Effects

• Microwaves and radio waves have been found to change blood composition; interfere with the heart's electrical control; and lower red-blood-cell counts, oxygen levels, white blood cells and blood-clotting ability.
  
  

Ramifications

• The electromagnetic fields humans have created affect blood, immune activity and cellular metabolism. This can manifest in stunted growth, clumping of red blood cells, low academic achievement, stress, crime, violence and an increased risk of miscarriage.
  
  

Expert Insight

• According to Joseph Marion, author of "Anti-Aging Manual: The Encyclopedia of Natural Health," alternating electromagnetic fields have cancerous effects on the human body.
  
  

Hypersensitivity

• Some research indicates that about 10 percent of Americans are hypersensitive to electromagnetic fields, and 40 to 80 percent to electromagnetic smog.
  
  

Prevention/Solution

• To reduce the negative effects of electromagnetic fields, electronics should be well maintained; microwave cooking should be reduced; alarm clocks should be kept at a distance from the bed; computer monitors should be as far from computer users as possible; and deficiencies of minerals, such as potassium, calcium and iodine, should be prevented to reduce the body's tendency to absorb radioactive minerals.