Nina Beety Informal Objection 17

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                                                                         ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS




Increasing incidence of burnout due
to magnetic and electromagnetic
fields of cell phone networks and
other wireless communication
technologies
Ulrich Warnke and Peter Hensinger

Burnout syndrome (BOS) is a psychosomatic stress disorder. Exogenous stress leads to oxida-
tive cellular stress, the formation of excessive reactive oxygen species, reactive nitrogen spe-
cies, and reaction products (ROS/RNS). This then leads to mitochondrial metabolic dysfunction,
which results in a lack of ATP (adenosine triphosphate) and subsequently in a diminished perfor-
mance of cells. Lack of ATP is a crucial factor in BOS, as well as in chronic fatigue syndrome
(CFS). A crucial element in the multisystem disease BOS is inflammation as a consequence of
nitrosative and oxidative stress, as well as the acquired mitochondriopathy. Weak ambient mag-
netic fields (e.g. from transformers in devices) and various radio-frequency resonances increase
the level of free radicals and their reaction products that have toxic effects. The nonionizing radi-
ation of cell phone networks and other wireless communication technologies (cell towers, cell
phones, Wi-Fi, etc.) also leads to cell stress. There is a correlation between the stress trigger due
to living conditions, magnetic fields, and RF radiation of cell phone networks and other wireless
communication technologies. The affected person will suffer from functional impairment and dis-
eases; and if these are hereditary, they will be passed on to the next generation as a pre-existing
defect, as is the case with e.g. “acquired energy dyssymbiosis syndrome" (AEDS).
Keywords: burnout, electromagnetic fields, mobile telephony, RF radiation, stress, chronic fatigue syndrome
(CFS), chronic inflammation, chronic multisystem illness (CMI), acquired energy dyssymbiosis syndrome
(AEDS)
Transla on: By Katharina Gustavs and authorized by the author and publisher.
Original publica on: WARNKE U; HENSINGER P (2013): Steigende „Burn-out“-Inzidenz durch technisch erzeugte magne sche
und elektromagne sche Felder des Mobil- und Kommunika onsfunks; umwelt-medizin-gesellscha6, 26(1): 31-38.


———————— Increase in chronic                                    2009) Burnout belongs to the chronic disorders (GEUENICH
                                                                & HAGEMANN 2012) with increasing prevalence within the
                         multisystem diseases                   group of the so-called chronic mul system illnesses (CMI)
                                                                (see Fig. 1). Condi ons with diffuse symptomatology include:
In medical history, the defini on of general fa gue, depres-
siveness, and avoli on as a pathological condi on is dis-
cussed against the backdrop of societal developments; in the    •     MCS (mul ple chemical sensi vity),
past, they were referred to as melancholia, vapors, neuras-     •     CFS (chronic fa gue syndrome),
thenia, and depression (EHRENBURG 2009) and today as            •     BOS (burnout syndrome),
burnout syndrome. Stress always plays a central role in these   •     PTSD (post-trauma c stress disorder),
condi ons. Benkert offers a mely defini on: “The burnout          •     Fibromyalgia syndrome.
syndrome is a specific result of con nuous stress.” (BENKERT


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                                                              The prevalence of chronic mul system illnesses is es mated
Zusammenfassung
                                                              to comprise at least 25% of the popula on in western indus-
Steigende „Burn-out“-Inzidenz durch technisch erzeugte        trial countries - with an increasing trend. For CFS alone, a
magne sche und elektromagne sche Felder des Mobil-            prevalence of 522 cases per 100,000 in females and 291 per
und Kommunika onsfunks                                        100,000 in males is given for the U.S. (AACFS 2003). Accord-
                                                              ing to a study of the University of Chicago, the prevalence of
Das Burn-Out-Syndrom (BOS) ist eine psychosoma sche
                                                              CFS thus easily exceeds those of HIV infec ons
Stresserkrankung. Exogener Stress führt zu Oxida vem Zell-
                                                              (125/100,000), lung cancer (43/100,000), or breast cancer
stress, einer übermäßigen Entstehung von Freien Sauerstoff
                                                              (26/100.000)(JASON et al. 1999).
-Radikalen, S ckstoff-Radikalen und Folgeprodukten (ROS /
RNS). Dadurch entstehen mitochondriale Stoffwech-
                                                              The pathogenesis of CMI syndromes and all other CMI-
selstörungen, die zu einem Mangel an ATP (Adenosin-
                                                              associated illnesses involves free radicals and inflammatory
triphosphat) und in der Folge zur verminderten Leistungsfä-
                                                              events of the immune system.
higkeit der Zellen führen. ATP-Mangel ist ein wesentlicher
Faktor beim BOS als auch beim Chronic Fa gue Syndrom
(CFS). Ein zentrales Element der Mul systemerkrankung
BOS sind die Entzündung (Inflamma on) als Folge von nit-
rosa vem und oxida vem Stress so wie die erworbene Mi-
                                                              ——– Special focus: oxidative stress
tochondropathie.                                              The crucial role of oxida ve stress is generally known and
Aus der Umgebung stammende schwache MagneRelder               scien fically acknowledged:
(z.B. Gerätetransformatoren) und diverse Hochfrequenz-
schwingungen erhöhen die Ausbeute von Freien Radikalen        “Cell processes require redox homeostasis, which must be
und toxisch wirkenden Folgeprodukten. Die nich onisieren-     maintained by a mul tude of an oxidant enzymes... When
de Strahlung der Mobil- und Kommunika onsfunktechnolo-        the organism’s homeosta c balance is pped in favor of oxi-
gie (Mobilfunkmasten, Handys, WLAN u.a.) führt ebenso zu      da ve processes, we speak of oxida ve stress. Oxida ve
Zellstress. Es besteht eine Wechselwirkung zwischen der       stress is associated, among others, with the aging of cells.
Stressauslösung durch Lebensumstände, MagneRelder und         Furthermore, a severe accumula on of reac ve oxygen spe-
Mobil- und Kommunika onsfunkstrahlung. Der Mensch             cies (ROS) with a simultaneous decrease in the level of the
leidet an Funk onsstörungen und Krankheiten und - soweit      body’s own an oxidant glutathione is considered a known
sie vererbbar sind - gibt er sie als Vorschädigungen an die   cause of acute and chronic degenera ve diseases such as
nächsten Genera onen weiter, wie z.B. beim ,Aquired Ener-     stroke, arteriosclerosis, diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease, and
gy Dyssymbiosis Syndrom' (AEDS).                              Parkinson’s disease” (HELMHOLTZ ZENTRUM 2008). The Rob-
                                                              ert Koch Ins tute confirmed these rela onships (RKI 2008).
Schlüsselwörter: Burn-out, Elektromagne sche Felder, Mo-
bilfunk, Stress, Chronic Fa gue Syndrome (CFS), chronische
                                                              In persons with burnout syndrome, changes can be observed
Entzündung, chronische Mul systemerkrankung (CMI),
                                                              in the following cell func ons, among others (BAUR 2012,
Acquired Energy Dyssymbiosis Syndrom (AEDS)
                                                              BIEGER 2012, MÜLLER 2012, VON BAEHR 2012):

                                                              •      Oxida ve cell stress (ROS), chronic inflamma on, and
                                                                     nitric oxide forma on result in an increased forma on
                                                                     of peroxynitrite;
                                                              •      Lower levels of the body’s own an oxidants, especial-
                                                                     ly superoxide dismutase (SOD2);
                                                              •      Decrease in ATP produc on and diminished energy
                                                                     supply through mitochondria;
                                                              •      Disrup on of the neuroendocrine stress axis, slowing
                                                                     down of the catabolism of catecholamines, and modu-
                                                                     la ng effects on the neuroendocrine immune system.

                                                              Beside mental stress, environmental stressors, including EMF
                                                              (electromagne c fields, see Fig. 2), are discussed as triggers.
                                                              Both mental stress as well as environmental stressors lead to
Fig.1: Burnout: the number of diagnoses rises rapidly         cell stress (= oxida ve stress); the interac ons provide a
(WIDO 2012, AOK = General German health insurance)            model to explain the increasing incidence of burnout.




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———— Parallels between biological
    stress symptoms and adverse
  biological effects of RF radiation
Why do we need to worry that these phenomena of general
loss of performance also may have a causal rela onship,
among others, with the ubiquitous cell phone and wireless
networks? The “digi za on of our world” means that, since
ca. 1998, our cells have been exposed to a con nually in-
creasing level of nonionizing radia on to which they have not
adapted. There is a rela onship between triggers of stress
due to living condi ons and RF radia on. Research results
regarding the effects of nonionizing radia on on cells show
similar effect mechanisms as the burnout research in envi-
ronmental medicine (see Fig. 3).

Radio-frequency electromagne c fields (RF-EMF) interfere           Fig.2: Pathogenesis of inflamma on, mitochondriopathy,
with cell processes:                                              and nitrosa ve stress as a result of the exposure to trigger
                                                                  factors (VON BAEHR 2012)

•      RF-EMFs produce excessive cell-damaging free radi-         The statements by those in power (poli cians, network pro-
       cals and strongly reac ve oxygen and nitrogen spe-         viders, “experts“) have remained the same for years:
       cies, which in turn can damage the DNA (see below).        “According to the current body of scien fic knowledge, there
•      The body’s own defense in the form of endogenous           is no risk to human health below the exposure guidelines.” In
       radical scavengers (an oxidants) is weakened by RF-        Germany, the exposure limits of the 26th Ordinance Imple-
       EMFs (see below).                                          men ng the Federal Immission Control Act apply. And the
•      The repair of DNA damage is impaired (BELYAEV et al.       authori es keep repea ng the same statements, assuring the
       2005).                                                     public that, based on current knowledge, cell phone radia-
                                                                    on is safe. Those findings that do show effects would not be
•      RF-EMFs interfere with the center of our metabolism,
                                                                  reproducible. People who refer to themselves as electrosen-
       the mitochondria, and thus interfere with our energy
                                                                  si ve are labeled as experiencing a nocebo response or
       produc on: ATP produc on is inhibited (SANDERS et
                                                                  suffering from a mental illness. And the spurious argument
       al. 1980, 1984, 1985).
                                                                  that there is no effect mechanism that would explain a risk
•      The decrease in ATP produc on debilitates the en re        also keeps coming up. The quantum energy of the radia on,
       system.                                                    it is said, is far too low; it is several orders of magnitude be-
•      The exposure to RF radia on triggers a downward            low the thermal noise level, which is why it would not have
       spiral of disease. RF-EMFs accelerate toxic cascades.      the power to impair or damage living organisms.
                                                                  Normally one would expect that the biological response to
                                                                  weak and very weak magne c fields and RF radia on of cell
“The clinical picture of AEDS or acquired energy dyssymbiosis
                                                                  phone and other wireless communica on technologies
syndrome … describes a deficiency in cell energy with a simul-
                                                                  would be masked by the - stronger quantum -thermal noise
taneous deteriora on of the cell milieu. This leads to mito-
                                                                  inside the human body. Because at temperatures between
chondriopathy. Energy produc on is blocked; the power
                                                                  20 °C and 40 °C, as occur in the human body, molecules and
plants of the cell are transformed into efficient sources of free
                                                                  their components are in constant random mo on. A signal
radicals.” (WARNKE 2007)
                                                                  with lower energy then that cannot change this mo on in
                                                                  any meaningful way. Adverse effects could therefore not
                                                                  exist as long as the allegedly damaging fields are lost in this
———— Unnatural environment and                                    random noise and an increase in temperature can be pre-
                                                                  vented. And this is what current exposure limits guarantee,
                                     little protection            and all worldwide experts in poli cs and industry adopt this
                                                                  argumenta on from one another.
All living organisms, especially those living in the atmos-       Yet disastrously, it is exactly this central point of their pla-
phere, are immersed in ever-growing layers of radio-              ca ng argument that is false. There is not only a conceivable
frequency radia on as well as electric and magne c fields.         but even a completely plausible effect mechanism, which is
Satellites show that the highest level of radia on of technical   able to explain DNA damage and all other described symp-
origin is found across Europe; the U.S. and China are some-       toms for such low-energy, nonthermal fields, and this com-
what less exposed (LIGHT et al. 2001).                            pletely independent of an increase in temperature. It is the


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produc on of free radicals through nonionizing radia on of
wireless networks, which provokes the destruc on of body
cells and genes.

Then what is the ra onale for how electromagne c fields of
cell phone and other wireless communica on technologies
generate disease?

Fact #1: Never before has the Earth’s atmosphere been satu-
rated with so many electric and magne c fields and nonstop
electromagne c radia on of technical origin, and this radia-
 on exposure con nues to increase.

Fact #2: Inflamma on triggered by oxida ve stress and its
resul ng cardiovascular diseases (e.g. infarct, arteriosclero-
sis, etc.) are the number one cause of death in industrial
countries, closely followed by tumors (see Fig. 4). Alzhei-
mer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, diabetes, amyotrophic         Fig.3: Summary of effects on the cellular level caused by
lateral sclerosis (ALS), among others, show an increasing         electromagne c fields (GYE & PARK 2012)
trend.                                                            EMF: electromagne c field; N: nucleus; ER: endoplasma c
                                                                  re culum; M: mitochondria
Ques on: Does a causal rela onship beyond the presently
known risk factors exist?                                        da on and interfering with an oxidase ac vi es. This al-
                                                                 ready occurred in adult male volunteers while the cell phone
Numerous consistent scien fic findings show that the radia-        was s ll in standby mode in their coat pocket. Plasma lipid
 on of cell phone and other wireless communica on tech-          peroxide levels increased significantly a6er 1, 2, and 4 hours
nologies can produce addi onal ROS/RNS in living organisms;      in standby mode. The ac vity of the radical scavengers SOD
this can occur in the presence of both ELF magne c fields as      and GSH-Px in human erythrocytes had decreased. It says in
well as RF electromagne c fields. The energy of these fields       the abstract:
that can trigger effects is several orders of magnitude below
the average thermal noise level (FRIEDMAN et al. 2007).          “These results indicate that acute exposure to radiofrequency
                                                                 fields of commercially available cellular phones may modu-
                                                                 late the oxida ve stress of free radicals by enhancing lipid
                                                                 peroxida on and reducing the ac va on of superoxide dis-
———— RF-radiation-induced     increase                           mutase and total glutathione peroxidase, which are free radi-
                                                                 cal scavengers. Therefore, these results support the interac-
    in free radicals: nitric oxide (NO)                            on of radiofrequency fields of cellular phones with biological
 and reactive nitrogen species (RNS)                             systems.” (MOUSTAFA et al. 2001, summary EMF-Portal).

Cell phone radia on at 900 MHz induced increased nitric          A human blood platelet suspension was exposed to 900 MHz
oxide or NO levels in rat brains. Malondialdehyde (MDA)          cell phone radia on for 1, 3, 5, and 7 minutes. A6er 1, 5, and
levels, xanthine oxidase (XO) ac vity, und adenosine deami-      7 minutes, the malonaldehyde (MDA) level increased and at
nase (ADA) ac vity were also increased. At the same me,          the same me the SOD ac vity decreased. At 3 minutes, the
superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione peroxidase            ac vity levels were temporarily reversed (STOPCZYK et al.
(GSH-Px) ac vi es decreased in the brain. These unfavorable      2002). The 930 MHz cell phone radia on only increased the
changes could be prevented through appropriate doses of          reac ve oxygen species (ROS) level in rat lymphocytes when
ginkgo biloba extract as an an oxidant (ILHAN et al. 2004; for   the cells were treated with iron ions (ZMYSLONY et al. 2004).
similar results also see OZGÜNER et al. 2005, 2006, PAREDI et    A study by the Department of Environmental and Radiologi-
al. 2001, YARIKTAS et al. 2005).                                 cal Health Sciences, USA, found that melatonin levels - an
                                                                 effec ve an oxidant - decreased considerably with cell
                                                                 phone calls of longer than 25 minutes (BURCH et al. 2002).
                                                                 The cell phone radia on increased the malondialdehyde
——— RF-radiation-induced increase                                (MDA) concentra on in rat brains, but not phospholipids and
  in reactive oxygen species (ROS)                               p53 immune reac ons (DASDAG et al. 2004, 2009).

Numerous single studies demonstrate the produc on of oxi-
da ve stress through nonionizing radia on. The study by          RF radia on at 1800 MHz causes damage to the mtDNA. This
MOUSTAFA et al. 2001 showed that cell phone radia on at          research project was financed by the Chinese government. In
900 MHz produces oxida ve stress by increasing lipid peroxi-     this project, DNA damage in mitochondria of rat cor cal neu-

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rons was demonstrated, which had been induced by cell
phone radia on with a pulse of 217 Hz. The 1800 MHz RF
radia on caused the oxida ve damage through the for-
ma on of reac ve oxygen species (ROS), which are implicat-
ed in various nervous system diseases (XU et al. 2009).

Addi onal research findings confirm that RF-EMF causes oxi-
da ve stress, and that at power density levels well below the
exposure limits (ATASOY et al. 2012, AYATA et al. 2004, AY-
DIN & AKAR 2011, CAMPISI et al. 2010, CEYHAN et al. 2012,
ELHAG et al. 2007, ESKEMAYA et al. 2011, GULER et al. 2010,
GUMRAL et al. 2009, GUNEY et al. 2007, KESARI et al. 2010,
2011, 2012, KIHRAZOVA et al. 2012, KOYU et al 2005, LU et
al. 2012, OKTEM et al. 2005, OZGUR et al. 2010, SOKOLOVIC
et al. 2008, YAO et al. 2008, YUREKLI et al. 2006). See also the
summary paper by Desai et al., in which a detailed effect
mechanism is outlined (DESAI et al. 2009).
                                                                   Fig.4: Graph of possible combina on effects, which can re-
                                                                   sult in addi ve and synergis c DNA damage, also including
                                                                   electromagne c fields (WITTE 2012)
—— Effects on the endocrine system
                                                                   Severe pathological deteriora on manifests itself when,
An increasing number of research findings demonstrate the           due to magne c field and radio-frequency radia on expo-
effect of cell phone radia on on the stress hormone axis.           sure, addi onal reac ve oxygen species (ROS) such as su-
Several studies indicate effects on the endocrine system            peroxide radical and hydrogen peroxide are produced that
(AUGNER et al. 2010, BUCHNER & EGER 2011, DJERIDANE et             combine with the also increasingly produced NO to form
al. 2008, ESME-KAYA et al. 2010, MEO et al. 2010, MISA             the highly toxic peroxynitrite, which in turn reacts with hy-
AGUSTINO et al. 2012, SAROOKHANI et al. 2011, SEYEDNOUR            drogen to form even more hydrogen peroxide (see Fig.4).
& CHEKANIAZAR 2011, VANGELOVA & ISRAEL 2005). A sys-
                                                                   The agreement between the cascade triggered by magne c
tema c review of this topic is s ll missing.
                                                                   field and RF radia on exposures and the findings of the burn-
                                                                   out research is obvious. Müller writes in his ar cle Fa gue
                                                                   from the Perspec ve of Clinical Environmental Medicine:
———— Electron transport enzymes                                    “The situa on becomes especially cri cal when, under the
           are magnetosensitive                                    influence of environmental toxic agents and / or an increased
                                                                   forma on of peroxynitrite, the func oning of the mitochon-
                                                                   dria is impaired. They have the task of making the energy
The s mula on of free radicals including NO by physical
                                                                   carrier molecules adenine triphosphate (ATP).There is much
fields and radia on has been reliably validated by science.
                                                                   to suggest that the func onal impairment of the mitochon-
This alone, however, does not prove the existence of damage
                                                                   dria is equivalent to the disease pa:ern called burnout,
as along as the primary effect mechanism is not known. A
                                                                   whereas the prolonged damage to mitochondrial DNA induc-
connec ng link that explains the adverse effect was shown
                                                                   es chronic fa gue.” (MÜLLER 2012)
by Friedman et al.. The enzyme NADH oxidase shows a high -
and en rely reproducible - sensi vity to magne c and elec-         As early as 1985, the study by Sanders and colleagues
tromagne c fields of cell phones. Friedman et al. found that        showed a decrease in ATP produc on due to weak RF radia-
exposing rat cells to RF-EMF caused an immediate ac va on            on exposure (nonthermal effect): “Since brain temperature
of the enzyme NADH oxidase, which resulted in an increased         did not increase, the microwave-induced increase in NADH
produc on of free radicals. And the study also offers an            and decrease in ATP and CP concentra ons was not due to
effect mechanism: “This study delineates a detailed molecu-         hyperthermia. This suggests a direct interac on mechanism.
lar mechanism by which electromagne c fields at mobile              It is consistent with the hypothesis of microwave inhibi on of
phone frequency induces short-term MAPK ac va on and               mitochondrial electron transport chain func on of ATP pro-
thereby transcrip on and other cellular processes. … The first      duc on.” (SANDERS et al. 1985, according to EMF-Portal).
step is mediated in the plasma membrane by NADH oxidase,
                                                                   Both approaches (cell phone research, burnout research)
which rapidly generates reac ve oxygen species.” (FRIEDMAN
                                                                   suggest that the mitochondrial dysfunc on is a result of dam-
et al. 2007, according to EMF-Portal)
                                                                   age to the mitochondrial func on complexes caused by ROS/
                                                                   RNS: “Mitochondriopathies lead to progressive inac va on of
NADH oxidase is quite important in another respect. It is also
                                                                   the respiratory chain and other mitochondrial func ons, and
found in the cell nucleus where - depending on the redox
                                                                   in turn to severe neuropathies, encephalopathies, cardio-/
system - it can regulate gene expression, but also damage
                                                                   myopathies, and endocrinopathies.” (BIEGER 2012).
genes (USHIO-FUKAI 2006).

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——————— Extending the lifetime                                  Inflammatory processes spread and release addi onal sub-
                                                                stances that have adverse effects (tumor necro c factor
              of free radicals                                  TNFa and again nitric oxide) at excessive levels. We should
This pathological cascade is enhanced by EMFs because even      always bear in mind that in our industrial society inflamma-
rather low magne c field intensi es affect chemical reac ons        on-based illnesses con nue to increase and that arterioscle-
and extend the life me of free radicals (BROCKLEHURST &         rosis such as myocardial infarc on - the number one cause of
MCLAUCHLAN 1996, NEITZKE 2012, WARNKE 2009). The                death - is basically one of them. Today this view has gained
model of Scaiano et al. demonstrates that in the presence of    acceptance among the scien sts of the medical community.
a magne c field the radical concentra on increases. The half-    Aerobic glycolysis (glycolysis despite the presence of oxygen)
life of free radicals is extended (SCAIANO et al. 1994). The    is ac vated as an emergency power generator, which in turn
possibili es for radical reac ons to occur have thus in-        is associated with:
creased. Within a magne c field, the life me of free radicals
is extended in such a way that the electron transfer within     •        S mula on of proto-oncogenes (precursors of onco-
the DNA can be affected, which in turn also changes the pro-              genes)
tein induc on (MOHTAT et al.1998). Magne c fields extend         •        Increased release of superoxide radicals
the life me of free radicals by impairing the intersystem
crossing in triplet radicals (CHIGNELL & SIK 1995, WARNKE       •        Lactate acidosis (hyperacidosis).
2009).                                                          Eventually the genome of the mitochondria will mutate. But
                                                                exactly this pathological change can also be inherited from
Regarding the ques on of health problems and risks              the mother. The offspring will have to carry the burden, and
The effect mechanism documented by Friedman et al. (2007)        the change becomes integrated into the gene c material of
is of such utmost importance because it shows that there is a   genera ons to come.
well-explained biological basis for the subjec ve symptoms
many people suffer from. By studying the cascades listed         This is the disease state of a growing number of people with-
below, it is easier to understand why electrosmog is danger-    in our polluted environment. It can manifest itself as burnout
ous.                                                            syndrome or electromagne c hypersensi vity. This patholog-
                                                                ical cascade reveals that the nonionizing radia on of wireless
                                                                communica on technologies does not directly cause damage
—————— Functional impairments                                   to cells like ionizing radia on does, but it triggers many dis-
                                                                eases based on oxida ve stress through an indirect pathway
         and disease patterns                                   by producing free radicals, and thus can cause burnout syn-
                                                                drome or exacerbate it.
EMF-induced excessive ROS/RNS s mula on can be divided
into three areas of effects, which are run through one a6er      H.-P. Neitzke (ECOLOG-Ins tut) states: “With the current and
another:                                                        soon to be available technology, it will not be possible to real-
                                                                ize the AACC visions of “Any me, Anywhere Communica on
•     S mula on of free radicals,                               and Compu ng” in a manner that is compa ble with human
•     S mula on of highly toxic peroxynitrite,                  health.” (NEITZKE 2010, EMF-Monitor 6/2010)

•     S mula on of highly toxic peroxide radical.               (Note: A comprehensive version of this ar cle is published in
                                                                German as a research report by the Kompetenzini a ve e.V.
The consequences of these processes are serious: cell com-      and Diagnose-Funk e.V.. Available as a free download at:
ponents are destroyed; an oxidants taken up with food and       www.kompetenzini a ve.net & www.mobilfunkstudien.de)
the electron-rich substances manufactured by the body are
used up; the damaging cholesterol increases. Such a person
feels red, tense, fights various inflamma ons and a broad             Contact:
range of associated illnesses, which show similari es to the        Dr. rer. nat. Ulrich Warnke
burnout syndrome.                                                   Ins tut Technische Biologie & Bionik
                                                                    c/o Interna onales Bionikzentrum
                                                                    Science Park 2 an Universität des Saarlandes
————————— Acquired energy                                           66123 Saarbrücken
  dyssymbiosis syndrome (AEDS)                                      Peter Hensinger, Diagnose-Funk e.V.
The clinical picture of AEDS or acquired energy dyssymbiosis        Umwelt- und Verbraucherorganisa on
syndrome describes a deficiency in cell energy with a simul-         zum Schutz vor elektromagne scher Strahlung
taneous deteriora on of the cell milieu. This leads to mito-        Bismarckstr. 63
chondriopathy. Energy produc on (ATP) is blocked; the pow-          70197 Stu_gart
er plants of the cell are transformed into efficient sources of       peter.hensinger@diagnose-funk.de
free radicals. These changes have serious consequences:             www.diagnose-funk.de | www.mobilfunkstudien.de


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