Evan's Garden Newsletter Issue 027
Electro-Magnetic Fields Damage DNA in Brain Cells
Most of us depend upon electricity for virtually every need: lighting, appliances such as shavers, clocks, dryers, computers and more.
New research conducted at The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences found that low-level magnetic fields caused DNA strand breaks in the brain cells of rats. See the link at the end of this newsletter for a summary of this research.
The damage appears to stem from an increase in free radicals generated by exposure to the magnetic fields. Free radicals are highly unstable molecules that react with and damage surrounding tissues.
Researchers Henry Lai, PhD and Narendra P. Singh found that pre-treating the rats with a vitamin-E compound, a known anti-oxidant, helped reduce DNA damage.
Earlier research on electrical and magnetic fields of various types has linked them with higher rates of cancer and other effects including depression and suicide.
In our opinion, engineers and companies should include health risk assessment as part of the technology development process, rather than experimenting on the public as they often do. What do you think?
SOLUTIONS:
Reduce your exposure:
- use a headset on your cell phone
- trash your microwave oven
- watch less TV
- buy a low-emission hair dryer
- avoid fluorescent lights or buy shielded ones
- don't use electric blankets
- keep your electric alarm clock at least six feet away
- make sure your computer monitor is a late model that complies with the stringent Swedish Standards for radiation emissions.
Increase your intake of anti-oxidants such as vitamins E, C, etc. Important: get a juicer and add fresh-squeezed plant juices to your diet! Juices contain many natural anti-oxidants.
Add a concentrated, living-foods "green" supplement to your juices as a nutrient booster.
We hope this info is of use to you and would love to hear from you about it.
