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Bioelectromagnetics Health Effects BioElectroMagnetics Health Effects BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS (EMFs) Electrical Hypersensitivity (EHS) -- Potential Mechanisms, With Tie-ins With Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue, Chemical Sensitivity, Hypothyroidism (Type II), Stress & Women's Health. Personal Experiences. Potential Causes, Symptoms & Therapies. Prudent Avoidance of EMFs in the Home & Office. Building Your “Buzzstick” For Audio Detection Of Electric Fields & EMFs. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Is Prolonged Exposure to EMFs a Factor? Birds, Bees, Bat-Rays. Butterflies & Buzzards -- Electrosensory Organisms. Cellular/Mobile Phone Health Issues. Radiation Shields. Head-Level Cell Phone Antenna Microwave Intensities (SAR Levels) Status of Recent Research Projects in Bioelectromagnetics. Contacts, Books & References For Support & Information. Effect of Computer Monitors on Human Skin Therapeutic, Pulsed EMF, Quantron Resonance System (QRS) Edited by James B. Beal, EMF Interface Consulting, © 2005 <~~~~( ± )~~~~> -1- J. Beal, ©2003 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The author gratefully acknowledges: Kathy FerDon <[email protected]> for the cover artwork Elmer Green, Ph.D., Director Emeritus, Voluntary Controls Program, Menninger Clinic, Topeka, KS, for his guidance and friendship through the years. The International Society for the Study of Subtle Energies & Energy Medicine (ISSSEEM) <www.issseem.org>,for support in presentations and publications about bioelectromagnetics. E. Marcus Barnes, P.E., Aerodyne Labs <[email protected]>, Austin, TX, for his articles, & continual support Cyril W. Smith, B.Sc., Ph.D. <[email protected]>, Dept Of Electronic & Elec. Engr, Univ. of Salford, U.K., for informative discussions and research papers about electrical hypersensitivity (EHS) in humans and other biosystems. E. Stanton Maxey, M.D. <[email protected]>, for contributions, his valuable information and his guidance through the years. Helmut Ziehe <[email protected]>, President, The International Institute for Bau-biologie and Ecology (IBE), for personal guidance and instruction, and in helping people, through IBE courses and seminars <www.buildingbiology.net> Thanks to Roy Beavers, for INVALUABLE contacts worldwide with fellow travelers & EMF bioeffects information, through his network and website http://emfguru.org E.A. Rauscher, Ph.D. and W. L. Bise, Sc.D., Tecnic Research Laboratory, < [email protected]>, original researchers in consciousness, EMF bioeffects on and from living systems and geoelectromagnetics associated with earthquakes & volcanos. Those contributing useful email information to this document include: Spark Burmaster <[email protected]>, Environmental Options, U.S.; Roger Coghill MA (Cantab.) C. Biol. M I Biol. MA (Environ. Mgt) & Tamara Galonja-Coghill MSc. <[email protected]>, Coghill Research Laboratories, U.K.; Bill Curry, Ph.D. <[email protected]>, EMSciTek Consulting Co, U.S.; Bert Dumpe <[email protected]>, ERGOTEC U.S.; Stewart Fist <[email protected]>, Independent Australian Investigative Journalist; Richard Garrison M.D, Aldine Community Health Center, Houston, TX Libby Kelly <[email protected]>, EMR Network, U.S.; John Lowe, M.A., D.C<[email protected]>, Fibromyalgia Research Foundation, U.S.; Don Maisch <[email protected]>, EMFacts Information Service, Australia; Michael Persinger, Ph.D., C. Psych. Laurentian Univ.,Ontario, Canada; Alasdair Philips <[email protected]>, The Powerwatch Network, U.K, Clas Tegenfeldt <[email protected]>, BEMI -- Better Electromagnetic Environment, Sweden Roberta Shoemaker-Beal, MFA, ATR, <[email protected]>, wife/life-partner and Art Psychotherapist, for her reviews, helpful revision comments and (most of all) patience. <~~~~( ± )~~~~> James B. Beal EMF Interface Consulting P.O. Box 2112, Wimberley, TX 78676-7012 Ph: 512-847-0371 E-mail: <[email protected]> Website: <http://www.emfinterface.com> ©2005 -2- J. Beal, ©2003 Bioelectromagnetics Health Effects Contents Article Page Acknowledgements 2 Table of Contents 3 Letter from the Editor 7 Contents Caveat Editorial 8 Editorial: Don’t Confuse Me with Facts, My Mind Is Made Up! 9 The Philosophy of "Oh!" 9 Reality Continues to Ruin My Life! 9 Health Effects of Powerlines, Electrical Equipment 10 & Other Aspects of Electromagnetic Fields (EMFs) Repetitious Transients & Surges (Pulse Spikes) 10 Future Shock, Prizes & Surprises from Bioelectric & EMF Research 11 Comments on the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) Working Group Report 14 Marcus Barnes 14 James Beal 15 Natural Environmental-Influencing Factors Which Must Be Considered 17 The Buzzstick: For Prudent Avoidance of EMFs 22 (Construct An Inexpensive EMF Detector for Use At Home & Work} Background 22 Recommendations 22 Items Required 22 Putting It Together 23 Operation 23 Surveying an area 24 Buzzstick Illustration 24 On Treating Symptoms & Not The Causes 25 The Fence & the Ambulance 25 The Sequel 26 -3- J. Beal, ©2003 Contents Article Page Human Sensitivities To Electrical & Electromagnetic Fields 27 Summaries of Possible Interacting Mechanisms 27 Introduction 27 Liquid Crystal Mechanism 27 Planetary Resonator/Wave Interactions 28 Integrated Mechanisms Model 28 Biogenic Magnetite Mechanism 28 Induced Eddy Currents Mechanism 28 Non-Linear Mechanism 29 Combined Self-Organized Macroscopic & Microscopic Mechanism 30 Biosystem Effects Associated with EMFs 30 Human Reactions to EMFs 31 Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity (EHS) Syndrome 31 Determining the Extent & Nature of EHS 32 Author's Personal Experience With Strong Long-Term EMF Effects 33 Conclusions 33 Multi-Level Stresses, Women's Health & Hemi-Sync 39 More Specific EHS Details 39 Comments on Stress, New Therapies, Women's Health Issues, & Change 40 Hypothyroidism (Type II), The Stress Connection & Potential Therapies 42 Research Notes on "Thyroid Resistance" & Gulf War Syndrome 44 Potential Multi-Level Stress Management & Syndrome Relief With Hemi-Sync Sound Therapies 46 Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (MCS & EHS Interaction Concerns) 48 Are Chemicals, Low Frequency EMFs, Powerlines & Microwave Frequencies Co-Factors to Consider In Prolonged Exposures? 48 Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) 49 Powerline Frequency Magnetic Fields & the Immune System 50 NCRP Draft Report Guidelines (1995) 50 Magnetic Field Exposure at the Cellular Level 51 The Melatonin Hypothesis 53 Calcium Ions, Protein Kinases & Ornithine Decarboxylase 53 Human Experimental Field Studies & Hormone Disruption 54 Depression & EMF Exposure 55 Other Relevant Research findings 56 Conclusions 57 "Idiopathic Environmental Intolerance" In the Modern Office 60 Initial Comments On the Blood-Brain-Barrier (BBB) 60 Potential Viral Component of CFS & MCS 60 Effects of Pesticides and Other Aromatic Hydrocarbons On the BBB 60 Events Affecting CFS Development 61 Indoor Sources of Aromatic Hydrocarbon Air Pollution 61 Personal Bouts with Depression and Memory Loss 62 Healthy Male-Biased Studies, Chemicals & the BBB 62 Important Support Study On Inhalational Anesthetics 62 Reply to Email Comments About Above IEI Article 63 -4- J. Beal, ©2003 Contents Article Page Flu-Like Symptoms 63 Increase in CFS Amongst Students 64 Recommended Reading 64 Indoor Air Quality 64 Blood-Brain-Barrier Effects of EMFs 65 Potential Hazards of Microwave Radiation 66 1977 Hearings Before U.S. Senate, 95th Congress on Microwave & Radiowave Communication Long-Term Bioeffects & Vested Interests 66 Mobile Phone Adverse Health Concerns (England) 68 Mobile Phones 68 Public Awareness 68 Exposure Levels 69 Cancer Implications 69 Shorter Term Problems 71 Maximum Exposure Levels 71 Some Non-Thermal effects 72 Base Station Masts 73 Who Can Public Turn To For Advice? 74 Conclusions 74 Cellphone Power Ratings Comparison 76 Microwave Radiation Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) Defined 76 Head Level Cellphone Antenna SAR Level Intensity Tables 77 Articles on Potential Hazards of Microwave Radiation 79 Potential Hazards of Low-Level Microwave Radiation 79 First Cell Phone Headache Study Out 80 Of Mice & Men 81 Possible Adverse Health Effects from Cell Phones (Australia) 83 Cell Phone Use Considerations 85 Birds, Bees, Bat-Rays, Butterflies & Buzzards(?): Electrosensory Organisms 86 Further Comments on EMF Bioeffects Reduction: Laptop Computers, Watches & Environment 90 Some Thoughts About the Different Possible Ways to Describe EMF Bioeffects 92 Selections from Research in Bioelectromagnetics 94 Abstracts -- 1998 20th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering In Medicine & Biology Society 94 VDT's Affect Fertility 95 Absracts -- DOE/EPRI Review of Research on Bioeffects of Electric & Magnetic Fields from the Generation, Delivery & Use of Electricity 96 -5- J. Beal, ©2003 Contents Article Page Influence of High Frequency Electromagnetic Radiation at Non-Thermal Intensities on he Human Body 99 Thermal and Non-Thermal Mechanisms of the Biological Interaction of Microwaves 102 Response of Physiological Parameters to Low Frequency & Low Intensity Pulsed Magnetic Fields 103 Recent Books About Health, Melatonin & EMF Effects 106 International Institute for Bau-Biologie & Ecology, Inc. 109 Additional Contacts For Information 110 The Electrical Component: An Active Parameter 111 Long-Term Computer Monitor Effects On Skin 113 The Therapeutic, Pulsed EMF, Quantron Resonance System 125 Author's Resume 127 CD Contents 128 ~»»±««~ "Before I conclude, I would beg one thing (if it be not too great a favor) from the gentlemen of the Faculty, and indeed from all who desire health and freedom from pain, either for themselves or
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