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Almost everyone in the US has a microwave in the kitchen. It is a convenient appliance that seemingly makes our lives easier. You can defrost, reheat, or cook food in microwaves. Are we at all concerned about the dangers of microwaves, though?
A lot of people use microwaves without thinking of how they negatively affect their lives. Microwaves essentially kill your food, robbing it of the nutritional value. Cooking your food, in general, robs your food of potential nutrients you could be getting. This is why we always recommend eating more of a plant-based and even raw foods diet for optimum health. But we digress…
Microwaves contain something called a magnetron (not from Transformers), which converts the received electricity into short-wave frequency radio waves. Science! It’s sort of electromagnetic radiation. Radiation, you say? Not so good for the body. The radiation can actually change the molecular structure and create radioactive compounds in our food. For instance, breast milk loses 96% of its antibodies when microwaved.
It’s important to know that microwaves are non-ionizing radiation. X-rays, Gamma radiation, and nuclear medicine are all types of ionizing radiation. While non-ionizing radiation isn’t as bad, it can still negatively affect your health. And we continue to contaminate our bodies by eating microwaveable meals, which are filled with chemicals and preservatives.
Microwaves work using alternating currents, which ultimately reverse the polarity of atoms. What does that mean, though? Basically, there are water molecules in the food. The water molecules shake in the food, which causes the food to heat up.
· They can cause cataracts
· Trigger birth defects
· Weaken the immune system
· Can lead to cancer onset
· Leads to possible serious illnesses
· Compromises body’s immune response to bacteria or viruses
· Dropped white blood cell count
· Fast-rising cholesterol levels
· Drop in hemoglobin (which can lead to anemic conditions)
Fatigue: Microwaves can actually be the cause of chronic fatigue syndrome, and even obesity.
Insomnia: By having adverse effects on brain health, due to electromagnetic radiation, microwaved food can lead to cases of insomnia or other sleep disturbances/troubles.
Nutrient Deficiency: Cooking your food in the microwave causes your food to lose nutrients. If your food doesn’t provide you with the nutrients you think you are getting, you can become nutrient deficient, which an lead to a variety of diseases.
Deprivation of Antioxidants: Microwaving your food = no more antioxidants. By destroying the antioxidants in the food, it means you aren’t getting them. Antioxidants are essential for heart, brain, and immune health. Antioxidant deprivation can increase your risk of heart attack or high cholesterol.
Cancer: The radiation that contaminates food can increase your risk of developing cancer. By eating too much microwaved food, radiation can accumulate in the body and cause cancer growth.
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Even in the face of everything you have written, microwaves in US homes are here to stay. Microwaves are not just in the homes, they are in the workplace, in schools, in hotels, etc. We have a microwave. But it's mostly for warming foods. Not for cooking. We cook on the stove or in the oven.
Excuse me, but can you tell me where you got this? You will not get any of these diseases unless you stick your head in a microwave oven. Electromagnetic radiation merely heats you up and pass through your body. You'll need to be exposed to tons of radiation if you want to get sick. Also, I have never heard of microwaves reducing the amount of antibodies in breast milk. It is advised, however, that you shouldn't microwave breast milk because it could scald the child upon ingestion.
Forgive me for this blunt question, but do you think microwaves are healthy?
I don't believe any of this stuff.
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