Is Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity Real?

There have been at least 46 studies involving more than a thousand people to see if those suffering from electrosensitivity are deluding themselves.

This is part of an extended video series on the effects of cell phone and Bluetooth radiation. Here are the others if you missed any:

Thanks for watching. I hope you’ll join in the evidence-based nutrition revolution!
-Michael Greger, MD FACLM

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[bladedninja]

Knew a lawyer in the New Mexico area that thought he ad it. Used Gas Lanterns instead of lights in his home and it eventually caused a house fire that killed him. Very sad story.

[GrrMania]

As soon as I saw the title I thought of Chuck from Better Call Saul.

[johnnyfly]

We had a funny thing in a town nearby. Maybe just an urban myth, idk. A mobile carrier built a new tower with some impressive antennas on top. After some weeks a lot of neighbors developed headache. The mayor went to the site and checked for himself. The carrier was still waiting for all the equipment to arrive and the power lines were not even connected.

[shantigiri]

It appears that Dr. Greger is not aware of the position of The European Academy for Environmental Medicine (EUROPAEM). They state in their guideline published in a peer-reviewed scientific journal:

"We recommend treating EHS [electromagnetic hypersensivity] clinically as part of the group of chronic multisystem illnesses (CMI), but still recognizing that the underlying cause remains the environment. In the beginning, EHS symptoms occur only occasionally, but over time they may increase in frequency and severity. Common EHS symptoms include headaches, concentration difficulties, sleep problems, depression, a lack of energy, fatigue, and flu-like symptoms. [...] The primary method of treatment should mainly focus on the prevention or reduction of EMF [electromagnetic field] exposure, that is, reducing or eliminating all sources of high EMF exposure at home and at the workplace. The reduction of EMF exposure should also be extended to public spaces such as schools, hospitals, public transport, and libraries to enable persons with EHS an unhindered use (accessibility measure). If a detrimental EMF exposure is reduced sufficiently, the body has a chance to recover and EHS symptoms will be reduced or even disappear."

Belyaev I, Dean A, Eger H, Hubmann G, Jandrisovits R, Kern M, Kundi M, Moshammer H, Lercher P, Müller K, Oberfeld G, Ohnsorge P, Pelzmann P, Scheingraber C, Thill R. EUROPAEM EMF Guideline 2016 for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of EMF-related health problems and illnesses. Rev Environ Health. 2016 Sep 1;31(3):363-97.

[GaryMcKinnonUFO]

Regarding mobile phones, EMF may not be the cause of these people's 'symptoms' but microwave radiation certainly could be.

[MariusHofert]

What's your opinion on the recent "oates and glyphosate" reports?

[UknowLORD]

Hmm what seems to be missing in the video... Hmm Dr used to always show who paid for the studies... Seemingly missing from every video since... What the health? Came out???

[mrloedee]

Mobile services revenues in France over 2016 was 14 billion euro. Worldwide it must be in the trillions. This industry will do anything
to protect their profit, including falsifying research and denying any negativity on their product. I think the best thing to do is doing your
own research on this matter. Reading the NMRI rapport of 1971 (military_radiowave.pdf) will be a good start.

[HeatherHolt]

I love when it’s all in people’s heads.
Our minds are so powerful over how we physically feel. Duh right but it’s cool to me.

[theartificialsociety]

Short term vs. long term can be quite different. And large power lines can be dangerous too. So there could be significant effects long term.

[durtyred]

Came here because every time I wear my Bluetooth headset, I get a headache... I’m feeling this damn it... it’s not fake.

[fieldlab]

Greger has also pointed out that overusing cellphones is a brain cancer risk.

[mLify]

Wow, this video certainly drew people out of the woodwork... my goodness...

[reinux]

Wow that first study is super low quality. All it tested was the placebo effect. How did it even get published?

[andrevanrooyen]

I live in Durban, South Africa

Why don't you take a trip at the and come and talk to me and at least 40 other people that live in my neighbourhood who will all confirm to you that they started with these exact same signs and symptoms within a week after a cellphone antenna system had been erected and activated 160 m from my home. All of these residents in my neighbourhood had never suffered from any of these signs and symptoms before and only after watching a program on National Geographic a few weeks later did I realise what was causing the effects I have sworn affidavits from my neighbours and others in my neighbourhood that these signs and symptoms all started in the same time period . We then went to other areas where we saw that cell masts were being erected and questioned people in the neighbourhood with regard the same signs and symptoms most of which claimed that they did not feel the symptoms. We then waited for the towers to be erected and activated and then visited these neighbourhoods a month later and asked the same people the same questions who then confirmed that in the past weeks the signs and symptoms had all occurred.

In our own neighbourhood which is very hilly we have rented equipment to measure the signal strength and found that in the areas where there is very low signal strength that the residents do not complain about the symptoms, however, wherever the signal strength is very high the residents complain about the exact same signs and symptoms for the same period of time. We then gone and taken a break in the Midlands over the weekends where there are no cellphone towers and switched off our cellphones and made sure that there's no Wi-Fi near us and the symptoms have disappeared.

So my comment regarding this video that you have produced is that it is complete and utter bullshit. Excuse me for sounding so angry but since November 2016. I have not been able to sleep properly in my house and my family have been suffering with all the symptoms. He then asked the question "well why don't you move" that's because nobody wants to buy a house near a cell tower. My neighbour who was suffering even worse than I was put his house on the market in November of 2017 and it is currently still for sale as nobody wants to buy it due to the fact that it is located right in front of a cell tower.

[mrsamandabernier]

Curious where the studies were conducted, and whether there was other electronagnetic equipment nearby (like in a hospital)...?

[doriandouma]

the only study I was able to actually get the full text on, they made sure to limit the exposure time so it was about half the amount of time it takes for symptoms to develop

[bertonh]

Cabbage leaf poultices, smoking pot and EMFs... sort of a departure from Nutrition in the last few ... still interesting, but hoping the focus gets back to the core scope.

[wtfisthishit]

This research has been funded by the caring, dedicated people of Verizon inc

[pvzmineup]

Omg there are real life Chuck McGill in the comments, mental illness is terrifying as hell