HealthNewsMay2004

We'll discuss briefly both the cause of this situation and what we can do to protect ourselves and our ecosystem from this potent invisible pollutant that flows continually through our homes and bodies. We'll also consider health effects of mobile phones and cell towers, EM military technology and Earth's own EM lines. Links will be refereed to for much more details and will include graphs, charts and diagrams to better illustrate the scientific evidence if desired.

Electrical Pollution and/or Dirty Power
People exposed to excessive "dirty" power may develop radio wave sickness. Clean power enters the home at 60 Hz.
Electrical pollution = 60 Hz electricity polluted with high frequency signals or "dirty" power flowing on the wires and through the earth.

NEWS:
Melrose-Mindoro School District in Western Wisconsin found "sick" building syndrome caused by electrical pollution, not mold.

Teachers at the school noticed remarkable improvement in their health after Graham-Stetzer Electrical Pollution Filters were installed in the school. The Superintendent said "The staff were unaware what work was being done. They only knew an electrical contractor was working in the building. Within days I had people asking me what had been done, they knew something had been, since they felt so much better."

The school had previously been categorized as a "sick" building and the Wisconsin Department of Health blamed a supposed mold problem. Extensive and costly cleaning and painting was done to clean up the mold problem, but did nothing to alleviate the symptoms the staff experienced.

Due to a knowledgeable board member about human health effects of electrical pollution, Mr. Stetzer was called in to test and ultimately install Graham-Stetzer filters, eliminating exposure to high frequencies from the electrical pollution. The increase in modern electronics inside the school and "dirty" power from similar sources outside the school were found to be the problem.

Installing the electrical filters were much less expensive than the next phase of the mold clean-up. The school district continues to save money due to teacher absences dramatically reduced after the filters were installed. In addition to saving money, greater continuity due to fewer teacher and student absences leads to better quality education. In short, the Superintendent was very happy with the results and felt others should become aware of the very prevalent problem.

Are Increasing Electrical Pollution Levels a Factor in the Rising Rate of Diabetes?

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The graph above illustrates blood sugar versus electrical pollution levels measured using the peak to peak electrical pollution meter designed by Professor Emeritus at University of California in Berkeley Dr. Martin Graham.

This person was initially diagnosed with Type II diabetes mellitus or adult onset diabetes. The diagnosis was changed after the doctors were shown that the person could eat anything, as long as the electrical pollution levels were low, without causing elevated blood sugar levels. However, when pollution levels were high the person's blood sugar would shoot up, without eating anything.

Some Important Sources of High Frequencies
Large motors with “variable-speed frequency drives” (VFD) generate large amounts of high frequencies if proper filters are not installed. Pacific Gas & Electric even has a page on their web site dealing with problems caused by unfiltered VFDs. Installation of the filters, called harmonic noise filters, is required in many European countries. In the United States, however, filters are frequently omitted to save money or because their importance is not understood or both. The filters can cost as little as $35, depending on the manufacturer and model of the VFD (relatively little compared to the initial cost of the VFD motor itself).

Variable speed frequency drives are used in various commercial, industrial, and agricultural applications. On the commercial/industrial side applications are numerous and can include assembly lines, ventilation fans, and pumps. In agriculture, motors with VFD can be found in various applications including milking machines and ventilation fans. Many other sources of high frequencies can be found in industry, commercial and residential environments.

Why clean up? The July 5, 1999 issue of Fortune (industrial issue) stated "Dirty power costs U.S. industry anywhere from $4 billion to $6 billion a year, says Karl Stahlkopf, vice president at the utility financed Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)." Due to insufficient isolation between the phase wires and the primary neutral, "cleaning up" the power returning to the utilities will "clean up" the power coming from the utilities. "Cleaner" power can pay great dividends by extending equipment lifetime and reducing down time. Furthermore, "cleaner" power would reduce human and animal exposure to high frequencies, thereby reducing the incidence and severity of symptoms of radio wave sickness, leading to a healthier more productive future.

"Stray Voltage," is not stray at all
"Stray Voltage" is merely another name for electrical ground current. Electrical ground current is electrical current returning to the substation through the earth. Electrical ground currents occur when the utility's wire is no longer the path of least resistance back to the substation. Electricity always follows the path of least resistance. Once it is off the wire, that path often includes plumbing, people, and animals, in addition to the earth. Calling the returning electrical ground currents "stray voltage" was a stroke of genius. The name "stray voltage" trivializes the problem and suggests unknown and unknowable origin, which is not true at all. Preliminary data suggest that dairies with "stray voltage" problems actually have both "dirty" power and electrical ground currents.

The Electrical Power Research Institute (EPRI) and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), as well as some individual utility companies have identified solutions for electrical ground currents and "dirty" power. The solutions include larger primary neutral wires and/or filters to reduce the amount of high frequencies present. According to EPRI " A method that practically eliminates ground currents associated with primary distribution lines and still maintains the advantages of a four-wire multi-grounded system, is the five-wire system...(excerpt from Handbook for the Assessment and Management of Magnetic Fields Caused by Distribution Lines)." An April 2002 IEEE paper entitled "Five-wire Distribution System Demonstration Project" contains similar findings.

An article by Dr. Donald Hillman, Ph.D., Department of Animal Science, Michigan State University Effects of Electrical Shock on Cattle and abstract for the paper entitled Milk Production of Dairy Herd Decreased by Transient Voltage Events contain important information about electrical pollution for dairy producers.

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Strobing cell-tower lights can be hazardous to your health.
In May 2001 some very high frequency signals appeared on equipment monitoring electrical ground currents at a few dairy farms in Wisconsin. The signal was traced to a nearby cell tower whose rotating beacon light had recently been changed to a strobing light. The origin of the signal was verified by shutting off the strobing light momentarily. The signal on the monitoring equipment disappeared while the light was off. The signal starts at about 25 MHz and rings down from there. It is produced when the capacitors, which store up the 1000 volts or more needed to strobe the light, release that energy all at once to strobe the light. Therefore, a high frequency and high voltage impulse is released each time the light flashes. If a RF Choke is in place and the utilities wires are adequate to carry the current back to the substation, there is no problem. However, many companies, not realizing the problem they cause, have opted to save the approximately $30 and omit the filter. The utility system, in many areas, cannot return such a high frequency high voltage impulse to the substation on the neutral wire, as it should. Therefore, it takes the path of least resistance back to the substation. The path of least resistance is not always the shortest path. Problems have been found as far as 6 miles from the tower.

People unfortunate enough to live in the return path may experience symptoms of Radio frequency Sickness.
Symptoms can include: sleeplessness or disturbed sleep, fever, rash, nausea, inability to concentrate, thinking in a fog, short-term memory problems, sore joints particularly hip joints, irritable bowel syndrome, miscarriage, and birth defects. Symptoms, particularly the fever, clear up outside of the exposure area as long as there is not continued exposure to high frequencies from another source. Dairy farms unfortunate enough to be in the path may experience decreased milk production, longer milking time, poor cow coat and health, miscarriages, difficulty breeding cows back, and difficulty getting cows to eat and drink properly.

These problems can be substantially cleared up by the cell tower companies if they install the approximately $30 filter. Additionally, cell tower companies should install filters on the electronic equipment running at the towers, so that they are in compliance with the IEEE-519 rules.

Off-grid electrical power does not guarantee freedom from electrical pollution
Electrical pollution or "dirty power" causes billions of dollars of damage annually to industry. "Dirty power" is the 60 Hz power we pay for distorted by high frequencies. Electrical ground currents are caused by overloading of the primary neutral, the wire that returns the power to the substation. The primary neutral was not sized to carry all the high frequencies generated by modern electronics. The "dirty power" that is forced to return to the substation via the earth by the small size of the primary neutral does not discriminate between those on the grid and those who are off. Electricity returns to the substation by the path of least resistance. (This "path of least resistance" scenario sounds very familiar to TKM® students concerning the body's energy systems and how this disruption can cause very serious problems.) That path can include your yard and house. A simple thing such as washing dishes or standing on the lawn can then make you part of an electrical circuit which is detrimental to your health.

Off-grid houses frequently use inverters to convert the DC power generated by alternative energy sources to the AC power we expect to find in our outlets. Unfortunately, inverters also generate high frequencies when they generate the 60 Hz wave form. Without the proper filters these high frequencies are transmitted throughout the house's electrical system with the 60 Hz signal. The high frequencies on home wiring can cause Radio frequency Sickness. The symptoms of which can also include: sleeplessness or disturbed sleep, fever, rash, nausea, inability to concentrate, foggy thinking, short-term memory problems, sore joints (particularly hip joints), irritable bowel syndrome, miscarriage, and birth defects. The symptoms that come and go, particularly the fever, clear up outside of the exposure area as long as there is not continued exposure to high frequencies from another source. The alternative energy off-grid homes measured have had some of the highest numbers measured on the Ubiquitous Pollutant Meter designed by Dr. Martin Graham and outlined in his paper entitled "A Ubiquitous Pollutant".

People who are off the grid should contact a power quality expert and have filters installed to clean up the wave form their inverter is generating. The filters should be installed so that the power is cleaned up before people or machinery are exposed to it.

Some simple suggestions for everyone: Eliminate exposures to unnecessary electronic and electrical devises. Devices you choose to keep in your environment, we highly suggest to keep them as far from the body as possible. Especially items that you would spend much time near e.g. computers, electric or battery operated clocks (and watches), TV, stereo, all electric motors, bedside lamps, fans and cell phones, etc. All of these things can be done without really compromising much on your conveniences or joys or distractions. If you think this is a crimp in your lifestyle, meaning you have the exposure and choose not to change, then that pretty much confirms how much it is affecting your health whether you notice it yet or not. I use computers, cell phones and other devices, but with limited exposure and when exposed, I maximize my safety in different ways depending on the device. We do teach about some of these things in our classes, which will be increasing due to continued discoveries of the importance. Remember these devices will not go away, we have to learn and protect our family's health and life as well as our own. Although, never in fear! Always with knowledge, wisdom, understanding and right action.
God bless you, protect you and lead you in all your decisions.
Sincerely, Glenn King, Ph.D, RD, CN.