Everywhere you go, you rin into electromagnetic fields (EMFs) from television sets, microwave ovens, cell phones, and local media transmissions towers. Studies conducted over the last two decades imply possible association of EMFs with miscarriages, birth defects, leukemia, brain cancers, breast cancers, and lymphomas.

    Hospital body scans (x-rays, and their computerized cousin, computerized axial tomography [CAT scans]) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) expose of us to especially high levels of EMFs. One MRI delivers radiation equal to one hundred conventional x-rays. These diagnostic tools are potentially deadly if used indiscriminately. Cellular phones may pose dangers to brain tissues due to close proximity of delicate brain tissue to powerful EMF transmitters.

    The good news is that most EMF exposure can be avoided or limited because it occurs in the home through the use of electric blankets, microwaves, hair dryers, tv, and computers. Avoid getting too close to these devices while in use. Use regular blankets instead of electric ones, and make sure all appliances and electric installations in your home are in working order with all protective devices and protocols in place.

14. Use a lot of skin products, cosmetics, hair care products, nail care products, shampoos, soaps, perfumes, shaving creams, suntan lotions, and antibacterial soaps.

    Beware of skin care products that cause harm by destroying the skin’s natural ph and by introducing dangerous toxins to the body. Hair coloring products used by approximately 40% of US women, particularly brown and black hair products, are associated with increased incidence of Hodgkin’s lymphoma, multiple myeloma, Hodgkin’s disease, and 20% of all non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma! (There are several brands of all natural hair-coloring products that are relatively safe) Also avoid products containing DEA or TEA-these ingredients often contain carcinogenic nitrosamine impurities. Toluene, a neurotoxic substance that triggers asthma attacks and causes asthma in previously unaffected people, was found in every fragrance sample tested by the EPA in 1991. The fragrance industry routinely uses 884 toxic substances. As for shampoos, many of the most common ingredients break down into formaldehyde. For detailed information in things to avoid and where to find good alternatives, see The Safe Shoppers Bible and Diet for a Poisoned Planet. As for antibacterial soaps, most of them contain tricolsan, which mat be absorbed through the skin and pose a risk to the liver. Plenty of regular soap, sufficiently heated water, and thorough scrubbing will do the job just as well with no side effects. Clenzology is the best cleansing plan I’ve found to date.

15. Take lots of medicines.

    Every medicine has a side effect. There may be a time and place for the use of medication, but much of the prescription activity in the US perpetuates health problems by treating symptoms rather than their root causes. Medications such as antibiotics, oral contraceptives, and corticosteriods may cause major problems with the gastrointestinal terrain, damage the immune system, cause liver problems, and alter enzyme funtion. The practice of taking a baby aspirin a day to prevent heart attacks is dangerous, for instance. Aspirin can cause bleeding in the intestinal tract and can be toxic to the liver. You get similar heath benefits with no side effects by consuming foods in the Maker’s Diet such as cold water fish, fruits and veggies high in antioxidants and certain botanicals that naturally reduce the Cox 2 enzyme and provide other anti-inflammatory benefits.

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