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January 15 2008
How Cell Phones are Killing Birds

dead pigeon, migratory birds, birds affected by radio frequencies, emr, emf, radio frequencies, cell phone dangersMigratory birds are known to use the geomagnetic field as a source of compass information. Scientists have shown that oscillating magnetic fields disrupt the orientation behavior of migratory birds.

Researchers found that robins were disoriented when exposed to a vertically aligned, broadband or a single-frequency field.

According to Alasdair Philips of Powerwatch,

"... medium- and short-wave frequencies have been used since the 1930s with little evidence of any effect on bird behavior. But since the mobile phone networks went up there have been increasing reports of birds, especially homing pigeons, getting lost. Research now needs to look at the effects of base station signals, particularly in view of the disorientating effects of EMR 'noise' reported in this study."



Dr. Mercola Dr. Mercola's Comments:

We know that migratory birds use the earth’s geomagnetic field as a source of compass information, but there are two competing hypotheses for what the primary process within the birds are. One involves magnetite, the other an internal chemical reaction that is sensitive to magnetic resonance. Then again, perhaps it’s a complex interaction of both. 

Researchers have now found that robins get disoriented when they’re exposed to a vertically aligned broadband of 0.1 to 10 MHz, or a single frequency of 7 MHz broadcast at a 24- or 48-degree angle to the natural geomagnetic field. 

Your body is also dependent on appropriate chemical reactions, many of which are guided by electrical frequencies in your brain, some of which happen to oscillate at the same frequency as that of cell phones and wireless networks. 

Why is Harm >From Radio Waves a Growing Concern?

Information-carrying radio waves have increased dramatically and exponentially over the last few years. Just think: it took 20 years for the first 1 billion cell phones to be sold -- a milestone reached in 2004. The next billion took just 18 months. The third billion was sold even faster -- just nine months, and we will reach the fourth billion by the end of this year.

Add to that all the wireless networks that are popping up everywhere, exposing you to massive amounts of radio waves whether you actually use wireless or not.  Most major office buildings have them, including Starbuck’s, Panera Bread, and most libraries.

We are in a geometric explosion of cell phone use, which causes the following physical problems:

  • Damaging your cell membranes

  • Decreasing intracellular communication by disrupting microtubular connections that allow biophotons to communicate between cells

  • Increasing deposits of heavy metals into your cells, which increases intracelluar production of free radicals, and can radically decrease cellular production of energy, thus making you incredibly fatigued

Once your body’s communication system is damaged, it is very easy to develop all sorts of pathologies related to disrupted intracellular antioxidant systems and heavy metal toxicities.

Recent studies have also found that cell phone users are 240 percent more prone to brain tumors, and a study back in 2004 found that your risk of acoustic neuroma (a tumor on your auditory nerve) was nearly four times greater on the side of your head where your phone was most frequently held. Listen, there is VERY solid evidence that the number of brain tumors will increase to 500,000 per YEAR in 2010 -- and will double to 1 million every year by 2015 if the causes are not addressed.

Folks, this is the real deal and represents an impending health care crisis.

The Truth Echoes in the Silence

Last year I was really excited when the Today Show contacted me, asking for an interview about one particular study on the dangers of cellular phones, as I thought they were finally starting to accept the truth.

Needless to say, I was wrong.

They only aired four seconds of my 20-minute interview, censoring the supporting evidence. No doubt, you are being deceived now, the same way the public was deceived for decades about tobacco. Back then, large corporate interests were very effective at manipulating the media and legislation to perpetuate the myth that smoking was safe, and nothing has changed in that regard. The United States protects corporate interests above public health more than ever.

We really need to learn from history, and my belief is that this exponential increase in information-carrying radio waves is far more serious a threat than tobacco ever was.

Your first mistake would be to be fooled by the mainstream media silence.

Remember, the media outlets in the United States are owned by a minuscule SIX corporations. Today, your mind is controlled by Time Warner, Disney, Murdoch's News Corporation, Bertelsmann of Germany, Viacom (formerly CBS) and General Electric's NBC.  These are the top owners of the entire media industry, which includes everything you read and hear in newspapers, magazines, TV and radio stations, books, records, movies, videos, wire services and photo agencies.

Can you believe what they say?

Not a chance. Because the telecommunication industry, which is even BIGGER than the drug cartel, Big Pharma, have far more influence than the drug companies – and you already know what heavy-weights they are when it comes to spreading misinformation.

Why You Should Listen to the Boy Who Cries Wolf

One of the world’s undisputed experts in cell phone safety is Dr. George Carlo – he’s the lone ranger shouting against the wind, telling the world the truth no one wants to hear.

I had the privilege of spending two full days with Dr. Carlo last October, 2007. I was so compelled with the information I heard that my next book,  slated for release in 2009, will detail the reasons why I believe using cell phones is far more dangerous than smoking cigarettes ever was.

In the 1990’s Dr. Carlo was given a $28-million grant from the cell phone industry to put an end to the talk that cell phones were hazardous to your health. Unfortunately, what he found was not what he’d been paid to find. Instead, he discovered that they DO, in fact, cause damage.

The cell phone industry offered him a position for $1 million a year to silence him, but he refused, and started a non-profit institute called The Safe Wireless Initiative to inform the world of this danger instead. I highly recommend you check out his site as he has compiled excellent resources on interventions you can use to maximize your health and minimize your EMR risks.

How Can You Protect Yourself From the Invisible Danger of EMR?

Some individuals believe that relatively expensive fixes like nano polymers (like those used by BioPro) can help, but my initial investigation strongly suggests that this technology protection is only minimally effective, and dissipates rapidly.

Of course, the only real solution is to move our culture away from wireless back to more wired. As for myself, I completely renovated my new home prior to moving in, and part of the project was to put in wired CAT-5 cables so I have no wireless connections at all.

I also learned that most portable phones are a major source of these information carrying radio waves. The only exception would be the much older, essentially antiquated 900 MHz portable phones. Fortunately they are still readily available online.

One of the major differences is that they are only on when in use. The other higher MHz phones are on continuously, bombarding your cells with tissue damaging radiation even when you’re not using them.   

If you do choose to use a cell phone, use the speakerphone function whenever possible -- and keep the phone about two feet away from any body part. Do not keep the phone on your belt or in your pocket even when you’re not using it, as the radiation WILL penetrate your body wherever the phone is attached. Instead, stow it away in a purse, backpack, or your car’s glove compartment.

For times when a speakerphone isn’t practical, you can use a NON-Blue Tooth headset.

While Blue Tooth is certainly safer than no headset at all, it is still broadcasting its own information-carrying radio waves into your brain, just at a lower intensity than a cell phone. And there quite simply is no safe biological threshold for either of them.

I strongly believe that sooner or later, the real dangers of cell phones will be fully understood. Unfortunately, this has all the makings of a tobacco-sized tragedy -- at one time everyone turned a blind eye and refused to believe smoking was dangerous, and we all know how that story ended.


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shiva
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December 28, 2007
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Birds have magnetic particles in their breast feathers that allow them to feel and follow the magnetic ley lines of the earth. .... Human beings have magnetic particles in our nasal bones that we aren't even aware of. .... Maybe that's why we are so lost.
Mercola
  
DizzyIzzy1
[ Joined on 06/07] [ Posted on December 30, 2007]
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  Mercola
Thanks, Shiva. It's always nice speaking to someone of like mind who knows what you're talking about, rather than just looking at you sideways and muttering something involving the words 'crazy', 'hippie', or 'weird'!!

I agree - as I said, that's just what I would intuit from the 'feelings' I get when I look around and see what happens in this world. I find the more I listen to my body and take note of what it's telling me, and the more naturally I eat, the stronger these feelings become. It's almost as if you begin to re-align yourself with the energy that makes up everything.

I don't subscribe to any religion, but it's always encouraging when you see what you 'instinctively know' written about in ancient texts. (And I agree, 'instinct' is more likely something everyone knows but has been suppressed by this modern world).

Everything is conscious - I love following quantam physics as every discovery made seems to follow more closely with what I've always 'known'. It's a fascinating field. The more they learn, the more they realise that this 'god' spoken of for eons is probably right on the money. I love when people speak of it as light, as to me and my eyes, everything alive glows with a kind of bright, golden light... the more natural it is, the stronger the field. Oddly enough, GMO foods never really glow at all.

Patty - I know what you mean; my friends used to call me the human compass as I could always, without fail, tell you exactly where due north/south/east/west was. Until I moved to the northern hemisphere; it's taken nearly 2 years to 'reallign' my body to the correct direction and not be completely lost!! It isn't just other animals who know these things... no wonder cats run back to their old homes when the owners move!
Mercola
  
shiva
[ Joined on 10/06] [ Posted on December 30, 2007]
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  Mercola
Patty D - - My experience of such instinctual "Knowing" as we are discussing here, is that it is just like when you go to the refrigerator to get something to eat and you are not sure what you want to eat. ... You often experience that as you stand there looking over what is available, and you consider each choice, you may or not be aware that there is a "Feeling" experienced within you that is either 'Yes' or 'No',.. until you finally "know" what it is that you want or need.

The more 'Aware' you are of your body, the more you will 'Know' what your body needs to eat at that moment. .. Your 'instinct' will tell you what you need to eat by way of a feeling you will subtley experience in your body.

........ My experience of 'Knowing' the correct direction to travel in, is that the 'Knowingness' is instinctually known within you via a 'Feeling' that is either a 'Yes' or a 'No' feeling within your body and is 'Felt' as you point your body in one direction or another. .. It is a very real yet subtle phenomenon that I have vividly experienced directly.

This sort of experience was not uncommon amongst the tribal peoples of the planet. Native American people of past times shared of how often when they went hunting, they experienced 'Knowing' where the game was, and they were 'instinctually' led to the food they needed. They were very naturally in communication with the environment which they were a part of.
Mercola
  
DizzyIzzy1
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  Mercola
Oh, I thought that was just caused by my luscious, flowing blonde locks... ; )
Mercola
  
shiva
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  Mercola
Sheila C - - In my opinion, Dizzylizzy is on the money. 'All is One'. separation is a powerful Illusion. When you get down to the nitty gritty of creation, what you discover is just what modern physics is now proclaiming,.. which is that we live in a "conscious universe". The entire universe is composed of what the ancient culture of China refers to as "Chi" (chee) and the culture of ancient India refers to as "Prana".

Consciousness is composed of "Light" and is "electro-magnetic". ... Your body has an eclecltro-magnetic field both infusing it and surrounding it,.. just as does each atom that makes up each molecule of what you are. .... This 'Life Force' is consciousness itself.

Human beings have the same innate ability to 'sense' or 'feel' direction on the planet that animals instinctually display (among other abilities),. ... It is the condition of modern humanity however that man is presently in such a state of unconsciousness that he/she is not 'aware' of our instinctual levels or aspects of being. .. We are unconscious of the aspects of self which are connected to the whole. ... In my opinion, and from personal experience, what we call "instinct" is really simply a level of awareness that in modern day humans has become suppressed and disowned into the unconscious levels of the psyche. It is that aspect of consciousness which is associated with the physical expression that is 'nature'. ... Animals are in the stage of evolution where they have not yet 'separated' from nature in consciousness.

From what I have seen however, the more one 'unifies' with ones body,.. by clearing out the "aberations" or suppressed fears and traumas of past experience that one has stuffed into unconsciousness, the more one becomes unified with and thus "consciously" inhabiting ones body, and the more one enters into a state of Union or "ONENESS" within oneself,..... the more one at the same time, ....becomes Unified with ALL That IS.
Mercola
  
DizzyIzzy1
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  Mercola
Sheila... don't know quite how they affect us specifically, but my thoughts would be that:

We all have our own energy fields (I don't know about others but I can definitely see them if I focus properly). These are what are often talked about as qi in eastern medicine; meridians, chakras etc. They're what's used in acupuncture, acupressure, reiki etc. If the centres of a person are out of whack then so is the rest of them and it leads to illness.

Likewise, you can see leys if you focus... they have a much brighter glow to them than most areas. I imagine this would interact with our own energy fields, so if they weaken or are thrown off balance then we would be too.

I don't know what you believe, but I believe this energy is an intelligent energy that runs through and is part of all things, both living and dead, guiding everything that happens - 'god' I suppose you could say, for want of a better word.

So it would make sense that the energies of living creatures interact with that of the Earth we live on and are part of. As leys are the places where that energy concentrates most, if they're out then we will be too. And as I said, if your energy is out of balance then you become ill. Likewise, the planet would become ill too if it was thrown off kilter. If it's off, then ours will be too... I'm rambling. They interact. I'm sure you get what I'm trying to say!! :/


Shiva - your thoughts? Am I right? This is just what I would intuit...
Mercola
  
Patty D
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  Mercola
"Human beings have the same innate ability to 'sense' or 'feel' direction on the planet that animals instinctually display"
Shiva, I find this fascinating in light of my own experience.  I lived on the Gulf Coast of FL most of my life.  I always could orient myself to the water (south) regardless of where I was, if the sun was shining etc.  However, a few years ago, I moved to SC where the ocean is to the East.  I cannot orient myself to direction here.  It's hopeless.  Even my car compass will tell me what direction I'm going and I'll swear it's wrong.   I think even though my brain knows the water is to the EAST, my body still insists it's to the south.
Mercola
  
Phantom O' Banjo
[ Joined on 09/06] [ Posted on December 30, 2007]
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  Mercola
Dizzy your a blond?  I had no idea.....  Now I going to look at you sideways with that bit of information.  lol
Mercola
  
shiva
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  Mercola
Dizzylizzy - - Thank you for your sharing here. 

 If you haven't seen it already,.. you would likely enjoy watching the film entitled; ' THE CELESTINE PROPHESY' , .. which of course is the same story as the best selling book of the same title. ... A powerful story of great Truth, which speaks to the awareness we have been discussing here.

Namaste'
Mercola
  
mama bear
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  Mercola

Shiva

We are spiriual beings having a physical experience!

mamabear

Mercola
  
DizzyIzzy1
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  Mercola
Ahh, Shiva, the book is one of my favourite books ever!! I've just re-read it for the umpteenth time... every time I read it there's more to be found. I didn't realise there was a film; I'll have to have a look for it in town tomorrow. Thanks for that!!
Mercola
  
Sheila C
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  Mercola
Hi Dizzylzzy1 and Shiva, thank you for your explanations and from what I have experienced, I agree with both of you.
Mercola
  
greenbirdcatdog
[ Joined on 08/06] [ Posted on January 15, 2008]
       
   
  Mercola

there is a solution to the emf effect.Advanced Tachyon makes a tacyonized disk that goes on cell phones

Mercola
  
SeriouslyFolks
[ Joined on 01/08] [ Posted on January 15, 2008]
       
   
  Mercola

Does anyone know about those transponders that are in your car when you pay for toll roads?  It BEEPS when you go under these things that look like huge overhead lamps.  It reads your car and makes sure you are the paying customer for that toll road.  Is the huge contraption doing something to us ya think?

Mercola
  
Sheila C
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  Mercola
Hi Shiva, could you please tell us how the ley lines affect humans?
  
  
Russ Bianchi
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December 28, 2007
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ET!  DON'T PHONE HOME!
Mercola
  
shaneperrone
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  Mercola
lol good one :)
  
  
Jeff Byrne
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This begs the question... How is this affecting the earth as a whole?  Birds are responsible for a lot of the functions in nature's life cycle.  From what they eat and where to what they excrete and where.  So this is something that may cause some radical changes in the earth's ecology very soon given the amount of satellite communicating we do.  What else is affected?  Whales?  Sea life?  Is this why it seems whales get lost all the time? 
Mercola
  
Islander
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  Mercola
Jeff, glad you're not offended. Many people resent being corrected. I for one am not about "correction" but rather in support of accuracy in language, and it drives me barmy when I see an error repeated, as in "loose" for "lose." (And don't get me started on noo-kew-lar )!

To respond: your question, a legitimate one, was how "this" (EMG waves or radiation) was affecting earth as a whole. [Er... misled , not mislead ]. My reading of the source was that this effect had already been confirmed in robins as well as migratory species, so no assumption was involved; you were simply pursuing the evidence to its logical conclusion and applying it to other species.

I could, of course, be wrong. It's past my bedtime and this blackberry brandy is having its own effect. Oh, wait, you wanted more examples. Hmmm.... thinking ....thinking.... egad....okay....

"Now that oil has been exhausted, it is imperative to allocate more federal funding to seek alternative energy sources." (Do we agree that oil sources have been exhausted?)

"Since our colleges and universities cannot graduate enough nurses, we must aggressively recruit R.N.s from the Philipines and other offshore venues."

What punishment shall we assign those monsters who perform abortions on innocent fetuses?"

Oh, and you're absolutely right: using "little figures of speech correctly" identifies you immediately as an educated person.  On the other hand, errors in spelling, grammar and syntax impact your credibility and make your statements easier to dismiss. ..a concept I labored to transmit to a generation of college freshmen.

Mercola
  
Jeff Byrne
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  Mercola
Islander-
I am always down for an English lesson.  Although I would argue that I speak American.  haha.  Am I not begging the question (assuming) that birds are being mislead by cell phone signals?  I thought I was assuming one statement was true in order to pursue a related subject.  Please clarify.  I like to sound smart to smug people whenever possible and using little figures of speech correctly sometimes makes all the difference.  Seriously, please provide more examples.  Thanks.
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Islander
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  Mercola
I've seen this phrase misused so often that I have to speak up and say that this doesn't "beg the question," it simply asks it. "Begging the question" is a rhetorical device in which the truth of a statement is assumed in order to pursue a related issue.

For example, "What sentence would you recommend for those abusive mothers whose babies are born with fetal alcohol syndrome?" assumes (or begs the question) that we already agree that such mothers are criminals, when no such consensus exists.

I know, I know - you can retire from the classroom but you never stop being an educator. Anyone out there need an editor/proofreader for their book?
Mercola
  
Jeff Byrne
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  Mercola
Now that we have that solved.  So what else gets all jacked up from cell phones?  And what is that going to change?
Mercola
     
rawf32
[ Joined on 11/06] [ Posted on January 16, 2008]
       
   
  Mercola

Many think that the US Navy's use of extremely low frequency sound waves (ELF) is responsible for the disorientation and beaching of whales, killer whales and dolphins.

  
  
Cinnabar
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December 29, 2007
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Tests during government sonar experiments have shown correlation between impulses and odd shark behavior and deaths.  They may also be part of the reason for large beeching trends in whales. 

Sharks are k-selected (they breed later in life and have fewer young per individual).  Their populations have been hit hard from fishing and fear in our culture.  Just because they are not cute and fuzzy, they still perform important functions at the top of the food chains of the seas. 
Mercola
  
eqhealth07
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  Mercola
Even cute and fuzzy top predators are misunderstood and in big trouble too.  Wolves, cougars, grizzly bears, lions, cheetahs, etc.

I've been hearing so much lately about overfishing of sharks.  I will not purchase any formula with shark cartilage, nor will I eat shark fin soup.  At one time it would have been OK, but we humans are way overpopulated and must listen when a species is in trouble.
  
  
Magnolia
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It comes down to the question of what conveniences we are willing to give up in order to create a safer future for all mankind.
  
  
MINUTEMAN
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BUSTER in TN

The birds are not the only one that are dying and confused. A much more important species other than humans

are HONEY BEES... Bee colony collapse is is dangerously HIGH. Without bee pollenization of food crops,of which, 80%+is dependent on the honey bee pollenating........THINK ABOUT IT ......What do you like to eat????

  
  
Tina in Ashburn
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January 15, 2008
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zidek666, you have some valid points here. Dr Mercola makes valid points as well. I have worked in the wireless industry for some years. My son has training in the nuclear industry.

Blanket statements of overall bad effects in any area are usually wrong somewhere so it is good to see a qualified answer for usage of various radiowaves and their differences in intensity and direction.

I remember a Director at our company having to get a tumor removed from her ear canal, on her "cell phone ear".  The company for which I worked used the cell phone almost exclusively as our "walkie-talkies" during workhours which were night, day, and weekend. I didn't hear a lot of stories of brain tumors at our company. I can't think of any actually.

My husband is a techie-nut and we have all kinds of wires and wireless things in  use at the house, as well as a sophisticated home computer network. My ears ache after I use certain phones - and never the old analog wired ones. I do think the electro-magnetic fields affect me but its a non-specific feeling that I can't prove.

Has anyone felt the overhwhelming stillness of the house during a power outtage? The intensity of this sensation tells me that we do have too much of something here. I like to go camping in the middle of nowhere because of the great relief the experience affords from this frazzling effect.

I do know that a telecommunications company for which my husband worked has had brain tumor problems. The dispatch workers and others who spent the day in front of the old IBM monitors - this was in the mainframe days of the 80s -  have almost ALL died of brain tumors or cancer. I believe that these styles of  monitor were all known eventually  to be highly toxic. I shudder as I think about how I worked at one when I was a programmer during that same era.

  
  
KH-Austin
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a1kinobe, regarding how you keep from feeling depressed - I have this same issue, as do some of my friends, and one of the things I try to keep in mind is that humankind has been overcoming the effects of greed and immorality for thousands of years. It's something we probably just have to learn to live with, and continue to do our best to make positive changes. I know, that's small consolation, but there's really few options - either try to be happy and spread the positive things you learn, or be sad while trying to spread the positive things you learn. Happy people seem to get a bigger audience so I do my best to stay upbeat. I've been fighting against enviornmental destruction for well over 25 years so it takes some inner strength to keep that smile. At least here you have many like-minded people who are working for positive changes!

  
  
NO ONE
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In October 2001 a Dr. Mueller of Germany demonstrated a new wireless technology to the world!

It does NOT require "cells" and is not only safer, but infinitely better. - It uses 'gravitational pressure waves' (GPW), which are standing waves with a frequency range of nano meters to lightyears, for carriers. He calls it: G- COM.

The technology is offered by him to ANYONE with only one provisor; no exclusivity at all! - This technology enables signals of a portable little phone to be transferred onto a GPW of the appropriate half wave length to the other party, which picks it up from there with "0" time lapse. This means, that not only does the signal penetrate the earth or (salt) water bodies, but does so without signal strength loss or time loss. A round trip signal to Mars, for example, would be instantaneous instead of taking 40 minutes! But, as predictable, nobody has figured out how to charge for the 'talk time'. -

  
  
NO ONE
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In October 2001 a Dr. Mueller of Germany demonstrated a new wireless technology to the world!

It does NOT require "cells" and is not only safer, but infinitely better. - It uses 'gravitational pressure waves' (GPW), which are standing waves with a frequency range of nano meters to lightyears, for carriers.

The technology is offered by him to ANYONE with only one provisor; no exclusivity at all! - This technology enables signals of a portable little phone to be tranferred onto a GPW of the appropriate half wave length to the other party, which picks it up from there with "0" time lapse. This means, that not only does the signal penetrate the earth or (salt) water bodies, but does so without signal strength loss or time loss. A round trip signal to Mars, for example, would be instantaneous instead of taking 40 minutes! But, as predictable, nobody has figured out how to charge for the 'talk time'. -

  
  
a1kinobe
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I get so depressed when I read of these conspiracies, or not caring, by the major corporations that seem not to care about anything but the bottom line, and we all pay for it!  I worry about my son, and how he'll survive the increasing toxic assaults, as well as us.  People then say, "well you have to think positive" or " we can change the world, one person at a time" but that's too darn slow for me!  What do you all do, think or act in order to stay genuinely positive under these conditions?

  
  
eqhealth07
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January 15, 2008
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I think this is a problem for bird, but I believe it's one of many.  Habitat destruction, pesticide usage (direct poisoning & killing of their food sources), cats (feral & house cats) & other invasive species (ie. starlings), climate change, mono-crop mega-agriculture.  The "canaries in the coal mine" are dying, but are we paying attention?

  
  
healing water online
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Thank you Dr Mercola for the awesome work you are doing with your website, I dont think cell phones are healthy for humans. The economic interests are so big in the cell phone industry so it will never be forbidden no matter what. The knowledge about the danger will be and have been suppressed, we can see what happened to Dr. Carlo when he start talking the truth.

  
  
jonallen
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January 15, 2008
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The fact that migratory birds are being disoriented is certainly disturbing. And the fact that young children are being sent out with cell phones by their parents is also highly questionable, but far more dangerous is the fact that many pregnant mothers are still using electric blankets and/or electric waterbed heaters. These sources, along with increasingly rare high-radiation CRTs and electric cable heated walls are the most potent sources of harmful ELF radiation. What this means is that although cell phone use poses the greatest risk to children who use them regularly, they are far from being the greatest radiation risk in the environment. While it is important to inform the public about the ever increasing list of risky sources of radiation, it is even more important to reiterate the worst offenders, and the stages of growth at which they pose the greatest risk, which scales linearly from highest at fertilization to lowest at adulthood. Thank you for allowing me to post this important reminder.

  
     
dtorreya
[ Joined on 07/06] [ Posted on
January 15, 2008
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I resisted getting a cell phone for years, until I finally relented a few years ago due to business concerns.  I instinctively know that they are not good; my ears literally burn and feel clogged after a long call.  I instinctively know that there is a cover up of some kind going on, and I believe that Dr. Mercola is probably correct in saying that this will be another Tobacco industry type of scandal in future, when many innocent folks are dying of cancers caused by these "harmless" devices.  Unfortunately, cell phone technology and WIFI is quite addicting, and like tobacco, many will continue to use even when they know the truth.  How convienient.  How typical.  I finally have a phone with a speaker function, and will try to use it as much as possible.  I am grateful for Dr.Mercola's website, which is FREE, scientifically based information to anyone with "ears to hear".

Rosamundie, FL

  
  
TedH
[ Joined on 01/07] [ Posted on
January 15, 2008
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Is anyone familiar with a product called Q-Link?  I purchased one a few years back, but I don't have research based assurance that it provides protection against cell phone signal health damage.

  
  
Tina in Ashburn
[ Joined on 02/07] [ Posted on
January 15, 2008
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My son tells me that the most vulnerable to radioactivity and electromagnetic fields are 'developing cells'. So children and young animals would be adversely affected by unrestricted waves of certain levels and intensities.

I have also suspected that sonar testing, per se, is not the all of the culprit in whale deaths. What happens on a Navy submarine is that the guys at the console get bored. These sailors find that by specifically directing sonar at a whale makes them cry out. What these poor guys probably don't realize is that they might be harming the whales and this is why the whales cry out.

The FCC is vulnerable to lobbyists just like any industry. My old company intensely lobbied the FCC like all the telecommunications companies do. So, in reality, "corporate interests" do affect the FCC. The FCC gets much of its information from these interests.

Thanks Dr Mercola for a thought-provoking article. I do believe that electro-magnetic usage is way out of control. Not knowing how this all affects me specifically is unsettling.

  
  
Truth Wins
[ Joined on 06/06] [ Posted on
January 15, 2008
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No need to rewire your home to avoid wireless. Just use powerline ethernet adapters. Anywhere that you have a plugin, you have an ethernet connection. I am allergic to wireless and have been using these for a while. They work great. I also cannot talk on a cell phone for more than 30 seconds without getting a headache and feeling nausiated. When I had a 2.4 ghz phone, same problem. I now have a 5.8ghz phones and have no problems.

  
  
Mr.AK
[ Joined on 06/06] [ Posted on
January 14, 2008
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Thank you for mentioning and promoting Dr. Carlo and his work. He has been the Lone Ranger on this issue for almost 10 years, and has been willing to risk everything to get the truth out. He needs to be heard!

  
  
ny2v
[ Joined on 09/07] [ Posted on
January 15, 2008
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-3 Points        
   
 

zidek666 - I am glad someone (you) spoke up re the technical problems with Dr. Mercola's presentation. I will not try to add to what you said.. there is no need. It is correct. I am a retired electronics engineer with decades of experience in the electronics business and in amateur radio. I know what I am talking about, and so do you. Thanks again for clearing up this matter. I see you got tons of negative votes. They are coming from those who swallowed the propaganda on this subject, hook, line and sinker. I am a Dr. Mercola fan, but his stand on this whole subject has gotten terribly carried away.

  
  
zidek666
[ Joined on 11/07] [ Posted on
January 15, 2008
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Much as I respect and admire Dr. Mercola's many common sense insights, the assertion that all EM radiation and particularly cell phone, WIFI, and other extremely low level RF radiation is harmful to health is absolute rubbish and deceptive. Furthermore, the assertion that there is a corporate conspiracy to hide this dubious danger is equally ludicrous and disingenuous.

He recommends that we should get adequate sunshine and yet may not realize in that doing so exposes us to infrared, optical, ultraviolet, and other high energy electromagnetic radiations. Are these harmful because they are electromagnetic? Of course not unless they are at very intense levels. The same hold true for any EM radiation. It depends on the power level and intensity. Too much of anything is harmful.

Cell phones emit RF radiation in microwatts (millionth of a watt) not in many thousands of watts that could indeed cause biological damage.  Its about as much EM radiation as seeing a lone candle in large dark auditorium many hundreds of feet away. Yet the article would have you belive you're standing in the midst of a furnace!

The statement: <Researchers have now found that robins get disoriented when they’re exposed to a vertically aligned broadband of 0.1 to 10 MHz, or a single frequency of 7 MHz broadcast at a 24- or 48-degree angle to the natural geomagnetic field.>  is true if and only if the broadcast is in extremely high power levels. AM broadcast stations have transmitted on these frequencies with hundreds of thousands of watts 24/7 for decades and yet there have been no widespread reports that robins have become disoriented around high powered bradcast stations.

The assertion that all this is somehow a corporate conspiracy is equally puzzling from Dr. Mercola, an advocate of free markets and free enterprise. The reason that 2.4 Mhz was allocated to Wifi, cellular communications was not determined by the "corporate interests" but by the government's  FCC. Blame the US Gov.

Mercola
  
Mr.AK
[ Joined on 06/06] [ Posted on January 15, 2008]
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  Mercola

It is no "assertion" on Dr. Mercola's part that there is a corporate conspiracy - this comes straight from Dr. Carlo, who was an insider for many years. He has the evidence to back up such an "assertion".


 
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