Ten Reasons to Throw Out Your Microwave
Posted on Mar 04, 2011 in Featured ArticlesSource: EU Times & Dr. Mercola
From the conclusions of the Swiss, Russian and German scientific clinical studies, we can no longer ignore the microwave oven sitting in our kitchens. Based on this research, we will conclude with this article, the following:
1. Continually eating food processed from a microwave oven causes long term – permanent – brain damage by “shorting out” electrical impulses in the brain [de-polarizing or de-magnetizing the brain tissue].
2. The human body cannot metabolize
the unknown by-products created in microwaved food.3. Male and female hormone production is shut down and/or altered by continually eating microwaved foods.
4. The effects of microwaved food by-products are residual [long term, permanent] within the human body.
5. Minerals, vitamins, and nutrients of all microwaved food is reduced or altered so that the human body gets little or no benefit, or the human body absorbs altered compounds that cannot be broken down.
6. The minerals in vegetables are altered into cancerous free radicals when cooked in microwave ovens.
7. Microwaved foods cause stomach and intestinal cancerous growths [tumors]. This may explain the rapidly increased rate of colon cancer in America.
8. The prolonged eating of microwaved foods causes cancerous cells to increase in human blood.
9. Continual ingestion of microwaved food causes immune system deficiencies through lymph gland and blood serum alterations.
10. Eating microwaved food causes loss of memory, concentration, emotional instability, and a decrease of intelligence.
Hayden’s Note:
Now, I’m still searching for the original source material for these “studies” and if you know where they are, feel free to leave a link in the comments. However, there is undeniable, well-documented research into the dangers of using plastic containers and wrappers when microwaving foods -
From Dr. Mercola:
Microwaves heat food by causing water molecules in it to resonate at very high frequencies and eventually turn to steam which heats your food. While this can rapidly heat your food, what most people fail to realize is that it also causes a change in your food’s chemical structure.
There are numerous issues that have emerged since microwave ovens were first introduced to consumers more than 40 years ago, besides depleting your food’s nutritional value, which will be addressed a bit later.
The first thing you probably noticed when you began microwaving food was how uneven the heating is.
“Hot spots” in microwaved food can be hot enough to cause burns—or build up to a “steam explosion.” This has resulted in admonitions to new mothers about NOT using the microwave to heat up baby bottles, since babies have been burned by super-heated formula that went undetected.
Another problem with microwave ovens is that carcinogenic toxins can leach out of your plastic and paper containers/covers, and into your food.
The January/February 1990 issue of Nutrition Action Newsletter reported the leakage of numerous toxic chemicals from the packaging of common microwavable foods, including pizzas, chips and popcorn. Chemicals included polyethylene terpthalate (PET), benzene, toluene, and xylene. Microwaving fatty foods in plastic containers leads to the release of dioxins (known carcinogens) and other toxins into your food. [8] [2]
One of the worst contaminants is BPA, or bisphenol A, an estrogen-like compound used widely in plastic products. In fact, dishes made specifically for the microwave often contain BPA, but many other plastic products contain it as well.
Microwaving distorts and deforms the molecules of whatever food or other substance you subject to it. An example of this is blood products.
Blood is normally warmed before being transfused into a person. Now we know that microwaving blood products damages the blood components. In fact, one woman died after receiving a transfusion of microwaved blood in 1991 , which resulted in a well-publicized lawsuit.
Microwave Radiation Leakage
You may have heard that there is some danger of microwaves escaping from your microwave while it’s operating. This was more of a risk with earlier models than with recent ones, which undergo more rigorous testing.
Theoretically, there are very small amounts of radiation leakage through the viewing glass, but the FDA reports these levels are “insignificant” and “well below the level known to harm people.”
The FDA has been regulating microwave ovens since 1971 through its electronic product radiation control program, which is mandated by the Electronic Product Radiation Control provisions of the Food Drug and Cosmetic Act[3] .
The FDA limits the amount of microwaves that can leak from an oven throughout its lifetime to 5 milliwatts (mW) per square centimeter at approximately 2 inches from the oven surface. Because microwave energy decreases dramatically as you move away from the source of the radiation, a measurement made 20 inches from your oven would be approximately one-hundredth of the value measured at 2 inches.[2]
The federal standard also requires all ovens to have “two independent interlock systems that stop the production of microwaves the moment the latch is released or the door is opened.”
And a monitoring system is also required, which stops the operation if one or both interlock systems fail.
You would think, with all these tests and regulations, that you’d be safe. However, according to Powerwatch, a non-profit independent organization with a central role in the microwave radiation debate:
“Even when the microwave oven is working correctly, the microwave levels within the kitchen are likely to be significantly higher than those from any nearby cellular phone base-stations. Remember also that microwaves will travel through walls if the microwave oven is against an inside wall.”
Powerwatch also states that we don’t really know if the current regulations about leakage are truly safe and recommends ovens be checked at least annually, since microwave emissions can change with normal use.
You might also consider purchasing a $20 testing device that allows you to check the radiation in your home.
Make sure that, if you are going to use your microwave for cleaning sponges or for any use at all, regularly examine the door and hinges to make sure they are sealing properly. If the door doesn’t close correctly, or if it’s warped, bent, or otherwise damaged, don’t use it at all!
Since your eyes are known to be particularly susceptible to microwave radiation (high microwave exposures are known to cause cataracts), I recommend stepping away from your microwave while it’s in use.
New Study Confirms Microwaves Affect Your Heart
A recent study examining the effects 2.4 GHz radiation (which is the frequency of radiation emitted by Wifi routers and microwave ovens) on the heart was just completed. The study found “unequivocal evidence” that microwave frequency radiation affects the heart at non-thermal levels that are well below federal safety guidelines, according to Dr. Magda Havas of Trent University[4] .
Dr. Havas says:
“This is the first study that documents immediate and dramatic changes in both heart rate and heart rate variability caused by an approved device that generates microwaves at levels well below (0.3 percent) federal guidelines in both Canada and the United States.”
No longer can skeptics claim that microwaves produce no immediate biological effects at ordinary household levels!
Hayden’s Note:
Have you tossed out your microwave oven yet?
I threw mine out long ago. I saved it, meaning to film a video shooting it with various calibers but haven’t done so. Yet. I now have another project on my weekend to-do list!
I’ll post the film soon.
The use of artificial microwave transmissions for subliminal psychological control, a.k.a. “brainwashing”, has also been proven. We’re attempting to obtain copies of the 1970′s Russian research documents and results written by Drs. Luria and Perov specifying their clinical experiments in this area.
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I have said for years that the sudden increase in the last 50 years of ruptured colons are from eating too much microwaved foods. I have known several people who have been in the hospital for ruptured colons and all are heavy microwave oven users. I wish someone would do a study on this link potential.
I gave away my microwave about four years ago, and I don’t miss it. My most used countertop appliance is an electric streamer. Yes, it takes longer, but it is so much healthier. I set the timer, walk away, and come get the food when I hear the “ding”. (One thing that makes this easier for me is that I do not eat processed foods.)
Our microwave is ten years old and needs to be replaced, so hubby says, but I suggested we just go away with it. He looked stunned… how would he reheat his coffee? I’ll show him this page and then see what he says. I really don’t want another one.
I have heard in the past that they were not good for you and as a moronic consumer you know the deal. I do not necessarily buy microwaviable foods as do a lot of office workers. But at times do. Since seeing these videos and reading some of the info my wife and I will probably get a toaster oven instead.
Great to hear, BB Rabozza and Terry!
And @ Nancy – While it does take longer on a stove, steamer or toaster oven, once you get into that routine of “slower food” it doesn’t seem like it takes that long. Like you said, set the timer and walk away!
excellent work! i have recently dramatically reduced the amount i use my microwave. i barely used it before and now i use it even less!
i look forward to your other reports!
I use a toaster oven. everything tastes much better. Pasta is tricky to reheat with this though :/
Daniel,
I typically reheat pasta in a skillet on the stove. Dash of water or milk, and it heats up perfectly!
Hayden
Founder, TruthisTreason.net
Shot up your microwave yet? I volunteer mine for the slaughter.
Last time I moved, I swore I wouldn’t plug ‘er in. I did anyway, and now I feel like a dufus.
It’s tought to let go of the microwave. It is soo easy to use compared to convection ovens or stove tops. But once you get rid of it, give yourself a few weeks to adjust and you’ll never look back. I invested in some quality cookware – withOUT Teflon and other non-stick surfaces – and can taste the incredible difference, even in everyday meals. The microwave is bad juju.
Hayden
Founder, TruthisTreason.net
EU Times isn’t a real news website… Just thought I’d point it out. I believe it’s supposed to be satire.
These must be the people that are behind the “cell phones cause cancer” campaign! Every new technology, that actually makes life easier, since the first electro-mechanical device has been greeted the same way. With fear of the “magic” that powers it, by those who lack the mental horsepower to actually understand the magic.
The micowave “magic” is no more impressive or sinister than boiling water, radio waves or visible light. Non-ionizing radiation excites the molecules without altering them. That friction (caused by the moving water molecules) makes heat which transfers to the surrounding food. To label radio waves as an ionizing type of radiation is just ignorant and fear mongering. Anywhere that one could possibly come into contact with ionizing radiation has big red and yellow warning signs a hundred feet out in all directions, and is strictly monitored and licensed. Visit the x-ray floor of your local hospital to verify the required signage in place and restricted access.
After reading the story about the medical facility that microwaved blood before giving it to a patient should have had the Jesus sued out of them. That great idea (by educated physicians mind you) would have exploded all the individual cells in the blood from expansion, rendering it useless for a living patient. I wonder if they warm their cat up the same way!
Then the “Genius” in the videos at the bottom of the page, using his electromagnetic field gauge like a Gieger counter at Chernobyl is just too much. Let’s cut to the chase, if you can buy it at Walmart for 20 bucks it’s not a w.m.d. or in this case, a w.i.d. (weapon of individual destruction)
Been microwave free for 8 months, and my food tastes better, I have more patience with cooking, and I feel more in tune with my nutrition. Thank you for posting! Anyone who thinks this is absurd will regret being lazy someday.
The slower you cook your food, the less carcinogenic it will be and the more nutrients it will sustain.
Been microwave over free my entire life. Can’t say I miss it.
Only time I’ve used one was to see what effect it would have on an egg at my friend’s house as a teenager. Big mess and bad bad smell. Made the egg smell like it was seriously rotten. It took as so much time to clean it out of the microwave I realised then and there that microwave ovens are not nearly as efficient as they are said to be.
When I need to warm up my blood infusions I put the bags under one of my hens and let it roost on there for a while.
To your good health…
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