Posted by tanya wilson on
URL: https://www.es-forum.com/Why-NOT-to-use-CFL-bulbs-tp1546158p1546160.html


Hello Shivani.
 
I am a student in Ontario and a part of my current thesis on EMF is a conductive retrofit for CFL's. I realize that CFL's are not the way to go but I thought that this could not only functionally serve to protect but also instigate more awareness on the issue. Thank you so much for writing on the subject. Your story is somewhat heartbreaking. It must have been very frustrating to go through all that added to to the utter lack of acknowledgment and understanding of your case.
 
Sometimes even just a ,"Hey, you're right! These are killing you. Let's seewhat we can do about it." can go a long way to maintaining one's sanity. Anyway, are you in Canada, perchance? If you are close to me, it would be great if you would acquiesce to testing a prototype for me. I suspect you arenot but please let me know. I am in Ontario, close to Magda Havas but thusfar, I have not been able to get in touch with her on this.
 
I am so glad to hear your voice of reason. Thanks,
 
tanya


To: From: [hidden email]: Sun, 16 Mar 2008 12:16:40 -0400Subject: [eSens] Why NOT to use CFL bulbs




We are urged us to switch from regular incandescent light bulbs to compact fluorescent (CFL) light bulbs, to save energy. However, there is a very good reason NOT to use CFL bulbs. They create electromagnetic frequencies proven to be extremely detrimental to human health.CFL's operate at high frequency using an electronic switching ballast to chop up the 120 volts - that'show they are able to use less energy when compared to incandescent bulbs. Their typical operating frequency is in the region of 20kHz to 100kHz, a frequency range known to produce adverse effects on health.(By the way, dimmers operate similarly, converting the electrical signal into high frequency transients. Even clean incandescent lights will produce dirty electricity if a dimmer switch is used.)Professor Magda Havas of Trent University, Ontario, one of the world's leading researchers on the biological effects of EMF, states:“CFLs produce radio wave frequencies that radiate directly from the bulbs and also go on the electrical wiring in the home or school. The closer you sit to the bulb, the greater your exposure. Because the high frequencies travel along the wire, you can be exposed in other rooms of your home as well as in the room that contains the CFL. Many complain that theycannot be in a room with fluorescent lights because they feel 'unwell.' These people have difficulty shopping in large department stores because of the lighting and often go with list in hand and spend as little time in the store as possible. Their cognitive functions diminish and some have difficulty recalling where they parked their car.”Just one of the effects of dirty electricity, but a very important one, is adverse effect on insulin production and blood glucose levels. Dr. Havas reports:"We can take a person who is diabetic and put them in an electrically dirty environment, and theirblood sugar levels rise. We then put them into a clean environment, and within half an hour their blood sugar levels are lower. It becomes a barometer."For instance, the blood glucose level of one test subject rose from 121to over 350 solely from sitting near a lamp with a CFL in it for a couple of hours. (He had not eaten nor drunk anything that might have influenced his blood sugar.) Conversely, diabetics who install filters to remove the “dirty electricity” experience that they no longer need as much insulin, and some no longer need any insulin.In my own case, symptoms included severe insomnia, head pain, tingling of my left arm and leg and frightening cardiac arrythmia. I had gone to the ER twice in an ambulance and undergone $18,000 worth of medical tests before the cause of my symptoms was finally determined to be exposure to electrical pollution. (Not brain cancer as hadfinally been suspected!) When we cleared my personal environment of the damaging frequencies, the symptoms disappeared. My thyroid also resumed healthy function and I was able to discontinue thyroid medication. The doctors who had followed my case were extremely surprised, as they so rarely seesuch a total cessation of cardiac or thyroid problems. I believe this would be more common, if more people removed the cause of their symptoms.You could not pay me any amount of money to use CFL bulbs in our house. Another world-renowned expert Dr. Olle Johansson, of the department of neuroscience at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, points out that the dramatic rise in recent years of the number of people affected by electro-hypersensitivity (EHS) coincides with the mass production and distribution of electronic devices such as computers and cordless telephones that use and generate radio waves.For a more complete list of associated neurological, respiratory, cardiac, dermatological, opthamologic and other symptoms, please see: http://www.lifeenergies.com/symptoms/sysrmfi.htm/.Dr. Havas has completed a study on the frequencies created by various brands of CFL bulbs, which will be released soon. Meanwhile, this is what she advises:“Some packages even have a warning about the radio frequenc,y saying this light may interferewith radio reception. Indeed this is something that most people can test with a portable radio on AM. As you bring the radio close to an energy efficient bulb that produces radio frequencies the radio will begin to buzz. This is known as electromagnetic interference (EMI) and is a concern for anyone using wireless technology such as mobile phones or wireless computers.But the real problem is that these frequencies are making people sick. Three independent groups in the UK, including the British Association of Dermatologists, the Migraine Action Association, and Epilepsy Action, have reported illness among their members who have tried energy efficient compact fluorescent lights (CFL). The most common symptoms are headaches-including migraines, fatigue, confusion, dizziness, ringing in the ears, eyestrain, nausea and skin irritations.Not all energy efficient bulbs are the same. Some do not contribute to dirty electricity and do not produce radio frequencies and this includes a few compact fluorescent lights, some LEDs (light emitting dioxides) and some halogen bulbs. Unfortunately most of the bulbs on the market will make people sick. Reducing green house gases is important but doing it with flawed technology that will make the user ill is not the right course of action. If governments are going to ban the energy-inefficient but electromagnetically clean incandescent bulb, then they should alsoban bulbs that produce radio frequency pollution.I would encourage anyone who has recently purchased energy efficient bulbs and has since developed any of the symptoms mentioned above to test the bulb for radiation with a portable radio and if the radio buzzes to return the bulb to the retail storefor a full refund. Even if our government hasn't done its homework, individual consumers can still make a difference.” Dr. Havas and her associates have tested shielding material for the bulb and Graham Stetzer filters for the dirty electricity. Both work well but they don't believe this is theway to go, but that LED bulbs are the light of the future, for energy efficiency and because they create no radio frequencies.LED bulbs do not createharmful frequencies, and they are available in “warm white.” They arenot yet as bright as most of us are used to, but they are bright enough tomeet our needs. (LED technology is improving by leaps and bounds.)Some LEDwebsites to check out: www.superbrightleds.com www.ledlight.com www.lumileds.comFor more information regarding the health effects of manmade electromagnetic frequencies, please see my website, www.LifeEnergies.com/.Regards,Shivani Arjuna**************It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms, and advice on AOL Money & Finance.(http://money.aol.com/tax?NCID=aolprf00030000000001)[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]






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