Unsmarting Your Smart Home

We live our lives surrounded by smart phones, smart devices, Wi-Fi networks, and wireless wearables. But as our homes become “smarter”, the constant electropollution these devices emit carries risks for our long-term health.

Your home should be a sanctuary, not a radiation zone. On today’s show, radiologist and author Dr. Rob Brown offers simple ways to dramatically reduce your daily electropollution load without giving up modern technology.

Here’s a preview:

[5:00] A doctor explains why he believes electropollution is “the secondhand smoke of our generation”

[13:30] Should our children wear Airpods or smart watches? Should we?

[25:00] Five low friction ways to reduce electropollution in your home

[29:00] Why this medical doctor suggests that we shut our wifi router off each night, plus: other ways to support rest and cellular recovery

Resources mentioned:

• Unplug: A Radiologist Explores the Damage Caused by Electropollution and How You Can Prevent It
• DefenderShield phone case
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