My friend Stanley Fishman, author of the acclaimed cookbooks Tender Grassfed Meat and Tender Grassfed Barbecue, lives in California and, like many folks around the United States, has been dealing with the physical stress of having a smart meter installed at his home against his will.
The option to use an analog meter and have this health sucking device removed from one’s home has only recently become available in some localities. Unfortunately, the pace of getting them removed has been painfully slow in some cases.
Whether you are waiting your turn to get your smart meter removed or still fighting for the right to opt out in the first place, here are some steps you can take based on what Stanley discovered to proactively protect yourself from a smart meter’s harmful effects.
1. Q-Links. A Q-Link is a pendent that has been designed to strengthen the electromagnetic field of the body. The electromagnetic field generated by our bodies does protect against emissions. It was designed by a Stanford academic who specializes in the study of fine energies.
The Q-Link contains certain metals and a computer chip, and is powered by being worn. This sounds strange, and some may consider it to be hokum. But it really did help Stanley, who ended up wearing it almost 24/7.
There are a variety of Q-Links available. Some can be quite expensive, as they are made for decorative purposes as well, though the basic no frills model is much cheaper. All models work the same, except there is the classic version and a more modern version that is supposed to work better.
In Stanley’s opinion based on his research, the difference between the two is hard to find. In summary, the cheapest model is very helpful, and there is no need to buy the expensive decorative models. The link comes with a cord that works fine, and there is no need to get a gold or silver chain. Stanley feels the Q-Link was the most effective protection he and his wife found against the smart meter installed at their home.
2. Metal. Find out where the meter is and place a lot of metal between it and your home. This is difficult to do, as the meter is usually attached to one of your walls. The idea is to place some metal shielding between yourself and the meter. The meter emits dangerous EMFs in a fan shaped curve, so it is best to have metal for a number of feet to the sides of your wall directly opposite the meter.
Stanley’s meter was opposite the kitchen, directly opposite some kitchen cupboards. He tried foil, that did no good. Eventually, he placed a number of old aluminum pans in the cupboards opposite the meter, propping them up so they formed a shield. This did help, but not as much as the Q-Link.
3. Distance. The closer you are to the meter, the more emissions you get. Every foot makes a significant difference. Be sure that everyone sleeps as far from the meter as possible, and spend as little time in close proximity to the meter as possible. This can be quite difficult, depending on the layout of your home. It is also best to stay away from the meter when you are outdoors. Stanley ended up spending most of his time in the end of his house that was furthest from the meter. The further away you are from the meter, the better.
Ultimately, Stanley tried many other things as well, but the above three strategies were the only ones that made a difference.
None of them solved the problem completely, but using all three of them did help a great deal. There are a lot of expensive devices that are supposed to protect against smart meters and dirty electricity. After evaluating them, Stanley was not confident that they would help, so he did not try them. Other people may have found other ways that help, but this is what he found.
The best protection is, of course, to get the smart meter removed or never have it installed in the first place – to opt out. The more of your neighbors that opt out, the better for everyone, as smart meters bounce signals from house to house. At least getting the smart meter out ends the dirty electricity problems, and will usually put you a lot further from a smart meter, and ends the transmission of your power usage.
This is not true for everybody, as people who live in apartment buildings can be near too many smart meters, as often the meters for every apartment in the building are placed together, often concentrated near one or two apartments.
Thank you Stanley, for providing your wisdom to all of us. There are many people out there struggling with health issues related to their smart meter, and hopefully these strategies can help them until they are able to move or opt out of those unhealthy devices once and for all!
Note: If the health dangers of smart meters is new to you, click here for information on smart meters from a Harvard MD who has worked in the area of electromagnetic fields (EMFs) and public health for over 18 years.
Sarah, The Healthy Home Economist
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Sarah, what are your thoughts on the Magnetico bed pads that where presented by Dr. Bonlie at the 2012 Wise Traditions conference? I understand they have the ability to create their own EMF that is complimentary to ours and can shield us from harmful EMF’s while we sleep.
i am pretty sure we don’t have smart meters yet, but not 100% on how to know for sure. but it occurs to me that it wouldn’t do much good to shield my own meter because we live in townhomes and there’s some on the sides and across a narrow alley from us, so we’d still get that emf.
I used to be sensitive to EMF but have found that since I discovered fermented vegies I can tolerate it much better. Since discovering Nourishing Traditions & GAPS my health has improved along with sensitivity to EMF, and I believe the fermented vegies made the greatest difference. We don’t have smart meters yet, but it’s good to have this info as there are people pushing for them to be introduced. There is also a push for smart water meters. I presume these are similar but haven’t seen anything written about them. Thank you for what you are doing with this site.
hey everyone, I found this today after freaking out about our new house being built with one of these: http://www.smartmeterguard.com
Anyone else have one?
this is complete and utter bull poo. There is more EM your computer and any other electronic gadget. Anyone who would have believe this tripe have no understanding of basic physics, let alone EM. I officially pity you.
apperantly you have know idea what your talking about. The model they just installed here puts about app 1000x more rf then my extended distance router, it is to build a smart grid.
It took me six years to get a smart meter and I am a reliability engineer. You can find my filings and reports on the MD PSC site. Non-ionizing radiation is not harmful. These meters have been installed in California from the time its power industry was deregulated. Also in Europe and other countries for almost ten years. If you want an accurcate and reliable household power consumption data then you should have a solid state meter with temperature compensation. Opt out option is fine. I don’t recommend it as a power engineer but you have a choice.
Anita Schatz, how do you suggest getting it removed? I can’t imagine simply calling and asking to have it removed will be effective, although I am preparing to do that right this very minute. What next steps, if they refuse, do you (or anyone else) suggest? I really do want to get rid of this thing immediately for the health and safety of my family.
My question to them would be, you came and read my meter without charging me many years before this time….so why am I being charged now?
My question to them would be, you came and read my meter without charging me many years before this time….so why am I being charged now?
You’re likely to experience more than buzzing.