Microwave Hazards
Great article on the mercola.com site about the harzards of microwaves.
http://www.mercola.com/article/microwave/hazards.htm
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MICROWAVING HAZARDS
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08/10/2011: Jong from San Jose, Ca : "For those concerned about microwaving food,
please refer to
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/17/health/17real.html"
Replies08/10/2011: Debbie from Melbourne, Australia replies: "I would not believe that microwaves are not killing off nutrients just because a New York Times article says so.Our Prime Minister says Global Warming is real.... so does Al Gore and most of the global newspapers...
Does that mean that Global Warming is real? You have to reasearch it from reputable sources.
I would rather err on the side of caution.
Ask yourself, why are more people going grey early these days... It is because we are mineral and nutrient deficient. We have to look at our food and how we prepare it. Look at processing of food. My grandmother had all her natural coloured hair at 65 and so did her sister who died at 93??"
08/11/2011: Francisca from Michelbach-le-bas, Alsace, France replies: "Sorry Jong, I have read a lot about the danger of microwave ovens and I don't use one, actually never have although there is one built in my kitchen! Even if you discard the dangers of the food cooked in them, think about the radiation that escapes and hits your body? I don't hear them talking about that.... Just think, it is a huge business because most people have one so why would they tell you the truth? Somehow it is something that never caught my interest, sorry, I can't even explain why because for a long time I wasn't even aware of any danger!"
02/07/2012: Goldy from Sydney, Australia replies: "I stopped using the microwave about 6 months ago to see if it helped my chronic fatigue. Well I can't say that not using it has helped me feel better, but today, stupidly I heated up my food in a microwave and I have been feeling so sick since eating it. This could be a coincidence, but I'm pretty sure I have reacted badly to the radiated food."
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01/29/2010: Jac from Baltimore, Maryland, Usa : "I just got rid of my microwaves. Just google 'microwave dangers', and if the things you learn don't terrify, sicken, & anger you, you're INSANE."
Replies01/29/2010: Suzi from Missoula, Mt replies: "Oh yes, Jac....I haven't had a microwave for almost 8 years now. Most people really look at me weird when I mention that I wouldn't have a mini-nuclear power plant in my apartment....folks aren't "insane", just uneducated and for that we can't blame them, only by example is my family slowly making the change...bad habits are hard to break."
01/30/2010: Carmen from Nova Scotia, Canada replies: "I read it here on EC first. I then did a little research and removed the appliance from my house. We are now 7 months microwave free. :) We do not miss it at all. As my kids watched the microwave go out the door I told them the story of the microwaved water and the seeds that would NOT grow. I think I planted a seed of distrust in their heads as they no longer use the microwaves at school for lunch, it was only my intention to eliminate it's use at home.:)"
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[WARNING!] 09/28/2009: Azg from Toronto, On: "I wanted to point out that one should NEVER use the MICROWAVE in holistic healing practises. The Microwave KILLS ENZYMES and any VITALITY in foods. This is why even Doctors tell women to NEVER heat Breastmilk in the microwave for their babies.
Vitality doesn't have to be enzymes or beneficial vitamins...think about water, which has neither enzymes or vitamins...
In highschool we did an experiment where we tried to sprout seeds. One group of seeds were watered with filtered water, one group of seeds were watered with tap water, and the last group of seeds were watered with water that was previously microwaved (but brought back to room temperature before putting on the seeds).
The group of seeds that were watered with microwaved water NEVER SPROUTED. The Microwave removed ALL VITALITY from the water.
Please post this somewhere on your website where many people can find this information...I've found a number of comments where people are heating teas and such with the microwave - BAD IDEA!"
Replies09/28/2009: Theo from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada replies: "This is totally not true. I read something similar a couple of years ago about a high school experiment where plants died on microwaved water. Naturally, I was a little freaked out. So at work I decided to reproduce the experiment. I bought a bunch of plants and separated them into 3 groups: tap water, boiled water, microwaved water. All of the waters were cooled to room temperature before feeding. None of the plants died over the next 3 months. All of my co-workers witnessed this experiment.Although afterwards I figured my experiment could have been done a little better. I should have picked plants that were water only because the soil might have been a big confounding variable. Also, I could have picked plants that died easier as my particular plant species seemed quite resilient.
In any case, there was no death in the plants. Or any vitality lost."
09/28/2009: Azg from Toronto, On replies: "Theo, try the experiment again with seeds. And ask your doctor why they don't recommend that women heat up breastmilk in the microwave."
09/29/2009: Carmen from Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia, canada replies: "For me, the flag has been raised too many times on this issue. Just last month I packed up my microwave and took it out of my home. I do not avoid microwaved food at all costs but, less can only be better. Meals now take a little more time to plan (thawing meat), but I have no regrets. We purchased a toaster oven and are having sooo much fun with it and meat thaws quite quickly in a sink of cold water(depending on the cut)."
09/29/2009: Suzi from Missoula, Mt replies: "Kudos to you and your family...why risk it?"
05/05/2011: Rick In Nh from Concord, Nh replies: "I LOVE this site and with your help have regained my health after cancer surgery and COPD.But ...
For all of those who will just believe blindly what they read:
There are 3 reasons why Drs warn women about microwaves: 1 -- Bottle may feel mildly warm on the outside, but be very hot internally. 2 -- steam pressure from overheating may cause bottle to explode. 3 -- some vitamins in FORMULA may be altered due to heat if overheated, but the same could be said about any method of heating.
AND, when you try to post scare tactics on the site, do REAL research. I read one article that said the nazis invented the microwave oven, when it was actually Percy Spencer (an acquaintance when I was a teen) who invented it after accidentally melting his chocolate bar in his pocket while working on a magnetron.
Please, research the facts and don't just use old wives' tales to just try and scare everyone. Just because you can find "Microwave Dangers" on the internet doesn't make it "fact. " I found 34,000,000 articles related to "flying monkey attacks" Should I start wearing a protective suit? I still use a microwave occaisonally to thaw some foods... and I promise, I am far from "insane.""
05/05/2011: Sheila from San Diego, Ca, Usa replies: "Just a note on one of many books to read about toxic materials in the home: "Slow Death By Rubber Duck" by Smith and Lourie. The two authors do cite studies and litigation regarding chemicals in plastics by manufacturers, like DuPont."
05/05/2011: Francisca from Michelbach-le-bas, Alsace, France replies: "I would be a bit careful with microwaves. There is a lot of serious literature about them, not only Internet gossip!"
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