Originally published January 8 2006
Electrical sensitivity has opened the market for health-related electromagnetic protective devices
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
Americans concerned with the proliferation of electrical gadgets and the impact it is having on health are finding many companies now carry products that claim to protect against electro-magnetic frequencies.
Targeting Americans concerned about exposure to mobile phone and electrical infrastructure, online retailers are selling a growing selection of protective gear.
Listings include radiation-blocking boxers, radio curtain shields and pendants for removing electromagnetic frequencies.
DeToffol says sales of protective gear are up.
Top sellers include meters for measuring magnetic fields and radio frequencies as well as clothes that shield wearers from electric, radio and microwave emissions.
Gear for frequency-sensitive individuals isn't a new idea.
Equipment to reduce radiation from mobile phones has been around almost as long as mobile phones themselves.
But the proliferation of cellular antennae and electricity-sucking gadgetry is heightening concern among those who profess to suffer from electrical sensitivity, an illness triggered by exposure to frequencies emitted by various manmade technologies.
While some scientists believe the ailment's roots are more psychological than biological, retailers are finding a lucrative niche.
In September, two California men won a patent on a device that could be incorporated in a baseball cap to block radiation from a wireless antenna.
Last year, a Taipei inventor patented an electromagnetic-waveproof bra cup.
But Ruth Douglas Miller, chair of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society's Committee on Man and Radiation, says scientific evidence does not support claims that signals emitted by everyday devices are harmful.
"The signals for everything from AM radio up to cell phones and microwaves are really really small," Miller said, noting that electromagnetic energy from natural sources, such as the sun, is much stronger.
Miller's committee maintains studies on electromagnetic hypersensitivity to date have been "overwhelmingly unsuccessful" in linking reported symptoms to electric or magnetic field exposure.
The group also warns that many devices on the market falsely claim to reduce RF exposure from cell phones.
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