Introduction: The Boom in Biometric Monitoring
Biometric monitoring is all the rage. With a small investment people can have their blood sugar, sleep patterns, heart rate, blood pressure, blood oxygen, brain waves, temperature, posture, gait, and more all monitored continuously. On the horizon are breath monitors for inflammation levels, smart contacts that measure pressure in the eyes, sweat monitors for hormones, and surely many more monitors are in the pipeline.
The Connectivity Chain: Wearable → Phone → Cloud
A wearable device has to communicate with a base station, typically a phone. The phone has to communicate with a cloud (a remote computer) via 5G technology. While real-time information about the state of our health is potentially helpful, there are two serious concerns here we should all be paying attention to.
Concern #1 – Bluetooth EMF Exposure
First, communication between the monitor and the phone is happening via Bluetooth. That is not without its health consequences. This paper showed that Bluetooth devices are delivering a substantial amount of EMF to our bodies, and this paper showed that this exposure leads to enhanced growth of thyroid nodules. Does that exposure lead to enhanced cell division in more places than the thyroid gland? We don’t know because it hasn’t been studied.
Proximity Matters
Bluetooth exposure is ubiquitous. Every time we are in a public space we are exposed. But the impact these devices have on our bodies follows the inverse square law: exposure intensity drops exponentially as the source moves further away. Wearable Bluetooth devices, to do what they do, must be in constant contact with the body they monitor. Skin contact allows them to do what they do but also exposes wearers to the greatest potential for detrimental effects.
Concern #2 – Surveillance & Data Exploitation
The second layer of risk has to do with the information collected and how it is used. The person wearing the device is not the only person receiving the recording. That information goes to a cloud (remote computer infused with AI analysis), where it is almost certainly shared with insurance companies, banks, marketing companies, and most likely the government as well. They can use this information to adjust rates, alter loan approvals, or—under a central bank digital currency—determine what kinds of groceries you can or can’t purchase, for example. These are not side-effects of a surveillance system being put into place; they are the reason for a surveillance system being put into place.
Power vs. Proximity vs. Duration
It is true that Bluetooth devices, even the most powerful, transmit with far less power than a cell phone. Keep in mind, though, that the total amount of energy delivered to the body is determined by a combination of the power of the signal, the distance from the body, and the duration of the exposure. I hope readers of this newsletter know to keep cell phones out of proximity to the body whenever possible and to keep them on airplane mode whenever phones are in pockets or bags and not in use.
Bluetooth devices, though far less powerful than phones, can often be the source of our greatest EMF exposure. It’s not their power, it’s their proximity and duration of exposure.
Detoxifying EMF Exposure
There are therapies to help purge the impact of Bluetooth and other electromagnetic frequencies from your body, most importantly the connective tissue. These include spagyric medicines, manual therapies, saunas and hydrotherapies, and others.
But Data Can’t Be “Un-Shared”
However, once your device has shared your biometric information, there are no therapies that can purge it from the cloud.
Need Guidance? Let’s Talk
Not all Bluetooth devices carry the same risks. If you want to know my opinion about which ones pose the greatest physical and privacy concerns, schedule a conversation by calling 503-719-4806, email drnigh_info@gregnigh.com or via https://gregnigh.com/schedule.
