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
More Information
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Harvard MD Speaks Out about the Health Dangers of Smart Meters
Thank you for the article Sarah, I do not believe that Smart Meters are in my area yet but very well could be. I am wondering if you or anyone who reads this has ever used Orgonite? It seems that it would be similar to the Q-link pendant that is mentioned in the article. I have been thinking of making some Orgonite items on my own and am interested to hear what others experience with it may be.
Thank you for bringing interesting issues to light.
My kids and I have made Orgonites and placed them all around the house. I can’t say for sure if we’ve noticed a difference as they say it can be subtle, we have already had our Smart Meter removed, but it makes me feel a little better about our computer use, etc.
I wonder if himalayan salt lamps would have an impact on smart meters.
Cara, I have wondered that myself! Just an aside to the other bloggers, this is not the only well respected website that I have found information on how BAD smart meters are, so rest assured the truth will come out to the general public. I just don’t know how long….
Thank you for this!!!
I was fine with moving outta California for reasons such as this… didn’t think it would take long for it to move across the USA, though. 🙁
How do we know the Q-link isn’t just a lucky rabbit’s foot to make money off us?
Ours is still a regular one that they put in when we moved in.
Smart meter? I have not heard of this.
I need some Rearden Steel! lol Sorry, I watched Atlas Shrugged last night.
I live just north of Houston. We locked up our old analog meter, sent a certified denial of consent letter, taped a copy of the letter to the meter, and they STILL cut off our lock and removed our meter, replacing it with a smart meter. No phone call has made any difference whatsoever. If you want to buy electricity in Texas, you have to have a smart meter. Period.
Our meter is 4 ft from our living room couch and chair, and we have 3 kids under the age of 9.
Oh great we have one. I had no idea they posed a threat 🙁
Thank you Sarah for this wonderful article, as I was looking through your website and i haven’t seen you mention anything about mattresses that don’t out gasses, Is there anything you recommend or you haven’t got to this topic as yet?
Please let me know if you know of any good sources.
Thanks alot,
Regards J.
Yes, Sarah. Like Janet, I have had this question. Any sources for organic mattresses? I wonder about the “organic” ones made of latex as many people have trouble with latex. What do you know on this subject? Thank you.
The latex mattresses are manufactured via high heat and then washed with soap and water. The heat denatures (or changes) the proteins in the latex, theoretically rendering them harmless (the allergen in latex is the protein, so if you change the structure of the protein it theoretically cannot function as the original protein could). I am latex sensitive. Latex products typically make me itch. I have never experiencing anaphylaxis from latex, but I do get short of breath around latex balloons. I just ordered some sample chunks of latex matress–my daughter is about to go to a twin bed. I rubbed the latex on my skin and did not get the immediate itching I get with latex gloves, balloons, or other thin latex products. I also experienced no shortness of breath after sniffing the various chunks. While I have no scientific proof that latex mattresses do not elicit allergy symptoms across the board, my personal anecdote is that various firmnesses of talalay and dunlop 100% natural latex did not elicit my allergy symptoms. I plan to write an article for my blog on my non-toxic mattress buying experience soon. It has been quite a process, and it is not yet over.
Nicole, Thank you for the reply. I will await your article on buying mattresses, but I am glad to know that you had no problem with the one you tried out.
Nicole, I am looking into safe organic mattresses too. Thanks for bringing the question up Kathy 🙂 I think Mercola has some info on this subject too.
hey kathy.. www. cozypure dot com.. made in america.. organic latex core with organic wool wrapping.. located in virginia i believe.. there is a lot to read on the site also and they have a showroom.. may be a trip depending on where you are but worth a look.. hope this helps..
-jason and lisa-
forgot to add.. no voc’s..
-jason and lisa-
I just bought a latex mattress and actually got it at the fair price although it is thin and because of this it makes the bed a more extra firm/firm. I figure thats fine because next step is to buy an organic wool topper with the money saved. So personally I haven’t experienced any allergic symptoms actually a decrease in morning allergies and I guess if you were sensitive you could just purchase a nice topper.
Ok its not letting me click to go on this site to read it…says its down for maintenance or something but what is all this about? Our electric bill has been outrageous…more than it should be by double sometimes triple. When I called to ask them about it, they said they were in the process of installing new meters to all the customers and said to wait and see if that clears it up. Said I should have had the new one by last friday but its still not installed yet. I have heard nothing about it…what is it?