I need a clear explanation of EMF

I am to speak next Sunday at the memorial of a friend who had MCS and EMF. His widow
wants me to explain the conditions for their acquaintances who had never heard of it until
it was mentioned in his obituary. He did not speak about it with many people. He got sick
about the time he retired, so he didn't have to let anyone at his work know.  

I can explain MCS pretty easily, but really don't know how to explain EMF.I am a writer of
a newspaper column in which I easily discuss MSC, but even though I've had EMF
symptoms for a year and a half, I have never mentioned it. I guess I'm tooafraid they will
send out the guys in the white coats to take me to the funny farm. "I can feel
electromagnetic waves in my head when the refrigerator turns on," just sounds like
something one would see in a sensational tabloid next to a story about being abducted by
aliens.  

Most of what I've found in my research is too technical for me to get into in a 3 minute
speech. (I get three minutes to explain MCS and three to explain EMF).  

Has anyone else found a way to explain this? I'm not even sure I personally understand
how chemical sensitivity and EMF are connected.  

Any help is appreciated.  

Thanks,
Mariann

> Has anyone else found a way to explain this? I'm not even sure I personally understand
> how chemical sensitivity and EMF are connected.

First of all, the condition is known as "electrical sensitivity" (ES), or alternately
"electromagnetic hypersensitivity" (EHS). It is a condition where people have
immediate bad reactions to common sources of radiation -- like cellphone towers,
cellphones, computers, florescent lights, television sets, telephones, etc. In
the more severe cases people can't even stand the wiring inside their walls. For
the most part, people have to just avoid these things, although in some cases
people have found solutions which allow them to overcome this illness and go
back to a normal life.

ES seems to be related to chemical sensitivity in that people often get them
together, which would imply a common trigger -- like an immune system which
is struggling due to a variety of possible factors... accumulation of heavy
metals in the system (mercury, lead, aluminum), accumulation of toxins/poisons
in the body (pesticides, drugs, chemicals), or viruses, infection, etc.
It could also be related to MS, in that the myelin sheath surrounding the
nerves could be degraded, making one more sensitive to such fields.

I find the accumulation of heavy metals to be an interesting theory, as increased
metal in your body could make you an increased conductor of electricity, which
could indeed make you more sensitive to electricity than a normal person.
(I've even found that I will set off a metal detector with hardly any metal
on my person, while the next person who is obviously wearing more metal than
I won't set it off at all!)

Marc

--- In [hidden email], Marc Martin <marc@...> wrote:
>
> > Has anyone else found a way to explain this? I'm not even sure I
personally understand
> > how chemical sensitivity and EMF are connected.  
>
> First of all, the condition is known as "electrical sensitivity"
(ES), or alternately
> "electromagnetic hypersensitivity" (EHS). It is a condition where
people have
> immediate bad reactions to common sources of radiation -- like
cellphone towers,
> cellphones, computers, florescent lights, television sets,
telephones, etc. In
> the more severe cases people can't even stand the wiring inside
their walls. For
> the most part, people have to just avoid these things, although in
some cases
> people have found solutions which allow them to overcome this
illness and go
> back to a normal life.
>
> ES seems to be related to chemical sensitivity in that people often
get them
> together, which would imply a common trigger -- like an immune
system which
> is struggling due to a variety of possible factors... accumulation
of heavy
> metals in the system (mercury, lead, aluminum), accumulation of
toxins/poisons
> in the body (pesticides, drugs, chemicals), or viruses, infection,
etc.
> It could also be related to MS, in that the myelin sheath
surrounding the
> nerves could be degraded, making one more sensitive to such fields.
>
> I find the accumulation of heavy metals to be an interesting
theory, as increased
> metal in your body could make you an increased conductor of
electricity, which
> could indeed make you more sensitive to electricity than a normal
person.
> (I've even found that I will set off a metal detector with hardly
any metal
> on my person, while the next person who is obviously wearing more
metal than
> I won't set it off at all!)
>
> Marc
>


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