Think back to 20 years ago. Our lives were totally different. We woke up to an alarm clock, brushed our teeth, and started our day. Now we have multiple wireless devices, bathing us in radiation, to support an efficient lifestyle. Here’s what A Day’s Dose of Wireless Radiation looks like.
Wireless Wake Up
Back in the old days we used a battery operated alarm clock to wake us up. That evolved into a corded clock radio. No need for either of those items anymore, most people simply use the alarm clock on their cell phones. If your cell phone is on all night next to you receiving texts, notifications, and more it may be interrupting your sleep and on a deeper level, the cellular repair mechanisms in your body.1 Even when it’s silenced it’s operating. I use this alarm clock, and cell phones are at least 25 feet away from our bedroom. For more on that, check out my post called Are Cell Phones Dangerous. We have a landline in our bedroom in case our boys, who are now in college, need to reach us in an emergency.
Wireless Toothbrush
What is the first thing you do in the morning? Look at your cell phone when you’re brushing your teeth with a wireless electric toothbrush? Yes, this is a real thing for people who want to track how long they brush their teeth. It syncs with your phone.
Wireless Watch or Fitness Tracker
Next you put on your apple watch or fitness tracker bracelet which you’re wearing all day, and maybe even at night if you want to track your sleep quality. The tracker, along with your cell phone, will be on your body almost all the time, constantly bathing you in electrosmog.
Wireless Speaker
Now it’s time to make coffee and listen to the news or chat with Alexa on your Echo or some other wireless speaker.
Wireless Headphones
Once you leave your home and go to the gym, or walk around town on your way to work, it’s time to listen to music or make a phone call. That’s where your Bluetooth enabled wireless headphones come in handy. They connect to the cell phone that’s on, or right near your body, day and night.
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WiFi Home
Of course we all have WiFi in our house these days. it’s an automatic system that we don’t even consciously think about. Until we do. You’re sleeping with WiFi routers, maybe under your bed –hello fertility problems.2 –and your entire house is bathed in electrosmog. Way better than having ugly looking cords all over the place. However, we chose the latter and removed all of the WiFi from our home in 2016, which I wrote about in The Green House that Almost Killed Me. If you’ve recently renovated your home or updated your thermostats you may also be using Nest or some other wireless temperature control system.
Wireless Car
Now it’s time to drive to work. If your car was made after 2014 or so it’s likely decked out with five types of wireless radiation including:
- WiFi
- Bluetooth
- Satellite Radio
- Keyless Ignition
- Satellite Beacon
Fun fact? In order to avoid all of the above I drive a 1996 Lexus that we bought before my older son was born back when we lived in New York City.
Wireless TV
You get home from work and use the wireless remote to turn on your wireless television. You stream a movie or show using your home’s WiFi.
Frog in the Wireless Pot of Radiation
Little by little we’re cooking ourselves in a toxic brew of wireless radiation.
My WiFi-Free Day
In order to avoid every single source of wireless radiation above here’s how I go about my day. Start by waking up to my old fashioned battery operated alarm clock, then brush my teeth with an old fashioned toothbrush. I don’t own a fitness tracker or wireless speaker so those aren’t an issue, and I use a landline for phone calls instead of a cell. When I go out I take my cell phone with me in case of emergency, but every setting is off so that I’m not radiated as I drive. We plug our computers and television into the wall, thus eliminating those sources of wireless radiation, and long ago replaced the wireless thermostats with hard wired.
Simple Steps to Reduce EMFs
If you’re looking to reduce your exposure to electromagnetic radiation, check out my post called, Simple Steps to Reduce EMFs.
Sources of Wireless Radiation in Your Day
Have you ever stopped to think about all of the sources of wireless radiation that you choose to expose yourself to during the day? Take a moment and do a quick inventory, then leave a comment sharing it with us! And let me know if I missed any common wireless items that typically show up in everyday living!
CC says
Hello,
Thanks for all your articles and recipes.
I’m a teacher. Myself and each student have a computer, on all day. Because technology is part of our lives and “modern” teaching has to involve technology.
Plus all of our phones. Plus all of our watches. Plus their bluetooth earplugs.
My health has been constantly deteriorating for 5 years… when I started working as a teacher at a school that had students use Ipads.
Sure, there’s the stress level, lack of sleep, long commute.
But sometimes I wonder about this constant exposure to 30x wifi dose in my daily life, and what I will be able to do should I realize this is what’s getting me sick, apart from quitting my job.
Elana says
CC, I know what you mean. Technology is an incredibly important part of our lives. I’m using a computer right now and it is hard wired into the wall. A hard wired connection eliminates wireless radiation, increases speed, and improves security, but I don’t need to tell you that! Sadly, our society has not made a commitment to environmental health on so many levels and the wireless issues is such an important one. In France, WiFi is banned from pre-schools; I’m not sure how they’ve gone about using technology in other parts of their education system. I hope you’ll keep me posted on how you’re doing and I’m so sorry for this predicament you’re in.
Sandra says
Thanks Elana, for all your Great posts on Health and Recipes
Elana says
Sandra, you’re welcome!
Judie says
Thanks Elana for alerting people to EMF. As the power density increases to 5G the affects will become more apparent. I’ve been learning about this for the past several years. Here is a good podcast that may give you some additional information from Dr Jack Kruse. It’s so important to get our children on board because it’s not just the EMF but also the light frequencies that iPhones, iPads, TVs, indoor lighting that has a detrimental effect on our circadian rhythms and health.
https://neurohacker.com/healthy-mitochondria-scientific-benefits-of-being-outdoors
Elana says
Thanks so much Judie!
Donna says
Have a beautiful LL Bean battery alarm clock by the bed. It looks great and does the job!
Elana says
Donna, that’s amazing :-)
Judith H says
Yes, very much agree. I recently felt uncomfortable and decided to try and turn off my wifi at the modem. Was pleasantly surprised to learn I COULD turn it off and learned a lot doing it. Feel much better and only turn on, as needed.
Elana says
Judith, that is fantastic!
NickiB says
A great, eye-opening post!
I only have a cell phone- which I put on airplane mode for sleep, but you got me… I DO use its alarm feature. Do they still emit “electrosmog” in airplane mode?
We have a newer television, but we do not have wi-fi, or even “regular” internet, so it is not connected to anything. We just watch DVD’s.
As for the new cars: This is really interesting to me because we are discussing purchasing our first brand new car. If you don’t use any of those wireless features, are they still on, emitting frequency?
I honestly did not know about the toothbrushes! Wow!! No words for that!
Thanks, Elana!
Elana says
Nicki, as far as I know, there is no wireless radiation emitted when the cell phone is in airplane mode. Yes, for the cars, all of those 5 forms of wireless of radiation are being emitted all the time the car is on. I hope you’ll keep me posted on your car search :-)
Christine T. says
IWe do much of the same, since I first read about how EMFs affected your health and then heard a talk from experts shortly afterwards (I think it’s been 2 years since then?). We have a son who is on the ASD spectrum and at the time, I had a mouthful of metal fillings. I learned that those fillings are like little antennae and have since had them removed.
The only thing we haven’t done yet, because it’s very complicated, is to get rid of our cordless phones and go back to land lines. We have VOIP phone and so had to change things at the beginning to allow for this. That is one of our goals in the near future.
Thank you for alerting me and others to this silent health risk.
Elana says
Christine, yes exactly! The fillings are like little antennae. I’m so happy to hear that I’ve alerted you to this silent health risk, and glad we’re on this healing journey together :-)
Barbara says
I remember the wind up kind of alarm clocks. I guess I am getting old. Oh for the simple days.
Elana says
Barbara, it’s never too late! I still use something similar :-)
Cyndi says
Also, I turn off the wireless connection on my nook e-reader unless I am actively downloading a book; otherwise, the WiFi is on right next to my head all night long.
Elana says
Cyndi, thank you for this fantastic addition to tech-safe living!
طراحی سایت says
great post thanks for share
Elana says
You’re welcome!