Motor and psychological functions of school children living in the area of the Skrunda Radio Location Station in Latvia.

What are we doing to our children because of our selfish desire to be addicted to the convenience of possessing a cell phone and/or WiFi? Well, since this study shows that even a radio antenna can affect our children's abilities, we can only imagine that the cell phones and WiFi and the electromagnetic soup we are all living in now is having an even more drastic effect - talk about dumbing down the population, it really is making people seriously retarded. And then you have the people who say, "Well, I had CFS before there were cell phones." Well, Duh! There were radio stations before cell phones. And what happened to the people from Sweden? They used to be smart, right? Well, the younger one's I have met recently all really seem to have some serious brain damage - and I am sure it is due to the fact that the country is one of the most electropolluted in the world. And then there is Japan - well, that's a whole different story. The kids in their twenties I meet from the USA all grew up taking Ridulin. Yuk! Like I said before, the Pharmaceutical Industry is raking it in thanks to the Cell Phone Industry and the FDA.


Sci Total Environ. 1996 Feb 2;180(1):87-93. Links
Motor and psychological functions of school children living in the area of the Skrunda Radio Location Station in Latvia.

Kolodynski AA,
Kolodynska VV.
Institute of Biology, Latvian Academy of Sciences, Salaspils.

This paper presents the results of experiments on school children living in the area of the Skrunda Radio Location Station (RLS) in Latvia. Motor function, memory and attention significantly differed between the exposed and control groups . Children living in front of the RLS had less developed memory and attention, their reaction time was slower and their neuromuscular apparatus endurance was decreased.

EMF frequencies or microwave frequencies are overriding normal control mechanisms in the body and shutting off energy production

http://omega.twoday.net/stories/3385344/

By Dr. Gerald Goldberg, author of Would You Put Your Head in a Microwave Oven?

EMF frequencies or microwave frequencies are overriding normal control mechanisms in the body and shutting off energy production

As concerns the pineal, the role of calcium in general and the role of crystals within the pineal gland reveal some interesting points. As in radio and other transmitters, crystals act to convert certain discrete frequencies into electrical signals. Before we had all of the electro-pollution, animals could simply orient themselves to the earths electromagnetic signature. Additionally animals could store into memory at a subconscious level the discrete signatures of subtle variations in electromagnetic signalling from various regions. This would explain the highly specific nature of migratory behaviour seen in certain animals. What has not been appreciated is the ability which has probably evolved over time to see, complex patterns that are generated from the earth's electromagnetic signature.

So not only do animals have the ability to sense electromagnetic patterns but they also may see them in great detail. I will use an analogue. Imagine if someone told you the eye senses light. Well that is a very interesting observation. However you know from your own personal observation that you are accustomed to seeing whole patterns and the patterns themselves have personal meaning for you. The brain does translate these simple appearing signals and if you will extracts the information contained in them.

Another question would be what might be another effect of a piezoelectric device. Well animals might have the ability to see the difference that is produced by seasonal variations in the earth's magnetic fields that initiate for instance hibernation. What does that mean? In colder weather animals make a switch from a high metabolic rate based on generating electricity when food is abundant to a slower metabolic rate when the weather is cooler. One difference is the amount of light but also in cooler environments the relative amount of electromagnetic radiation goes up. This effect is seen with superconductors when they reach incredibly low temperatures they become more efficient as conductors.

So the pineal is a switch, much like a motion detector, that response to signalling. In evolution the signalling was kind of constant so that the signals made sense. However in this environment people are going into instant states if you will of hibernation. What does that mean? Well generally a hibernating animal is in a state of sleep and have shut down the generation of electrical activity. Their muscles become weak, Thyroid and gonadal hormone levels drop. The blood becomes a little thicker.

So the pineal acts as a electromagnetic sensor that regulates electrical generation in the body. It is a highly efficient device, The pineal functions as a electromagnetic thermostat if you will that regulates, total body charge in the organism.

The ability to oversee electrical energy generation from a single point is extremely important. Secondarily shutting off the pineal has a profound effect on calcium metabolism in the body as a whole. Blocking calcium entry tends to decrease energy and electrical activity on the cellular and organ level.

It is a pretty straight forward proposition. One has down regulated energy production and electrical signalling in the body. No wonder individuals cannot function.

It is important to see the overall principle. EMF frequencies or microwave frequencies are overriding normal control mechanisms in the body and shutting off energy production.

Another correlation is the effect of EMF on the weather patterns. So global warming could simply be another manifestation of the increased EMF in the atmosphere. This was suggested by the French findings on Next up. If you put superheated air above the upper stratosphere and above the jet stream it will tend to settle. This can be demonstrated with a simple model, that canbe could be made by a high school student. The dropping of the jet stream will have an overall effect on weather patterns. Also since the earth is a large semiconductor it still has a finite capacity to store charge. If one cannot dissipate charge from the atmosphere then it will have an overall effect in the production of weather patterns. One will see an increase in the generation of storms, and other phenomena related to increase charge in the atmosphere. Thus there would be an increase not only in global warming but an attempt to neutralize charge production through rain.

This accelerant affect may be part of the explanation for some of the increased storms and flooding that have been witnessed in semi-tropical regions of the world. You have to use your god given common sense to sense if this is real. These issues need to be explored and expanded upon. The public is the last to find out and they will suffer the most. Academics are often the last to respond.

So with the introduction of a single variable which is the increased frequency generation, you throw off or confuse the ecology of the planet and the organisms which live on it and depend on that signalling to live in balance with the earth. In essence life has evolved if you will with the earth as an electromagnetic guide or a clock if you will. Life cycles of different organisms are coordinated to live within the rhythms of that system. Now man has come along and thrown off the clock mechanism.

There are many different mannerisms of the problem. Bird populations shift, the number of insects decrease. Plants or trees may have longer or shorter growth periods. But underneath is a single disturbance in the relationship to the planet which was established a long time ago.

Gerald Goldberg, MD


Informant: Dances Alone

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Man turns the Earth into a Microwave–Oven
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/189645/

Digital broadcasting is increasing the threat of global warming by pumping massive amounts of extra carbon dioxide into the atmosphere
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/2949712/

Global warming through use of mobiles
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/2883607/

The Emerging Global Pattern of Insect Pollinator Decline
http://omega.twoday.net/stories/3381557/



http://omega.twoday.net/search?q=pineal+gland
http://omega.twoday.net/search?q=effect+of+EMF+on+the+weather+patterns
http://omega.twoday.net/search?q=Goldberg
Starmail - 2. Mrz, 10:07

Do You Have Microwave/EMR Sickness?

Do You Have Microwave/EMR Sickness?

Your Cell Phone (i.e. Electromagnetic Weapon) May –Insidiously – Be Making Us Sick!

by Art KAB

All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident. - Arthur Schopenhauer

In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities. In the expert's mind there are few. - Shunryu Suzuki

The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift. - Albert Einstein

A good student answers questions but does not question answers. - Ira Shor

Many people have a hard time fathoming that something that they cannot see, touch, smell, taste or hear - sense with the five senses - can harm them so much. But if people did really know the facts regarding the dangers of cell phones and WiFi (wireless networks) and the masts (cell phone towers) that emit an ever-increasing and pervasive level of microwave radiation, would they still be willing to use them? Would they still be willing to allow the antennas to be built in the vicinity of their homes, work places, schools, and hospitals? The fact of the matter is that there are about eighty immune system disorders that we didn't have twenty-five years ago before we really started microwaving the planet. Research is showing that this electrosmog may very likely be playing a role in a host of illnesses including autism, ADHD, CFS, Alzheimer's, allergies, heart disease, stroke, diabetes , insomnia, depression, infertility, leukemia, breast cancer, brain tumors, miscarriages, birth defects, and a plethora of other illnesses – not to mention electrosensitivity (ES) .

Dr. George Carlo , who ran a multi-million dollar research program for the cell phone industry and went public regarding the dangers posed by cell phones, uses the analogy of putting a frog in water. If you put a frog in boiling water, it will jump out. However, if you put a frog in cold water and gradually heat the water, you can cook the frog because the frog's body will adjust to the slight changes in temperature and it will not notice it is being cooked. Well, the same thing might be happening to an unsuspecting public - a public that has not been informed about the real dangers of microwave radiation from cell phones, WiFi and other high-frequency-radiation emitting devices and antennas.

The truth of the matter is that your cell phone and your WiFi might very well be making you and those close to you sick! Please read on!

I. Symptoms known to be caused by exposure to electromagnetic radiation - depending on frequency, duration, and exposure levels - in the early stages (and/or at lower exposure levels) can be decreased stamina, memory problems, fatigue, sleep disturbances, headaches, eye sensitivities, increased allergies and other sensitivities, dizziness, irritability, concentration problems, nausea, and restlessness. At the latter stages (and/or at higher exposure levels), unexplained anxiety, insomnia, swollen lymph nodes, depression, loss of appetite, hypoxia (lack of oxygen getting to the tissues), hyperactivity, dry eyes, vision problems, weakened immune system, frequent urination, night sweats, extreme thirst, weight gain or weight loss, testicular pain and so on (Becker 1985, Levitt 1995, Cherry 1996, Kolodynski & Kolodynski 1996, Santini et al 2002, Al Khlaiwi & Meo 2004, Radio Wave Sickness, Selsam 2005, Bortkiewicz et al 2005, Sage 2006). These symptoms very often suddenly appear in people who have had a cell phone tower installed nearby their home.

II. Microwave exposure induces oxidative damage leading to depletion of the body's natural production and store of a number of antioxidative enzymes and antioxidants like super oxide dismutase (SOD), catalase, glutathione, CoQ10, and melatonin (Wei 1999, Campanella et al 2003, Gautier & Santini 2003, Ilhan et al 2004, Ozquner et al 2005, Regoli et al 2005, Zwirska-Korczala et al 2005, Goldberg G. 2006, Jelenkovi et al 2006, Kalns et al 2006, Ozquner et al 2006,Yurekli et al 2006, Carlo 2007). When the body becomes depleted in antioxidants, what are known as free radicals - aka reactive oxygen species (ROS) - will wreck havoc on the body's cellular systems (e.g. cell wall, mitochondria, DNA) causing oxidative damage which can thus lead to premature aging, a weakened immune system, and sticky blood, among other serious problems. With a depressed level of antioxidants in the blood, for example, not only low-density lipoproteins (LDL) will bind with free radicals (oxidants) leading to the gooey stuff that forms plaque on arterial walls, but evidence is showing that this can also happen with the high density lipoproteins (HDL) as well (Hurtado, et al 1996). This leads to arteriosclerosis and more viscous blood which in turn can cause blood clots leading to strokes and heart attacks.

III. Microwaves, depending on their frequencies, have been known to effect an abnormal flux of calcium into or out of cells (Nair 1989, Cleary 1999, Dorothy 1999 , Amara 2004). When there is an abnormal influx of calcium into mast cells, for example, they release histamine (Chakravarty 1986, 1987). This is just one of the ways in which microwave exposure has been known to trigger or aggravate allergic reactions.

IV. Microwave exposure has been known to induce mitochondria dysfunction (Dutto et al 1984, Xie et al 2004, Goldberg G 2006, Buchachenk et al 2006). The mitochondria are the powerhouse of the cell. Dysfunctional mitochondria will interfere with the cellular energy production and can be linked to fatigue - and very possibly even obesity.

V. Microwaves have been shown to depolarize the body's red blood cells (Tomson). This will cause the red blood cells to clump together and when this happens, the amount of oxygen getting to the brain cells and the body's other organs' cells is substantially diminished leading to hypoxia. This can cause symptoms similar to altitude sickness: nausea, dizziness, inability to concentrate, headaches and so on. Microwaves have also been shown to induce protein shedding from the cellular membranes of red blood cells (Liburdy et al 1984, 1987, 1988). This would naturally weaken the red blood cell leaving it more susceptible to attack by free radicals and hence to oxidative damage.

VI. Microwave exposure has been shown in studies to induce a decrease in the numbers of Natural Killer (NK) cells (Smialowicz et al 1983, Yang et al 1983, Nakamura et al 1997, 1998, Dmoch & Moszczynski 1998), which is a form of white blood cell (lymphocyte) and is the body's first line of defense against pathogens. This leads to the body's weakened ability to recover from viral and other types of infections. Therefore, people exposed to microwave radiation would take longer than normal to recover from your day-to-day infections.

VII. Exposure to long-term microwave radiation has been shown to change a particular form of white blood cell (lymphocyte) ratio - known as the T-helper/T-suppressor (T4/T8) cell ratio - from normal to abnormal (Dmoch & Moszczynski 1998). Abnormalities in this T-lymphocyte ratio have been shown to lead to an increased susceptibility to viral, fungal, and bacterial infections. Symptoms include "sore throats, low-grade fevers, weakness, persistent fatigue, and swollen lymph glands" (Braverman).

VIII. In fact, research has shown that exposure to microwaves and other electromagnetic radiation not only weakens the immune system, but also effects an increase in viruses, bacteria, mold, parasites, and yeast in the blood of the human host.

IX. Microwave exposure has been shown in studies to induce what is known as "subliminal" stress (Becker 1985, Levitt 1995), (since the body does not know it is being stressed) causing the adrenal glands to excrete an abnormally greater amount of cortisol and adrenaline. Excretion of adrenaline, for one, can lead to irritability and a feeling of hyperactivity - the latter now very common in children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). In a continuous state this will eventually lead to adrenal exhaustion, in which the adrenal glands just stop working, which is a common abnormality found in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS).

X. Microwave exposure has been shown to alter levels of 5-HT in the blood (Wang 1989) of workers exposed. 5-HT is a precursor to the production of the brain hormone serotonin. Low levels of serotonin have been linked to anxiety and depression (Gorman et al 2002, Goldberg G 2006). An increase in anxiety and depression can in turn be linked to growing numbers of suicides.

XI. Microwave exposure has been shown to induce a decrease in levels of the brain hormone norepinephrine (Takahashi et al 1994). This hormone is essential for control of the autonomic nervous system, and lack of it can lead to autonomic nervous system disorders. For example, if the autonomic nervous system is not working properly, the body will have trouble regulating its temperature - i.e. cooling itself when it is warm and heating itself when it is cold (Gandhi & Ross 1987). This could lead to feeling colder than one would normally when it is cold and feeling warmer than one would normally when it is warm (Way et al 1981). In fact, People with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (PWC) have been found to have a disturbed circadian Core Body Temperature (Tomoda et al 1997). An abnormal decrease in norepinephrine levels has also been connected to short-term memory disturbances (Clinton et al 2006), ADHD (Arnsten & Li 2005) and depression (Charney 1988, Meyer et al 2006).

XII. Production of the brain hormone melatonin has also been shown to be altered by exposure to microwaves (Yellon 1994, Altpeter et al 2006). This brain hormone and antioxidant is necessary for proper sleep. 42 million (approximately one in five) Americans in 2006 took sleep medication for insomnia, up 60% from 2000 (Saul 2006), while others often experience sleep disturbances due to exposure to electromagnetic radiation (EMR) (Hubert et al 2002). A drop in melatonin levels has also been connected with increases in breast cancer (Blask et al 2005).

XIII. Changes in the levels of the brain hormone, dopamine (or dopamine transporters), has also been shown to be connected with microwave radiation and other EMF exposure (Mausset-Bonnefont et al 2004, Sieron et al 2004). A drop in dopamine levels has also been linked with depression (Brown & Gershon 1993) and restless leg syndrome (RLS) (Allen 2004) .

XIV. Exposure to electromagnetic radiation has been shown to effect an abnormal drop in the levels of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine (Modak et al 1981, Dutta et al 1992, Omura & Losco 1993, Testylier et al 2002, Gautier et al 2003). A drop in the levels of this neurotransmitter has been linked to a number of neurological and neuromuscular disorders - including Alzheimer's disease.

XV. Some electromagnetic frequencies have been shown to induce restlessness (Cherry 1996, Rajendra et al 2004, Shtemberg et al 2004, Selsam 2005). This only strengthens the possible connection between EMR and restless leg syndrome (RLS) since dopamine has been shown to be affected by EMR and dopamine agonists are used to treat RLS (Weimerskirch & Ernst 2001, Aramideh & de Weerd 2006).

XVI. Electromagnetic fields - like those emitted by cell phones - have been shown to alter regional cerebral blood flow (Huber et al 2002, Huber et al 2005, Haarala et al 2003, Goldberg G 2006, Aalto et al 2006). In conditions like autism and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) it has been shown via SPECT (Single Proton Emission Computed Tomography) scans that there is an altered flow of blood in the brain (Tomoda et al 2000, Goldberg MJ 2000, Miike et al 2004).

XVII. Numerous studies are now connecting microwave and other electromagnetic radiation exposure to an increase in allergies (Kimata 2002 [see also Ingels], Kimata 2003, Kimata 2005). Microwave exposure has been shown to turn on mast cells to produce more histamine - the chemical responsible for allergic reactions - and other electromagnetic fields have been shown to actually increase the number of mast cells in the body (Johansson & Liu 1995, Johansson et al 1996, Johansson et al 2001). Microwaves have also been found to increase immunoglobulin antibodies in the body (Bergier et al 1990, Dmoch & Moszczynski 1998, Moszczynski et al 1999, Yuan et al 2004, Kimata 2005). Immunoglobulin antibodies are responsible for triggering an allergic reaction to a particular substance or protein. Could it be that the EMR confuses the body into making antibodies to the wrong things? Many researchers and scientists were - and still are - puzzled by the fact that the East German population had so few allergies in comparison to the West German population when the two countries unified (Hermann-Kunz 1999a & 1999b, Heinrich et al 2002, Kramer et al 2002). But what they failed to examine is the simple fact that East Germany had much stricter regulations regarding ambient radiation levels than West Germany. Since East Germany adopted West Germany's standards, allergies in former East Germany have since reached par with the levels of former West Germany.

XVIII. Microwave exposure has also been shown to adversely affect the heart (Becker, 1985, pp. 314-315; Ozquner et al 2005) and could very well be linked to heart irregularities and responsible for triggering heart attacks.

XIX. Exposure to microwave radiation has also been shown to effect an abnormal increase in nitric oxide (NO) (Jelenkovic et al 2006). An abnormal increase in cellular calcium can also lead to an abnormal increase in cellular NO (Kitamura et al 1997, Li et al 2003), which in excess combines with the superoxide (O2-) to produce a damage-producing free radical or oxidant called peroxynitrite (Henmani & Parihar 1998). Peroxynitrite has been linked with chronic fatigue syndrome (Pall).

XX. Microwave exposure has been shown in numerous studies to open the blood brain barrier (BBB) (Albert & Kerns 1981, Williams et al 1984, Quock et al 1986, Quock et al 1987, Neubauer et al 1990, Schirmacher et al 2000). The BBB protects the brain from foreign substances like viruses, bacteria, and chemical toxins in the blood which may injure the brain. Thus, exposure to microwave radiation could very well open people up to viral and bacterial infections of the brain that would not normally occur otherwise.

XXI. There has been a dramatic increase in brain tumors (Bleyer 1999) and other cancers in the past twenty years - especially with the advent of the cell phone. After 1984 (the year the first cellular phone networks were set up in most major cities in the USA) there was a notable jump in children's brain tumors (see video ) though according to the National Cancer Institute (NCI) this is due to better diagnostics (1998). Brain tumors are now the number two cause of death in children followed by leukemia. Just last year seven people in Melbourne at RMIT University working in a building on the top two floors underneath a cell phone mast suddenly were diagnosed with brain tumors (Macnamara 2006). They had been working under the mast for ten years.

XXII. There has been an exponential increase in autism , ADHD, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome , and Alzheimer's since 1984, the year the first commercial cell phone networks started to spread across the USA. These rates increased even further with the switchover from analog (1G) to digital (2G) in the early 90s (Marshall 2001, Weatherall 2007).

XXIII. There have been numerous confirmed cases of deformities in animals (Animal Study) and plants (Kato 2004) near cell phone towers – and the worldwide disappearance of frogs (Balmori 2006), birds (Mukherjee 2003) and insects (most recently bees - see Barrionuevo 2007) is being connected with these levels of ambient background radiation (Sandu 2007) . Also, sardines (or pichard) in Australia (Gov. of Australia ), carp in Japan (CBS News 2003), and lobster in Florida (Schneider 2003) have been found to be infected with forms of the herpes virus. One study has even shown that electromagnetic fields can actually stimulate the genome of the Epstein-Barr Virus (Grimaldi et al 1997), the herpes virus responsible for mononucleosis in the US or aka glandular fever in the UK, Australia, and New Zealand. A number of herpes-family viruses (e.g. CMV, EBV, HH6V) are usually found to infect people with CFS, autism, ADHD, and Alzheimer’s.

Now, in heavily electropolluted Japan it has been reported that it is very common for women to have miscarriages in their last trimester of pregnancy. Usually, the fetus is deformed. One study (Nagaishi et al 2004) has shown chromosome abnormalities in the fetuses of miscarriages in Japan and another has shown an increasing male/female ratio in fetal deaths since the 1970s (Mizuno 2000). Cell-phone use has also recently been shown to lower sperm count in men the longer they use the phone (Hope 2006).

The cell phone industry makes hundreds of billions of dollars in profits every year. They have the money and the power to influence politicians, the media, and even the research. Unethical researchers receive mass funding from this industry and are pressured to tell you it is safe while the researchers who inform us of its true dangers have consistently had their funding cut.

At present there are approximately 40,000 signatories to The Freiburger Appeal drafted after a number of German doctors recognized a connection between many of the symptoms listed above and exposure to microwave radiation and other EMR - and after the German government had failed to act to protect its citizenry. In some countries like Israel and Ireland there have been cases where citizens have taken their health and the law into their own hands when they realized that their governments would not protect them or their children from this danger. Naturally, we all have a right not to be exposed to this radiation which is affecting our health and making us and our families sick. Unfortunately, it seems like our governments favor the corporations and of course their money over our rights. We should expect to be seeing lawsuits in the future with regards to second-hand RF radiation.

The only way the cell phone industry gets its power is because consumers pay them their money. They have created an imaginary need or addiction. But if you heed the information above, then you will hopefully realize that you do not really need this "unnecessary evil" - or rather you need it like you need a hole in your head or rather a brain tumor. Consumers need to become aware that they do have the power to affect change. Hence, the consumer is either part of the problem or part of the solution! The consumer can decide. The consumer has a choice - that is - unless they are Unconscious! The forces of greed, selfishness, conformity, ignorance, apathy, obedience, fear, blind skepticism, and denial are powerful forces in our societies, which industries hence use to manipulate a populace. However, they are all still forms of Unconsciousness. And only an Unconscious person, aware of the severe damage that this technology is leveling, would pay an industry to cause them, their family and others harm. Only an Unconscious person would be a willing partner in a grave crime being committed against other human beings, plants, insects, and animals living on this planet. Social psychologists have shown that it is much easier for people to harm other people when they do so under the orders of an authority figure - and further if done so indirectly and incrementally. When you add in the unconscious elements of conformity (everyone else is doing it so it must be OK), convenience, selfishness, greed, and denial, well you naturally have the ingredients for a disaster. If someone kills you directly and immediately, they go to jail; however, if someone kills you indirectly and incrementally, well they get away with murder. What should eventually come to light is that the Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) are not in Iraq, but rather in our front pockets, and we are not only committing mass genocide with these EM WMDs but also a slow mass suicide.

What can we do to protect ourselves and our families from this unconsciousness? One thing would be to limit one’s and one’s family’s exposure to the electrosmog as much as possible. This can be done by relocating – (though finding a place without this radiation is becoming more and more difficult), and if this is not possible - shielding one’s home. There was recently a building built in Budapest which is designed to block residents’ exposure to EMR (All Hungary News 2007) which is evidence that people are indeed starting to take this problem seriously. More and more people are looking into creating EMR-free communities (see EMF-Refugee at http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/emfrefugee/ and we can expect in the future that doctors will start sending patients to these areas. Meters and shielding materials can be purchased at www.lessemf.com and other companies like it. Numerous studies are now showing that a number of antioxidants have an ability to protect one against the negative consequences of exposure to electromagnetic radiation. However, each antioxidant works differently in the body with some offering more protective effects to specific organs (e.g. milk thistle has been shown to offer the liver specific protection) while a number work in conjunction with each other. Therefore, it is useful to think of a “football team” analogy when taking antioxidants with each one performing a specific function while also working together as a team. The following are recommended with many already being shown in studies to offer protection against EMR: Alpha Lipoic Acid (ALA), Acetyl-L-Carnitine, Vitamin C, Vitamin A, Vitamin E, the B vitamins, Carotene, Cryptoxanthin, Lutein, Zeazanthin, Lycopene, Flavanoids, Gingko Biloba, Pycnogenol, Grape Seed Extract, Quercetin, Isoflavones, Milk Thistle, Bilberries, Blueberries, Hawthorn, Glutathione (from whey powder), N-Acetyl-L-Cysteine, Super Oxide Dismutase (SOD), Selenium, Catalase, Bee Propolis and Coenzyme Q10. Many of these products can be bought at discount supplement companies like www.iherb.com. Also, products like Noni Juice, Blueberries, Bee Propolis, Snake Venom, certain Chinese herbs, Inositol, Transfer Factor – plus the acupuncture point ST36 (Zusanli) – have been shown to stimulate NK cell production in the body. For people suffering from mycoplasma infections, the product Myco from Raintree Nutrition - www.raintreenutrition.com has been shown to be effective against this pathogen. Acupuncture and Qigong are also helpful in balancing and strengthening the body’s own natural electromagnetic field. These are however, all short-term solutions. In the long-term, the only solution will be to drastically reduce this dangerous and unacceptable level of ambient background electromagnetic radiation.

Since it is premature to expect civilization to wake up from its unconsciousness anytime in the near future, the only feasible alternative now is to look at fiberoptics – which has been proposed by the late New Zealand biophysicist Dr. Neal Cherry and is also now being promulgated by Dr. George Carlo. So rather than radiating the whole planet with high frequency microwaves, it would be much safer to have fiberoptic cables everywhere with ubiquitous outlets in which to plug in electronic devices including cell phones and computers. One can also envision umbrella cell-phone and WiFi usage areas – similar to cigarrette smoking areas – having an extremely limited range, where those who would like to go and fry their brains with microwaves can do so without harming those who would rather not.

"All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good people to do nothing."

P.S. The cell phone industry has been buying up the patents on inventions that help protect cell phone users from the harmful radiation emitted by cell phones. Unfortunately, it is a catch-22 situation for them since if they use them, they are hence admitting what they have been denying all along - that cell phones are actually dangerous. This would open them up to a plethora of possible lawsuits. Either way, the consumer loses.

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Is School Refusal in Japan (aka Childhood Chronic Fatigue Syndrome) Psychosomatic or Is There a Main Environmental Cause?

School Refusal and CFS:

In "School Refusal"/"School Phobia" many children experience "stomachache, headache or nausea." These are also the same symptoms experienced both in "Radio Wave Illness" and "Chronic Fatigue Syndrome."

Check out the following article, "Learning and Memorization Impairment in childhood chronic fatigue syndrome manifesting as school phobia in Japan." The author leaves his contact details at the end of the paper. I called him but he didn't want to talk to me and he didn't want to even consider EMR as a causal factor. Maybe if some of the well-known doctors, scientists, researchers, activists on this list gave him a call (or sent him an email), he would be more open to listening to them (instead of a person who previously had CFS, was able to clearly connect it to EMR, and was hence able to cure himself of it.)

Learning and memorization impairment in childhood chronic fatigue syndrome manifesting as school phobia in Japan

Teruhisa Miike*, Akemi Tomoda, Takako Jhodoi, Noritaka Iwatani, Hiroyo Mabe
Department of Child Development,
Faculty of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences,
Kumamoto University Graduate School,
1-1-1 Honjo, Kumamoto 860-8556, Kumamoto, Japan
Received 24 February 2003; received in revised form 11 September 2003; accepted 14 October 2003

Abstract

For the last 15 years, we have tried to understand the pathophysiology of childhood chronic fatigue syndrome (CCFS) in Japan. In this condition, two major symptoms are important: easy fatigability and disturbed learning and memorization. In CCFS patients we clinically evaluated autonomic nervous system function, circadian rhythm of hormonal secretion (melatonin, cortisol and 3-endorphin), core body temperature, and sleep–wake pattern. Most patients showed autonomic nervous system dysfunction and circadian rhythm disturbances, similar to those observed in jet lag. Radiological imaging studies (SPECT, Xe-CT, and MRS) revealed decreased blood flow in the frontal and thalamic areas, and accumulation of choline in the frontal lobe. We analyzed the relationship between the laboratory data and clinical symptoms in CCFS.

q 2004 Published by Elsevier B.V.

Keywords: Childhood chronic fatigue syndrome; Learning and memorization function; Circadian rhythm; Core body temperature; Melatonin; Magnetic resonance spectroscopy; Choline

1. Introduction

Recently, not only deterioration of scholastic ability but also life force itself has become a serious concern in children. A research group of the Ministry of Health and Welfare reported that pediatricians found symptoms of psychosomatic diseases in 5.8% of children older than 3 years of age at outpatient clinics throughout Japan on October 18, 1999; 20–70% of them complained of easy fatigability and/or a feeling of dullness [1]. These two symptoms, indicative of childhood type chronic fatigue syndrome (CCFS), had not been known to be the initial symptoms of school refusal. In this report we use the term CCFS, as a synonym for school refusal (school phobia). The Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture reported that 2.8% of junior high school students suffered from school refusal or CCFS on August 9, 2002. In this condition, they exhibit easy fatigability, and impaired learning and memorization, which affect school social life seriously and even normal daily life. Once one has fallen into this condition, it will take several years for a complete recovery.

We anticipated that students not attending school suffered from CCFS; their symptoms would be similar to and as common as those of adult chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) patients. We have tried to determine the medical and physiological backgrounds of the condition for more than 15 years. Consequently, we obtained various data that support dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system [2,3], dysregulation of the sleep–awake rhythm [2,4,5], dysregulation of deep body temperature [5,6], and disturbance of the hormonal secretion rhythm [2,4,5] in school refusal cases. Their daily life was similar to that in atypical chronic jet lag.

An oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) and energy metabolism of lipids also were abnormal [7,8]. Some CCFS patients showed abnormally high titers of antinuclear antibodies (ANA), so-called anti-Sa-antibodies [9], suggesting an immunologic abnormality via the central nervous system. In addition, we observed decreased cerebral blood flow in both frontal and left thalamic areas on single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) [10] and Xe-CT [11], and accumulation of choline in the frontal area in a magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) study [12].

Based on these medical and physiological data, we concluded that deterioration of life force was a common phenomenon leading to dysfunction of learning and memory because of a decrease of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) and acetylcholine. These data also suggested that children experience strange fatigue with deteriorated psychosomatic activity, and that this condition is currently a common phenomenon in the world. We should pay more attention to the background of daily life in children living today. It has a strong influence on brain functions such as cognition, memory, and the will to learn. In this article we review briefly the results of our study.

2. Strange fatigue in children

A research group of the Ministry of Health and Welfare reported that the chief complaints of children considered to have psychosomatic diseases were easy fatigability and/or a feeling of dullness (16.4%), headache (10.7%), and abdominal pain (10.4%). In addition, 40–80% of them exhibited sleep disturbance such as difficulty in getting to sleep, difficulty in getting up in the morning, frequent awakening during sleep, and sleepiness during the day. The report suggested that this strange and spreading fatigue in children has sleep problems as a common background. Actually more than 80% of school refusal cases showed the sleep disorders mentioned above, with easy fatigability, and learning and memorization dysfunction, resulting in deterioration of school performance.

3. Circadian rhythm disturbances

The human biological rhythm comprises three circadian rhythms: (1) sleep–wake rhythm; (2) core body temperature rhythm; and (3) hormonal secretion rhythm.

3.1. Sleep–awake rhythm disturbance [1,3,4]

More than 80% of school refusal cases suffer from sleep disorders, with a tendency of day/night reversal, especially in the period immediately after termination of school social life. An overnight EEG study revealed a decrease in deep NREM sleep and delayed latency of REM sleep (Miike et al., unpublished data). Most of them need 10 hours’ sleep to remain awake for the rest of the daytime. These data suggest a deteriorated quality of night sleep. Even though sleep disorders are considered to begin in childhood, there have been no in depth studies on this problem.

3.2. Core (deep) body temperature rhythm (CBT or DBT) [5,6]

The three circadian rhythms mentioned above are closely related to each other. We examined the circadian CBT rhythm in CCFS cases using a special instrument developed by Terumo Company (Tokyo, Japan) [6]. The CBT rhythm was well-matched to the brain temperature rhythm. For this study 41 patients (24 males and 17 females) from 10 to 19 years of age (mean: 15.2 years) were referred to our clinic from 1993 to 1998. For normal age-matched controls, we recruited healthy school children as volunteers; six males and three females from 10 to 21 years (mean: 17.3 years). The results are summarized in Table 1. In the CCFS patients, the mesor of the circadian CBT rhythm was significantly higher than that in normal controls. In particular, the mean CBT at night and nadir were higher, and the nadir recorded on appearance was significantly delayed in the patients.

3.3. Hormonal secretion disorders [2,4,5]

Twenty-four-hour blood sampling was performed through an indwelling catheter in a forearm vein at 4-h intervals. Each blood sample was immediately centrifuged at 4 8C and stored at 280 8C until assays of melatonin, cortisol and b-endorphin. They were all abnormal; peak secretion time was delayed, and the amount of secretion was decreased. The area under the curve (AUC) of cortisol secretion was significantly smaller in the patients than in control subjects (167.3 ^ 46.3 vs. 202.8 ^ 28.4) (Fig. 1) [13]. Also, the peak shift of cortisol was significantly delayed in the patients than control subjects (9.11 ^ 4.25 am vs. 6.00 ^ 1.14 am; P 1⁄4 0:0278). These data suggested that circadian rhythms are deranged in CCFS patients, and indicate that the starting time of daily life is seriously delayed, because of delayed preparation for mental and physical activity supporting daily life. This result is in accordance with the observation that CCFS patients are in a poor condition in the morning and in a relatively good condition in the afternoon.

Low hormonal secretion may be the main cause of the inactivity, dullness, and stagnant condition in CCFS.

4. Mammalian circadian clock

Circadian rhythms are driven by endogenous biological clocks that regulate many biochemical, physiological and behavioral processes in a wide range of life forms [14].In mammals, there is a master circadian clock in the supurachiasmatic nucleus of the anterior hypothalamus. Deranged circadian rhythms are well recognized in jet lag. One may have symptoms (dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system, sleep–wake rhythm, and mental and physical activity), similar to those seen in CCFS patients. We believe that CCFS patients suffer from an atypical but continuous jet lag condition in their daily life. They are dazed and inattentive. The wakefulness level of the brain is somewhat poor in the patients. The limbic system dysfunction causes deteriorated cortical function secondarily.

5. Higher cerebral (cortical) function

To investigate the cognitive function as one of the cortical functions, we examined event-related-potentials (ERPs) using a visual oddball paradigm. Two hundred and sixty-four healthy children (controls) and 319 CCFS patients participated in this study. The relationship between their autonomic functions (component analysis of cardiographic R–R interval) or frontal lobe function (KANA-pick up test) [15] and ERP results was also analyzed. The CCFS patients were divided into three categories; type I (n 1⁄4 53): the ERP latency after target stimuli significantly longer than that in controls (P , 0:001); type II (n 1⁄4 63): the FRP latency after target stimuli significantly shorter, and the ERP amplitude induced by non-target stimuli significantly higher in the patients (P , 0:001); and type III (n 1⁄4 203): the latencies and amplitudes of ERP with both target and nontarget stimuli not significantly different. Type I was a delayed type, possibly of child dementia. Type II may be a hypersensitive and hyperactive type, followed by a typical exhaustion. Component analysis of the cardiographic R–R interval revealed significant suppression of the peak of the high frequency component (HFC; parasympathetic component) in the CCFS patients.

6. Image analysis of the central nervous system (CNS) >

The observations reported above indicate that CCFS possibly originates from the central nervous system-derived fatigue, and involves impairment of cognitive, learning, and memorization function.

6.1. SPECT and Xe-CT [10,11]

To investigate the correlation between regional cerebral blood flow and central nervous system symptoms in CCFS manifesting as school refusal, we examined cerebral blood flow using SPECT with 111 MBq 123I-iodoamphetamine and Xe-CT. None of the patients exhibited evidence of focal structural abnormalities on magnetic resonance imaging. In the SPECT study, cerebral blood flow was found to be markedly lower in the patients with school phobia manifesting as CCFS, when expressed as the corticocerebellar ratio in the frontal, temporal, and occipital lobes. Xe-CT images were obtained by xenon-enhanced CT after 3-min inhalation of a 30% xenon, 30% oxygen and 40% nitrogen gas mixture. Xe-CT of 230 CCFS patients revealed a significant decrease in cerebral blood flow in both the frontal and left thalamic areas of the patients (Fig. 2).

6.2. MRS [12]

For monitoring of the cerebral metabolic level, 42 patients with CCFS manifesting as school refusal and 20 age-matched control subjects were studied using localized proton magnetic MRS. Spectra were obtained for a 1.5 £ 1.5 £ 1.5–1.7 £ 1.7 cm 3 volume of bilateral frontal white matter. The peak areas of N-acetylaspartate (NAA), choline esters (Cho), and total creatine (tCr: creatine plus phosphocreatine) were determined for each voxel. Then the NAA/tCr and Cho/tCr ratios were calculated on the basis of the signal intensity of each compound. Cho/tCr was significantly elevated in the CCFS patients (P , 0:05) (Table 2) [16]. This result suggested that excessive cholinergic activity was followed by impairment of higher cortical functions. An elevated choline level in the brain is important for glucose metabolism and energy production in mitochondria.

7. Glucose metabolism [7]

Abnormal glucose metabolism is commonly observed in autonomic nervous system dysfunction, e.g. amyloid neuropathy. We conducted a 3-h OGTT in 81 CCFS patients (40 males and 41 females; 11–19 years).

They were in the range of 215 to þ20% (20.04 ^ 8.6) of ideal body weight. The blood glucose (BG) levels at all OGTT time intervals and cumulative blood glucose (,BG) were significantly higher in CCFS than normal controls ( P -BG): 39.5 ^ 4.4 vs. 33.3 ^ 3.4 mmol/l (P , 0:01).

The insulin response was abnormally low as compared to in hyperglycemia; P IRI (cumulative immunoreactive insulin)/ P -BG] was 232 ^ 129 and. 375 ^ 27 1, respectively, in the patients and controls (P , 0:01). However, the beta cell secretory ability was normal; P -IRI was 2805 ^ 1274 and 2523 ^ 1219 pmol/l, respectively, in the patients and controls. We concluded that insulin secretion was low in the patients. A paradoxical increase in growth hormone also was observed in 19 patients after glucose loading (Fig. 3). The glucoregulatory system probably compensates for decreased cerebral blood flow by increasing the blood glucose concentration, thereby providing sufficient glucose as a primary energy source for normal brain metabolism.

8. Disturbance of energy supply

In addition to the abnormal glucose metabolism mentioned above, serum pyruvic acid was rather high (data not shown). We conclude that disturbed energy production in mitochondria is the main cause of the easy fatigability and learning/memorization dysfunction (Fig. 4).

Actually, CFS patients become exhausted more rapidly than normal subjects after graded dynamic exercise [17]. They have a relatively reduced intracellular ATP concentration. The authors of this report concluded that these data suggest a defect of oxidative metabolism with acceleration of glycolysis in the working skeletal muscle of CFS patients, and that this metabolic defect may contribute to reduced physical endurance.

9. Deterioration of will for learning and academic ability

This problem is getting serious not only in Japan but also in other developed countries. At present, children and adults live in common environmental conditions: 1. chronic shortage of sleep followed by an irritable brain; 2. continuous psychointellectual tension with excessive information in a competitive society; and 3. self-denial and/or self-suppression with a cooperative life style.

In addition to these common living environmental backgrounds, biological rhythms will fail if there are additional stress factors:

1. Reaching a responsible social position.
2. Hard study for entrance examinations and/or hard training at sports clubs. Hard training for 7 days a week is common at sports clubs in junior high schools in Japan and even in primary schools.
3. Suffering a serious traffic accident or natural disaster.
4. Exhaustion after viral infection.
5. Serious trouble with human relations, e.g. bullying.
6. Changing living environments (climate, noise, housemoving, etc.).

10. Common and serious problems in the world

School refusal caused by CCFS and deteriorated scholastic ability in children are common and serious problems not only in Japan but also throughout the world, especially in developed countries. This suggests that the roots of this problem exist not only in the educational system, but also in the physical and mental conditions of the children themselves. We are convinced that the data we have obtained during the last 18 years provide clues for resolving these problems. We emphasize that the most important key points are the mammalian circadian clock and biological rhythms. Actually, we experienced a case with recurrent hypersomnia that was closely related to desynchronization of biorhythms, particularly the circadian rhythm of hPer2 gene expression [18].

11. Brain science and education

The biological clock, which maintains life, the autonomic nervous system, and rhythms of activity and rest in humans, is disappearing from children living in the present age. The primitive biological clock seems to be affected seriously by the current global lifestyle. Children lose their will to live, let alone scholastic ability. The first thing we should do is to determine why children lose their will to live vividly. We emphasize that it is important to analyze the living environmental conditions and biological rhythms of children for solution of this problem. Acknowledgement Most of this work was performed through Special Coordination Funds for Promoting Science and Technology from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, the Japanese Government.

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