Electrical hypersensitivity triggers and treatment.
EMF expert Melody Chan Graves to give us an update on the latest research regarding
electrohypersensitivity and what cutting edge environmental docs like Dr. Bill Rea of
the Environmental Health Center in Dallas, TX are really seeing with their patients.
By the way, Melody Chan Graves herself overcame a debilitating case of fibromyalgia
with the help of alternative treatments and building biology. Because of her remarkable
recovery after eliminating electromagnetic radiation exposure in her home, she became
not only passionate about spreading awareness for electrical hypersensitivity syndrome,
but now specializes in electromagnetic radiation detection and mitigation in clients’
homes (www.ecodynamicliving.com).
Here’s Melody’s report:
Dr. William Rea shared insights about electrical hypersensitivity gleaned from nearly
thirty years of working with environmentally ill patients.
Rea opened by saying that human beings are all antennas with different levels of
sensitivity, and finding safe places for sensitive people is like trying to “reinvent the
cave.”
He has observed a high correlation with sensitivity to metals like zinc, copper, stainless
steel, titanium, molybdenum, manganese, and magnesium. Metal implants like dental
fillings, metal jaws, shoulder joints, etc. will contribute to electrical sensitivity, because
they act as antennas.
Underscoring the synergistic relationship between different types of environmental
exposures, Dr. Rea remarked that 80-90% of ES is preceded by multiple chemical
sensitivity (MCS), and pesticide exposure is the initiator in 80% of patients seen.
A growing area of concern is chemical exposure from fracking associated with natural
gas wells. Dr. Rea is convinced that whatever is in the gas line is present in the air
around the gas well and is being inhaled by occupants inside the fracking zone. He
attributes this to the use of hydrochloric acid in conjunction with toxic chemicals in the
fracking fluid. This can be confirmed through a breath analysis that he performs on
patients at the clinic. In other words, he can detect specific fracking chemicals in the
exhaled breath of patients living in fracking zones, ranked natural gas drilling as the
second most prevalent trigger to electrical sensitivity in the patients he has seen in his
clinic. The four major triggers are listed below:
Four Major Triggers to Electrical Sensitivity
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Exposure to Pesticides, Molds, and Mycotoxins
Fracking from natural gas drilling
Formaldehyde
Technology, such as occupational exposure to high levels of electromagnetic
fields
He also shared the methods of treating electromagnetic sensitivity he had developed
over his many years in practice.
Treatment of Electromagnetic Sensitivity
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Live away from electrical and pesticidal areas in regions like West Texas,
Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, and Montana.
Live in areas where it is difficult to pick up Wi-Fi, television, cellular service,
etc.
Live in areas where grounding is feasible, and avoid underground wires,
cables, metal, pipes, etc. ES patients must be grounded.
Inside, decrease your toxic load.
o Pay attention to your building materials and design. Build with wood,
ground rods, a floor raised off the ground, not situated over iron veins or
old railroad tracks. Choose low-terpene woods.
o Shield the computers and TV.
o Shield building wiring, and try to have some walls in each room with
no interior wiring.
o Place the bed in the middle of the room. This aids in reducing exposure
to any electromagnetic fields coming from your existing house wiring.
o Choose a hardwood or ceramic floor. These are the materials least
likely to trigger chemical sensitivities.
o Sleep on a wooden bed frame made of hardwood, not pine or cedar.
Pine and cedar are high in natural terpenes, which often trigger reactions
in sensitive people.
o Use cotton or silk bedding (no wool). Most commercial wool and some
eco-wool is still treated with toxic fire retardants.
o Sleep on a “metal-free” bed. Dr. Rea’s clinic uses rawhide springs in
the box springs of their beds.
o Eat organic foods and adhere to a rotary diet to minimize food
sensitivities.
o Drink spring, distilled, or filtered water. Some ES patients can tolerate
distilled water better because of its lack of minerals.
o The best spring waters are as follows:
 Mountain Valley Springs Water (Hot Springs, AR)
 Evian
 Some German waters
 Some British waters
o Various treatments he uses at his clinic include:
 Neurotransmitter supplementation
 Magnesium, multivitamin, multimineral, and lipid/oil
supplementation
 Oxygen and hyperbaric therapy
 Immune modulators
 Gammaglobulin replacement
 Autogenous Lymphocytic Factor (ALF) for improved Tcell function
 Traditional sauna treatment with wood and glass or ceramic
sauna
When asked to describe the end result of ES, Dr. Rea said the syndrome most definitely
telescopes into a fatal disease. He stated that ES has a genetic component waiting for a
trigger, and that Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, dead nerves in the brain, and heart
arrhythmias are all examples of end results of ES patients left untreated.
Despite the rather gloomy news about ES, he expressed hope at the continued growth of
the environmental medicine field. Currently, there are three physician’s organizations
dedicated to environmental medicine, and there are about 5,000 complementary doctors
worldwide. Please visit www.buildingbiology.net for more information.
Further Reading:
Full text copy of Dr. Rea’s 1989 study http://www.aehf.com/articles/em_sensitive.html
More documentation on ES from Britain’s Powerwatch.org
http://www.powerwatch.org.uk/health/sensitivity.asp
Kathy.