How Cell Phones are Killing Birds

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How Cell Phones are Killing Birds

Migratory 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. "

Sources:

a.. Propeller.com

a.. Electromagnetic Biology and Medicine January 2007; 26(1): 63-72

a.. Electromagnetic Biology and Medicine April 2007; 26(2): 141-151

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:

a.. Damaging your cell membranes

b.. Decreasing intracellular communication by disrupting

microtubular connections that allow biophotons to communicate between cells

c.. 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.

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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