Why Do We Need a Sleeping Sanctuary?
The average person spends approximately one-third of their life sleeping.
Doesn’t it make sense to reduce exposure to electric fields and RF radiation in our sleeping areas?
It’s About Stress and “De-stressing” Rest and Repair!
The human body is an amazing, self-rejuvenating entity that has the ability to repair itself while it sleeps. This is accomplished with its own, internal electrical system that functions with very weak electrical impulses. Electrical impulses, which are very small but distinct are generated by the brain and are used for intercellular communication. This is possible because the body is composed mainly of water with a high mineral content making it highly electrically conductive.
Cells know when to divide by vibrating. Brain cells, nerve cells, bone cells, all vibrate at different rates in order to communicate with one another. Unfortunately, our bodies act like tuning forks. When you vibrate a tuning fork (external electrical influence), any turning fork (like our body) in its vicinity will start vibrating at the same frequency or rate, and therefore will be confused as to how fast to grow.
In the typical sleeping area, electrical exposure from external sources (live electrical wiring in ceilings, walls and floors) is thousands of times stronger than the body’s own electrical system. Long-term exposure to these high-level electric fields can impair the body’s ability to communicate within itself and impact health. High-level electric fields and wireless RF radiation reduce the release of melatonin, a natural hormone from your pineal gland and that can lead to low quality sleep.
Some people develop symptoms when they experience long-term exposure, especially at night, to elevated levels of electric fields, and wireless RF radiation, such as: headaches, hyperactivity, nightmares, depression, fatigue, eyestrain, and muscle cramps. Biological problems associated with electromagnetic stressors fall into two major categories:
1. Brain (behavioral abnormalities, learning disabilities, altered bio-cycles and stress responses).
2. Growing tissue (embryos, genetics and cancer).
Newborns and children are more vulnerable to electromagnetic stressors due to their thinner skulls and undeveloped immune systems.
To support your body in its efforts to rest, repair, detox, and have restful sleep, the Building Biology Institute has five basic recommendations to create a sleep sanctuary:
1. Use battery-powered clocks near your bed.
Research has shown exposure to high magnetic fields while sleeping can cause severe long-term illness. Many electric clocks produce high magnetic fields.
2. Turn off bedroom-affecting circuits.
An undisturbed and restful sleep is necessary for health and a strong immune system. Electric fields affect your bio-communications, keeping you from sleeping soundly. We suggest purchasing an EMF Sleep Sanctuary Switch. The switch is remote controlled from your bed.
3. Eliminate, minimize, or shield from RF.
Radio frequency (RF) signals from portable phones, cell phones, and wireless devices have been shown to interfere with the body’s immune system. All of these can be turned off remotely from your bed.
4. Use beds without metal.
Metal frames and metal box springs can amplify and distort the earth’s natural magnetic field, which can lead to a non-restful sleep. Use natural, non-metallic materials.
5. Make sure there are no elevated magnetic fields.
Magnetic fields from appliances, building wiring and external power lines can penetrate walls into a bedroom and disrupt the body’s communication system and the orderly division of cells.
Sleep sanctuary information from this page is provided by The Building Biology Institute (https://buildingbiologyinstitute.org).
If you would like to discuss how to create a Sleep Sanctuary, and enjoy a healthy living space, please contact us to schedule an EMF Assessment.