Why electrohypersensitivity (EHS) is a biologically expected reaction to harmful radiation
A new paper by Peter Hensinger and Bernd I. Budzinski published in the journal umwelt-medizin-gesellschaft entitled “Why electrohypersensitivity (EHS) is a biologically expected reaction to harmful radiation” concludes that:
There is a science-based explanation as to why people become electrohypersensitive: The non-ionising radiation from wireless communication leads to oxidative cell stress, this is undisputed in science. Oxidative cell stress leads to inflammatory processes in the organism.
The claim that electrohypersensitivity cannot exist because the limit values protect against the harmful effects of electromagnetic fields is used to market digital products. The ICNIRP limits are scientifically untenable. The argument of a lack of causality is being instrumentalized to undermine the precautionary principle and thus a protection policy.
The effects of non-ionising radiation on the metabolism in the organism have been proven by over a thousand studies. These effects, triggered by EMF, are felt by people with electrohypersensitivity.
The arguments used to cast doubt on electrohypersensitivity are not based on medical-biological facts, but on business interests and expert opinions of convenience. It is damaging to the industry’s business if its products are associated with the consequences of illness. It created the “mental disorder” narrative, a marketing story to protect its products. The authorities continue to spread it and ignore the medical causes.
Information is reported from diagnose-funk.org press release on the paper found here.
Is electrohypersensitivity (EHS), caused by mobile phone radiation, a fact or all in the imagination? It is comprehensible why the mobile phone industry declares this illness to be imaginary. It would be damaging to their business if their products were associated with the consequences of illness. However, the authorities responsible for health and radiation protection also claim that EHS is a psychological, anxiety-induced reaction. They deny connections with radiation exposure and claim that there is no underlying cause-and-effect mechanism. The available evidence for this correlation and the requirement for causality as a prerequisite for the recognition of a disease are the subject of this article, as are the reasons for discrimination against people with electrohypersensitivity.
Table of Contents
- 1. Electrohypersensitivity – an accepted effect of radiation until the 1990s
- 2. Mechanisms of action for electrohypersensitivity have been decoded
- 3. The claim of causality as a pseudo-scientific distraction
- 3.1. Violation of the constitution: Unprotected exposure to radiation without applying the precautionary principle
- 3.2. The limit values are unacceptable
- 4. The role of the psyche
- 4.1. Collective risk displacement
- 4.2. The unauthorized disease – some further arguments in the public discourse
- 5.1. Electrohypersensitive reactions meet with a lack of understanding …
- 5.2. Misconceptions lead to underestimation of the risk
- 5.3. The thermal dogma is no longer tenable
Information on this page is from diagnose-funk.org
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IMAGE ON WEBPAGE FROM Why electrohypersensitivity (EHS) is a biologically expected reaction to harmful radiation: Fig. 2: “Electromagnetic waves emitted by mobile phones stimulate nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide hydrogen (NADH) oxidase in the plasma membrane, which in turn affects the integrity of the sperm nucleus. Within the nucleus, the structure of the DNA deteriorates, ultimately guiding the cellular structure towards apoptosis. ROS, reactive oxygen species.” Text & graphic from: Seify M, Khalili MA, Anbari F, Koohestanidehaghi Y (2023): Detrimental effects of electromagnetic radiation emitted from cell phone on embryo morphokinetics and blastocyst viability in mice, Zygote 2024: 1-5
