Saturday, January 28, 2012

The good side of electro-magnetic radiation...

Well, of course. To every debate, there's a good and bad side. And because I am open to discussion and am here for the sole purpose of spreading the message, I guess that there will have to be a post detailing the good side of EMR.


Please watch the following PowerPoint presentation. It details how the advantages of using EMR technology play out. Although I strongly dispose using EMR, and try myself to avoid it as much as I can (which is hard to do in today's society), I made this to illustrate both sides of the argument, and to show that I am open to discussion. Please enjoy. 


The slideshow details various things. Firstly, as you know them, cellular phones. Looking at them in a positive light, one realizes that they allow the human to do so much... We take the advantages the cellphone brings for granted, but should we? Then comes the microwave, another device that emits the same radiation that a cellphone does... We take this device for granted (again), not knowing the harmful effects it brings later on in life, but nonetheless, it still brings great technological advancement to our time-hungry world. 


In a future post, I will be dealing with all the counter arguments one could have... I posses many of these thoughts and always remember how these seemingly great technologies don't become so wondrous anymore once you place them side by side in a comparison chart witha ll the side-effects they bring.


It's just that the world refuses to believe, and that's why I'm here to spread the message. EMR is harmful! We have to accept it!


Now, do you realize what EMR does? Yes, it allows for the great benefit of always being connected and such, but think, there will always be a great disadvantage as well. Please comment with thoughts. Tune in for more.


-EMRadiation
(Follow me on Twitter @em_radiation)


P.S. Thank you @HeidiSiwak for the great PowerPoint idea.
P.S.S. Thanks everyone for visiting, I have gotten a lot of traffic recently with all my new posts, and it's all thanks to you guys who keep checking and commenting.

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Can you feel the radiation on your face?

http://bit.ly/ys6fiy Some people feel it. I know I do. We are practically swimming in a sea of radiation, and we have become so used to it's presence that we barely notice how much it effects us anymore. Cellphones are a gadget our society has become so used to that they are hard to dispose of in our world. We love the Web 3.0 real time interaction sensation we have with these gadgets, and we feel as if it would be so hard to 'connect' to our environment without them that we cannot ever let go. As well, social media on these cellular gadgets make matters worse. Services such as Facebook let you connect and form a social network easily... But what do YOU gain in the end? Addiction to these services? Not being able to get away from your cellphone and always having to have a presence? Although we humans love to do this, it also comes with a disadvantage, as every technological advancement does. In this case, the disadvantage of this technology is electromagnetic radiation exposure.


With it's aerodynamic look and sleek interface
the new Galaxy Nexus is simply impossible to
put down, and because our world is so used
to being "connected", society doesn't
accept what is true: EMR is causing us harm.

Picture from: http://bit.ly/Abr91L
First off, here's the story. Social media gets invented, and put on these gadgets. This causes an uproar, since never before have people been able to feel so connected to the outside world. In the past, we didn't know of the dangers, but now we do, and it's getting awfully hard to convince others about the potential dangers since they think that if a product is introduced to the world, it has to be safe. Right? WRONG.




Cellphones were actually never actually tested for safety, and were only introduced to our society/world because of a loophole in in their development process. The thing is, could you imagine a world without cellphones? They provide so much... but it's actually not that hard. Nowadays, there are many technologies that could be in the making that we don't necessarily need, yet when people are exposed, they become so used to a product that it becomes hard to live without it. This is exactly what is happening or shall I say, has already happened, with cellular phones, and the main reason people aren't convinced is because they just don't want to believe it.


It's really hard to imagine, but around 40 years ago, when no one had a cellphone, or they were just top secret  information owned by the military, no one even dreamed of even owning such a device, just like it is hard to imagine today what the future will  hold. Will technology be introduced that is even more unsafe? I believe that the greater an advantage of a technology, the greater disadvantage it will bring.


The big question is, why was such technology, and social media created. Was it by some genius who looked at our world as being more fast and connected, and always the most technologically advanced? Or was this future set for us by companies whose sole purpose is to maximize profit, and to achieve this goal however way they can? Whichever way, it is bringing us humans a great disadvantage, which we will regret touching after we have used it for a while and begin to feel it's disadvantages. The best thing you can do right now is to protect yourself. Get more educated. The more action you take, the more it will help your health.

The problem is evident,
just how exactly do we
spread the EMR message?

Picture from: http://bit.ly/7140M


I ask, what's your opinion? Do you think companies are setting us up for maximizing their profit, and one disadvantage just happens to be a lot of unnecessary and preventable exposure to EMR? Or was EMR accidentally stumbled upon and used to drive our already growing and expanding world forward? I find it quite sad that with every technological benefit there seems to be a con, since I look towards a world where everything is for the better.  Could you imagine... every item having no consequence or disadvantage? 


Overall, our world knows that EMR is very dangerous; however, we need to take this to the next level and accept this fact. People can protect themselves, using special cases, or avoiding the exposure (maybe not completely, but three quarters of the time when you are urged to pick up and use your phone. So what do you think? Do you feel connected to your phone and urged to pick up or use it? Do you believe that EMR is causing the world harm? Please comment with opinions and thoughts, I appreciate it. Tune in for more posts and make sure to follow me on Twitter (@em_radiation). Thanks for reading!




-EMRadiation

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Radiation in Oshawa apartment causes disease for residents...

http://bit.ly/xjsNCr As if we don't have enough about radiation in our news already. The following blog post is one more great example, if you still think that electromagnetic radiation doesn't exist and causes no harm, that it is an apparent issue in modern society and that we need to take action, better sooner than later. Here's the story: 


Russ Loader and his wife Kathy moved into an apartment on Colborne St. in Oshawa eight years ago. The building was new and clean, and was run by Gateway Community Homes. Then, the happy setting around this story all changed when the couple got their wish to move into a supposedly nicer apartment across the hall, and in doing so, moved into hell. Even though this 'better' apartment looked and sounded nicer, shortly after unpacking, they began to get severely sick. Russ, who has arthritis said, “My feet are size 10; they swelled up to size 14.” Worse, he soon developed gaping sores on his legs, had ballooned ankles and rotted toenails. Kathy said, “I also lost my ankles. I had skinny ankles before we moved in.” On the bottom of her legs, swelling was visible, and didn't look right. Russ, who used to be an amateur runner said, “I had to have home care for a year because of my sores; people thought I was an AIDS patient.”


Obviously, something is wrong here. How can such illness effect such young, healthy members of the community? There has to be an explanation, and of course, there is. The problem was that there was an electromagnetic field under the floor of the apartment! Watch the video below for test results of the floor of the apartment. The EMF is strong enough to light a light bulb! 



Video from http://bit.ly/xjsNCr.


What I Think
Well, the truth is finally starting to emerge! After all these years, society finally beings to doubt what the industry has been feeding to us for what seemed like an eternity: cellphone radiation is dangerous. I believe that this is, again, just one more example supporting my theory. However, in this case, the problem hasn't been completely solved yet, for once Russ reported the problem to Gateway Community Homes, they "conducted a report" that comes up with results that don't suggest any EMF, and say that it could be coming from the computers in the home. As highlighted in one of my previous posts, any company can easily "conduct a report" and come up with whatever results suit them best, so its safe to say that the company is displaying these results for the sole purpose of maximizing profit. What angers me even more is that Russ then wrote to the Ministry of Health... Who responded to him saying “Unfortunately, your problems lie outside (our) jurisdiction . . . and this ministry is unable to be of assistance.” Finally, when Russ contacted the Landlord and Tenant Board, he got the response he was looking for... almost. The LTB judge was impressed enough with their presentation that he invited himself over to the Loader apartment in order to see the problem for himself. And then he ruled against them. 


So the big problem here? No, not that radiation is unsafe for our society, although that is equally true. What's truly wrong here is that the world around us doesn't accept what's true, and still refuses to believe, after all these studies and radiation being featured in the news, that it is a threat to our health. We need to educate others. Although there are some obstacles in a road to life completely without EMR exposure, people can still manege... even if we only use cellphones once in a while. The thing is, because we have had them for such a long period of time, people are so used to them that they refuse to believe that they are a potential threat. We need to change that.


So what's your opinion? How long could you go without your cellular device? What about your microwave (which also emits EMR)? I myself am living without a microwave, and once you get used to it, it is very easy to adapt (topic of future post). Please comment with your thoughts. Thanks for reading, more to come! 


-EMRadiation


(Follow me on Twitter @em_radiation).

Monday, January 23, 2012

The radiation debate continues...

http://bit.ly/wc0pSh And it's still going. The 1980s, when the cellphone industry was born, started a fury of debates on radiation. Are cellphones safe? What about the radiation they emit? Ever since, it's been on and off... Until this month, when the World Health Organization placed mobile phones in the carcinogenic hazards category. The world knows that cellphones are dangerous, but top mobile phone companies cannot lose business to mobile phones being deemed as causing cancer, so a debate forms against anyone who demotes cellphone usage, and the companies who dominate the cellphone market and do not wish to stop their rising ladder to excessive wealth. 

Diagram of the head with and without
exposure to harmful cellphone radiation.

Image from photobucket.com.
The debate involves many key players. Even people like me, who possess but an opinion, take part. While some think that fear of radiation medically and in society is overblown, I think not. My opinion? We need to be educated, and protect ourselves.



I believe that any type of radiation is dangerous. The cellphone market knows this, and so does the company that makes money off of it. As I was saying, the threat doesn't only lie on EMR. There is also a question of nuclear radiation (more info here), which is a big threat today as well. Radiation is dangerous, and it's important to spread the message.

Nowadays, we know just how dangerous radiation really is, based on seeing studies on radiation causing cancers and brain tumors being published and deemed correct, and studies which deny any relationship of cellphone radiation to the human body being deemed flawed. I think that the real issue in today's modern society is getting the message out. At this year's CES in Las Vegas, there were many products for EMR protection, but with all the attention the issue is getting, people are still denying. Why? Because they refuse to believe! Why would such a great product be released by companies if it were unsafe (I'll be discussing this in a future post)? Overall, the main reason the debate is occurring is because people deny. If we get others educated, then cellphone companies will be truly powerless and outnumbered, and have no choice but to find methods of protection so they can still continue to generate enough profit (see methods of protection in an older post of mine here).

As well, in many countries where there are an abundance of resources and support available for children, the debate reaches an outage point. Child skulls and scalps are thinner. Because of this, radiation can penetrate deeper into the brain of children and young adults. Their cells are dividing faster rate, so the impact of radiation can be much larger. Especially nowadays, when there is concern for childcare and health, we cannot be letting children use mobile phones and expect them to be well and happy when they are in their senior years. 

On the other hand, there are some positive things that EMR offers to our world. A great communicative device which enables us to be up to date, as well as being able to microwave our food, these are both achievements which would have not been possible without the use of EMR. Like for every debate, one must think: do the advantages outweigh the costs?  

As Postman said in his first and second ideas in his "Five Things We Need To Know About Technological Change", (to see his speech click here) for every disadvantage of technology there is an advantage, and vice versa. This first idea leads to the second, in which he states that these disadvantages and advantages are spread equally among the population. Paralleling this example with the current topic, then, allows me to say that some people are 'losers' of EMR technology, and some are the 'winners', much like the 'losers' and 'winners' of the Internet. Do you agree? Does EMR send ripples in our society to allow some to gain from it and some to suffer? 

So what are your thoughts? Which side do you take? Comment so we can compare our variety of opinions. More to come, stay tuned.

-EMRadiation

(Follow me on Twitter @em_radiation)

Sunday, January 22, 2012

How was EMR danger brought into the market?

http://bit.ly/Ccckd Normally, the process of a product entering the market takes years. Years of rigorous tests, to make sure that the product is safe and ready to be utilized by society to it's greatest potential. The product must be approved, tested, and have great testimonials for it to be looked upon with a 'check' and be ordered in by stores. Not for cellular phones. 
The first truly portable
cellular phone.

Image from dipity.com


How can a product which has gone through rigorous testing be deemed unsafe by so many studies about 20-30 years after it's original launch? How could the danger of EMR be approved by tests, deemed safe, and launched right into the modern market when clearly, something is wrong?! Clearly, the EMR cellphones are emitting is unsafe, so in what way could have the modern cellphone smuggled it's self into the market? Well, in this blog post, you're about to find out what all cellphone companies have been hiding from you for the last 20 years.

Cellphone Testing
First off, unlike any other products, cellphones were, indeed, never tested for safety. They only entered the marketplace due to a regulatory loophole. Questions about cell phone safety arose in the early 1990s, when a businessman filed a lawsuit alleging that cell phones caused his wife’s death due to brain cancer. As you can see, the only reason cellphones entered the modern market was because of a loophole. The big problem here? Well, since society thinks that cellphones must be safe in order to enter the market and they were tested before being shipped, we cannot convince the majority of the population that they are wrong. Only after 20 years came out studies proving those who deemed cellphones harmful correct, and because we have been using cellphones for so long, society refuses to accept the change and is not willing to live life with less exposure to EMR since they are so used to it's positive effects.

Denial by Key Players
The key players in this issue (more on that tomorrow in my next post), refuse to accept what they know to be true. A couple months ago, a EMR level tracking app was denied to be put on the App Store by Mr. Steve Jobs himself. Why? Because the smart man knows it'll only bring concern, and that the major companies (here being Apple) cannot lose any money from this. As well, companies could be paying false labs to publish fake studies, just so that they can continue to reek in profit, when they know that the real studies are actually correct.

What's Happening
Overall, I know that what is happening is the following: each side of the debate has it's own advantage. The cellular provocateurs know that people are accustomed to using cellphones, and that there is a very slight chance that the whole smartphone industry will be set aside since we as people are already so used to the presence of EMR in our society and that it will be very hard for us to give it up. The side of the debate that wants 'out' of EMR has an advantage too, since they have real facts and studies supporting their point of view.

The Big Problem
Pretty much, the problem is that people aren't willing to accept what has been true ever since cellphones came out: they are dangerous. A cellular phone is basically a radio that sends signals on waves to a base station, your body tissue.

I feel that I need to spread the message. I believe that we need to educate people about this issue before it is too late. What do you feel? Think? Comment down below, I am eager to hear others' opinions. More to come, follow me on Twitter for more frequent updates (@em_radiation).

-EMRadiation

Limiting your EMR exposure - What works for me...

Everyone has their opinion on EMR... By now, you probably know very well that I have a strong opposition against it, but I am still very open to discussion. To every problem out there, including EMR exposure, there is a sure solution, and I would like to review a few affordable alternatives to cellphone radiation exposure here in this post. To me, paying a little bit of my hard-earned cash for protection against future cancer or disease is very well worth the investment.

Pong-Protection Cases for Blackberry, iPhone, and Samsung Phones     LinkPong 
Pong iPhone 4/4S Case
Soft Touch Pong case for
iPhone 4/4S:
$49.99

Image from pongresearch.com.
Behold, the amazing Pong protection cases for Blackberry's, iPhones, and Samsung smart phones. The company that manufactures these cases, Pong, is really dedicated to your health and aims to decrease the SAR levels emitted by your cellphone. These cases work  by taking the EMR the phone produces and directing it away from your face. Although the cases look quite average, they are built specifically to keep the NFI (Near Field Intensity) radiation away from you and your brain. The following is a diagram showing the radiation levels with and without the Pong case in a lab experiment. As you can see, the level of EMR is decreased by over 75% while the case is on the phone. Overall, I think these cases are a cheap alternative to decrease your body's tissue radiation intake, and are well worth the cost. After all, paying $49.99 while it isn't too late is worth spending your senior years with cancer or other brain diseases. Finally, I suggest you take a visit to Pong's website(the link is 
With and without the Pong case. Note the 75% reduction
in SAR and the cooling of the NFI radiation.

Image from pongresearch.com.
placed at the top of the page) to check out what other products they have to offer. There, you can also check out how their products work and find out more about them and other prevention companies.









Terra Gia Products  Link: Terra Gia
Gia is a great company concerned with health living, and they have four branches: Terra Gia, Aqua Gia, Nutra Gia, and Bella Gia, but today, I am only focusing on the first. The branch Terra Gia has to do with a healthy Earth, focusing in on EMR prevention. They offer several products to reduce EMR exposure, such as the GIAlife Pendant, and the Cell Guard.

GIAlife Pendant
The GIAlife Pendant is a small pendant one wears around the neck or keeps in a pocket, which prevents unnecessary exposure to EMR. One of the major external stressors in our environment is Electromagnetic Fields (EMFs). The GIAlife Pendant employs the proprietary ERT™ technology to provide you with a bio energetic resource to deal with debilitating stress. The GIAlife Pendant is a great way to protect you from all types of EMFs,  and specifically from EMR.
The GIA Cell Guard sticker adhears
to any flat surface or your smart or
cellular phone.

Image from giawellness.com.

Cell Guard
The Cell Guard is a small, stick-on protection device that you stick to your cellphone. One placed on your cellphone, it catches EMR in your NFI range, to protect your body tissue from absorbing most of the EMR emitted. This sticker can be placed on any type of cell phone, and is a great alternative if you do not want a full case on your smart or cellular phone.

Overall, my main point is that there are many ways to protect yourself from the harmful side effects of EMR. Even though cellphones need to emit EMR in order to work, there are many ways to protect yourself. Do you use any EMR protection products not listed above? What about the items that are listed above? Do they work for you? What's your opinion on them? Let me know by commenting below. More to come, follow me on Twitter (@em_radiation) for more frequent updates on EMR.


-EMRadiation

Saturday, January 21, 2012

The hidden dangers of cellphone usage...

http://bit.ly/Ccckd It's true, alright. We're being sucked into a vortex of EMR, and in today's society, nobody can avoid it. It's almost like being trapped inside a maze for eternity, but not even knowing of it. This sea of radiation we are swimming in everyday is produced by electrical appliances, power lines, wiring in buildings, and a slew of other technologies that are part of modern life, and that we learn to accept.


Even so, society still doesn't realize what is happening, although the threat is right in front of our very eyes. Government regulators and the cell phone industry refuse to admit that these dangers, which include genetic damage, brain dysfunction, brain tumors, and other conditions such as sleep disorders and headaches, exist.


Today, there are more than two billion cellphone users being exposed every day to the dangers of electromagnetic radiation (EMR). Researchers say that if there is a safe level of EMR that the human body can tolerate, it is so low that we cannot even detect it. Overall, it's quite clear that we are missing the point. My opinion? We are ignoring the risks, when they are so oblivious it is hard to see how we do so. 


So what's your opinion? Do you see our world from an EMR standpoint, and notice how we overlook the dangers of this form of radiation? Or do you still believe that cellphones are as safe as ever? Comment with your thoughts, more to come.


-EMRadiation

Friday, January 20, 2012

Are we forgetting just how harmful cellphones are?

http://bit.ly/xAHpHd  The cellphone industry is an expanding, huge industry in today's wide technology and gadget market, today we have over 100,000 cellphone towers spread across the USA, an explosive $40 billion dollar a year industry. Smartphone sales in 2011 reached 472 million across the globe, and are expected to rise to a gaping 982 million by 2015. It is the safety of these cell phone towers, as well as cellphones themselves which has become the subject of extensive scientific debate, beginning in the 1980s, a mere 30 years ago, when the cellphone industry was born. 


But the question pondering in everyone's head: why do we forget about the risks of cellphone usage, let the media swoop in and remind us that cellphone radiation is a gigantic risk, and then let the issue slip from our lousy memories again? I query this very question since it resembles quite identically what exactly has been happening ever since the still-growing industry was established. 


EMR without Pong
EMR emissions coming from the
cellphone diagram. Note how
the waves form the cellphone impact
both the neck, and upper head.

Image from pongresearch.com
How did it all start? Major concern. When the first cellphones were launched, there was excitement, but among all of the buzz of a new revolution being born in front of our eyes, there was great skepticism. People knew that there was a "but" or an "if", because with every new technology, there is, as Neil Postman highlights in his "Five Things We Need to Know About Technological Change", a setback or disadvantage. This disadvantage, not surprisingly, turns out to be the damage EMR, the radiation cellphones emit, do to our brains.




Don't forget, this $40 billion dollar a year industry doesn't just make money off phones. No, no, and no. There are accessories, such as Pong's EMR protection cases, which reduce cellphone SAR levels by up to 95%. These "amazing, health-inspiring" products tend to swoop right in when the media is concerned about smart phones and their effects (such as the recent studies on cellphones and cancer, brain tumors, etc.).




Coincidence? I think not. At 2012's CES (Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas, EMR protection products were were majorly headlined, as well as all other smart phone accessories and cases. So what does this mean? 


Well, it can't just be luck that as soon as the media comes by, BOOM, there the protection products are, and OH, here we go off again worrying about cellphones and their "newly found risk". Just because we haven't heard about the level of radiation they emit in a couple of months doesn't mean that we haven't heard of this before. After all, 2 and a half weeks ago, just before CES, the above article was published, stating that: 
"Individuals who use their cell phones regularly for more than 10 years have an increased risk of developing brain cancers." 
-Dr. Hardell's studies
You get the point. What I'm trying to say? We can't just let this issue slip from our brains. It's very important to be educated, as well as never forget that there is an apparent risk in our society; it's always there, and everyone is affected, even though we are so used to it that we don't notice.


What do you think? Do you think that we have forgotten about the risks of cellphone usage, just to be recently awoken with an abrupt BANG from the media, wanting us to be focused on the issue once again (not suprisingly, just in time for CES). Be sure to leave a comment with your thoughts, as well as follow me on Twitter: @em_radiation. Tune in for more on EMR!


-EMRadiation 

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Radiation tags on Indian cellphones?

Cellphones Bad For Health? The Indian Gov't Thinks So.
A cellphone tower. We are so used
to the sight of this common
structure nowadays
that we do not even realize
the harmful effects the radiation
it is emitting has on us.


Image from inhabitat.com.
http://engt.co/vlvQuy The Indian government is trying to promote EMR awareness, because once their proposed law gets passed, all cellphones sold in India will be required to display how much electro-magnetic radiation they generate. Recently, radiation (specifically EMR) has been part of many studies, including one to do with if radiation from cellphones causes brain tumors and cancers.


To add to this proposed law, India has also wanted to lower the maximum SAR level on an Indian smartphone from the European standard, 2.0/SAR to the recent, 1.6/SAR limit set by North America. By lowering this SAR rating, India will be able to sell only smartphones that emit a considerable amount of electro-magnetic radiation. Clearly, India is projecting the message that they believe that cellphones cause illness and cancer quite strongly, as of right now, no other country has projected their message as straight forward as India's. 


I believe that North America, as well as the rest of the world, needs to take action. We cannot just sit there waiting for something to happen, or think that nothing is wrong, since there is a clear problem presented here.

Modern smart phones are becoming powerful and compressed with features, but as Postman said, every technological advancement also has an opposite setback. For example, take the new 4G networks set to roll out by 2013/14. This great technology, which allows us to transfer data almost 10 times faster than the current standard, 3G, has the disadvantage of also emitting 0.5 times more radiation. "Even handsets that meet this criterion may have to declare their SAR level, and also carry a message asking people to keep their calls or short or use SMS instead".

Overall, I just think that we need to be careful. If we don't educate ourselves, the mystery of the future could dawn down on us: we live in a technology full society with lots of dangers. EMR is one of them. Be careful. Follow me on Twitter (@em_radiation) and tune in for my next post on the dangers of EMR and it's harmful presence in our modern society. Thanks for reading! Leave a comment with your thoughts.

-EMRadiation

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Hello to all!

Hello. 

It is here where I blog my opinions and beliefs on electromagnetic radiation, commonly known as EMR, and other types of radiation as well.  I believe that EM radiation is inherently harmful to us and our world and that we need to take it more seriously. Follow my blog for updates on EM radiation used in different technologies (such as cellular phones), how we can protect ourselves from radiation, different opinions on EMR, and other radiation information and news. Be sure to follow me on Twitter, where I also tweet about radiation and it's effect on our health at @em_radiation.

Stay tuned, more to come!