EMFWISE

Many baby monitors these days are wireless, and are transmitting 24×7.  Sometimes these exposures are quite significant.  Thus, some people have asked where a wired baby monitor can be found.  One potential solution may be to take off the antenna of a wireless monitor and use it as a wired monitor.  For example, the FOSCAM is a popular wireless monitor supporting both video and sound, which can be turned into a wired monitor by unscrewing the antenna and using an ethernet cable to attach it to a wired ethernet network. You may need to find a tech savvy friend to help you get it set up (e.g., help you download and install the software to determine the IP address of the FOSCAM so that you can access the web interface), but it will be really nice to avoid that wireless radiation, whose long-term effects are unknown.

Caveat: However, be mindful to keep the electric wires and ethernet cables a distance from the bed to reduce the electrical field exposure and any dirty electricity riding on the ethernet cables.  In certain environments, even wired ethernet cables can become carriers for pulsing dirty electricity, depending on the type of power supply (e.g., switched mode power supply) or the model of router or cable modem used.

It’s hard enough to avoid EMF as-is with the growth of popular wireless devices, but here are a few concrete ways you can reduce your exposure to EMF in your environment in the event of a hospital stay.

• Unplug your bed — Some hospital beds may be plugged into  electricity, and because they have metal frames to conduct this electricity, the entire frame can be electrified.  This electric field can interfere with the body’s natural healing (see Robert Becker for more details).  You can plug the bed in temporarily to reposition it, but unplug it when you are done, and position the metal bed frame away from electrical cables and outlets.
• Be cautious on radiation exposure.  Certain diagnostic scans may deliver a high dose of radiation (e.g.,  CT scans, etc.).  Scans can be extremely useful in severe cases of illness, but should not be used casually for non-critical conditions.  For planned scans, proper nutrition (e.g., antioxidants) should be taken a week in advance of the scan to minimize the damage. (See Russell Blaylock for more details on nutrition before a hospital visit and see Dr. Devra Davis on the pros and cons of mammograms).
• Check for cell towers and Wi-Fi routers.  There may cell towers or other transmitting antennae outside the hospital building and Wi-Fi routers inside the hospital building (e.g., check hallway ceilings).  You may want to choose a room with the least exposure to these sources.  In some cases, where the primary exposure is from a cell tower outside the window, a silver nylon RF shielding mesh can be attached to hospital room curtains as a temporary curtain.
• Prefer alternatives to wireless monitors– I find it somewhat unfortunate that certain conditions (e.g., heart conditions) may be monitored by wireless technologies, which, while providing a useful alert to nurses,  could potentially make the situation worse.  Wireless technologies may, for example, contribute to irregular heart beats, interfering with the heart which is electrical in nature.  You may want to check with your hospital whether there is a safer alternative.  Certain implants may also be remotely controlled by wireless devices, which may also be of concern if there is a potential to be affected by external radiation sources.

Hopefully as more medical institutions recognize the potential health effects of EMF, such as the Women’s College Hospital in Toronto, German doctors in the Freiburger Appeal, and the American Academy of Environmental Medicine (AAEM), there will be a greater push for EMF safety and EMF-clean rooms in the medical world.