The thermographic device used in this facility needs liquid nitrogen to cool the detector. The supplier of the nitrogen also supplies farmers to maintain semen in a frozen state. The delivery is on a monthly basis and the man that delivers the material had often asked if there was any information that could be read anywhere regarding stray voltage from power lines. It seems that his customers complained to the power companies that they noted that the livestock were being affected by stray voltage leaking from their power poles etc.
The power companies were quick to deny such occurrence, however, cattle refused to approach the power poles .The farmers and their families found that they had to wear rubber gear for insulation against what they felt might be harmful to their health since it was thought that there must be continuous buildup or some harm they did not realize. There was concern, and rightly so, that there was some negative input to the health of both the family as well as the health of the livestock. This, in an area that had undergone rampant problems when a fire retardant (PBB), had been added to the animal feed and poisoned a huge number of the cattle and humans in Michigan. The farmers were thought at that time to be a bit daffy until it was found they were correct and the fault was placed at the feed suppliers.
A search of the literature did not immediately report any obvious answer . However after a short time several interesting studies appeared. They attempted an answer to the question as to what electromagnetic contamination may produce in humans. That is, chronic exposure to electricity and light at improper intervals is found to be harmful by reducing levels of melatonin (MLT) secretion. The next question was to ascertain the function of MLT.
In an early study by Rillo et al (1) when rat uterus was inhibited by carabachol which induced uterine contractions the administration of MLT was found by pharmacologic effect to inhibit the smooth muscle of the uterus contraction. And in a report by Weekley (2) there was demonstration that that the pulmonary artery and vein relaxed in response to MLT. The smooth muscle rings were examined and pre-contracted before the experiment was done and some antagonists of the contraction were stalled by MLT even after the removal of the endothelium
Adding to the interest of the effects (3) it was shown that M LT
has a variety of regulatory influence by potentiating the sympathetic neurotransmission in the prostate and modulating the sympathetic trophic influence on smooth muscle as it reduced methionine incorporation in the smooth muscle.
Weekley (4) again published data to show that MLT caused a dose dependant relaxation in the rat aorta. The conclusion was that the relaxation was due to an interaction with perivascular nerve terminals.
MLT was shown to reduce the severity of induced colitis and the treatment might be due to the effect on the smooth muscle of the mucosa and the blood supply and that its capacity as an antioxidant or its effect on their immune system of the gut. Further investigation by Krause et al (5) suggests that the receptors of the smooth muscle in the tail were relaxed by action on the receptors in the smooth muscle. Physiologically the receptors act at night to influence thermoregulation by enhancing the effect of sympathetic input in the artery.(6)
The effect of calcium influx by MLT studied by Muck et al (7) into human smooth muscle tissue of cardiac muscle could not be seen in the human cardiac membranes. And Argyriou (8) et al found that with injection of MLT short-term memory was improved.
In a long term study described by Commentz et al (9) the excretion of MLT was studied in the urine of children from the 26th week of gestation until 20 years of age and increase/decrease was at the highest at 6 months. The patterns were the same but the excretion was 1000 times smaller. The rates increased from 40:1 in pre-term babies to 900:1 in pre-pubertal children. And a causal relationship was noted in the pineal gland activity and the pubertal development
El-Sokkery et al evaluated the source of MLT in the human body (11) and found that MLT is found by volume in liver, lung small intestine, kidney and pancreas respectively. The MLT was apparently stored in these areas and reduced tissue damage when an agent that induces inflammatory mediators was injected. Therefore the MLT acted as an antioxidant and radical scavenger.
However it wasn’t until Morita et al (10) described the influence of various wavelengths on human biologic rhythms and found that core temperature and MLT secretion was altered by exposure to electric radiation. Green and blue light had the greatest influence; especially the photoreceptor inhibition and the inhibition of the core temperature and MLT production. A higher intensity of light was needed to inhibit MLT secretion. A higher light intensity was required in the morning rather than in the evening to induce the inhibition of MLT secretion. This suggests the possibility of existence of diurnal change of sensitivity of the photoreceptors (M-cones).
On several occasions reports were seen that delineated that harmful effects of MLT deprivation would result in some rather unhealthy consequences (11) (12) (13). These are but a few of the reports that have been coming into publication and the results are that the deprivation of MLT is not a beneficial thing and also that humans are especially available to this electrical exposure and must become aware of the untoward result.
It wasn’t a far step to attempt to utilize the ability of MLT in supplementation to improve human small blood vessels and visualize the change with thermography. It was hoped that changes could be noted by thermographic scan
The first patient in the trial was a forty six year old prosthodontist, to his knowledge, had Raynauds disease for 30 years. He, of course, complained of the attacks throughout the year. The problem was worse in the winter and was exacerbated by his skiing activities. He is a rescuer at a ski lodge and knowing he has Raynauds contended with the attacks since he was fond of skiing. The attacks are painful on the recovery but not on the outset. He was an orphan so there is no data on his genetic predisposition to a vascular problem. His physical examination is unremarkable. We placed him on 3 mg. of MLT nightly.
The first scans showed normal temperature into the wrists and then a rapid falling of flow of the blood into the fingertips. The thermal measurement was that the wrist had a 10 degree celcius emission higher than the tips of the fingers ; this done when an attack was not in progress.
It is known that Raynauds is a continous problem that is only exacerbated upon thermal change and the sympathetic system cannot apparently accomadate normally for the thermal alteration by allowing a uniform dilation and contraction of the vasculature. A finger may appear stark white and the next digit appears deep purple. The recovery from the attack is the most painful part of the disorder and is described as recovery from excessive cold exposure.
In the follow-up scans at six months we noted some small alteration of the thermal display of the hands and therefore the MLT was continued. It wasn’t until one year later that a review of the hands showed a notable improvement. He continues to take the dosage as it seems to make a notable improvement in his condition. His concern was that there may be deterioration of the circulation as he aged. At this time the changes seem to be stable .
He relates that the attacks are less frequent and much less pain is experienced upon recovery.
The second patient is 48, has had a hysterectomy, both breasts removed due to her mother taking DES during pregnancy and complained throughout the year about the hand pain she experienced. In the warmer part of the year if she handled frozen food an attack may become initiated. And as result she would always carry a pair of gloves to allay an attack.
The scans of both of these patients at the outset are that of exceedingly wide variance of the thermal emission. The picture of a thermal scan should depict that there is a gradual reduction of the thermal output from the forearm to the tip of the digits. In both cases , even after the one year supplementation there was not a normalizing of the display however their symptomatology had been controlled . It would hardly be expected that total normalcy would be displayed. But both cases related that the attacks were less severe and were easily tolerated upon recovery. This is a small sampling to be sure however we have called for the cases to present themselves and met with little response .
It may well be that the MLT had been interrupted in its production for this type of problem . But more to the point that there is a severe need for all live subjects of this globe to avoid electromagnetic exposure to too great a degree. We are in the generation that has been exposed to radiant forms of electricity to an immeasurable amount and it surely does not appear to be lessening. MLT loss may be the only consequence but we are only just now learning what MLT deprivation may entail.
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