EMF Protection Basics - How to Reduce Your EMF Exposure & Stop Tech From Making You Sick
You've probably gathered by now that the world of EMF exposure is complex and vast. That's why at Tech Wellness, we recommend a common sense approach to all EMFs. I know it can be scary, but I always encourage my community to not take a fear-based approach (fear can make us sick on its own!) but rather approach protection proactively and positively. There is so much we can do to protect ourselves and our family! Let's learn a bit more about how to do this.
Put as much distance as you can from EMF sources in your world. Try to locate beds away from ordinary electrical outlets. Don't buy a home underneath high powered electrical wires. If you think you are electro-sensitive, we recommend EMF Consultants and EMF Experts for your home. They can find hidden EMF sources from electrical technology and more importantly, mitigate the EMF issues. To find someone someone near you, inquire here.
We'll start here - the wireless in YOUR world. We'll take a look around, arm you with information and demonstrations to make it easy, and offer 15 simple ways to get ahold of the RF radiation sources surrounding you and your family. A straightforward, better-safe-than-sorry approach.
EMF Protection Basics
When It Comes to EMF, Distance Is Your Friend!
The way I like to visualize EMFs is similar to the smoke plume coming form the end of a cigarette. It's dense right at tip--then you can watch as it "spreads out" in the air, getting lighter and lighter- but filling more and more space. Finally it floats so far away, you might not even be able to detect it all.
This also applies to the sources of EMF - whether your cell phone, laptop, WiFi router, or Echo - The farther away you are from the source, the less EMF you are being exposed to. Of course, how far you need to be from the source for safety all depends on how strong the EMF is.
The first time I used the "Distance Is Your Friend" idea was on a video in 2008. It's really caught on because it cements the concept of how EMF dissipates with distance so beautifully. There's actually a law in science that works to explain how much the EMF lessens as you get away from it.
That being said, try to be aware of the EMF sources closest to you
As technology evolves, more and more products are utilizing non-ionizing radio frequencies and emitting EMF radiation, especially when it comes to communication and more notably, convenience. First, we had microwave ovens, then came cell phones and now we have wireless communication spewing in, out, and around every smartphone, WiFi, smart meter, smart TV, smart ovens, smart so-many-things. Plus, a wide variety of Bluetooth and WiFi spouting toys and smart home gadgets from wearables to security cams and climate controllers. All these connected devices are called The Internet of Things (IoT).
The amount of EMF around us is overwhelming! But the good news is you have the power to control most of the sources that are affecting you the most! Locate and turn off the EMF sources in your space and make your home a low-EMF sanctuary!
We have wealth of tips and tricks to mitigate and create distance between you and EMF exposure. Watch our videos. We tote a meter around to show what an EMF "looks" like and offer a solution to avoiding RF radiation we encounter. The next section has more practical tips but here are 5 interesting ones now:If Distance Is Your Friend, an EMF Meter Is Your Best Friend! Get a Meter to See and Hear the Invisible EMFs!
EMF radiation meters are a great place to begin mindfulness. I recommend investing in one if you are beginning your journey to keep you and your family safe from EMF. If it's not in the budget, find a few friends or neighbors to go in on it with you and pass it around when you need to find hidden sources of EMF.
This Little EMF Meter Does a Great Job - Sensitive and Accurate!
This EMF Meter Has All The Bells And Whistles. Great For When You're Serious About EMF Protection!
How Do WE Measure or Detect EMF?
All electromagnetic fields are measured in terms of power density. Think about power density as representing the energy over the surface area. When you see me using a meter to detect the invisible EMF being emitted from a wireless device,the meter is giving a read out of the level of the energy over a certain area--The power density levels will be strongest directly over the surface area of the antenna and then as the EMF energy is detected further and further and further away from the antenna, the strength of the energy dissipates as the energy "spreads out" and eventually lessens enough that it can't be detected at all.
The Inverse Square Law Is a Lovely Scientific Fact
It's called the inverse-square law and it states that a physical quantity is inversely proportional to the square of the distance from the source. What that means to you and me is this: If you double the distance from your device's wireless transmitter or antenna, you'll be exposed to 75% less radiation as the signal dissipates. Keep in mind, the opposite is true as well - exposure increases quickly with proximity.
How Much EMF Is Safe?
If you're sensitive, the less the better. If you're NOT sensitive, the less the better! The Biointiative Report recommended a safety level of .0003 microwatt/cm2. The Institute of Building Biology has these guidelines for sleeping areas You can see in our videos, the measurements from my test meters are much higher. I test everywhere I go and very rarely do I even find levels as low as .1. Most houses have 2 or 3 times that much when I set my meter to the max level and get ambient energy readings. When we measure the peak wave, or maximum peak, near the wireless energy source, the levels go much higher which is why the level I advise below is with the hope that people keep their distance from wireless devices.
What Can I Do About It?
Practically speaking avoidance and distance are the keys for the time being. The top 15 easy ways to creating less interaction with RF are in the tips above. You can also become active in any of the many activists' groups.
We hope you'll share our tips and this wireless energy guide and begin another person on the journey to Tech Wellness.
Check out TW's 15 Best Ways to Protect You and Your Family From Wireless EMF Radiation!
For more tips, tricks, and research about EMFs, head to our Complete EMF Guide.
