Recently I wrote and op-ed about the dangers in education of the overuse of computers, cell phones, laptops and AI bots.[1] This op-ed will cover a few of the many health hazards of EMF (electromagnetic field radiation).
In the1950s many shoe stores in the United States used X-ray machines called shoe-fitting fluoroscopes to demonstrate a proper fit by allowing customers, particularly children, to see the position of their foot bones inside the shoe’s outline. I thought it was cool to see my foot skeleton. This practice was a marketing strategy to entice buyers and was phased out in the late 1950s and early 1960s due to growing awareness of the significant radiation health risks involved with repeated exposure. We were clueless about the dangers of radiation back then, just as we are now clueless about the dangers of repeat emf exposure over time from all our modern tech gadgets.
Although 5G uses the same phased array technology as Directed Energy Weapons (DEW) where a person can feel their skin burn immediately, the harm from 5G and EMF radiation is cumulative and not immediately noticeable to most people except for those who are emf sensitive. Because it is invisible, the public is unaware that they are being wi-fried slowly like the frog in the lukewarm water that slowly comes to a boil but by then it is too late to jump out.
Let’s face it, modern technology is here to stay so we need to learn how to live with it safely. There is an old saying, “Necessity is the mother of invention.” I would like to change that saying to, “Invention is the mother of necessity.” We lived very well without all the tech gadgets in the past. Now that they have been introduced to our daily lives many believe that “they just can’t live without them.” I grew up without cell phones and computers and had a wonderful childhood playing outside from dawn to dusk during summer vacation. We created our own games, played in the sun and fresh air, built forts in the woods and did not come home until we heard the dinner bell. As some would call them, “The good ole days.” But, in today’s workforce this tech invention (?smart? phone) has now become a necessity to keep up with the competition. Those without it fall behind. It seems to be a technological umbilical cord that is almost impossible to separate from. I have seen it follow people to the ski slopes as they make cell phone business calls on the chairlift or from a lounge chair during their vacation on the beach. So sad. Not good.
Technology has advanced from 1G-5G with cell towers in neighborhoods, Wi-Fi routers in every home and business, as well as numerous other wireless devices located everywhere. The result is that these invisible waves have become much more concentrated than they used to be.
The new generation of cellular technology doesn’t just add more signals into the environment; it also operates at higher frequencies and closer ranges. According to Dr. Loredo Ritter a Pediatrician, Pediatric Neurologist, Sleep Specialist, and self-funded researcher of EMF’s for 14+ years:
We are creating a world where electromagnetic fields are ever-present, surrounding us 24 hours a day, from cell phone towers that never stop transmitting signals to power lines and Wi-Fi routers, even next to our beds while we sleep. It’s like living in a city that never sleeps, with constant noise and activity around the clock.
Just as our bodies and minds benefit from quiet moments away from noise and stress, there is a need to reduce our exposure to EMF during our rest periods, giving ourselves a break from these fields at least during the night.[2]
Dr. Ritter explained in an interview on The Highwire with Del Bigtree that medical school only taught him about the biochemical aspect of human biology. They did not understand the importance of the electrical activity of the human body. He said that electromagnetic fields from man-made devices, like cell phone antennas can interfere with our intrinsic electromagnetic fields. This includes the electric impulses the human brain uses for neuron-to-neuron communication, as well as the electrical systems of the cardiovascular and immunological systems. Dr. Ritter said that the human body can protect itself when we have low exposure but when the electric fields increase in our daily life it can impair our health.[3] He recommends limiting our exposure.
The Health Dangers of EMF and RF radiation
The telecom industry claims 5G, 4G and lower cell generations are safe and effective. Where have I heard the phrase “safe and effective” before? Oh yeah – from the mocking bird media encouraging us to keep taking the covid vaccines…but I digress. The current safety limits, measured as Specific Absorption Rate (SAR),[4] are designed to prevent tissue heating (thermal effects) and have remained unchanged since the 1996 standard, which was developed when the Motorola StarTAC flip phone was the cutting-edge device. Critics argue that these standards do not account for potential non-thermal biological effects or the increased exposure from modern devices and dense networks.[5]
If you look at your cell phone user manual, buried in pages of legalize on every cell phone, there is a warning about holding the cell phone close to your head. Apple recommends keeping the phone at a specified distance which varies by models. On devices running iOS 17 and later, you can enable a feature in Settings to receive alerts and prompts to move the phone farther away when held too close for too long.
Equally important is the fact that just as the federal health agencies are controlled by Big Pharma, the very industry they regulate, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is captured and controlled by Big Telecom and Big Tech. [6] Consequently, much of the research that exposes the health dangers of 5G is cleansed from the internet or buried or labelled conspiracy theory. Algorithms pull up mainly research favorable to the telecom and technology industry. Anything unfavorable is usually in a telecom and tech biased fact checker article claiming it is fake news.
Research studies done by the telecom industry are skewed in their favor. The telecom and technology industry have a huge lobbying influence on Congress just like Big Pharma’s influence. Board members that approve cell radiation as safe have direct ties to the Telecom and Technology Industry who profit, thus there is a conflict of interest. It is a classic case of the fox guarding the hen house.
Recently, RFK Jr. Sounded the Alarm on 5G by publicly stating, “The Science Is Clear—RF Radiation Is a Threat to Public Health. The scientific evidence is clear that 5G radiation penetrates human tissue, disrupts the blood-brain barrier, and is linked to glioblastomas & other cancers. The risks are confirmed in thousands of peer reviewed studies. We are conducting a massive, uncontrolled experiment on our children,” says RFK Jr. “Why are we placing 5G antennas on elementary schools? Why aren’t we warning the public to keep cell phones away from their heads?”
One of the first and best-known researchers to expose the dangers of radiation from cell towers, cell phones and other appliances is Barry Trower. Barrie Trower joined the British Royal Navy in 1959 at age 15 with the desire to become a doctor but was informed that he was too young and was trained as a radar specialist working with microwave radiation weapons. He has degrees in physics, human biology and mathematics. He specialized in nuclear and atomic physics. His dissertation was on the absorption at the far end of the microwave spectrum. He taught advanced physics, mathematics and human biology. He was one of the first to warn the military about the harm to soldiers being exposed to microwave radiation. He speaks out against Wi-Fi in schools.[7] He has dedicated his life to warning women on the dangers of cell phone and other device radiation on their reproductive organs and their unborn children. He is disparaged by mainstream media and called a conspiracy nut case. That alone makes him believable to me!
Barry Trower explains that Wi-Fi signals are similar in frequency to the Directed Energy Weapons (DEW) that he worked with in the Royal Navy and that they pose serious health risks. He believes that children are even more vulnerable because of their underdeveloped blood brain barrier, immature immune system and less dense bones.
He believes that Wi-Fi should be banned from classrooms. Side note: I have an emf/rf meter reader. The school that I used to walk by had a small cell tower with 5G panels mounted on it and directed towards the school. My emf reader went off the charts into the extreme red danger zone for that school. Schoolchildren are exposed to those extremely high frequencies six to eight hours a day. They all have laptops
Here is an excerpt from a presentation he gave on the dangers of Wi-Fi to young girls’ eggs:
Young girls are born with all the eggs they are going to need to develop into fully grown eggs and children. We know that microwaves affect the ovarian follicles and can affect the ovarian eggs. We know that the microwaves can cause genetic damage. If you think of a young girl at school– she has the Wi-Fi sets transmitting straight through the uterus into the ovaries. If the young girl damages the ovarian eggs–and we’re not going to know this for another 15 years–if the ovarian eggs are damaged, these are irreparable. They can never ever be repaired. The mitochondrial DNA in girls is irreparable. So when that girl—if she has a daughter, that daughter will carry the genetic damage that has been caused by the microwaves and when she has a daughter that daughter will carry the same disease and her daughter and her daughter. . . . So we are now not saying we are risking this generation–we are risking the future generations of all the children in the world from genetic damage. . . .”[8] [9]
Multitudes of research studies have confirmed what Barry Trower has been warning about. The problem is that we may not see DNA damage for a few generations. Frog in pot.
In a study of pooled research data on the dangers of emf and rf frequencies, titled: Risks to Health and Well-Being From Radio-Frequency Radiation Emitted by Cell Phones and Other Wireless Devices” [10] they concluded:
Of particular concern are the effects of RFR exposure on the developing brain in children. Compared with an adult male, a cell phone held against the head of a child exposes deeper brain structures to greater radiation doses per unit volume, and the young, thin skull’s bone marrow absorbs a roughly 10-fold higher local dose…… support measures to reduce all exposures to RFR. Cell towers should be distanced from homes, daycare centers, schools, and places frequented by pregnant women, men who wish to father healthy children, and the young.
There are thousands of peer-reviewed studies, not anecdotal, that have been covered up and ignored by the Big Telecom/ Big Tech controlled FCC.
Here are just a few of the many:
- The Sensitivity of Children to Electromagnetic Field[11]
- Mobile Phones Are Cooking Men’s Sperm.[12]
- The Association Between Smartphone Use and Breast Cancer Risk Among Taiwanese Women: A Case-Control Study[13]
- The human skin as a sub-THz receiver – Does 5G pose a danger to it or not?[14]
- “Towards 5G communication systems: Are there health implications?”[15]
- Cell Phone Radiation Study Confirms Cancer Risk[16]
Summary: EMF exposure affects everyone, not just children. We are being abnormally bombarded by cell towers, smart meters, smart appliances, Wi-Fi routers etc. We live in a jungle of electromagnetic fields that surround us 24/7.
What can we do to lower our exposure? Here are a few suggestions:
- Turn airplane mode on when a cell phone is near a pregnant abdomen, to prevent exposure to radiation. Do not put a phone that is off airplane mode in your pocket or bra. Do not give cell phones to children. Limit or ban cell phone use with your teenagers or allow them to have a phone without internet for emergency phone calls.
- Turn off wireless networks and devices to decrease your family’s radiation exposure whenever you aren’t actively using them. As an easy first step, turn your Wi-Fi router off at bedtime. Never sleep with your cell phone near the bed. Better yet, get rid of Wi-Fi altogether and have a wired ethernet connection for computers and an old-fashioned landline phone for using at home. The teens can contact their friends either on the wired computer or the safe landline.
- Get rid of smart appliances. You do not need Alexa to help you with your children’s homework. You do not need a smart fridge to alert you when to go shopping! Ring can actually backfire and not protect your privacy. Ring can easily be hacked by thieves. You do not need a smart watch etc. Demand an old-fashioned meter and get rid of the smart meter. Some electric companies have that option, but you pay a little more for a human meter reader to come monthly. All these gadgets and appliances contribute to the overload of emf radiation bombardment in your daily life. We lived comfortably without them in the past.
- Buy an Emf reader to find the dangerous hot zones in your house in order to modify them.
- Demand that your school get rid of Wi-Fi and be “wired” for internet services.
Who knows what the future holds. I read that a new safer technology called Lifi is in the works.[17]
LiFi is a new wireless communication technology that uses visible light to transmit data. It is said to be able to provide 100 times faster internet connectivity than existing WiFi offerings. LiFi works by using visible light, like the light that is emitted by any regular lamp or bulb, to transmit data. The advantage of LiFi is that it uses the visible light spectrum, which is almost 10,000 times larger than the spectrum occupied by radio waves.
We will investigate the safety of that technology if it is embraced. For now, we live in exciting and dangerous times. It is our duty to be aware of possible dangers of the present technology to protect not only our children but ourselves.