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ELECTROPOLLUTON, HORMONES AND CANCER ELECTROPOLLUTON, CANCER HORMONES AND Electromagnetic radiation from cellphones, towers and electrical appliances as well as new wireless technologies stresses our health by disrupting hormonal action and physical processes, in some cases triggering cancer. ore than a decade ago, NEXUS (vol. 3, nos 4-5) published my first article, "Hormone Heresy", which challenged the medicalising and pathologising of women's hormonal health in the enthusiastic (and dangerous) prescribing of hormone replacement therapy and oral contraceptives. It is now a well- established fact that these drugs are harmful and have contributed to the health problems (and deaths) of women worldwide. I have continued to research, write and lecture about the many myths and misinformation regarding women's hormonal health in my ongoing pursuit of truthful information for hormonal well-being. Our inescapable exposure to electropollution has many profound effects on our health. This article explores another important yet rarely understood consequence of electropollution: its ability to wreak havoc on the hormonal systems of women and men. As it turns out, electropollution is a very powerful hormone disruptor. Our Wired and Wireless World A defining moment in world history occurred in 1879 when Thomas Edison switched on the first light bulb. The flick of that switch radically transformed our world forever. The Age of Electricity was born. It is now impossible to imagine 21st-century life without this energy source, not to mention all of the technology and life-enhancing devices it has generated. However, even the genius of Edison could never have foreseen the global health challenges created from his discovery. Power lines, transmitters, electrical wiring and appliances create both electric and magnetic fields—invisible lines of force that surround any electrical device. Our love affair with all things electrical means that we are now living in a dense sea of electro- magnetic energy waves, called electromagnetic radiation (EMR), which are estimated to be 100 to 200 million times greater in prevalence than a hundred years ago. Compounding the problem is the explosion of wireless technology such as cellphones (mobile phones), Bluetooth, PDAs (personal digital a tants), Wireless Internet, WiFi (wireless fidelity, which allows for Internet access in airports, hotels, coffee shops and schools, etc.) and powerful microwave-emitting towers that are required for transmission. This pervasive wireless world emits a particular spectrum of electromagnetic radiation that has its own damaging effects on living systems. Within just two decades, wireless technology has exploded onto the global scene. Currently there are more than 236 million cellphones in the USA, 20 million in Canada and 19 million in Australia. In addition, millions of cellphone towers have appeared in the landscape around the world and thousands of communities either have WiFi or are considering implementing it. The Wi-Fi hot-spot phenomenon is expected to burgeon from 12,400 locations in the USA and Canada by the end of 2007 to 78,000 by 2008. In just 25 years, the great majority of the human race has been exposed to a massive amount of electromagnetic radiation. Our homoeos' is now being thrown into turmoil by unprecedented levels of all forms of EMR, seriously compromising our body's ability to function properly. by Sherrill Sellman, ND © 2007 PO Box 690416 Tulsa, OK 74169-0416, USA Telephone: +1 (918) 437 1058 Email: golight@earthlink.net Website: http:/www.whatwomenmustknow.com What You Can't See Can Still Hurt You A growing body of scientific research acknowledges that, presently, the greatest threat to our health and well-being (and to that of all life-forms) is an insidious, all-pervasive and invisible form of pollution called "electropollution". Many health issues have been linked to EMR exposure, including various cancers (especially brain, eye, ear and leukaemia,),'"* NEXUS = 35 AUGUST - SEPTEMBER 2007 www.nexusmagazine.com