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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 29 December 2012 - 09:06
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 23 April 2013 - 16:13
So glad to hear you are joining the club, I have had a microwave free home for a while now, I will never go back to using one. :) http://www.globalhealingcenter.com/health-hazards-to-know-about/microwave-ovens-the-proven-dangers Dumping mine today!
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EW EXPLORER
Latest post on 30 December 2012 - 09:31
My understanding has always been that it’s necessary to wait after microwaving any food for the waves to dissipate, if you follow this method there's no waves left in the food and therefore no more risk in eating food cooked that way then any other. Di@DXB, your are partially correct and partially incorrect. Yes you have to wait after the food is cooked because.... when you cook food in a microwave it does not become radioactive nor do the waves remain in the food after it's heated. What happens is that microwave cooking is uneven, heat does not evenly spread through the entire food so it's best to let the food remain untouched so that the heat can spread / scatter and this way it avoids any unhygienic bacteria to be consumed by the human body. As simple as that.
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EW MASTER
Latest post on 30 December 2012 - 08:43
I will readily admit I quit using a microwave 2 years ago, because I had read so much conflicting info that I wanted to err on the side of safety. But as ecochic said it is junk science quoted in these articles and has been debunked. Will be buying one for our next apartment, as not having one is really a pain!
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EW MASTER
Latest post on 30 December 2012 - 07:08
My understanding has always been that it’s necessary to wait after microwaving any food for the waves to dissipate, if you follow this method there's no waves left in the food and therefore no more risk in eating food cooked that way then any other.
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EW EXPLORER
Latest post on 29 December 2012 - 17:13
Burnsie000.... Speak to any radio engineer and they all will tell you the same. We are surrounded by EMFs even before our parents were born n more then your oven you should be more concerned by the EMFs emitted by your phones n electrical cabling running through your home which can cause the so called harm. It's all a myth n unnecessary panic.... Never blindly believe everything you see or hear or have read without researching for your self.
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EW GURU
Latest post on 29 December 2012 - 09:54
Spot on Gummy. Remember a similar scare in the 80's when microwaves first started coming onto the market. There are so many other threats to your health just stepping out your front door. Sounds just like another scaremongering article. Like with most things, everything in moderation!
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EW GURU
Latest post on 29 December 2012 - 09:52
I'd probably be more concerned with what you are eating and use of plastic containers for heating things. We rarely use our microwave, but it is handy for heating things. Always head in glass and never in plastic.
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 29 December 2012 - 09:45
That link is full of junk science that has been debunked again and again. Microwaves don't change the molecular structure of foods any more so than any other method of heating. You can pretty much use snopes and other real science pages to debunk every single one of the claims made on that page. <em>edited by Gummy on 29/12/2012</em>
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 29 December 2012 - 09:43
It's as safe as using your mobile phone or living in your home which is filled with electro magnetic frequencies / radiation or visiting that shopping mall for half hour which would have the highest reading of EMF's.... Did u read the article? Ten Reasons to Throw out your Microwave Oven From the conclusions of the Swiss, Russian and German scientific clinical studies, we can no longer ignore the microwave oven sitting in our kitchens. Based on this research, we will conclude this article with the following: Continually eating food processed from a microwave oven causes long term - permanent - brain damage by "shorting out" electrical impulses in the brain [de-polarizing or de-magnetizing the brain tissue'>. The human body cannot metabolize [break down'> the unknown by-products created in microwaved food. Male and female hormone production is shut down and/or altered by continually eating microwaved foods. The effects of microwaved food by-products are residual [long term, permanent'> within the human body. Minerals, vitamins, and nutrients of all microwaved food is reduced or altered so that the human body gets little or no benefit, or the human body absorbs altered compounds that cannot be broken down. The minerals in vegetables are altered into cancerous free radicals when cooked in microwave ovens. Microwaved foods cause stomach and intestinal cancerous growths [tumors'>. This may explain the rapidly increased rate of colon cancer in America. The prolonged eating of microwaved foods causes cancerous cells to increase in human blood. Continual ingestion of microwaved food causes immune system deficiencies through lymph gland and blood serum alterations. Eating microwaved food causes loss of memory, concentration, emotional instability, and a decrease of intelligence. ..... Microwave sickness is discovered The Russians did research on thousands of workers who had been exposed to microwaves during the development of radar in the 1950's. Their research showed health problems so serious that the Russians set strict limits of 10 microwatts exposure for workers and one microwatt for civilians. In Robert O. Becker's book, The Body Electric, he described Russian research on the health effects of microwave radiation, which they called "microwave sickness." On page 314, Becker states: "It's [Microwave sickness'> first signs are low blood pressure and slow pulse. The later and most common manifestations are chronic excitation of the sympathetic nervous system [stress syndrome'> and high blood pressure. This phase also often includes headache, dizziness, eye pain, sleeplessness, irritability, anxiety, stomach pain, nervous tension, inability to concentrate, hair loss, plus an increased incidence of appendicitis, cataracts, reproductive problems, and cancer. The chronic symptoms are eventually succeeded by crisis of adrenal exhaustion and ischemic heart disease [the blockage of coronary arteries and heart attacks'>." According to Dr. Lee, changes are observed in the blood chemistries and the rates of certain diseases among consumers of microwaved foods. The symptoms above can easily be caused by the observations shown below. The following is a sample of these changes: Lymphatic disorders were observed, leading to decreased ability to prevent certain types of cancers. An increased rate of cancer cell formation was observed in the blood. Increased rates of stomach and intestinal cancers were observed. Higher rates of digestive disorders and a gradual breakdown of the systems of elimination were observed.
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 29 December 2012 - 09:37
good that mine has break i never had time ti buy new one, and also discover that i can live without :)
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EW EXPLORER
Latest post on 29 December 2012 - 09:34
It's as safe as using your mobile phone or living in your home which is filled with electro magnetic frequencies / radiation or visiting that shopping mall for half hour which would have the highest reading of EMF's....
 
 

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