The Many Effects of EMF Radiation

Electromagnetic radiation (EMR) has become prevalent in our lives. But what is it doing to our health? Today we’ll look at the many effects of EMF radiation, and what you can do to better protect yourself.

What is EMF Radiation?

According to Frontiers in Public Health,

Electromagnetic radiation (EMR) is closely related to human life and originates from various electrical systems, such as mobile phones, microwave ovens, communication base stations, high-voltage lines, electronic instruments and other electromagnetic equipment. EMR produces various electromagnetic waves of different frequencies, resulting in the increasing EMR intensity in human living spaces. The high-frequency waves such as cosmic, gamma and X-rays, have enough energy to cause ionization. Non-ionizing electromagnetic waves, including ultraviolet, visible region, infrared, microwave, and radio waves are frequently used in daily life, especially radiofrequency electromagnetic fields (RF-EMFs, 30 kHz-300 GHz) for communications, and extremely low-frequency EMFs (ELF-EMFs, 3 Hz-3 kHz) generated by electricity. RF is also commonly referred to as microwave (MW) radiation. The impact of EMR on human health has also gradually attracted attention, and the modulation of brain functional connectivity was observed in human body

How Is Our Health Affected from EMF Radiation?

Ionizing radiation changes the chemical and molecular structure of many things, which include human tissue. It also can break chemical bonds. There are short-term and long-term effects. Some of the short-term effects include skin damage, hair loss, bone marrow damage, burns, tissue and organ damage, and even damages to developing fetuses.

Long-term effects include cancer, oxidative damage, fertility issues and complications, and complications to a developing fetus.

Where Does It Come From?

EMF radiation comes from many sources. From home appliances and electronics, to power lines and your cell phone – it seems that it is everywhere. Your home, work, and even outside areas are prone to electromagnetic radiation.

What Can You Do?

There are a few things you can do to minimize some of the effects. One way is to use your electronics less. You can also get things to help such as faraday cages, EMF paint, and there are even certain stones that help. One is called tourmaline, but there are many that claim that they minimize some risk.