Many professors in physics and engineers have been arguing that EMFs from Wifi, Bluetooth gadgets and cell phones cannot possibly damage the human body or harm its DNA.
Why would they say that? Mainly, because it’s true that this low-level radiation emits energy with a power density that’s orders of magnitude LOWER than dangerous x-rays, or nuclear radiation.
But all these PhDs got it completely wrong. Researchers are now closer than ever to identifying the mechanism of harm from EMFs.
In 2013, Dr. Martin Pall from Washington State University published a groundbreaking paper on the mechanisms that could explain how EMFs are able to stress every single cell in your body. (1)
Pall argues that these EMFs do not directly damage your DNA, but instead disrupt the calcium channels in your cells (Voltage-Gated Calcium Channels/VGCCs, to be exact)... letting excess calcium flow in 24/7, and creating a ton of downstream side effects.
In other words... the more you’re exposed to wifi, cell phone signals and other kinds of wireless devices... the more your cells get filled with abnormally elevated amounts of calcium.
How is that a problem? Calcium is an essential mineral after all!
Here’s the problem: Every single part of your body can seriously suffer from excess calcium.
- Excess calcium in your brain = link with dementia & Alzheimer’s (2)
- Excess calcium in your heart = arterial plaque & increased heart attack risks (3)
- Excess calcium in your nervous system = nervous system disorders and multiple sclerosis (4)
Most of all, excess calcium in your cells leads to the generation of peroxynitrite, a reactive nitrogen species which could lead to serious DNA damage and increase your risks of cancer. (5)
(Here’s what DNA damage looks like under the microscope. Now you MAY be starting to see why I spent the last 5 years warning the world on how to minimize the health risks associated with EMFs…)
There is good news though. Dr. Pall has also found (in animal models) that using a calcium-blocking drug (like the ones commonly prescribed for heart disease and high blood pressure) can cancel out some or all of this damage, depending on the situation.
In fact, he identified not one, not two, BUT 26 studies which prove that these meds can nullify or at least greatly reduce the harmful effects of EMFs! (6)
So... Is Nick telling me to start taking prescription drugs like candies? Nope.
The research is still very early, but Dr. Pall himself argues that one of the plausible ways we can balance out excess calcium and minimize EMF damage is to take its antagonistic mineral -- Magnesium.
Magnesium might just be Mother Nature’s all-natural calcium channel blocker/regulator, but 80% of the entire population is deficient in it -- which is definitely a concern in our electro-polluted world.
Today’s lessons:
1) Just like many other stressors (ex: too much coffee/anxiety!), exposure to EMFs (think wifi, cellphones, Bluetooth, etc.) will probably increase your need for magnesium.
2) Our soils are very depleted in magnesium, and the top magnesium advocates like Dr. Carolyn Dean argue that getting enough of this key mineral through diet alone is nearly impossible. (7)
3) The #1 supplement I recommend taking year in and year out is Magnesium -- whether you feel the effects of magnesium deficiency (like dizziness, muscle cramps, etc.) -- or NOT.
4) Magnesium does NOT make you somehow invincible when exposed to EMFs. It’s ESSENTIAL for your health to avoid EMF exposure as much as humanly possible. The solutions are explained in incredible detail in my
latest course, my latest summit, or my podcast -- so I won’t repeat them here.
And finally, most magnesium supplements are completely useless, and contain hard-to-absorb magnesium oxide.
The reality is that the human body requires several types of magnesium to thrive, which is why the Bioptimizers Magnesium Breakthrough product still remains my #1 recommendation to get your magnesium levels up:
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