Renegade Neurologist

Dear Dr. Perlmutter: I have pasted below my recent email appeal to one of the members of the new Alzheimers’ Advisory Board Task Force.

“Modifiable lifestyle factors” are explained with “a focus on PREVENTION…..” My contact info is included as part of my email letter to Dr. Albert so I will not repeat that info here. Take care – Joanne (2-5-07)

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Alzheimers and EMF/EMR toxicity
Dr. Marilyn S. Albert
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Department of Neurology
Division of Cognitive Neuroscience
Reed Hall East – 2
1620 McElderry Street
Baltimore, MD 21205

Phone: 410-614-3040
Fax: 410-502-2189
E-Mail: malbert9 @jhmi.edu

[Marilyn S. Albert, Ph.D. is Director of the Division of Cognitive Neuroscience in the Department of Neurology at Johns Hopkins University and Co-Director of the John Hopkins Alzheimer's Disease Research Center. She is a Professor of Neurology, and Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.]

December 7, 2006 –

Dear Dr. Albert: The need to notify the public about moving electric items (and some phone equipment) away from close proximity to beds is “critical!!!”

I have a copy of an article from “USA Today” (1993) that recommends moving all electric appliances away from beds. This contains a file reference to “radiation” and was sent to me by the American Cancer Society in 1994.

Two of our grandsons were diagnosed with “rare immune deficiencies” (low IgG subclasses 1 and 3 while infant/toddler ages — signifiies “AGING”) and “got well” after we moved their beds away from electric meters. The meters are/were mouned on the outside of the boys’ bedroom walls.

I conducted guinea pig studies in my home. Their CBC’s with diffs indicated severe neutropenia, lymphocytosis and hypersegmented neutrophils (slowed DNA synthesis/”markers for irradiation”). One out of each set of two guinea pigs died within 30 days after their cage was placed against our back bedroom wall opposite the electric meter.

One guinea pig lived for over two more years in our basement with “ambient milligauss readings” of between 3.5 to 4.5 mg at side of cage. She died from “Reactive Renal Amyloidosis” (a TSE-like problem — “mad cow family of diseases”). We have two high voltage powerlines only 50 ft. from the front of our house. I also discovered a waterpipe that is carrying high current that was close to the cage.

My husband was diagnosed with Alzheimers about 17 months ago in spite of a PET Scan that did not reveal any pathology to explain his severe cognitive and memory problems. At that time, he had improved in one portion of his Executive Function. “Improvement” came about after I moved his electric clock radio off of his nightstand.

Shortly after that, I discontinued my husband’s statin (Lipitor). Well-known to cause memory and muscle problems (although being kept from the public — see http://www.spacedoc.net ), statins are wreaking all sorts of havoc, not the least of which is robbing one’s brain of protection by reducing one’s own production of Coenzyme Q-10. Cholesterol, itself, also offers brain protection.

My husband is now said to “not have Alzheimers” and he also recently improved in three areas of his Executive Function Test. Unfortunately, he is said to have “moderate to severe cognitive and memory impairment.” I consider the combination of “close electromagnetic radiation exposure at night” PLUS ingestion of any statin, to be “a deadly combination!!!”

I give my husband several melatonin capsules (without Vitamin B-6) every night as well as a large number of other supplements including Coenzyme Q-10, selenium, magnesium, ginko biloba, etc.

You most likely know that the Leukemia drug, Gleevec, was at least at one time being considered as possible treatment for Alzheimers. Obviously, “inflammation” pertains to the development of Leukemia as well as formation of amyloid in Alzheimers’ patients. Chronic inflammation is also associated with immune deficiencies.

SO, in our family alone, we have grandsons with chronic inflammation — unrelenting asthma and sinus infections — with diagnosis of “rare immune deficiency.” No genetic link. When I brought up subject of high voltage lines in front of our house (we were daycare providers at the time of diagnosis), the Immunologist said, “well, we do know EMF’s affect immune function in mice, but we don’t know how much of what happens to mice happens to people…..!!!”

We had four guinea pigs with severe immune decline — one who died later from “reactive” kidney amyloidosis — all related to “chronic, prolonged, low level EMF/EMR exposure (electric meters)…..

Our daughter has 21 noncaseating granulomas on her lungs and trachea, the cause of which remains “unexplained.” She slept in a bed close to two electric meters as a child.

I was diagnosed with “pre-senile dementia” many years ago. It was only in the past few months that I realized the gas meter is the “likely culprit” regarding my health problems at that time. Not knowing the gas meter was behind “pillow position” of my bed, I just happened to move to a different location and began taking melatonin. Moving away from the gas meter (also clock radio on opposite side of bed — induces currents on metal mattress springs), would have helped to restore natural production of melatonin also.

I have been “on a mission” to save children from Leukemia ever since. I have now been researching the toxic effects of “chronic, prolonged EMF/EMR exposures” (particularly those at night when one’s body is trying to restore circadian rhythm, etc.) for well over 15 years.

Bonnie Boyum, RN (Vet’s Hospital in Minneapolis) lost her 23 yr. old son to Leukemia. She phoned to tell me Michael had an electric clock and small fan on the headboard of his waterbed. Bonnie has extended permission to use her name and Michael’s name in order to promote awareness in an effort to help save others.

I know of a case in the UK re a young boy dying from Leukemia. He slept close to an electric meter and a burglar alarm.

Another case in Australia — I have the EMF measurements (file) by utility/government officials — a teen boy died from Leukemia. His mom strongly suspects the electric meter he slept close to as the cause.

I have a booklet that was intended for distribution to power company clients as well as schools, that was prepared by the utilities’ communications’ experts that suggests one might want to replace electric clocks with battery-operated or wind-up clocks. This was printed after the $46 mil EMF RAPID Study — the resultant EMF Interagency Committee Report has never been presented to Congress designating low level EMF’s as Class 2B carcinogens — and was “taken out-of-print in 2001…..!!!”

I am aware of the fact that research is ongoing re developement of drugs to halt and/or reverse formation of amyloid. While such efforts are important, we victims are pleading for the release of information to the public regarding “prevention!!!”

It is becoming more and more difficult to keep up with all of the press releases, etc. regarding younger and younger persons having cognitive and memory problems and many being diagnosed as having EOAD (early onset Alzheimers’ Disease). As you know, compartively speaking, very few cases of Alzheimers are genetically linked.

I sent a plea to the Alzheimers’ Association Media for the release of “prudent avoidance information” to the public while awaiting further studies. My plea(s) remain “unanswered…..!!!”

Someone needs to step up and take responsibility for informing the public that simple, cost-free (exception of possibly purchasing a battery-operated clock) measures can be taken that may help stem-the-tide re development of all health problems all the way from poor sleep to cancer!!! Alzheimers, alone, will wipe out Medicare if nothing is done in regard to “prevention!!!” This is “an avoidable healthcare crisis…..!!!!”

Best wishes and take care – Joanne

Joanne C. Mueller
Guinea Pigs R Us
731 – 123rd Avenue N.W.
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55448-2127 USA
Phone: 763-755-6114
Email: jcmpelican @aol.com (12-7-06)