Tony Keppelman EMF Services
Tony Keppelman EMF Services
(Electro-Magnetic Fields Services)
(Electro-Magnetic Fields Services)
EMFs
EMFs
Q. What is an EMF?
A. An EMF (ElectroMagnetic Field) is the field of energy that surrounds either:
- a source of electricity, for example, generating stations (including TV and radio transmitters, cell phone towers, police and military transmitters, etc.); alternators in cars, etc., or
- something that uses electricity (appliances, power tools, etc.), or
- conductors of electricity (wiring—whether it’s the power lines outside your house, the wiring of your house, or just the wires that go to your lamps and computers, etc.).
The fields that we are most concerned about come from alternating current (AC). The frequency of the AC in your home is 60 cycles per second. However, AC can and does occur at much higher frequencies as well. No matter what the frequency, all alternating current creates EMFs, and it is these electromagnetic fields that we are concerned with in terms of the effects they have on our health, and on the health of all living matter on the planet.
Q. What are safe levels for EMFs?
A. It is true that the effects of EMF radiation are cumulative. This means that the more one is subjected to EMF radiation, the more sensitive that person is likely to become. For example, it has been assumed by a lot of people, including doctors, that "old age" symptoms, like loss of memory, sleeplessness, hearing loss, etc., are just the result of old age, when, in reality, it's quite possible that these symptoms are the result of the accumulation of EMF exposure. Children who are being exposed to cell phones and iPads, and other various forms of wi-fi, may develop "old age" symptoms long before they get old.
This makes setting a rigid standard for EMF radiation safety difficult because what may be experienced as safe by one person may not be experienced as safe by another. Also, one’s sensitivity to EMFs can change, so that one might not be sensitive initially, and then later become very sensitive.
Most importantly, blood work samples show that people who have no symptoms are nevertheless being affected by EMFs, and may eventually manifest symptoms. For example, in the 2013 documentary Take Back Your Power, Dr. Frank Springob, D.C. uses Darkfield Microscopy to show what happens to people's blood cells after standing in front of a smart meter for two minutes at a distance of one foot.
To see the video of these blood samples, fast forward to 56:28 in the film Take Back Your Power.
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In 2007, fourteen eminent scientists and public health experts reviewed the evidence contained in over 2000 studies about the health implications of the various forms of electromagnetic fields (EMFs) from power lines, mobile phones, cordless phones, phone masts (cell phone towers), digital baby monitors, wi-fi, and other wireless technologies. The result was the BioInitiative Report.
This updated 2012 BioInitiative Report recommends the safety levels for various kinds of EMFs for an environment of continuous radiation. As is mentioned above, these levels may be far too high for some people, given that people's sensitivities vary a great deal. But it is important to remember that these fields are affecting people even though they are not manifesting symptoms. And given that the effects of EMF radiation are cumulative, and that we are being subjected to ever-increasing levels, it is highly likely that we will all become more and more sensitive to this radiation.
It is now quite clear that our health is being negatively affected on numbers of levels. The list of serious illnesses, as well as conditions of great discomfort, is unfolding as research is deepening into this issue. At this point this list is quite long. For those of you who are interested, there is a great deal of information on the web about this. As an example, let me say that it has been clearly shown that loss of memory and headaches are at the beginning of the list, with various forms of life-threatening diseases, such as cancer, at the end.
The Bioinitiative Report’s 2014 Supplement, “Summary for the Public”, presents a summary of independent scientific findings concerning the health effects of exposure to radiation from various sources of high frequency (EMF) radiation, like cell phones, wi-fi, smart meters, and baby monitors, for example. Here is the Table of Contents for Part II of the report:
II. SUMMARY OF KEY SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE
A. Evidence for Damage to Sperm and Reproduction
B. Evidence that Children are More Vulnerable
C. Evidence for Fetal and Neonatal Effects
D. Evidence for Effects on Autism (Autism Spectrum Conditions)
E. Evidence for Electrohypersensitivity
F. Evidence for Effects from Cell Tower-Level RFR Exposures
G. Evidence for Effects on the Blood-brain Barrier
H. Evidence for Effects on Brain Tumors
I. Evidence for Effects on Genes (Genotoxicity)
J. Evidence for Effects on the Nervous System (Neurotoxicity)
K. Evidence for Effects on Cancer (Childhood Leukemia, Adult Cancers
L. Melatonin, Breast Cancer and Alzheimer’s Disease
M. Stress, Stress Proteins and DNA as a Fractal Antenna
N. Effects of Weak-Field Interactions on Non-Linear Biological Oscillators and Synchronized Neural Activity
Download this 2014 “Summary for the Public” of the 2012 Bioinitiative Report by clicking on this link: sec01_2012_summary_for_public(5).pdf
Q. Are children more affected by EMFs than adults?
A. Yes. This is because the nervous system, the brain, and the immune system of a child are in the process of developing even well into the child's twenties, and the human brain cannot develop normally given the current environment of high frequency radiation from cell phones, cell phone towers, iPads, smart meters, baby monitors, and any form of Wi-fi. It has been scientifically proven that, because the child's skull is not as thick or as dense as an adult's skull, the radiation penetrates more deeply into the brain. This is of special concern when a child or young adult uses a cell phone, and puts the phone up against the ear.
It is also true that the effects of EMFs are cumulative, so the longer a person is subjected to these EMF fields, the more s/he is affected, both in terms of his/her sensitivity to the fields, and in terms of the damage caused to his/her body. And then there is the reality, because of the young age of the child, for these effects to have the time needed to develop into many forms of physical, emotional, and mental distress, such as brain fog, sleeplessness, Alzheimers, dementia, and cancer. And of course, a child has many more years for this accumulation to occur than someone older. It is a fact that more and more children are getting cancers at earlier and earlier ages.
Q. Are animals more affected by EMFs than adults?
A. It has not been shown that they are more or less affected than humans. And, as with humans, it's an individual issue. All people and animals are affected, but some manifest sensitivity more than others. It's complex, too, because the effects are cumulative. The more you are subjected to these fields the more sensitive you get, and this is true of your animals as well. It's true, too, that some of the effects take years to show up. Cancer is in this category. There have been reported cases where dogs have left their homes and disappeared after a smart meter was installed at their home. It is true that many animals are more sensitive, not only to higher and lower frequencies of sound than we are, but also to higher and lower frequencies and degrees of EMFs. It has also been reported that cows are very sensitive to electric fields. For example, they get sick, and do not produce as much milk. Chickens lay fewer eggs.
Q. What can I do to make my home safer?
A. EMF radiation is bad for the health of your family, your animals, and even your plants. It's important to do your best to lower your exposure to EMF radiation in your home and in your place of work, and for your children in their schools. It's especially important to lower it in places where you spend a lot of time, like your bedroom, your office, and the place where you watch television and movies.
The good news is that you can control a lot of EMF radiation. The common sources of EMF radiation in your home are wi-fi, cordless telephones, smart meters, and cell phones. The wiring in your home also emits EMF radiation. All of this can be measured, and shielding can be used to protect you and your family and animals.
In terms of wi-fi and cordless telephones, one option is to go back to corded telephones, and to replace wi-fi with corded connections. If, however, you feel it's very important for you to have wi-fi, just move the transmitter as far away as possible from those places in the house where you spend a great deal of time, and turn it off when you're not using it, as in when you sleep. It is also possible to shield your modem, router, and wi-fi units to lower their output so that they will only transmit what is needed for your purposes.
Smart meters are another source of EMF radiation in your home, but they can be shielded quite successfully. Or better yet, replaced with analogue meters.
It's a good idea if you're intending to buy a home or rent an apartment, to have it checked for EMF fields before you commit to it. And if you're building a home, you can have it wired in such a way that will keep the EMFs down to a very low level. It's not a good idea to move next to cell phone towers, TV and radio station antennas, police stations, fire stations, and any business that uses radio contact between their employees and the office, for example, the Post Office, UPS, Fed Ex, etc., because of the radar and mobile radios that they use. It's also important to be aware of the EMF situation in the schools your children attend. This is easy to check. For instance, do the schools have Wi-Fi?
Our environment is becoming increasingly saturated with various forms of EMFs, and the effect is cumulative. It’s very important, therefore, and a very fortunate thing, that you can control the environment in which you live and work, and in which your children go to school. And I'm here to help you do that.
Q. What if I live in an apartment complex?
A. Living in an apartment complex can subject you to the EMF fields of the apartment above and/or below, as well as the apartments with which you share walls. As an example, do your neighbors have wi-fi right on the other side of the wall your bed is against?
Another example: Where are all the smart meters for the various apartments? Are they on the outside of the wall of one of the rooms in your apartment where you spend a great deal of time? And, is the house wiring of your floor serving ceiling lights in the apartment below, so that you may well be affected by the magnetic and electric fields from that wiring?
Fortunately, in most cases, various forms of shielding can be used to bring the EMF levels down to the accepted safe levels. Click here to read the account offered by one of my clients concerning the smart meters on her apartment building.
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Newsweek magazine published this article by Dana Dovey on May 19, 2018.
Dovey says, "This is not a new finding, as studies dating back for years have come to the same conclusion." Dovey writes, "... a new [EKLIPSE] report further confirm[s} that electromagnetic radiation from power lines and cell towers can disorientate birds and insects and destroy plant health."
(Click on the blue heading above to watch this September, 2015 interview.)
In this five-minute video, Dr. Elizabeth Plourde describes in very clear detail how electromagnetic frequencies cause damage, including autism, in the body. She also discusses how she herself was affected by EMFs.
Dr. Plourde is a licensed Clinical Laboratory Scientist with degrees in Biological Science and Psychology.
Click on the blue heading to watch the video lecture, and read a summary of Dr. Pall's findings, as well as a flood of other scientific research.
This video of the October 18, 2014 lecture by Professor Martin Pall, PhD, professor of Biochemistry and Basic Medical Science at Washington State University at Pullman, is extremely good because it shows that the harmful effects of wi-fi and other EMFs have been known for quite some time now. Also, between then and now, many more independent scientific studies have confirmed Dr. Pall's findings. Click here to see, for example, the evidence presented on my "Show Me the Science!" page.
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In December 2011, Dr. David O. Carpenter, M.D., Director of the Institute for Health and the Environment at the University at Albany, and an EMF (Electromagnetic Field) subject matter expert, authored an amended declaration on behalf of the plaintiff in Morrison v. Portland Public Schools documenting his view of the impact wi-fi radiation has on children attending school. Carpenter’s declaration is richly filled with information on the biological effects of wi-fi radiation, and his concerns about the safety of wireless devices in schools. He recommends wired solutions, as opposed to wi-fi as a way to safeguard children and maximize learning.
As you can see, this information is not new, and there is a great deal of even more recent information which strongly supports the negative impact of high frequency radiation on children.
(Click on the blue heading to watch this April 18, 2011 video.)
In 2007, fourteen eminent scientists and public health experts reviewed the evidence contained in over 2000 studies about the health implications of the various forms of electromagnetic fields (EMFs) from power lines, mobile phones, cordless phones, phone masts (cell phone towers), digital baby monitors, wi-fi, and other wireless technologies. The result was the BioInitiative Report.
(This Report was updated in 2012, and you can download the 2014 “Summary for the Public” of the 2012 Bioinitiative Report by clicking on this link: sec01_2012_summary_for_public(5).pdf )
In this 11-minute video interview with Cindy Sage (Environmental Consultant, Sage Associates, Santa Barbara, CA, and editor of the Bioinitiative Report), Cindy explains in detail how the current FCC safety levels for EMFs, including cell phones and wi-fi, are "thousands of times too high."
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(Digital signals are pulsed as opposed to analog signals, which are continuous. Digital signals far worse where your health is concerned than analog signals.)
This is a PBS radio interview with guests Lloyd Morgan, senior science fellow at Environmental Health Trust, and Cris Rowan, a pediatric occupational therapist in British Columbia, Canada and author of Virtual Child: The terrifying truth about what technology is doing to children.
This interview is a continuation of a week-long series on our hyper-connected world by focusing on children. In 2012, the American Academy of Pediatricians called on the FCC to conduct a “formal inquiry into radiation standards for cell phones and other wireless products” because “standards have generally been based on the impact of exposure on an adult male,” and not on women and children until recently.
So what do we know about how these devices affect the development of children? Listen to the interview to find out.
From the DVD jacket — Resonance: Beings of Frequency is the first documentary to investigate the actual mechanisms by which mobile [cell] phone technology can cause cancer. The film takes a deeper look at how humanity is reacting to the most profound environmental change the planet has ever seen. Two billion years ago life first appeared on earth, a planet bathed in a natural electromagnetic frequency. As life slowly evolved from simple whole to complex organisms, it did so surrounded by this frequency, forming a harmonic relationship with it, a relationship that science is just beginning to comprehend.
New research is showing that exposure to this frequency is vital to human beings. It controls our mental [including emotional] and physical health, it synchronizes our circadian rhythms, it aids our immune system, and it improves our overall sense of well-being. Not only are we surrounded by natural frequencies, our bodies are suffused with them. Our cells communicate using electromagnetic frequencies. Our brain emits a constant stream of frequencies and our DNA delivers instructions using frequency waves. Without them, we could not exist.
This delicate balance has taken billions of years to perfect. But over the last two or three decades this harmony has been disturbed, and dramatically so. Mankind has saturated itself in an ocean of artificial frequencies. They are all around us, filling the air and overwhelming the Earth's natural resonance. To the naked eye our world appears the same. But at the cellular level it is the most rheumatic change that life on earth has ever endured, and we are only now beginning to understand it.
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