Microwaves, something so useful but so dangerous

I have to say, their was a time when we didn't have a microwave for a month I believe, and I did not know what to do with myself. I became resourceful and discovered you don't need a microwave for everything that you assume is microwavable. You definitely have to plan better, and it can be a huge adjustment!

 Tonight, my husband was microwaving something, and asked me if microwaving kills all the nutrients in your food. I wasn't 100% about my answer,which led me to my discovery of an answer.

I found an article on Mercola.com
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/05/18/microwave-hazards.aspx

This is just a brief over view, but if your interested in reading the whole article, please see above!

Microwave Sickness

When your tissues are directly exposed to microwaves, the same violent deformations occur and can cause "microwave sickness."
People who have been exposed to high levels of microwave radiation experience a variety of symptoms, including:

• Insomnia, night sweats, and various sleep disturbances
• Headaches and dizziness
• Swollen lymph nodes and a weakened immune system
• Impaired cognition
• Depression and irritability
• Nausea and appetite loss
• Vision and eye problems
• Frequent urination and extreme thirst

There is a good amount of data emerging that people are suffering, to various degrees, these kinds of symptoms from living next to cell phone towers and other high-frequency radiation emitting antennas, which emit microwaves around the clock.
According to Professor Franz Adelkofer, a leading scientist in the area of biological effects of EMF fields:

"There is real evidence that hyperfrequency electromagnetic fields can have geno-toxic effects. And this damaged DNA is always the cause of cancer.
We've found these damaging effects on the genes at levels well below the safety limits. That's why we think it's urgent to base our safety limits on the biological effects, not the thermic ones.
They should be based on biology, not on physics."

But even if there's nothing wrong with your microwave, keep in mind that standing a foot away from it while it's running can expose you to upwards of 400 milliGauss, and a mere 4 milliGauss has been firmly linked to leukemia. It would certainly be wise to avoid letting your children stand near the microwave when it's running, and avoid it yourself as much as possible—especially if you're pregnant. Also, 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.

Russian investigators found that carcinogens were formed from the microwaving of nearly all foods tested.

The microwaving of milk and grains converted some of the amino acids into carcinogenic substances.

Microwaving prepared meats caused the formation of the cancer-causing agents d-Nitrosodienthanolamines.

Thawing frozen fruits by microwave converted their glucoside and galactoside fractions into carcinogenic substances.

Extremely short exposure of raw, cooked or frozen vegetables converted their plant alkaloids into carcinogens.

Carcinogenic free radicals were formed in microwaved plants – especially root vegetables.

Structural degradation leading to decreased food value was found to be 60 to 90 percent overall for all foods tested, with significant decreases in bioavailability of B complex vitamins, vitamins C and E, essential minerals, and lipotropics (substances that prevent abnormal accumulation of fat).


Microwaves are a form of electromagnetic energy. Learn how microwave radiation, from microwave cooking and other sources, can cause a lot of illnesses, particularly cancer.
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/05/18/microwave-hazards.aspx