The EMF-Detecting Gear You Really Need

And how to get the most out of it

When I say, "EMF," what I mean is artificial electromagnetic fields created by modern electronic devices and infrastructure. If you've been following me for a long time, you know that I am greatly concerned about the effects of these fields on our health and the health of our environment. Modern day pseudo-environmentalists will spend all day on their cell phones shrieking about climate change and how bad fossil fuels are, all while generating heinous amounts of electromagnetic pollution that is indiscriminately harming all life on planet earth. How's that for irony?

The number one misconception about EMF that people have is that somehow frequency generators, harmonizers, and other gadgets and gizmos will somehow mitigate all of the harmful effects of EMF. People will send me "studies" and tell me about "scientifically tested" products, but when I dig into what they send me to support these assertions, the data is thin to non-existent. A lot of it reads like clever marketing schlock.

Sure, maybe there are benefits to these devices, gadgets, and gizmos. I've bought a few over the years just to see. I've heard some profound stories over the years. But regardless of how they may help some people, the question we should start with is, "what is your degree of EMF exposure?"

Why is this so important? As electromagnetic pollution levels rise and rise, more and more people are experiencing significant exposures that are causing symptoms and creating disease. Measuring these exposures is only logical. Why rely on gadgets and gizmos when you can actually determine what your exposure is? What if you could reduce your exposure effectively to zero?

When smoking was still rampant in America, studies showed that smoking reduced blood vitamin E and vitamin C levels to extremely low levels. This helped to explain the increased rates of stroke and heart attack in smokers. But saying that you are going to take vitamin E and vitamin C to mitigate the negative health effects of smoking is like saying you are going to use a fire extinguisher to mitigate the effects of the occasional grease fire on your stove. Wouldn't it be better just to not have grease fires?

There is a political agenda to shove ever-increasing levels of EMF exposure down our throats as a society. The amounts of money being made off of EMF make the money made from smoking look like pocket change. Moreover, the true power of EMF lies in the fact that wireless technology and an ever-more-disconnected world make people easier and easier to control. The more people question the effects of EMF, the more low tech of a lifestyle they will adopt. The more low tech their lifestyle, the less power the state and its corporate bed-fellows has over them.

Before you do anything about EMF, you should probably measure them. This is a lot easier than people seem to think it is. Doing so will save you lots of wasted time and money in the long run when it comes to mitigating the effects of EMF.

There are three major categories of fields that people need to be aware of and start by measuring. These are electrical, magnetic, and radiofrequency radiations. Electrical and magnetic fields are mostly due to electrical appliances. Radiofrequency radiation is emitted from cell phones, wifi routers, wireless chargers, and bluetooth and "smart" devices.

The kit that I recommend for measuring these fields is the MK-5 Electrosmog kit from Safe Living Technologies. This kit combines an electrical and magnetic field meter (gaussmeter) and a radiofrequency meter in a convenient carrying case. This is where I tell people to start. If you mitigate these fields, you have probably done most of the work of mitigating EMF in your home or office (this is not true in all cases - just for the record).

What else do you need to be aware of?

Dirty electricity and total body voltage - there are meters for both at Safe Living Technologies.

For the truly curious, pick up a directional radio and microwave meter. This is helpful if you are wondering where high levels of radiofrequency radiation are coming from in your life - you might be surprised.

How do you use these meters and implement them in your life? I cover this in consultation - apply for consultation at stillmanmd.com.

You can always take the easy way out and have a building biologist inspect your home. It's frequently more expensive than buying your own meters. Your levels change radically throughout the day anyway. This means that an inspection at 9 AM may be worthless, as the problem is only present at 9 PM. This is due to changes in electrical consumption and therefore EMF pollution at different times of day. For example, if your neighbor is using their wifi and smart TV at night, that's when these devices will be pumping out the highest levels of radio and microwave radiation. They may emit virtually zero radiation during the day.

Regardless of EMF-mitigation, you’re going to face rising levels of EMF in your environment. How do you mitigate the effects of EMF on your body? That’s a story for my next blog post.

Until then, be well.

Dr. Stillman