People out there believe they are victims of the electro-magnetic radiation around us. Are they right or wrong? This question has answers but definitive results have not come to light. #Jeromy Johnson, a civil engineer says he is a victim of electromagnetic fields (EMF) from #Wireless Smart Meters. He has worked out approaches to reducing the consequences that work for him. He talks about symptoms but does not say much about causes. The heating effect of WiFi is microscopic. He mentions EMF affecting nerves as a possibility.
By way of contrast the #National Center for Biotechnology Information involves people heavily involved in the area, people who are more than enthusiastic amateurs. They tell us that #Electro-Hypersensitivity has no semiology or etiology, that is no signs or symptoms other than sufferers' reports.
Perhaps there is more to it than general purpose worrying but, for the moment the jury is out. NB this NCBI report is one of many #Articles by M Dieudonné. He is not a specialist in this area but may well be a medical man. #Is radiation dangerous? An important question; #Matt Anticole of Pittsburgh University is reassuring.
Electro-Hypersensitivity
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by Dieudonné M
Abstract
Idiopathic Environmental Intolerance attributed to Electromagnetic Fields (IEI-EMF) is an emerging environmental illness that is characterized by the attribution of various symptoms to electromagnetic fields (EMF). To date, research has not succeeded in objectifying the illness' semiology or etiology. IEI-EMF remains impossible to define other than in terms of the attributions of the persons affected. Yet, the genesis of these attributions is still not well understood. This study's objective is to replicate previous results relating to them, while correcting their limitations. Sixteen electro-hypersensitive (EHS) subjects lent themselves to both a sociological interview and a medical interview, and completed a set of standardized questionnaires. Three distinct types of biographical trajectories leading to persons becoming convinced of their hypersensitivity were identified, which were called the Reticent Attribution model, the Prior Attribution model, and the By Proxy Attribution model. These three models of EHS attribution process do not appear to lead to clinically distinct forms of IEI-EMF. What distinguishes them is the way in which the initial suspicion of the electromagnetic environment emerges. They demonstrate a diversification of the pathways to IEI-EMF. Nonetheless, in each model, the learning process that enables the EHS attribution to be materialized and operationalized is identical. The ability to establish causation between the electromagnetic environment and their condition is therefore the result of EHS subjects' trajectories, rather than their starting point. This observation is not congruent with models attributing IEI-EMF to nocebo [ opposite of placebo - Editor ] reactions, which raises the question of these models' ecological validity. Bioelctromagnetics. 2019;9999:XX-XX.© 2019 Bioelectromagnetics Society.
National Center for Biotechnology Information ex Wiki
The National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)[1][2] is part of the United States National Library of Medicine (NLM), a branch of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The NCBI is located in Bethesda, Maryland and was founded in 1988 through legislation sponsored by Senator Claude Pepper.The NCBI houses a series of databases relevant to biotechnology and biomedicine and is an important resource for bioinformatics tools and services. Major databases include GenBank for DNA sequences and PubMed, a bibliographic database for the biomedical literature. Other databases include the NCBI Epigenomics database. All these databases are available online through the Entrez search engine. NCBI was directed by David Lipman,[2] one of the original authors of the BLAST sequence alignment program[3] and a widely respected figure in bioinformatics. He also led an intramural research program, including groups led by Stephen Altschul (another BLAST co-author), David Landsman, Eugene Koonin, John Wilbur, Teresa Przytycka, and Zhiyong Lu. David Lipman stood down from his post in May 2017.[4]
GenBank
NCBI has had responsibility for making available the GenBank DNA sequence database since 1992.[5] GenBank coordinates with individual laboratories and other sequence databases such as those of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) and the DNA Data Bank of Japan (DDBJ).[5]Since 1992, NCBI has grown to provide other databases in addition to GenBank. NCBI provides Gene, Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man, the Molecular Modeling Database (3D protein structures), dbSNP (a database of single-nucleotide polymorphisms), the Reference Sequence Collection, a map of the human genome, and a taxonomy browser, and coordinates with the National Cancer Institute to provide the Cancer Genome Anatomy Project. The NCBI assigns a unique identifier (taxonomy ID number) to each species of organism.[6]
The NCBI has software tools that are available by WWW browsing or by FTP. For example, BLAST is a sequence similarity searching program. BLAST can do sequence comparisons against the GenBank DNA database in less than 15 seconds.
Articles by M Dieudonné
And published by the NCBI
Wireless wake-up call Jeromy Johnson
A Silicon-valley engineer turned technology health advocate, Jeromy Johnson discusses our attachment to technology and the health hazards such an addiction may hold. [AV and event video provided by http://repertoireproductions.com]. Jeromy Johnson is an expert in mitigating the negative impacts of Electromagnetic Field (EMF) exposure. He has a leading website on the topic and consults with individuals, families and organizations around the world to implement solutions that reduce and eliminate EMF pollution. Jeromy has an advanced degree in Civil Engineering and has worked in Silicon Valley for 15 years. After becoming what medical doctors call “Electro-hypersensitive” (EHS) in 2011 after extensive exposure to EMF radiation, he embarked on a journey of regaining his own health and educating others to critically evaluate theirs. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx
Jeromy Johnson
My name is Jeromy Johnson. I am an engineer and safe technology advocate. The purpose of this website is to help you quickly reduce the man-made EMF pollution in your life and to help people who have already had their health negatively affected by electromagnetic fields (EMF). I had to learn this the hard way and my hope is that you will learn from my experience.In 2011, I was on top of the world. Healthy, happy and active with a successful career in Silicon Valley. As a civil engineer and as a manager at a large Silicon Valley firm, I was around multiple computers, Wi-Fi and cell phones nearly 24/7 for over a decade without feeling any ill effects. That all changed when I returned from summer vacation that year.
Within days of being back in my San Francisco home, I began to experience headaches, heart palpitations, tinnitus and insomnia. I had never experienced any of this before. Oddly, the symptoms diminished when I left home. After a week of this, I mentioned the situation to a friend at work and she said the exact same thing happened to her husband when a wireless “smart” meter was installed on their home.
I went home that evening and found that during the summer, the utility company had installed a bank of wireless “smart” meters directly below my bedroom.
Could this really be the source of my unusual symptoms? The wireless “smart” meters were the only thing that had changed at my home of five years.
After some research, the truth became more clear. Thousands of people were experiencing the exact same thing once wireless “smart” meters were installed on their home. I also learned that biologists and medical doctors have said these symptoms are precisely what one should expect when humans are over-exposed to microwave radiation and electrical pollution (that which is emitted from Wi-Fi, cell phones, cell phone towers, cordless phones, and wireless “smart” meters).
What exactly was going on? How could I not have been aware of this?
I asked our utility company immediately and repeatedly, but it took four months for PG&E to remove the “smart” meters (yes, that same PG&E from the film “Erin Brockovich”). During that time, my health continued to diminish, so I temporarily moved to a town without smart meters. However, the damage to my body had already been done.
After 10+ years of using wireless technology with no worries and no problems at all, I could now feel when I was near a cell phone tower. I experienced a headache when attempting to use my cell phone (I used to rely on my smart phone). Shortly after using WiFi, I had a headache that would last all day. Even using a computer became painful. Being in a city became very difficult. I began spending a lot of time in nature and had to sleep in a tent when I worked in Silicon Valley. Once in nature, my symptoms often subsided within hours.
I had become what medical doctors call electrically sensitive, a condition that currently affects 3-10% of the population and affects me to this day. For decades, the military and other countries have called this condition “microwave sickness.” I still experience symptoms and take many steps to avoid wireless technology and electrical pollution. If I do not take precautions, I can have an exposure that will take me days or even weeks to recover from.
However, I am learning to manage this and am able to provide help to many people around the world who are experiencing the exact same thing. Judging from the thousands of responses this website receives each year, electrical sensitivity is growing exponentially as wireless technology and electrical pollution increases throughout our communities.
This situation has forced me to find solutions that actually work. And, that is what this website and my book are about – providing solutions and education so that your family is protected from EMF pollution. During the past eight years, I have spent approximately 10,000 hours researching and working on this issue. This includes testing countless mitigation strategies, shielding products and methods to reduce electrical sensitivity. Only the best and most effective solutions that I have personally vetted are recommended throughout this website and in my consultations. I have worked directly with over 1,000 families and understand what it takes to help you sort through this complex issue.
Hopefully my experience will save you time and money as you take action for your family.
My Background:
I have a master’s degree in Civil & Environmental Engineering from the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology and worked in the Silicon Valley financial industry for nearly two decades. One of the focuses of my studies was air pollution. Little did I know that I would be revisiting this topic later in life. Even though it is invisible to the naked eye, man-made electromagnetic pollution is one of the most potent and fastest growing sources of air pollution in our world. It may seem invisible to you now, but perceptions shift as humanity evolves. Within our lifetimes, the truth about this toxin will become evident.
Welcome to seeing the world in a completely new way. It may seem overwhelming at first. However, this will pass in time and you will be able to take the necessary actions. Once you do, your children and grandchildren will have a much safer and healthier world in which to live.
This is a leading edge of the health, environmental sustainability and social justice movements. Thank you for being a part of such an important issue.
Here is my 2016 TEDx talk, which summarizes this issue succinctly and provides solutions that will help you navigate this topic:
Smart Meters ex Wiki
A smart meter is an electronic device that records consumption of electric energy and communicates the information to the electricity supplier for monitoring and billing. Smart meters typically record energy hourly or more frequently, and report at least daily.[7] Smart meters enable two-way communication between the meter and the central system. Such an advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) differs from automatic meter reading (AMR) in that it enables two-way communication between the meter and the supplier. Communications from the meter to the network may be wireless, or via fixed wired connections such as power line carrier (PLC). Wireless communication options in common use include cellular communications (which can be expensive), Wi-Fi (readily available), wireless ad hoc networks over Wi-Fi, wireless mesh networks, low power long range wireless (LoRa), ZigBee (low power, low data rate wireless), and Wi-SUN (Smart Utility Networks).
Is radiation dangerous?
Asks Matt Anticole of the Department of Physics and Astronomy, Pittsburgh University
He says electromagnetic radiation is not a problem except at high levels. Nuclear radiation is different but not normally a problem either.