{"id":782,"date":"2014-03-15T13:03:17","date_gmt":"2014-03-15T17:03:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/osteopathicvision.com\/?p=782"},"modified":"2014-03-15T13:07:28","modified_gmt":"2014-03-15T17:07:28","slug":"emf-pollution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/osteopathicvision.com\/staging\/2014\/03\/15\/emf-pollution\/","title":{"rendered":"EMF Pollution"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">EMF &#8211;\u00a0 electromagnetic frequency pollution &#8211; is what we have in our environment from the use of electricity and electronics.\u00a0 To understand what this does to the body, we need to look back in history.\u00a0 Up until the late 1800&#8217;s, the only EMF&#8217;s our body had to deal with were light (technically part of the electromagnetic spectrum), and infrared and ultraviolet (the opposite ends of the visual spectrum that can be produced by fire, for example), and a few stray cosmic rays.\u00a0 This is what our bodies have been conditioned, over generations, to think is &#8220;normal&#8221;.\u00a0 With the advent of electricity, we have introduced MANY more frequencies that our body has to deal with.\u00a0 Some, like ELF (extremely low frequency) are used for submarine and cave communication. These may interfere with whale migration.\u00a0 Others, like microwaves and x-rays, can definitely cause tissue damage to us, even in small doses.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The problem seems to be that our nervous system, which has been wired for generations to not have a lot of extra things going on in our surroundings, is now being bombarded with EMF frequencies never before seen on earth.\u00a0 And, we continue to add them.\u00a0 WiFi, cell phones, BlueTooth, HD radio,&#8230;even the infrared detectors on the automatic paper towel dispenser are new to the body.\u00a0 Our body responds just as it has been hardwired to over generations&#8230;it sees it as stress &#8211; a trigger to the sympathetic (fight or flight) nervous system..\u00a0 Your body does not know the difference between sleeping next to a hungry lion and sleeping with WiFi on. \u00a0 It sees them both as a trigger to our nervous system.\u00a0 It is just the way we are wired.\u00a0 So, it stands to reason, that minimizing, or eliminating as much EMF pollution as possible will improve our lives by minimizing the unseen pressure on our nervous systems.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There are a number of things we can do to help minimize our exposure.\u00a0 This list is not inclusive:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Put your WiFi and router on a timer that turns it off while you sleep and back on when you awaken.\u00a0 Better yet, unplug it.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-align: justify;\">Do not place your cell phone (which emits radiation shockingly close to the microwave range) to your ear.\u00a0 Always use a headset (and preferably an air tube headset). \u00a0 Do not keep your phone in your pocket for long (moving from car to house is ok, but all day in your pocket is not).\u00a0 Use speaker phone if you don&#8217;t have a headset.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-align: justify;\">Do not stand in front of your microwave when it is on.\u00a0 Better yet, if you use a microwave, start it and then leave the room.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-align: justify;\">Check your home wiring for stray magnetic fields.\u00a0 Those can occur when the hot and neutral don&#8217;t run close together (and can be common in a three way switch).\u00a0 Have those fixed by a certified electrician.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-align: justify;\">Move ANY electronics (alarm clocks, electronic devices or chargers, etc.) as far away from your bed (and especially the head) as possible.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-align: justify;\">Do not get a smart meter installed on your utility service.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-align: justify;\">Cordless phones (like ones that use DECT) technology should be used minimally unless a headset is used.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-align: justify;\">Wireless speakers should be unplugged or turned off when not in use.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-align: justify;\">Avoid as much as you can using a bluetooth device.\u00a0 Especially avoid bluetoooth earpieces for phones.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-align: justify;\">Consider having your house evaluated and treated for EMF pollution.\u00a0 Things like the Hartmann and Curry lines can wreak havoc on the nervous system.\u00a0 These lines occur where ever electricity is being used.\u00a0 Having your home treated can make a HUGE difference in the feel of your living space.\u00a0 It also reduces a great deal of EMF pollution in your living space.\u00a0 Not many people know how to test and treat this.\u00a0 I can either do this myself or guide you in how to find someone who can.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-align: justify;\">Consider grounding your body whenever you can.\u00a0 This can be a simple as walking barefoot in the grass, or as complex as connecting your body to a conductive fabric that is connected to the earth.\u00a0 Go to <\/span><a style=\"text-align: justify;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.earthing.com\">www.earthing.com<\/a><span style=\"text-align: justify;\"> for more information.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-align: justify;\">Consider installing EMF prevention or correction devices in your home, office, and car(s).\u00a0 These are available on-line from a multitude of places.\u00a0 Some work.\u00a0 Some are shams.\u00a0 Do your research before you buy.\u00a0 Ask me questions.\u00a0 I carry a limited number of these devices in my office. (I have installed multiple devices in my office and have noticed a a dramatic change in the feel of the space).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Benefits of removing EMF pollution can include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-align: justify;\">Potentially lowering blood pressure &#8211; sympathetic activation triggers the heart to beat stronger and faster.\u00a0 This leads to high blood pressure.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Reducing the effects of inflammation &#8211; stress triggers the immune system (initially in a stress response, it helps us to heal).\u00a0 After being activated for a long duration, this triggering can lead to inflammation &#8211; the primary cause of arterial plaques.<\/li>\n<li>Better sleep &#8211; reducing the sympathetic load (called the allostatic load) on the body can dramatically improve sleep.<\/li>\n<li>Decreased fluid retention &#8211; when stressed, in order to keep our blood volume up, our body secretes ADH (anti diuretic hormone), that helps us to retain water.\u00a0 Reduce the stress and ADH goes down\u2026fluid output goes up naturally.<\/li>\n<li>Better person to person interaction &#8211; when you are relaxed, you are simply easier to get along with&#8230;<\/li>\n<li>And the list goes on\u2026.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I did not set out to write a treatise on EMF pollution, so I am going to cut it off here.\u00a0 If you want more information, check on-line or call the office and set up a consult time.\u00a0 I\u2019ll be happy to share what I have learned.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EMF &#8211;\u00a0 electromagnetic frequency pollution &#8211; is what we have in our environment from the use of electricity and electronics.\u00a0 To understand what this does to the body, we need to look back in history.\u00a0 Up until the late 1800&#8217;s, the only EMF&#8217;s our body had to deal with were light (technically part of the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-782","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/osteopathicvision.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/782","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/osteopathicvision.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/osteopathicvision.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/osteopathicvision.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/osteopathicvision.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=782"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/osteopathicvision.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/782\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":786,"href":"https:\/\/osteopathicvision.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/782\/revisions\/786"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/osteopathicvision.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=782"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/osteopathicvision.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=782"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/osteopathicvision.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=782"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}