If you have been concerned about smart meter radiation, you’re in good company. Since electric utilities installed smart meters on consumers’ homes, many people are reporting symptoms of deteriorating health. And it’s not surprising: one smart meter emits hazardous radiation at levels between 60 and 150 times those of a cell phone, and up to 190,000 times per day!
These meters were marketed to consumers as a tool to monitor electricity use, which would result in savings to consumers. The facts indicate otherwise: while smart meters transmit electric usage information directly to the power utility and save the utility the cost of sending out meter readers, many consumers are finding that their electricity bill spikes after installation of the smart meter. One of the reasons for this is that the smart meter uses electricity to transmit information to the utility every few seconds. These wireless signals penetrate walls and buildings and are re-radiated throughout homes and businesses by electrical wiring, metal plumbing, gas lines, metal fences, and more.
According to some scientists, smart meters radiation pushes the levels of electrosmog over the tolerable limit for many individuals. Other forms of electrosmog include dirty electricity, Wi-Fi and radiation from computers and cordless devices such as cell phones and laptops. At going rates of exposure, researchers expect to see an explosion in cancer rates over the next five years in the US – a rather dubious distinction in a country that already leads the western world in cancer rates.
Exposure to radiation from smart meters and other sources emitting electromagnetic frequencies, causes cumulative damage in the human body, including breakdown of the immune system, neurological system and more.
In a recent video interview, Dr. Dietrich Klinghardt from the Klinghardt Acadamy in Seattle, WA, who has pioneered research and treatment protocols for heavy metal toxicity, Lyme’s Disease and autism, calls electromagnetic pollution the silent health epidemic of our time.
General Symptoms of Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity (EHS)
Increasing numbers of individuals are experiencing electromagnetic hypersensitivity (EHS), a medical condition that develops in response to accumulation of smart meter radiation and EMFs in the body.
According to the World Health Organization and the American Academy of Environmental Medicine (AAEM), the cumulative damage caused by exposure to these sources of electrosmog tends to affect patients in the areas where they are most vulnerable. Symptoms include:
Neurological: headaches, dizziness, nausea, difficulty concentrating, memory loss, irritability, depression, anxiety, insomnia, fatigue, weakness, tremors, muscle spasms, numbness, tingling, altered reflexes, muscle/joint pain, leg/foot pain, flu-like symptoms, fever. More severe reactions can include seizures, paralysis, psychosis and stroke.
Cardiac: palpitations, arrhythmias, pain or pressure in chest, low or high blood pressure, slow or fast heart rate, shortness of breath.
Respiratory: sinusitis, bronchitis, pneumonia, asthma.
Dermatological: skin rash, itching, burning, facial flushing.
Ophthalmologic: pain or burning in eyes, pressure in/behind eyes, deteriorating vision, floaters, cataracts.
Others: digestive problems; abdominal pain; enlarged thyroid, testicular/ovarian pain; dryness of lips, tongue, mouth, eyes; great thirst; dehydration; nosebleeds; internal bleeding; altered sugar metabolism; immune abnormalities; redistribution of metals within the body; hair loss; pain in the teeth; deteriorating fillings; impaired sense of smell; ringing in the ears, inflamed or swollen lymph nodes.
Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity Facts:
• Most suffers tend to be women, often 40+
• Symptoms tend to worsen over time and with continued exposure
• Many EHS sufferers also suffer from Multiple Chemical Sensitivity
• Children are significantly affected as they are still developing
• Many improve quickly when returned to an electrically clean environment
With continued exposure to smart meter radiation and other forms of electrosmog, people get progressively worse. According to expert Dr. Olle Johansson, Department of Neuroscience, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden who led a study on the issue, the best strategy for recovery is to eliminate and avoid exposure to EMFs:
“70% of respondents suffered from chronic fatigue, headache, concentration problems and other psychosomatic ailments. Somatic problems included impaired vision, smell and hearing as well as skin problems and pains in joints and muscles … we conclude from their information that the only effective protective strategy is avoiding the disturbing EMFs.”
Of all the sources of EMFs in homes, smart meter radiation is the leading pollutant. A great deal of research has been done on the kind of radiation smart meters emit—and much of it is scary.
Radiation Linked To Numerous Health Issues
One comprehensive report is the BioInitiative Report 2012. Written by 29 independent scientists, researchers, and health policy professionals from 10 different countries, this 650-page report cites more than 1,800 recent studies with clear evidence that numerous health issues, including DNA breakage and cancer, are created by exposure to radiation from cell phones, cell towers, power lines and Wi-Fi. This report presents chilling evidence to the unseen dangers of electrosmog.
Smart Meters Often Violate FCC Standards
Sage Associates, an independent research team, published a report entitled “Assessment of Radiofrequency Microwave Radiation Emissions from Smart Meters.” They concluded that smart meter radiation often does not comply with Federal Communications Commission (FCC) safety standards — standards which are inherently insufficient for measuring radiation levels in smart meters.
Set back in 1996, FCC standards were based on studies with healthy 6’2”, 220 lb men exposed for short periods of time — very different from the situation with smart meter radiation, in which women, children and people in fragile health are continuously exposed to radiation, and often from more than one smart meter.
Furthermore, the regulations only tested for thermal damage — and the true health risks researchers are finding are from non-thermal effects. Also, other sources of radiation (such as Wi-Fi, cell phones, and other wireless devices present in today’s homes) were not present in the testing. For all these reasons, the Sage Associates report strongly cautions that smart meters are not safe.
Smart Meters Are NOT Smart!
There’s a growing body of research showing smart meters to emit between 60 and 150 times the frequencies of a single cell phone. Wireless smart meter radiation produces atypical, potent and very short pulsed radio frequencies and microwaves whose biological effects have never been fully tested. They emit these millisecond-long frequency bursts on average 9,600 times a day with a maximum of 190,000 daily transmissions and a peak level emission two and a half times higher than the stated safety signal, as acknowledged by the California utility Pacific Gas and Electric before that State’s Public Utilities Commission. Thus, people in proximity to a smart meter are at risk of significantly greater aggregate exposure than with a cell phone, not to mention the cumulative levels of radio and microwave frequencies affecting people living nearby.
International Organizations Warn About Radiation Health Risks
A number of international organizations have issued strong cautions about all technologies that emit radiation similar to smart meter radiation, including the Council of Europe, the European Environment Agency, UK Trades Union Congress, the International Commission for Electromagnetic Safety, and the Russian Commission for Electromagnetic Safety. The UK Report is calling for withdrawal of all wi-fi in schools because of numerous health risks to the developing brains and nervous systems of children.
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the National Toxicology Program have also studied the effects of non-thermal radiation on human health. Their updated findings indicate that, among other things, radiation can significantly increase the risk of cancer, fetal abnormalities, neuro-degenerative disease and glioma, a deadly brain tumor. They have classified radio frequencies as a possible carcinogen in the same category as lead and DDT. You can access the complete WHO report here.
Most recently, citing the substantial scientific literature on the subject, the American Academy of Environmental Medicine (AAEM) has called for an immediate moratorium on installing smart meters due to smart meter radiation health risks.
What Can You Do About Electrosmog?
Step 1: Educate yourself
The first step is to educate yourself on the facts. If you care about your health and the health of your family, you cannot afford to blithely accept the public relations platitudes put out by utilities. What you don’t know, could kill you.
Dr. Dietrich Klinghardt how smart meter radiation and other forms of electrosmog cause autism and permanent, irreversible cellular damage. Then dig into the archives at www.ElectromagneticHealth.org to discover the findings of leading scientists on the dangers of smart meter radiation. Finally, go to Youtube to learn how Dr. David Gatoff, a naturopathic physician, found ways to help his patients protect themselves from smart meter radiation. The link will take you to the first of three videos by Dr. Gatoff.
The Center for Electrosmog Prevention, a non-profit organization, has a web site with current public health alerts for smart meter radiation and cell phone safety. You can also read more about the dark side of smart meters at www.smartmeterdangers.org.
Since many media outlets have refrained from reporting on the problem, crowd-funding made it possible for an independent documentary on the issue to be produced in 2013. Take Back your Power investigates the benefits and risks of the ubiquitous smart grid program being implemented internationally, with insight from expert researchers, politicians, insiders, physicians and concerned communities.
Step 2: Have your smart meter removed
Contact your power company and tell them how smart meter radiation has impacted your health. Get a letter from your doctor if you need to and insist they replace it with a non wi-fi or analog meter.
If your utility is not willing to work with you, you can take action by downloading legal documentation to give your power utility notice that the smart meter radiation violates your consumer rights, and give the utility a limited time to stop violating the law and your rights by replacing your smart meter with a safe analog unit.
This company, Freedom Taker, also sells analog meters for consumers to self-install, but more importantly, they provide the legal documentation for you as a consumer to send to your non-compliant utility company.
After receiving this notice, if the utility continues to violate the law and fail to provide a safe and lawful analog meter within a reasonable time, you then have the right to defend yourself against their violations of the law and replace the meter yourself.
If your utility is not willing to work with you, you can also join a citizens’ coalition near you to sign petitions to have smart meters removed. You can find grass roots support coalitions on EMF Safety Network here or at Take Back Your Power‘s worldwide directory here.
US citizens are encouraged file a complaint with the US Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC). If you have or had smart meter health problems call (800) 638-2772 Monday thru Friday from 8 AM-5:30 PM ET, or submit your complaint at http://SaferProducts.gov. They will record your complaint and pass along the information to the FCC and the FDA as well. Every complaint adds to the body of evidence needed at the government level to take action!
Step 3: Clean up dirty electricity input
Next, take action to clean up the global energy input to your home. Hire an electrician or buy an EF/RF/EMF meter and measure the levels of noise and static from dirty electricity in your home. The Cornet ED75 or ED78 are good multi-function units.
Install a Satic wired-in electricity capacitor on your breaker panel at the main electric inlet for the home to modulate all electric inputs and to clean up dirty electricity. You can also opt for one or more global plug-in units from the same company, Satic USA. Such units offer global surge protection, while they also condition your power lines, reduce electro-magnetic frequencies, regulate voltage, reduce negative harmonics and reduce electric consumption up to 30%. Learn more about Satic technology here or order a Satic capacitor for your home.
Step 4: Clean up radiation seepage from your outlets
Your home’s electrical wiring and copper water pipes can serve as an antenna to amplify electrical noise to dangerously high EMF levels. Use a Graham-Stetzer meter to determine remaining radiation levels from cables and electric outlets, and install plug-in Stetzer EMF filters at all areas where radiation still measures above 30 units on the G-S meter. You can order these items from Bio-Electric Shield.
Step 5: Eliminate Wi-Fi in your home
If you can pick up the Wi-Fi signals of six other neighbors, those emissions are also radiating into your space, adding to the cumulative radiation in your environment. It is important to eliminate unnecessary exposure to Wi-Fi in your home and opt for Ethernet cable connections instead. To learn how to protect yourself from Wi-Fi, computer and laptop emissions in your home, visit BioElectricShield.com.
Step 6: Get rid of cordless phones at home
As far as EMF pollution, the most important culprit at home and at the office, is the use of DECT cordless phones. These devices represent the third leading source of EMF pollution after smart meters and Wi-Fi. They continuously emit microwave signals between 1880 MHz and 1930 MHz around the clock, whereas you can turn your cell phone off or put it on airplane mode! If you want to sleep at night, you really need to eliminate these devices at home. If you really can’t live without your cordless phone, get a low EMF or eco-DECT cordless model such as the Siemens Gigaset S795 cordless phone. These phones still emit radiation, but have two advantages: the nearer the handset to the base when on eco mode, the less radiation is emitted and the less you are exposed; and the base does not emit radiation when the phone is on standby.
Step 7: Protect your personal energy field
So now you may have cleaned up your personal space at home. How can you protect yourself when you are in public spaces, near transmission towers, power lines or surrounded by Wi-Fi? It is essential to protect your body’s electro-magnetic field from these intrusions so they don’t scramble your innate frequencies, resulting in the symptoms or disease conditions discussed earlier.
You may need a personal bio-electric shield to protect your body’s energy field from the harmful interference patterns of electrosmog, both at home and elsewhere. Bio-electric shields are finely tuned modulating units that were developed using Bragg’s Law technology. A personal bioshield attunes to your body’s unique biomagnetic field, and then operates like a personalized Satic capacitor to modulate dissonant frequencies in your immediate environment. By doing that, your personal electromagnetic biofield is protected and strengthened – watch this video to learn how it works.
I have spent a lot of time researching and talking to various manufacturers and scientists about electrosmog in the past few months. I knew that whatever protection I had used in the past, was no longer sufficient and I needed something that can cope with the heightened electrosmog in my environment. In the past, I had taken to wearing not one, but two pendants and a bracelet from a well-known company that promised complete protection, to no avail. It was like a whisper in a storm! I don’t think that the company lied about their products; but rather that their basic copper wire technology is simply not able to cope with the EMF onslaught we are faced with today.
Step 8: Get grounded
One of the factors of modern life is that we seldom experience the ground offered by being barefoot on the earth. Research indicates that symptoms of inflammation, sleep disturbances and electrosmog hypersensitivity can be alleviated by sleeping in a grounded environment. You can get some of the beneficial effects of being in nature by sleeping grounded. The Earthing Starter Kit comes with a grounding sheet and pad which will allow you to be grounded as you sleep or work on a computer and you can purchase it here.
Conclusion
Escalating levels of electrosmog in our environment are affecting all of us – it is an invisible epidemic that can rob us of health, vitality and life force. The good news is that with the proper information, we can protect ourselves. I’m sharing what I learned in the process of reclaiming my health so you can have an easier learning curve than I did!
I had my smart meter removed as soon as I discovered its impact on my health. After a lot of research, I also purchased a Satic capacitor, personal bioshields, room protectors, and other EMF protection products for my home from Dr. Charles Brown and his wife Virginia at Bio Electric Shield. I was so impressed with the ethics and knowledge of Bio Electric Shield, Inc. that I offered to share their brochures with colleagues and clients. In turn, they will offer a 10% discount to everyone that tells them they were referred by Stillpoint Holistic Services.
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