There are few kitchens in America that do not have a microwave oven, even though there is a wealth of information regarding the detrimental health effects that can result from using these modern, time-saving contraptions.
Microwave Ovens Destroy Nutrients
Perhaps the least of the problems with microwaves is their destruction of essential nutrients in so-called “nuked” food. Nutritionally and chemically, food is so radically altered when it is microwaved, that the body often does not recognize what the substance is and, as a result, gets little or no benefit from the food. Vitamins and minerals are reduced, destroyed or changed into cancer-causing free radicals.
Microwave Ovens adversely Affect Health
According to Sheryl Walters, microwaved foods cause a plethora of dangerous physical reactions. Walters states that eating microwaved foods causes:
- Stomach and intestinal tumors
- A lowering of the immune system
- Loss of memory, concentration, emotional instability and a decrease in intelligence
- Cancerous cells to increase in blood
- Lowered hormone production both sexes
- Digestive disorders
Larry Cook of the Idaho Observer and Donna Gates (BodyEcology.com) both maintain that microwaved food has deleterious effects on one’s health. They say that microwaved foods…
- Reduce levels of vitamin B 12
- Decrease anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer properties
- Diminish bacteria-digesting enzymes in breast milk (don’t warm the baby’s bottle in the microwave)
- Lower the body’s ability to scavenge for ad neutralize free radicals
Adverse Reactions to Microwaves
Numerous studies show that microwaved foods negatively impact one’s cholesterol level and lower one’s hemoglobin. There are even those who argue that America’s obesity epidemic was launched with the introduction of microwave ovens.
According to Larry Cook, Stephanie Relfe, a Kinesiologist, “…found that all of her patients gave body signals of having allergic reactions to microwaved food.” In fact, Cook quotes David Bridgeman, also a kinesiologist as saying, "Of all the people I test for allergies, 99.9% so far show severe sensitivity to any microwaved food."
Because of adverse results from studies conducted in the Soviet Union and elsewhere, microwaves were banned in Russia in 1976.
Some Believe Microwaves Are Safe
There is still a host of people who expound that the use of microwave ovens is entirely safe providing one does not cook all of one’s meals in the microwave. Additionally, it is also vital that one not use plastic of any kind in the microwave, and not stand in front of the door. Microwaves produce non-ionizing radiation, which is the type of radiation that does not alter your DNA. The most dangerous aspect of microwave use, advocates contend, is the superheating of liquids which can cause serious, painful burns.
Even many restaurants use microwaves for heating pre-prepared meals. Whether you want microwaved food or not, it may be served more often than you realize.
Microwaves are ubiquitous in this country. Despite studies showing adverse health effects, their use has not diminished. Proponents argue that these are safe, efficient devices. Others feel they present an imminent threat to one’s health.
