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Distorted Current-Flow – The Forgotten Factor in EMF Research? Part I
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Keith S. Jamieson, J. Nigel B. Bell,
03/11/2005
Department of Environmental Science and Technology, Imperial College, London SW7 2AZ, UK
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Abstract:
The effects of distorted current-flow on the body are seldom taken into account in bioelectromagnetics and biology, though past studies have demonstrated that the direction and magnitude of current flow in living systems can significantly affect health, activity levels, oxygen consumption and performance. The simulation of natural ‘fair weather’ vertical potential gradients (VPGs), where the sky acts as an anode and the ground a cathode, can cause marked improvements in biological efficiency. Reversal of polarity, as found in ‘poor weather’ conditions, reduces biological efficiency, as can exposure to Faraday cage conditions. ‘Electrosmog’, too, can detrimentally distort natural current flow patterns.
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Keywords:
Grounding, health, static and time-varying electromagnetic fields, oxygen uptake, vertical potential gradient, air ionisation
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