"How Could This Happen?"
"After seeing the overwhelming evidence that indicates that those of us exposed to electromagnetic fields (at this point you should ask who is not exposed) have an increased risk of being affected by such a broad range of disorders, it asks the question, how could this happen? From the philosophical perspective, we know that there is no way we can rip out all of the electrical generating stations, transmission lines, and appliances, so we must deal with another aspect of the question: What are the mechanisms responsible for causing these effects?
The diversity of possible aberrant physiological functions with the ability to derange homeostasis might be explained by the fact that EMFs can alter the function of cellular membranes. (165) Evidence has come to light that EMFs can affect membranes to such an extent that they may cause blood brain barrier leakage. Bearing this cell membrane dysfunction in mind, the two most plausible theories in conjuction with this are the melatonin theiry and the paired radical mechanism theeory."
Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity
(EHS)

"There is a certain segment of the population that suffers from a condition known as electrical hypersensitivity. Although Hillert et al (2002) has found one to two percent (1%-2%) of the Swedish population to be electromagnetically hypersensitive, (204) current setimates reveal that approximately three percent (3%) of the population has this sensitivity and another thirty-five percent (35%) have some symptoms of EHS (205).

The syndrome of electromagnetic hypersensitivity can best be described as any or all of a collection of inexplicable health symptoms including aches, anxiety, attention deficit, depression, difficulty concentrating, diffuculty sleeping, dizziness, chronic fatigue, depression, fever, fibromyalgia, flu-like symptoms, headaches, irritability, joint pain, memory loss, nausea, numbness, pain, skin rashes, sleep disorders, tingling, muscle spasm and weakness and joint pain. (206) It also appears to exacerbate the effects of diseases insomnia, tinnitus, diabetes and multiple sclerosis.

The number of people suffering from EHS continues to rise, especially with the North American medical community not adopting any generally accepted diagnostic criteria, (207) consequently ignoring the problem."
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165 Baureus-Koch C L, Sommarin M, Pearson B R, Salford L G, Eberhardt J L. Interaction between low frequency magnetic fields and cell membranes. Bioelectromagnetics. 2003; 24:p395-402.

204 Hillert L, Berglind N, Arnetz B B, Bellander T. Prevalence of self-reported hypersensitivity to electric magnetic fields in a population-based questionnaire survey. Scand J Work Environ Health. 2002; 28(1):p33-41.

205 Philips A, Philips J. The Power Watch Handbook. Piatkus Books. London, 2006; p294.

206 Levallois P. Hypersensitivity of human subjects to environmental electric and magnetic field exposure: a review of the literature. Environ Health Persp. 2002; 110:p613-618.

207 Bergqvist U, Vogel E (eds). Possible Health Implications of Subjective Symptoms and Electromagnetic Fields: A report by a European group of experts for the European commission. DG V. Solna, Sweden: Euopean Commission DG V. National Institute for Working Life.
-The Invisible Threat, p 67-76
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