Are electric Blankets harmful ??

Prolonged exposure to low-level magnetic fields, similar to those emitted by such common household devices as blow dryers, electric or electronic blankets and razors, can damage brain cell DNA, according to researchers in the University of Washington's Department of Bioengineering.

Exposure to low-level magnetic fields causes DNA damage

The scientists further found that the damage from brief exposures appears to build up over time.

The new study is scheduled to be published in Environmental Health Perspectives, a journal of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, and is available now on the Internet.

In the study, the researchers discovered that rats exposed to a 60-hertz field for 24 hours showed significant DNA damage, and rats exposed for 48 hours showed even more breaks in brain cell DNA strands. Exposure also resulted in a marked increase in brain cell apoptosis, or "cell suicide," a process in which a cell self-destructs because it can't repair itself.

What is an electric blanket made?

An electric blanket is a bed covering with a built-in heating element so that a sleeper can maintain a desired temperature even in a cold room. Many consumers prefer electric blankets because their use can reduce home heating costs. The sophisticated temperature controls of modern electric blankets can sense changes in skin and air temperature and adjust settings accordingly. The most advanced model blankets are programmable, so they can pre-warm the bed at a certain time and shut off at a certain hour. They are also able to adjust temperature for the needs of two people in the same bed. Some blankets even compensate for the different heat needs of different parts of the body; for instance, sending more heat to the sleeper's feet while leaving the head area cooler. Approximately 4.5 million electric blankets are sold in the United States annually.

Why is electromagnetic radiation harmful?

Alters permeability of the blood brain barrier. The blood brain barrier is the body's special defense mechanism that prevents foreign substances from entering the brain.
Proliferates disease. Alters the behavior of cells, tissues, organs, and organisms.
Alters biological cycles. Disrupts motor functions.
Alters hormone levels, cellular chemistry, and immune system processes.
Can cause chromosomal damage & sterility. Causes defects, developmental abnormalities and alterations in embryos. Accelerates fetal mortality rates. Miscarriage is much higher among pregnant women who use electric blankets than those who do not.
Causes cataracts and eye problems.
Alters moods. Creates fatigue, depression, fear, and disorientation.
Alters learning ability. Causes memory loss.
A pulsating low-intensity EMF (one that's cycling on /off) will cause a release of noradrenaline in most people within 15 minutes. This may result in increased hospital admissions during times of magnetic disturbance.
Increases rate of cancer-cell division; increases incidences of certain cancers.
Leukemia and other cancers increase greatly among people living near overhead power cables (shown by studies in America, England & Sweden). Sweden's government lists EMFs, along with tobacco, as a Class-2 Carcinogen. Plant growth is stunted as far away as 1,000 feet from power lines.

Protecting Yourself
from Cyber Radiation

Sleep
Since most of us spend 6-9 hours in one place during sleep, it is important not to have any health hazards present that affect us repeatedly. EMFs from wiring, electric blankets, fans, etc., can be dangerous, as these fields impinge on the pineal gland, suppressing its production of the hormone melatonin. This can cause the liver to be unable to achieve its proper nighttime detoxification mode. Further, during sleep the normal detoxification process is blocked by electromagnetic stress on the meridians of the liver, gallbladder, lungs and large intestine. To reduce or eliminate EMF effects, unplug the appliances in your bedroom: heaters, lamps, waterbed heaters, clock radios, fans. Use your electric blanket only to warm the bed, then unplug it from the socket to avoid any residual current.

Is it safe to use an electric blanket while pregnant?

Concerns have been raised regarding the use of electric blankets or other heating devices such as heating pads or heated water beds while pregant. There is little scientific evidence to prove one way or the other whether these devices may be harmful. There are two areas that should be looked at: electromagnetic fields and body temperature.

Some long-standing research data suggests that the extremely weak electromagnetic field generated by objects such as electric blankets are biologically harmless. Some studies contradict this claim, suggesting that these weak electromagnetic fields may contribute to changes in stress level, memory lapse, cancer, miscarriage or impaired fetal development. These studies, by their own admission, are inconclusive, as they cannot prove that cell damage in test tube experiments is replicated in actual human beings

Turn on the Electric Blanket This Winter

Electric blankets have been a focus for years when talk turns to harmful electromagnetic fields in the house, but now research shows that it's the rest of the bedroom scientists should have been looking at.

The study says modern electric blankets are safe, but exposure to electromagnetic fields elsewhere in bedrooms or from nearby high-voltage power lines may reduce the nighttime production of the hormone melatonin for certain women. And, some scientists theorize that reduced melatonin levels may be linked to an increased risk of breast cancer.

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