As the rise of modern technology expands so does our vulnerability to the negative side effects they can have. Nowadays we have so much radiation and artificial (aka blue light) from all our devices. From fluorescent lights to wifi there are so many things we need to protect against. The good news there are many ways in which we can mindfully limit our exposure and use devices to counteract and block it as well.
EMF stands for electromagnetic radiation. Key word being radiation. Radiation is toxic and can cause and has been linked to a slew of health problems including but not limited to: headaches, insomnia, fatigue, depression, anxiety, dizziness, asthma, liver damage, autism, genetic damage, cancer (especially brain, breast and leukemia), erectile dysfunction, sperm defects and unfortunately the list goes on. At first thought it seems rather confusing that EMF radiation is so common place and quite literally surrounding us. How could there be something so toxic effecting us in our day to day to lives? Unfortunately taking a look back in history while reading through The Fallout of Modern Technology: Radiation Nation I was reminded of many things we have been exposed to that were toxic, some of which were even claimed to be good for us. Examples of these are things like cigarettes, asbestos and lead paint, fen-phen which was used in dietary supplements until research showed it can cause fatal heart problems. Since EMF exposure is caused purely by our advancements in technology (our mobile devices, computers, tablets, X-box’s, new cars etc) it doesn’t seem it’s going anywhere anytime soon and the regulations on this exposure is very limited. Which means it has to be just as commonplace to be protecting ourselves from it….