenna park Magras & Xenos, 1997
0.2 – 8 µW/cm2 Two-fold increase in childhood leukemia from AM-FM exposure Hocking, 1996
1.3 – 5.7 µW/cm2 Two-fold increase in leukemia in adults from AM RF exposure Dolk, 1997
2.4 µW/cm2 Interference with medical devices at least up to 1000 MHz Joyner, 1996
2 – 4 µW/cm2 Direct effect of RFR on ion channels in cells/opening of acetycholine channels D’Inzeo, 1988
4 – 10 µW/cm2 Visual reaction time in children is slowed//lower memory function in tests Chiang, 1989
5 – 10 µW/cm2 Impaired nervous system activity Dumanski, 1974
10 µW/cm2 Significant differences in visual reaction time and reduced memory function Chiang, 1989
10 – 25 µW/cm2 Changes in the hippocampus of the brain Belokrinitskiy, 1982
30 µW/cm2
(0.015 W/Kg SAR)		 Immune system effects – elevation of PFC count (antibody producing cells) Veyret, 1991
50 µW/cm2 An 18% reduction in REM sleep (important to memory and learning functions) Mann, 1996
100 µW/cm2 Changes in immune system function Elekes, 1996
100 µW/cm2 A 26% drop in insulin Navakatikian, 1994
120 µW/cm2 A pathological change in the blood brain barrier (915 MHz) Salford, 1993

RF Radiation Hazards

Studies by Increasing Specific Absorption Rate

SAR Reported Biological Effects References
0.000021 – .0021 W/Kg Changes in cell cycle and cell proliferation (960 MHz GSM cell phone signal) Kwee, 1997
0.0004 W/Kg Pulsed cell phone RF caused changes in blood-brain barrier that protects brain from outside harmful chemicals and toxins (915 MHz GSM cell phone) Salford, 1997
0.001 W/Kg EEG brain waves are altered when exposed to cell phone signal at 0.1 µW/cm2 Von KIitzing, 1995
0.0317 W/Kg Decrease in eating and drinking Ray & Behari, 1990
.005 to .05 W/Kg Calcium efflux Dutta et al, 1989
0.14 W/Kg Elevation of immune response at 100 µW/cm2 Elekes, 1996
0.13 – 1.4 W/Kg Lymphoma cancer rate is 2.4 times normal with two 1/2 hour exposures per day of cell phone exposure (pulsed digital mobile phone signal 900 MHz) Repacholi, 1997
0.26 W/Kg Harmful effects to the eyes/ certain drugs can sensitize eyes to RFR Kues, 1992
0.4 W/Kg Statistically significant increase in malignant tumors at 480 µW/cm2 Guy, 1984
0.58 – 0.75 W/Kg Biological effect on the development of brain tumors at 18% of standard (836 MHz TDMA digital cell phone signal) Adey, 1996
0.6 and 1.2 W/Kg DNA single and double strand breaks from RF exposure (2450 MHz) Lai, 1995
2.4 mW/Kg to 24 mW/Kg Digital cell phone (836 TDMA) at very low intensities cause DNA effects in human cells. DNA effects are direct DNA damage and the rate at which DNA is repaired. Is equal to about 800 µW/cm2 power density Phillips, 1998
2-3 W/Kg Cancer acceleration in skin and breast tumors at 50 – 75% of standard Szmigielski, 1982

RF Radiation Hazards

Standards and Background Levels

SAR Standards
0.2 W/Kg IEEE standard for whole body SAR for general public (1/6 of an hour) IEEE
1.6 W/Kg FCC (IEEE) SAR limit over 1 gram of tissue (cell phone to ear) FCC, 1996
Power Density Standards
579µW/cm2 800-900 MHz Cell Phone Signal Standard ANSI/IEEE
1000µW/cm2 PCS STANDARD for public exposure (as of September 1, 1997) FCC, 1996
5000µW/cm2 PCS STANDARD for occupational exposure (as of September 11997) FCC, 1996
Background Levels
0.003 µW/cm2 Ambient background RF exposure in cities and suburbs in the 1990’s Mantiply, 1997
1 – 10 µW/cm2 Ambient RF exposure within 100-200 feet of cell/PCS antenna array (or roughly 0.2 to 0.5 mW/Kg SAR in the human body’) Sage, 1998, unpublished

RF Radiation Hazards

Listing of Full Citations Referenced Above

Study Description
Adey, WR., et. al., 1996. Brain tumor incidence in rats chronically exposed to digital cellular telephone fields in an initiation-promotion model. Bioelectromagnetics Society 18th Annual Meeting, Proceedings, Abstract A-7-3.
Belokrinitskiy, VS., 1982. “Destructive and reparative processes in hippocampus with long-term exposure to nonionizing radiation.” In U.S.S.R. Report, Effects of Nonionizing Microwave Radiation, No. 7, JPRS 81865, pp. 15-20.
Chiang, H., et. al., 1989. Health effects of environmental electromagnetic fields. Journal of Bioelectricity, 8: 127-131
Chou, CK., & Guy, AW., 1992. Long-term low level microwave irradiation of rats. Bioelectormagnetics 13:469-496
D’Inzeo, G., et. al., 1988. Microwave effects on acetycholine-induced channels in cultured chick myotubes. Bioelectromagnetics 9; 363-372.
Dolk, H., et. al., 1997. Cancer incidence near radio and television transmitters in Great Britain. Am J Epidemiology 145(1) P 1-9 Jan 1997.
Dumanski, J.D., and Shandala, M.G., 1974 “The Biological Action and Hygenic Significance of Elecromagnetic Fields of Superhigh and Ultrahigh frequencies in Densely Populated Areas,” from Biological Effects and Health Hazards of Microwave Radiation. Proceedings of an International Symposium, Warsaw 15-18 October, 1973, Polish Medical Publishers, Warsaw, 1974.
Dutta, SK., et. al., 1989. Radiofrequency radiation-induced calcium ion efflux enhancement from human and other neuroblastoma cells in culture. Bioelectromagnetics 10: 197-202.
Elekes, E., 1996. Effect on the immune system of mice exposed chronically to 50 Hz amplitude-modulated 2.45 GHz microwaves. Bioelectromagnetics 17:246-8.
Hocking, B., et. al., 1996. Cancer incidence and mortality and proximity to TV towers Med J Aust 165(11-12) P. 601-5 Dec 2-16, 1996.
Joyner, K., et. al., 1996. Mobile telephones interfere with medical electrical equipment. Australas Phys Eng Sci Med 1994 Mar. 17(1). P 23-7.
Kolodynski, AA., Kolodynska VV, 1996. Motor and psychological functions of school children living in the area of the Skrunda radio location station in Latvia. Sci Total Environ 1996;180:87-93
Kues, HA., 1992. Increased sensitivity of the non-human primate eye to radiation following opthalmic drug pretreatment. Bioelectromagnetics 13:379-93.
Kwee, 1997 The biological effects of microwave radiation. Abstract in Proceedings of the Second World Congress for Electricity and Magnetism in Biology and Medicine, Bologna, Italy, June 1997.
L. Salford (1993) “Experimental studies of brain tumor development during exposure to continuous and pulsed 915 MHz radio frequency radiation,” in Bioelectrochemistry and Bioenergetics, Vol. 30: pg. 313-318.
L. Von Klitzing “Low-Frequency pulsed electromagnetic fields influence EEG of man.” Physica Medica, Vol. 11, No. 2, pps 77-80, April-June 1995.
Lai, H., and Singh, NP., 1995. Acute low intensity microwave exposure increases DNA single strand breaks in rat brain cells, Bioelectromagnetics 1995;16:207-10.
Lai, H., & Singh, NP., 1996. Single and double strand DNA breaks in rat brain cells after acute exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic radiation. Int J Radiat Biol 1996;69:513-21.
M.A. Navakatikian and L.A. Tomashevskaya “Phasic Behavioral and Endocrine Effects of Microwaves of Nonthermal Intensity,” by Carpenter DO and Ayrapetyan S, editors. Biological Effects of Electric and Magnetic Fields. Volume 1, published by Academic Press
Magras, IN., & Zenos, TD., 1997. RF Radiation-induced changes in the prenatal development of mice. Bioelectromagnetics 18:455-461.
Mann, K., et. al., 1996. Effects of pulsed high-frequency electromagnetic fields on human sleep. Neuropsychobiology 1996;33:41-7.
Phillips, J., et. al., 1998. DNA damage in molt-4 lymphoblastoid cells exposed to cellular telephone radiofrequency fields in vitro. Bioelectrochemistry and Bioenergetics 45:103-110.
Ray, S., & Behari, J., 1990. Physiological changes in rats after exposure to low levels of microwaves. Radiat Res 123: 190-202
Repacholi, M., et. al., 1997. Lymphomas in Eµ-Pim1 transgenic mice exposed to pulsed 900 MHz electromagnetic fields. Radiat Res. 1997; 147:31-40.
Salford, 1997 Blood brain barrier permeability in rats exposed to electromagnetic fields from a GSM wireless communication transmitter. Abstract in Proceedings of the Second World Congress for Electricity and Magnetism in Biology and Medicine, Bologna, Italy, June 1997.
Salford, LG., et. al., 1993. Permeability of the blood brain barrier induced by 915 MHz electromagnetic radiation;continuous wave and modulated at 8, 16, 50 and 200 Hz. Bioelectrochem Bioenerg 1993;30:293-301.
Szmigielski, S., et. al., 1982. Accelerated development of spontaneous and benzpyrene-induced skin cancer in mice exposed to 2350 MHz microwave radiation. Bioelectromagnetics 3: 179-192.
Szmigielski, S., et. al., 1982. Cancer morbidity in subjects occupationally exposed to high frequency (radiofrequency and microwave) electromagnetic radiation. Sci Total Environ 1996; 180:9-17
Veyret, B., et. al., 1991. “Antibody responses of mice exposed to low-power microwaves under combined, pulse and amplitude modulation,” Bioelectromagnetics 12: P 47-56.

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