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4 ways to easily and inexpensively reduce the amount of dirty electricity in your home or business for better health and improved sleep. 
Electricity was originally intended as a “clean” and safe source of power for homes and businesses through standard usage of the steady electrical frequency of 60 oscillations per second, or 60 Hertz (Hz).
Modern energy-efficient devices, electronics, and other reasons such as earth currents can cause significant deviance from the 60 Hz frequency, however, and this pulsed exposure to spiking and unsafe frequencies of electromagnetic radiation (EMFs) on overloaded wires is what has become known as “dirty electricity”.
Exposure to dirty electricity has the potential to cause and exacerbate existing health problems in some people. It is not something that can be smelled, touched, seen, or felt, and yet it is very real and very problematic for those who experience it on a daily basis.
The health effects of dirty electricity were first identified as early as the 1950s in rural areas when the behavior and feeding patterns of animals were negatively affected by stray voltage caused by poor grounding and lack of utility infrastructure.
In humans, symptoms of exposure to dirty electricity can include:
- Headaches
- Difficulty sleeping
- Body aches and pains
- Ringing in the ears (tinnitus)
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- Worsening of symptoms from multiple sclerosis or ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease)
In Sweden, sensitivity to dirty electricity is a recognized disability affecting approximately 3% of the population. In Switzerland, a survey of doctors concluded that 5% of symptoms in patients could be traced to dirty electricity exposure.
How to Reduce Dirty Electricity Exposure Immediately
While the concept of dirty electricity is a complex one that practically requires a degree in Physics to fully understand, ways to reduce your exposure are simple and easy to implement.
- Get rid of all the fluorescent and LED light bulbs. Compact fluorescent light bulbs and LEDs have a very large EMF field compared with simple incandescent light bulbs. These bulbs also produce a lot of dirty electricity. Getting rid of them within your home and business will reduce your exposure to dirty electricity immediately.
- Replace all dimmer switches with simple on/off switches. Dimmer switches produce a lot of dirty electricity! Replace them with simple on/off switches or if that is not in the budget, just leave them off all the time.
- Turn off your wireless router at night. While getting rid of exposure to all wireless communications is futile in this day and age when it is literally everywhere, you can at least give your body a rest at night while you sleep by turning them off in your home.
- Make sure your home does not use a Smart Meter. Power companies all over the United States are installing smart meters to simplify the meter reading process. Call your local power company and find out if you have already gotten one and if so, make sure to opt-out and go back to the analog meters.
I initially thought our home had a Smart Meter, but after investigating, discovered to my great relief that the automated meters in our area were not Smart Meters and were one-way communication devices that allowed meter readers to drive down our street and pick up a weak radio signal and thereby read the meter without entering a person’s property. They were not two-way Smart Meters constantly pulsing and sending information to the power company about our electrical usage.
The American Academy of Environmental Medicine adopted a resolution that formally opposes the installation of Smart Meters in homes and schools “based on a scientific assessment of the current medical literature. Chronic exposure to wireless radiofrequency radiation is a preventable environmental hazard that is sufficiently well documented to warrant immediate preventative public health action.“
Dirty electricity was identified as a possible carcinogen in 1999 by the US National Toxicology Program. What’s more, the existing safety limit for pulsing radiofrequency is insufficient to maintain public health according to the Radiofrequency Interagency Working Group.
More Ways to Protect Yourself
This list of 25 ways to reduce EMFs in your home can help with additional suggestions.
If you feel that dirty electricity is seriously impacting your health and want to know more, please click here to investigate information on a line of Earthing products that can protect you in your home or business.
References
Wise Traditions Conference, Dirty Electricity, Jules Klapper
Swiss EMF Study
What Causes Dirty Electricity?
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Fitbit Health Dangers
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I found this thing online that plugs into your wall outlet and supposedly it neutralizes the EMFs inside your home. Have you heard of such a thing? Do they work???
When I’m in my backyard. Close to the power lines I’ve noticed my ears plug off and can’t hear a thing. I walk away getting away from them and they pop open so I can hear. This is terrible feeling.
My husband is a lineman and deals with high voltage power lines any ideas to help him?
My husband works in commercial construction and was feeling the wear & tear of EMF’s … A Q-link and alkalized water have done wonders to sustain his energy through the days, and as we’ve become more aware about how things negatively interact with us, we’re more disciplined about powering off at home and can tell the difference!
I forgot to mention: If, after reading my previous comment, you’re still worried about “dirty electricity”, one very practical way to avoid it would be by wearing a tinfoil hat with an earth lead.
There is no remotely-convincing evidence of any causal relationship between non-ionizing electromagnetic fields (which is what I assume you mean by “dirty electricity”) and human health at the very low levels encountered in everyday life. The Swiss study you link to is an extremely weak telephone survey of doctors’ opinion and proves nothing. The only plausible effect that typical EMFs could have on the human body is to heat it up by a tiny and unnoticeable amount. The fact that many comments here complain of vague symptoms which could be attributable to nearly anything also proves nothing. If you want an example of a real, genuine health problem, of the sort faced by millions of people on this planet every day, what about dirty, bacteria and parasite-infested water?
sword – there is plenty of research out there if you do not like the phone call. The Bioinitiative Reports for one, you have to be willing to research a bit if you want to know about it. We already know radiation causes cancer, right? When researching non-ionizing – there are now newer facts out there. This should be common knowledge by now.
I knew there was a reason I hate fluorescent lights! They have an aggravating sound, make me noticeably more anxious as soon as they are turned on, and, in big-box stores, cause headaches and make me feel like I am brain-dead after a while (I’m sure we’ve all had the experience anyway).
I called Edison Southern California to opt out of our smart meter. $75 to replace with an analogue meter then $10 a month for a guy to come and read the meter. Fair enough, a small price to pay!
They aren’t allowing opting out of wifi or radio smart meters here in Michigan. DTE is still cutting off people’s electricity of they remove their electric smart meter and replace it with analog. We need lawsuits and a lot more residents to speak out. I suddenly have gotten very ill this colder season when my furnace kicks on. It is really frightening. Anyone who doubts the toxic effects of EMF’s are out of their mind.
Thanks for this! I have opted out! For those with PG&E, it is simple to do:
http://www.pge.com/en/myhome/customerservice/smartmeter/optout/index.page
Hi, Also this lighting contains mercury, and is also the worst lighting you can use for your eyesight because of the flicker!