Zapped: Why Your Cell Phone Shouldn't Be Your Alarm Clock and 1,268 Ways to Outsmart the Hazards of Electronic Pollution - Hardcover

Gittleman, Ann Louise

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0061864277 ISBN 13: 9780061864278

Publisher: HarperOne, 2010

Synopsis

There are millions of mobile phones and millions of us watch television beamed into our homes by satellite. It's impossible to have a cup of coffee at Starbucks without being exposed to WI-FI. All of us are constantly exposed to electromagnetic fields - the invisible force that surrounds all electrical devices - and at a rate 100 million times greater than our grandparents were. We're being zapped: high levels of EMFs have reached the point of toxic overload, making us tired, irritable, and sick. "Zapped" outlines these invisible hazards and offers a proactive approach to living safely with technology. This dynamic and effective program is based on cutting-edge research, case studies, and Gittleman's years of clinical practice. Readers will learn the science behind 'digital age allergies' and determine their own sensitivity, as well as how to discover the strength and location of harmful electromagnetic fields in their homes and offices. With proactive, practical instruction, Gittleman moves room by room, teaching readers how to remedy the force fields in their environment and create harmonious energy flow.

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From the Back Cover

How many electronic innovations have you dialed, watched, surfed, charged, listed to, booted up, commuted on, cooked with, and plugged in today?

Consider your typical day: If you're like most people, it probably starts in front of your coffee maker and toaster, ends as you set the alarm on your cell phone, and involves no end of computers and gadgets, televisions and microwaves in between.

We're being zapped: Today 84 percent of Americans own a cell phone, 89 million of us watch TV beamed in by satellite, and we can't sip a cup of coffee at our local café without being exposed to Wi-Fi. The very electronic innovations that have changed our lives are also exposing us, in ways big and small, to an unprecedented number of electromagnetic fields. Invisible pollution surrounds us twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, interrupting our bodies' natural flow of energy. And for some, that pollution has reached the point of toxicity, causing fatigue, irritability, weakness, and even illness.

But we don't have to simply surrender. Ann Louise Gittleman brings forth the latest research into electro-magnetic fields to create this groundbreaking guide for every citizen of the wireless age. With the proactive, levelheaded approach that has made her one of our most respected health experts, she not only clarifies the risks but also offers specific, step-by-step information for how anyone can minimize them. From where you place your sofa to when you use your cell phone to what you eat for dinner, Zapped is packed with strategies for avoiding and mitigating the damaging effects of electropollution.

As she examines modern life room by room, device by device, Gittleman reveals a master plan for detoxifying your surroundings and protecting yourself and your family.

We don't need to abandon our homes—or even give up our PDAs—to be healthier and happier. Based on the latest scientific data, case studies, and Gittleman's years of clinical practice, Zapped is an empowering guide to living safely with the gadgets we can't live without.

About the Author

New York Times-bestselling author Ann Louise Gittleman is highly respected as a health pioneer, weight loss expert, and award-winning author of 30 books. She revolutionised weight loss in her bestselling book The Fat Flush Plan. Millions of readers follow her advice through her column in First for Women magazine, where she has been a columnist since 2003. She was featured on 20/20, Dr. Phil, The View, Good Morning America, Extra, CNN, PBS, CBS, NBC, MSNBC, CBN, Fox News, Good Day New York and the BBC. Her work has been featured in national publications ranging from Time, Newsweek, Harper's Bazaar, The Oprah Magazine, Seventeen, Fitness, Cosmopolitan, Parade, USA Weekend, Woman's World, the New York Times, and the Los Angeles Times. Ann Louise was recognized as one of the top ten nutritionists in the country by Self magazine (1993) and was the recipient of the American Medical Writers Association award for excellence (1992).

Edition details

• Publisher: HarperOne
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0061864277
• ISBN 13: 9780061864278
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 272