Practitioner Tip: The Hidden Trigger You're Overlooking: How EMFs Activate Your Immune System
If your symptoms keep flaring and you can't figure out why, this might be worth looking into.
Hello, MC360 friends!
Danielle here. I am a part of the MC360 team behind the scenes working on content and marketing. I developed MCAS after being exposed to mold in multiple rentals over a decade ago. I found that when mold symptoms were at their worst, I was most effected by EMFs.
I couldn’t handle using a WiFi router in our home and hardwired everything. I would even have an increase in symptoms just from holding a cell phone in my hand.
That’s why I wanted to share some information with our community about EMFs, how they can affect you, and what you can do about it.
If you’ve spent time living with and researching MCAS, you’ve probably built a solid toolkit.
Low histamine diet. Mast cell stabilizing supplements. Stress reduction. Flare plan. Reducing environmental toxin exposure.
And yet your nervous system may still feel like it’s struggling.
You’re doing so many things right. So why does your body still feel like it’s under attack?
For many people with MCAS, mold illness, and chronic inflammatory conditions, there is a trigger that often gets overlooked.
Electromagnetic fields. EMFs.
The research is there. But it’s not part of many conventional conversations yet.
And it is something that you are likely exposed to daily, at levels that are higher than you might think.
In this post you will learn:
What EMFs are and where they come from
How EMFs interact with your immune system and mast cells
Why sensitive people react more strongly to EMF exposure
What this means for your healing journey
Let’s get into it.
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What Are EMFs?
Electromagnetic fields are invisible areas of energy that are produced by electricity and wireless technology. You can’t see them, but they are real, and your body responds to them. Just like you can feel heat from the sun without seeing the infrared rays. Or you can get a sunburn from the ultraviolet rays. Your body can even use certain frequencies to help make vitamin D.
Your body responds to electromagnetic fields even though you can’t see them.
But when you read about EMFs, most of the time people are talking about artificial electromagnetic fields from things like phones or WiFi. In the last century, we’ve added artificial EMFs that operate at different frequencies and constant intensities that didn’t exist before.
And EMFs are everywhere.
Your WiFi router. Your cell phone. Smart meters. Bluetooth devices. Power lines. Laptops. Baby monitors. Even certain appliances.
