How EMF from your smartphone is causing migraines - connecting the research.

Research has shown that one of the parameters linked to migraines involves stuff that affect the voltage gated calcium channels (VGCC) (1).

Extensive evidence has been published clearly showing that the EMF exposure we get from our smartphones, ipads, wifi etc. can act to produce excessive activity of the VGCCs in many cell types, suggesting that these may be direct targets of EMF exposure. (2)

And then there is this study which researched signfance between mobile use and migraines:

“Out of 114 individuals who participated, 82 (71.9%) were female and 32 (28.1%) cases were male. The number and severity of migraine headaches were correlated significantly with an increased use of mobile phones during day and Wi-Fi per week (p<0.05). The usage of fixed-line telephones had no significant relationship with the study variables (p>0.05). It is recommended that the patients with migraine headache limit mobile phone use and instead, use the fixed-line telephone for their daily telecommunications.” (3)

Conclusion: turn off wifi when not using it and turn off data, wifi and bluetooth on your phone when not using it to minimize unnecessary exposure. Download your music, podcats etc. that you want to listen to - and listen to it with mentioned settings turned off to avoid frying your brain up slowly everytime you want to rap along to 50 cent or whatever.

1) Pietrobon, Daniela. (2009). Calcium channels and migraine. Biophysical Journal - BIOPHYS J. 96. 10.1016/j.bpj.2008.12.1092.

2) J Cell Mol Med. 2013 Aug; 17(8): 958–965.

3) Electron Physician. 2016 Dec; 8(12): 3445–3449.