This Real-Life Study on Emfs Will Blow Your Mind

You know that wireless radiation from molbile devices are not the best for your health. You’re also concerned about the wireless infrastructure that exist in the urban landscape all around you. After all, we live in an electromagnetic soup in a urban technological society

 One Scientist in Japan Was Able to Conduct a Real Life Experiment

In 2014, Japanese physician Tetsuharu Shinjyo conducted a groundbreaking before & after study that points to a critical issue affecting global health.

The study focused on the residents of a condominium in Okinawa, where cell phone antennas had been operating on the roof for several years. The people living there were exposed from 1998 to 2009 to the radiation from mobile phone base station antennas installed on top of their condominium.

To accomplish this, in January and November 2009, 107 of 122 inhabitants were interviewed and underwent medical examinations. The first examination was carried out while the base station was in operation, the second examination three months after the base station antennas were removed once and for all.

A total of 122 individuals from 39 of the 47 apartments were interviewed & examined.

Before the antennas were removed, the health issues among the residents were alarming:

• Chronic fatigue: 21 individuals

• Dizziness, vertigo or Meniere’s disease: 14 individuals

• Headaches: 14 individuals

• Eye problems (pain, dry eyes, repeated infections): 17 individuals

• Insomnia: 14 individuals

• Chronic nosebleeds: 10 individuals

However, after the removal of the antennas, the results were striking:

• No cases of chronic fatigue in the building

• No one experienced nosebleeds anymore

• No one had eye problems

• Only two individuals still had insomnia

• Only one individual still had dizziness

• Only one individual still had headaches

• Conditions such as gastritis & glaucoma also resolved

These clinical symptoms pretty much vanished after the mobile antenna was removed.

Like the residents of that building before the study, the majority of the people in the world today do not know that their acute and chronic illnesses are in large part caused by electromagnetic pollution. They do not talk to each other about their health problems & are unaware that they are shared by many of their neighbours.

The Researchers Conducted This Study Independently and It Took Five Years to Publish

This study is rare because the conducted this research without outside funds in order to maintain neutrality and avoid pressures from external sources. It took almost five years before had his paper published in a journal.

"We live today with a number of devastating diseases that do not belong here, whose origin we do not know, whose presence we take for granted and no longer question. What it feels like to be without them is a state of vitality that we have completely forgotten. . . . These are the diseases of civilization, that we have also inflicted on our animal and plant neighbors, diseases that we live with because of a refusal to recognize the force that we have harnessed for what it is. The 6o-cycle current in our house wiring, the ultrasonic frequencies in our computers, the radio waves in our televisions, the microwaves in our cell phones, these are only distortions of the invisible rainbow that runs through our veins and makes us alive. But we have forgotten. It is time that we remember."—Arthur Firstenberg

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Early to Bed - the One Thing That Calms Your Cortisol, Pain, and Stress Levels

Are you stressed, overweight, and health issues creeping up faster than you thought it would?

You’ve tried a hundred diets and supplement pills. You’ve tried to increase exercise. You turn to pills and drugs to keep energy up, the weight off, and anything to help you get a handle on life again. You don’t know what else to do, and the chronic daily stress weighing you down mentally, emotionally, spiritually.

Your stress levels is high because you’re permanently on a cortisol high.

When you’ve slept well, it is easier to deal anything when you wake up. Stress and unpleasant situations can wear you down even harder if you’re still fatigued after a poor night’s sleep. 

But it’s not just the quality and duration of sleep that affect cortisol levels. What time you go to bed and wake up also plays a role. Research shows that people who work night shifts and sleep during the day are more likely to have elevated cortisol levels.

Shift work under the age of 40 is associated with a higher body mass index (BMI) and higher cortisol levels.

 Cortisol Is More than a Stress Hormone

Cortisol is known as a hormone released in response to stress. But it plays a crucial role in regulating our sleep-wake cycle, having to work in tandem with other hormones like melatonin. It also regulates metabolism, reducing inflammation, and controlling blood sugar levels.

Cortisol can be elevated due to lack of sleep, especially in the evening after a lack of sleep. The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal system is responsible for producing cortisol. 

When a threat to the body appears, the hypothalamus, a part of your brain, synthesizes special substances that are sent to the pituitary epididymis. That in turns turn, sends a signal to the adrenal glands. In response, the adrenal cortex releases cortisol, some of which again enters the brain, affecting the thinking process. This relationship between the brain and the kidneys is called the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, or the HPA for short.

The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis is also responsible for regulating sleep cycles. Stress, illness, or poor nutrition can activate the axis. Subsequently, this can worsen your sleep and increase cortisol.

If You’re Sleeping Late, You’re Living a like a Shift-Worker

The thing is, you’re living like a shift-worker even if you think leading a normal day-night lifestyle. You’re ruining your HPA response just by staying up late, and creating a wired-up stress response for yourself the next day.

If you keep the night owl life, you’re creating a higher stress level than you actually could have.

How can you change your nighttime habits to actually get to sleep earlier?

Sleep hygiene is one of the deciding factors in its quality. Try to create an environment in which the amount of noise and light is minimal. This will help blackout curtains, eye masks, earplugs.

Tips to Help You Fall Asleep Earlier if You Want to Calm Your Cortisol Levels:

• Go to bed and wake up at the same time.

  Keep consistent. You’re trying to reset hormones and keep a more productive, calm balance of hormones, rather than live in hormonal hell.

• Sleep hygiene is one of the deciding factors in its quality.

  Create an environment in which the amount of noise and light is minimal. This will help blackout curtains, eye masks, earplugs.

• Wash bedding and sleepwear regularly.

  Fresh clean laundry helps the body to relax. Anything that helps you relax is a friend. Keep it non-toxic.

• Put away devices that emit blue light (TV, phone, tablet) 2-3 hours before bed.

  Blue light jacks up cortisol.

• Avoid caffeinated drinks in the afternoon.

  Caffeine’s half-life, is anywhere from 2 to 12 hours, depending on your body.

• Avoid excessive strength and cardio activities two hours before bed.

  Avoid anything overly mentalling stimulating before bed. This means cutting out most news because they’re primed to grab attention and proke a reaction.

• Try a grounding sheet.

  In this study, researchers found grounding the human body to earth (“earthing”) during sleep reduced cortisol levels at night and even re-synced cortisol levels with the natural 24-hour circadian rhythm profile.

Epilepsy, Seizures, and Toxicity: Why Are Childhood Seizures Increasing

Epilepsy is a chronic neurological condition characterised by recurrent, unprovoked seizures that start in the brain.

One single seizure or fit does not necessarily indicate Epilepsy, and a seizure can be caused by many factors.

Some types of seizures are more common in childhood, such as absence seizures which can be very brief —blink and you might miss it. It looks as though a child is ‘spaced out’, ‘daydreaming’ or not paying attention.

Learn how to help spot signs of seizures, so that you can get early treatment that may reduce the risk of lasting brain injury.

Symptoms of Seizures

Seizures is an abnormal, uncontrolled electrical discharge in the brain altering function or behavior. It is the most common neurological condition in children. Seizures can occur spontaneously or be triggered by things such as stress, excitement, boredom and tiredness. Anti-epileptic drugs can be used to control seizures and establishing good sleep patterns, as well as maintaining a healthy diet have also been shown to help manage the condition.

The International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) classifies seizures based on the type of onset or where they originate in the brain.

Symptoms of seizures are widely variable but include stiffening (tonic) or rhythmic twitching (clonic) of one or more extremities or the face, staring spells, lip smacking or other non-purposeful movements or distinct periods of changes in behavior such as staring or sudden headache. In children on the autism spectrum, a sudden loss of languageskills or behavioral regression may be caused by epileptic disruption of organized brain activity that may not always show up clinically.

Between the time of the brain injury and the onset of seizures, called epileptogenesis, is a "silent" period because this brain abnormality cannot be detected by current neurological exams or electroencephalography (EEG). Before the actual observed seizure are brief, small electrical microbursts, or microseizures, occur before the onset of clinical recurrent seizures.

four main categories of seizures include:

• Generalized Seizures – affect entire brain
• Partial Seizures – affect part of the brain
• Non-Epileptic Seizures – not caused by epilepsy, but other things such as diabetes, fever, etc

Vaccines can cause fever, and fever in young children can lead to febrile seizures; these facts are not new. Febrile seizures are the most common seizure disorder of childhood and occur in ∼5% of all children, usually those younger than 24 months.
• Status Epilepticus – a seizure that lasts more than 5 minutes

Aside from neurosurgery, which benefits only a small population of Temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) patients, there are no other effective treatments or preventive strategies.

Environmental triggers of epilepsy

Seizures are often unpredictable, but triggers can induce them, such as stress and environmental toxins. Being aware of potential seizure triggers helps avodid another occurance.

Anything that disturbs the normal pattern of the brain can trigger epilepsy. Trauma, illness, brain damage, abnormal development, food intolerances, and heavy metal toxicity can all be factors with epileptic patients. It is estimated that over 75% of patients with epilepsy do not know what is causing their seizure activity.

People with epilepsy are able to reduce the frequency of their seizure activity through dietary modifications and removing heavy metals from the body.

Certain food intolerances such as gluten (wheat, barley, rye, etc) casein (dairy), corn, or soy can be a major “triggers” for patients with epilepsy.

Heavy metal toxicity

Once of the most common ways that we experience heavy metal toxicity is through our teeth. Mercury fillings, gold crowns, and other metals that are placed in our mouth have the ability to “leak” into our bodies and accumulate in various organs, including the brain.

The brain and the Bazan effect

the brain consumes 20% of body oxygen and the central nervous system (CNS) is especially vulnerable to oxidative stress. Iron overexposure causes oxidative stress and ROS, which upregulate the c-fos gene.

Dr. Bazan is a neuroscientist who’s work influenced me while I was a resident at LSU and long before I had a quantum perspective.  Dr Jack Kruse shares extensively about his work; he was the first person who was able to link clinical diseases to the RPE in the retina by discovering what’s now called “the Bazan effect”. He was initially studying what effect seizures and lack of blood flow had on the CNS.  He found when the brain is stressed for any reason, neurons release two types of essential fatty acids, namely omega 6 and omega 3.  There names are arachidonic acid (AA) and docosahexonic acid (DHA).  These are essential FFA’s because the body has a poor capacity to make them endogenously.

Following this discovery, when they systemically administered Neuroprotectin D-1 (NPD1), they discovered that NPD1 regulated these bursts of brain electrical activity. So it not only reduced the aberrant brain cell signaling leading to severe generalized seizures, but also the spontaneous recurrent seizures. (Neuroprotectin D-1, discovered in the Bazan lab, is derived from docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), an essential omega 3 fatty acid found in fish oil.)

Resources

1. Hironishi M., Ueyama E., Senba E. Systematic expression of immediate early genes and intensive astrocyte activation induced by intrastriatal ferrous iron injection. Brain Res. 1999;828:145–153. doi: 10.1016/S0006-8993(99)01356-6. doi.org/ [PubMed] [CrossRef] [Google Scholar]

Blue Light: Do we need digital detox to save our skins?

More interest in melasma and hyperpigmentation tied to blue light.

A study asked “Can Light Emitted from Smartphone Screens and Taking Selfies Cause Premature Aging and Wrinkles?”.[1]

We’re not getting enough natural light during the day, but are overexposed to very high levels of artificial light at night. Our skin is a major target of oxidative stress and the link between aging and oxidative stress is well documented. And obviously, what we call “aging” by looking at the skin is caused by oxidative stress.

What is blue light?

Blue light has shorter wavelengths (400-490 nm) and the photons in blue light have higher energy, so it has the potential to do more damage in the upper layers of the skin.

Blue light in the evening is associated with an increased risk of obesity, poor metabolic and cardiovascular health as well as poor sleep in general. “Light is important, but the timing of it is also crucial,

Blue light emitted by screen devices disrupts our circadian rhythms, leading to mitochondrial health disasters. Article says "still a great deal of controversy" blue light, but we know LEDs directly affects cellular function.

Why is blue light a concern?

It is stating the obvious but we evolved under the Sun with exposure to broad-spectrum light during the day, followed by a rest and repair cycle at night. Now we have round-the-clock exposure to light sources we’re still learning about.

Blue light from the sun always comes balanced by red light.

In fact, it is only around 2011 that LEDs were introduced to the market and became popularised for households!

The unnatural exposure to intense blue light is already associated with chronic diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, cancer, obesity, insulin resistance/type 2 diabetes, and cancer — all linked to mitochondrial dysfunction.

However, one most substantial evidence for electronic blue light’s impact on skin is how it creates hyperpigmentation.

In 2023, a study of 41 women found that exposure to low doses of blue light triggered or worsened pigmentation in those who tanned easily – Fitzpatrick skin types three to six. (The Fitzpatrick scale measures the risk of sunburns on skin tone, with Fitzpatrick 1 denoting extremely fair skin and Fitzpatrick 6 denoting extremely deep skin.)

Worse, blue light damages the extracellular matrix, which is the collagen layer, through oxidation.

In a 2018 article, an article published in the Journal of Biomedical Physics and Engineering found that as little as one hour of exposure to electronic devices is enough to generate reactive oxygen species, triggering inflammation and exacerbating skin ageing.

“Selfies can age the skin”

Due to detrimental effects of irradiation with electromagnetic fields (EMFs) and visible light (VL), frequent exposure to VL and EMFs produced by smartphones can lead to skin damage and accelerated ageing (promoting wrinkles). In an evocative piece, Sarah Knapton, the Science Editor of the Telegraph idescribed how “Selfies can age the skin and cause wrinkles, warn dermatologists”, published on June 17, 2016.

“It’s not documented,  but in my clinical observation, I can tell whether someone uses their right hand or left hand to hold their phone. You start to see dull dirty looking texture that you cannot identify on one side of the face.” — renowned dermatolgist Dr Zein Obagi, founder of the Obagi Skin health Institute in Beverly Hills.[3]

By the time you’re seeing damage manifest on your skin, you know it is already harming your biological systems.

Currently in the world of skincare, conventional advice continue to be sunscreen. Mineral and physical blockers, such as titanium dioxide and iron oxides provide better protection than chemical blockers, which are often chockful of other problems. Other products include blue light protective facial mists, expensive serums and lip glosses with patented ingredients that claim to “shield” us from screen damage. The beauty industry is an eye-watering multi-billion-dollar industry, and serums and moisturisers that include simple antioxidants such as vitamin C, which scavenges free radicals generated by blue light, and niacinamide, which has anti-inflammatory benefits.

sunscreen at home does not help

So we see the creep of skincare and beauty used to be for “a day or night out”, and then to mitigate outdoor pollution and stress, to mitigate toxic exposures at bed. It used to be that we bought antioxidants during the day to protect from pollution, and ingredients like retinol at night. Now, there’s more oxidative stress in our home environments, so it’s worth including antioxidants in your nighttime routine. You’ll find beauty articles describing the best routine to offset melasma risks from blue light from screens and laptops, by needing sunscreen application both indoors and outdoors.

But blue light from devices is a different wavelength of radiation so sunscreen will not block it.

You could try to saturate your skin with anti-oxidants to mop up the free radicals, to try to help prevent DNA damage from electronic devices. But the artificial electromagnetic field is altering the minerals in the skin. A sunscreen will not protect you.

Rather than going beyond skin-deep to explore the deeper effects of blue light on our bodies, we’re running off for another band-aid to patch what we perceive as only ugly sights.

References

1. Arjmandi N, Mortazavi G, Zarei S, Faraz M, Mortazavi SAR. Can Light Emitted from Smartphone Screens and Taking Selfies Cause Premature Aging and Wrinkles? J Biomed Phys Eng. 2018 Dec 1;8(4):447-452. PMID: 30568934; PMCID: PMC6280109.

2. Impact of blue light on skin pigmentation in patients with melasma. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10315449/

3. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2016/06/17/selfies-can-age-the-skin-and-cause-wrinkles-warn-dermatologists/

Biological Implications of Circadian Disruption By Dr. Laura Fonken (Book)

If you know anyone working shift work or living erratic schedules, you need to read this book.

Dr Laura Fonken has been studying the impact of circadian rhythms on health for over a decade now. She wrote her PhD on how circadian rhythms can make you gain weight, increase inflammation, develop diabetes.

She even showed how artificial light environments such as in a hospital environment hindered healing after surgery. published over sixty academic papers and reviews, twenty of which are focused on circadian regulation of physiology and behavior. You can cheeck out some of them on this blog.

She's published her research thus far in a book. This is an epic read into how our lives have dramatically shifted since the 19th century and the advent of artificial light.

You'll learn how shift workers and others exposed to high levels of light at night are at increased risk of health problems, including metabolic syndrome, depression, sleep disorders, dementia, heart disease, and cancer.

All life on earth evolved under a consistent cycle of light and darkness caused by the earth's rotation around its axis. It's given us our 24-hour circadian system in organisms, ranging all the way from fungi to humans. With the advent of electric light in the 19th century, cycles of light and darkness have drastically changed.

Check out the book here: Fonken, L.K. and Nelson, R.J. (2023). Biological Implications of Circadian Disruption: A Modern Health Challenge. 9781009076685. Cambridge University Press.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0014488624000517

Blue Light Is Torpedoing Your Sleep and Human Health

Can’t sleep?

Slept, and still feel tired?

Your mind isn’t working anywhere you want it to be?

You probably have a blue light problem.

Blue light is epidemic.

The blue-spectrum light now glowing 24/7 from energy-efficient, light-emitting diodes (LEDs).

Since 2011, LEDs are the predominant light source brightening homes, businesses, cities, and the screens of literally billions of electronic devices. That represents a big swathe of humanity — 3.8 billion smartphone users in the world.

A blue light problem is a hormonal problem.

Exposure to high-energy blue light upsets circadian rhythm and can lead to the development of insomnia and other sleep disturbances.

When you live on your LED lights after sunset, you are suppressing melatonin,

You increase alertness, and you don’t even feel like going to bed. You think you’re being so productive staying up into the night on your laptop, but you’re frying your metabolic circuits.

https://www.thelancet.com/pdfs/journals/lanepe/PIIS2666-7762(24)00122-4.pdf

Even a small speck of blue light has an effect on your body

Even a single speck of LED blue light shining from some electronic component in the corner of the room at night will contribute to poor sleep.

Even if you cover your eyes.

In 1998, there was scientific study done in 1998 because researchers wanted to find out how light really impacted circadian rhythms. They chose to shine it on the back of the subjects’ knees because it was an area they could expose to light while shielding the subject’s eyes from the light.

They used this to try to bring shift forwards or backwards circadian rhythms in people.

Those treated with the light had their biological clocks advanced or delayed up to three hours, enough to overcome the fatigue associated with familiar forms of jet lag or insomnia.

Are you living under blue light?

Dr Laura Fonken was one of the researchers who discovered that blue light can create diabetes symptoms.

They wanted to the effects of light at night on body mass in male mice.

They found that mice exposed to a dim light at night gained 50 percent more weight over an eight-week period than mice that spent their nights in total darkness.

Mice housed in either bright or dim light at night have significantly increased body mass and reduced glucose tolerance compared with mice in a standard light/dark cycle, despite equivalent levels of caloric intake and total daily activity output.

Dr Fonken warned: “In many ways, our society now functions on a 24-hour-a-day schedule. These results suggest that such a schedule may impact metabolic function.”

If you really care about your health, you’d take care of the number one thing that helps your body rest, recover, and reset day after day, and that is your sleep.

If you’re letting in blue light into your sleep routine, you are sabotaging your health efforts. Light is the stealth torpedo in your sleep routine that you don’t even know about.

It’s time to think about the light that you sleep in.