For Richard it started with chemical sensitivity.
He’d had some major surgery done and then he caught hepatitis A.
Mold, pesticide’s and exposure to aldehyde from particle board from his work also came into play.
Then he woke up one morning, someone came to the door wearing Brut cologne.
The Brut Cologne
The smell from the Brut cologne was so strong it nearly knocked him over.
He hadn’t been sensitive until that point.
Heavy metals, mercury and nickel in the air from an accident at a nearby refinery also probably contributed.
He had a friend who was one of the pioneers in electrical sensitivity who also had chemical sensitivity, Richard had never heard of electrical sensitivity. When his friend told him about ES he say’s, “I thought she was nuts. I didn’t really believe her when she told me about it.“
Then a few years later, well after the chemical sensitivity, he’d been working with items that have a high magnetic field, switching mode power supply from an overhead projector. They didn’t bother him at all but he started suffering from flicker sensitivity.
Flicker Sensitivity
He would get headaches from lights and most monitors even though he couldn’t see the flicker. He researched it and was astonished by what he found.
He realized that, “flicker sensitivity, chemical sensitivity and electrical sensitivity sometimes fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, and hyperacusis – extraordinary sensitivity to sound – all tend to go together in different combinations with different people”.
Because of his flicker sensitivity he set about trying to find a monitor he could tolerate and bought a projector.
The Video Projector Looked Beautiful
At that time the new video projectors were just coming out. He bought this new projector, “it looked beautiful”. He was projecting it on a rear projection screen and sitting about 8 feet from the projector watching videos and using it for computer work.
By the end of the second day, “my skin began to burn, like a sunburn feeling”. It was quite uncomfortable but he didn’t know what was causing it. The next day, he turned on the projector and within a half hour his skin began to burn. The next day, his skin began to burn in 10 minutes.
Electrical Sensitivity Is For Real
That’s when he began to relate it to the projector and he realized that he had electrical sensitivitity and it was real.
Then it was his MIDI keyboard, the memory slot on his computer drive despite it being 10 feet away. He began to react to all sorts of devices in a way he never could have imagined.
There was this sequence. It went from disbelieving in electrical sensitivity, he’d heard of it but he didn’t believe in it. Then he started having symptoms that correlated immediately to an electrical device. Repeated inadvertent exposures where symptoms were correlated to a device after feeling the symptoms without knowing the device was there. That’s the sequence that he experienced.
The Richard in question is Dr. Richard Conrad and he’s my next interview guest.
Interview
Thursday, 18th February at 1:00 p.m. EST (10 AM PST or 6 PM GMT) I’m interviewing Dr. Richard Conrad.
Dr. Conrad received his PhD from John Hopkins University in biochemistry in 1968 and subsequently conducted post-doctoral research at the Institute of Molecular Biophysics at Florida State University and also in the Department of Biochemistry at Cornell University.
He’s published numerous research papers and has been awarded a number of patents in the field of electronics design and construction. His research expertise and fields of interest include the design and construction of low EMF computer equipment and the study of subliminal visual flicker in computer screens and fluorescent light.
I will be talking to Dr. Conrad about:
- how to set up a low EMF computing environment
- what subliminal flicker is and how to deal with it
- the worst triggers for EMF sensitivity
- the relationship between MCS and EHS
- solutions for dirty electricity
- and much more
The interview will last approximately one hour and it’s FREE to listen to.
**********This interview has now been broadcast***********
For my low EMF computer tips click here.
Comments
Merry said,
It never occurred to me that it could be more than multiple chemical sensitivities until reading your article.
So much to learn, every little thing unplugged, moved farther away is a small rep towards a healthier existence. Thank you for what you do~
pete said,
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ellie said,
I thought my hyperacusis came from my brain’s reaction to petrochemicals in cologne I was exposed to all day in my office. Then, I learned about the airwaves pollution from the electric grid all around me in the same office, as well as all night in my little home. My immune system went TILT. For more info about chemical sensitivity, the Invisible Disabilities site is a great place to start:
https://invisibledisabilities.org/educate/chemicalsensitivities/whygofragrancefree/
The Total Body Burden is an accumulation of ‘pollution’ from air, water, food, airwaves, and thoughts and emotions that our immune system tries to protect itself from. It can’t do its job anymore, unless we reduce or eliminate exposure.
I’m looking forward to learning more about the relationship between EHS and MCS.
ellie said,
I’m interested to know if Dr Conrad knows about the flicker effects, if any, of the new LiFi, microwaveless wireless technology.
http://www.techworld.com/big-data/what-is-li-fi-everything-you-need-know-3632764/
Lienke Katz said,
Dear Lloyd, for the last two interviews such as the one today I did not receive the necessary link to be able to hear the interview. The one today especially was important as I have flicker sensitivity.
I hope that I can still hear this interview!
Thanks! Lienke
Charlene said,
I have no way of linking into this seminar. I was registered early and have the e-mail that says I would receive a reminder, but there is no link to this seminar that I have seen. I have looked and looked. Ready to give up, as this is the second time this has happened. Perhaps no one’s fault but mine; nevertheless, ready to cry.
Lloyd Burrell said,
The interview was sent out on time for everyone that registered – I do know the interview went out because some people have already emailed me with their reaction.
Sometimes there can be a time delay before you receive it in your inbox….another possibility is that the email may have gone in your spam.
If you’ve not received the email within 2 hours of the designated time please send me a message through my contact form and I will ensure you’re given access.