Electric Blankets can generate a magnetic and electric field that penetrates throughout the body.

What you can do:
If you are accustomed to use one, make sure to switch it off before going to bed.

The risk comes from the fluorescent lights, energy saving bulbs and halogen lights.

What you can do:
You can reduce the risk to 0 by using ordinary bulbs and non-halogen spotlights.

Hair dryers and Electric razors have a very high magnetic field, as much as 200 to 400 mG.

What you can do:
Some EMF consultants recommend that hair dryers not be used on children as the high fields are held close to their rapidly developing brain and nervous system.

TVs with a plasma screen emit high magnetic and electric fields that reach a 6ft radius around them. However, battery operated remote controls are quite safe.

What you can do:
Always sit at least 6ft from the screen - and remember that EMFs travel through walls. If you have a plasma screen TV in your bedroom, it should be at least 6ft from your pillows.

The magnetic fields from a ceramic or glass-topped hob can be lower than those from a traditional electric hob, but some halogen rings can give off particularly high levels.

What you can do:
It is recommended that as well as avoiding halogen rings, you avoid magnetic induction hobs because, although they are very energy efficient and fast to use, they produce significant levels of EMFs. Safest of all are gas cookers, or slow cookers which use very low power.

Cordless phones are now the standard in most households and, like mobile handsets, they emit microwave radiation - from both the base unit and the handset itself - that is alleged to cause brain tumours, breast cancer, dementia, DNA damage, concentration problems, memory loss, mood and behavioural changes and fertility problems.

What you can do:
Install a landline telephone that plugs into the wall-socket and remains attached to it by a wire and try to use it for most calls. If you can’t do without a cordless phone, buy an analogue model, as their base units emit radiation only when the phone is active.
Avoid the newer digital phones (Digital Enhanced Cordless Telephones, or DECTs) as their base units emit radiation 24 hours a day, whether you are using them or not.

Computers and their monitors give off fairly low levels of EMFs, but if you are still worried, look out for the 2005 DELL Inspiron range of laptops which come with a three-pin mains cable and earthed adaptor and do not emit electric fields.
The biggest risk to computer users comes from broadband systems that allow ‘wireless access’ and in doing so fill your house with pulsating microwave radiation at all times.
What you can do:
All VDUs - including TVs and office computers - give off a higher level of EMFs from the back and sides, so at work, it is important to make sure you are at least 3ft away from the rear of the monitor of the colleague who sits opposite you.

There have been claims of serious biochemical changes to the structure of proteins and amino acids in microwaved food and I believe that, for safety’s sake, it is important to avoid meals cooked in this way if possible.

What you can do:
Increasingly, there are allegations that the packaging of microwave-ready foods may release harmful toxins, so if a microwave must be used, put the food onto a plate before cooking it.
Be aware that radiation leaks from the seal of the microwave oven door, so children should not be allowed to stand nearby when it is on.

Mobile phones have long been the subject of claims that they are a health hazard. While conclusive evidence has yet to be produced to prove this, I believe they are a danger when used frequently or for long periods of time. They emit radiation even when they are on standby.

What you can do:
Mobiles transmit at maximum power when you switch them on and off, when connecting and disconnecting a call, and while ringing, so hold the phone away from your body while dialling out, and don’t put it to your ear until the person you are calling has answered. Use a hands-free kit with air tubes whenever possible and keep calls short.
When texting, hold the phone away from your body when sending the message. Store a phone in your handbag or briefcase, not in a pocket and not in a baby’s pushchair. Don’t keep your phone on a bedside table at night, particularly if it is charging - because the charger unit gives off high levels of EMFs.
Avoid using music players built into mobiles at all costs. The signals produce microwaves while you are listening to music.

We've seen a number of locales pipe in quite a bit of energy from eco-friendly sources, but the community of Rock Port, Missouri is claiming to be 100-percent wind-powered. The gloating is due to four wind turbines erected on agricultural lands within the Rock Port city limits, and while the town is expec……

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