<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[The Power Couple by Roman Shapoval]]></title><description><![CDATA[Power ON with light
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thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.&#8221;</p><p>~Psalm 23:4</p></div><p>Audio download available  &#128071;  <em>(so you can listen on Airplane mode)</em> &#9992; </p><div class="native-audio-embed" data-component-name="AudioPlaceholder" data-attrs="{&quot;label&quot;:null,&quot;mediaUploadId&quot;:&quot;ce441420-f75e-4e9a-be84-342d5117530d&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:3320.9993,&quot;downloadable&quot;:true,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><blockquote><p><strong>antichrist</strong> (n.)  <em>&#7936;&#957;&#964;&#943;&#967;&#961;&#953;&#963;&#964;&#959;&#962;</em> (Greek) &#8220;in place of&#8221; - Christ</p></blockquote><p>Siberian shamanism, the Gnosic traditions, Australian Aboriginals, African animism, and Tibetan Buddhism are some of the oldest documented spiritual traditions we have on record.</p><p>What do they all have in common?</p><p>They document how the soul moves between worlds after death&#8230;</p><p>&#8230;Not toward brightness but through darkness, through the between-space, through the void of a tunnel that precedes our spiritual destiny.</p><p>The <a href="https://amzn.to/4vuJSJx">light</a> was never a destination, like a &#8216;trophy&#8217; we all get just for participating in the game of life.  </p><p>The hero&#8217;s path is not lived in the clouds of religious opiate, but is a journey through the torpid void, where freedom relinquishes the hold of guilt, shame, and fear, and comes to know the One Love of Gratitude. </p><p>Join us as we discuss:</p><ul><li><p>What ancient spiritual traditions really say about crossing over</p></li><li><p>Why we need to heal our pain in the present, in the eternal <strong>now</strong></p></li><li><p>How Robert Monroe applies sound to ease the transition after death</p></li><li><p>Current astrological cycles, and what they mean for humanity</p></li><li><p>How Demi teaches others to manifest their own reality</p></li></ul><div><hr></div><h4>Find Demi&#8217;s work:</h4><div class="embedded-publication-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;id&quot;:411246,&quot;embedding_publication_id&quot;:898281,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;The Starfire Codes by Demi Pietchell&quot;,&quot;logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!7RAH!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa464451c-5684-486b-9a81-2169e1ec5205_225x225.png&quot;,&quot;base_url&quot;:&quot;https://www.starfirecodes.com&quot;,&quot;hero_text&quot;:&quot;Daily divination readings, investigative metaphysics, and practical spiritual intelligence for people who followed the signal when everyone else looked away.\n&quot;,&quot;author_name&quot;:&quot;The Starfire Codes&quot;,&quot;show_subscribe&quot;:true,&quot;logo_bg_color&quot;:&quot;#f5f5f5&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="EmbeddedPublicationToDOMWithSubscribe"><div class="embedded-publication show-subscribe"><a class="embedded-publication-link-part" native="true" href="https://www.starfirecodes.com?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_campaign=publication_embed&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;embedding_publication_id=898281"><img class="embedded-publication-logo" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!7RAH!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa464451c-5684-486b-9a81-2169e1ec5205_225x225.png" width="56" height="56" style="background-color: rgb(245, 245, 245);"><span class="embedded-publication-name">The Starfire Codes by Demi Pietchell</span><div class="embedded-publication-hero-text">Daily divination readings, investigative metaphysics, and practical spiritual intelligence for people who followed the signal when everyone else looked away.
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url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4oFl!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fecb93285-1036-43af-adf7-06ed402f8d38_1920x720.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://romanshapoval.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://romanshapoval.substack.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><div class="pullquote"><p>&#8220;Love of the unseen vanquishes fear of the unknown.&#8221;</p><p>~Anonymous</p></div><p>In ancient days of lore, viking ships and caravels plundered distant lands with a lust for exploration and exploitation.  Today skippers of satellites drift in space, mining asteroids, while seeking the elusive elixir of eternal life through robots who can only give more time - never create it.  Distant galaxies may shine with the promise of rebirth, but what if the sun has already given us the ultimate gift? While some may think the void has endless real estate, the boundaries of the soul have always been about light - our infinite location, location, location.  </p><p>Astronauts may run from gravity in an effort to cast off their earthly shackles, all the while soaring toward our star.  Whether we like it or not, we all live and die under the same sun.  Some of us may try to hide under umbrellas and sunglasses, while others learn to live with the brilliance of each day.  The ancients did not know quantum physics, yet they were able to harness the photons of the solar system with ease.</p><p>Our ancestors had once made buildings to support life.  Today we&#8217;re on life support.  Shelters have devolved from their humble throne, into a prison of comfort that once was a palace of rest.  We&#8217;ve built houses of lust, instead of homes we can trust. We shutter our blinds from the outdoors, replacing fire with a laser-lit night where our moods turn as blue as the screen.  We scroll like a troll, afraid of the responsibility the dawn will bring.  We lay confused in bed, stir crazy with thoughts that sap our zest for life.  There is a better way, but we&#8217;ll have to go back in time, and through the Sol fire to find it.</p><p>In the early 1900s an orphan boy suffering from a severe form of tuberculosis, on the verge of death, arrived at the village of Leysin, Switzerland to seek the help of a local physician.<span> </span>Dr. August Rollier was not a typical doctor.<span> </span>Rollier was an advocate of heliotherapy as a remedy for tuberculosis, and began to use sunlight on his patients at his clinic in 1903.<span>  Although the Egyptians, Greeks and many other ancient cultures practiced heliotherapy, Dr. Rollier helped renew the practice in the twentieth century.  </span>His methods included gradual tanning in cool conditions, combined with rest, fresh air, nourishment and exercise.<span> </span></p><p>Tuberculosis was a common disease in the 19th century, however surgery was often unsuccessful.  During his time studying under Theodor Kocher, a pre-eminent European surgeon, Rollier became deeply disillusioned with the poor results obtained in the treatment of skeletal tuberculosis. Two occurrences led him to abandon a promising career in surgery and take up general practice.  First, a close friend of Rollier&#8217;s contracted tuberculosis while they were at school together, having his hip and knee joint excised by Kocher, during the time when Rollier was Kocher&#8217;s assistant. Unfortunately, these operations did not cure the patient and his death left a deep impression on the young doctor. At the same time, Rollier&#8217;s fiancee became seriously ill with pulmonary tuberculosis.  In the hope that the high mountain air would prolong her life (which it did), Rollier decided to move into a rural general practice at Leysin, in the Alpes.  </p><p>Let us turn our attention back to the case of the sickly orphan boy who sought help from the Swiss sun doctor.  What were the results of Rollier&#8217;s method of treatment? We can let the pictures speak for themselves.<span> </span>On the left is an image of the boy upon his arrival at 4.5 years old.  In the middle is a picture of the boy after six months of heliotherapy.  His overall demeanor, muscle mass, and bone structure had greatly improved.  On the right is a picture of the same boy skiing in the Alps, completely recovered after 2.5 years of therapy:</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4oFl!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fecb93285-1036-43af-adf7-06ed402f8d38_1920x720.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4oFl!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fecb93285-1036-43af-adf7-06ed402f8d38_1920x720.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4oFl!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fecb93285-1036-43af-adf7-06ed402f8d38_1920x720.png 848w, 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stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://romanshapoval.substack.com/p/rollier?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://romanshapoval.substack.com/p/rollier?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Share</span></a></p><p>Over the next forty years the technique Rollier would devise was a method for irradiating the body with sunlight, which came to be generally regarded as the best way to conduct heliotherapy.  In 1930, there were 3,000 patients being seen at one of Dr. Rollier&#8217;s clinics in Leysin, Switzerland.  School, work, healing and leisure activities were all done in the sun.</p><p>Around the same time, American doctors primarily focused on tuberculosis found benefits in the arid, sun-drenched southwest.<span> </span>Physicians across Europe promoted heliotherapy as a cure for tuberculosis and lupus, cuts and scrapes, burns, arthritis, rheumatism, and nerve damage. During World War I, the German Army opened sun-hospitals for its soldiers. Tans after the War started to become trendy.</p><p>Notice how tanned these fair-skinned people are:</p><div class="image-gallery-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;gallery&quot;:{&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/webp&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/4a62ae28-0473-4350-8e8c-63e6e47b5036_980x717.webp&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/webp&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/443bba27-eac9-405e-a6a8-ae0ad0cf7f43_980x695.webp&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/webp&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/422720bf-ce60-4a32-8fec-6b6e4d90f0ff_760x1024.webp&quot;}],&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Heliotherapy at Leysin - Dr. Rollier&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Heliotherapy at Leysin - Dr. Rollier&quot;,&quot;staticGalleryImage&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/b8e3de11-0f64-4780-8d37-04d0fe82c285_1456x474.png&quot;}},&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><p>Less than fifty years later, at the end of World War II, the first ad for Coppertone sunblock showed up on billboards across the US.<span> </span>Bayer owned Coppertone and was one of the companies that merged to form IG Farben in 1925, who would go on to create nerve gas for the Nazis. After World War II, IG Farben was dismantled, and Bayer became an independent company again.<span> </span>Conventional solar medicine had been replaced with chemical warfare, as <a href="https://www.mind-war.com/p/how-operation-paperclip-captured">Nazi scientists were warmly accepted</a> into the ranks of the US military-industrial complex in the 1940s.  Bayer would go on to acquire Monsanto in 2018, and continue the mass poisoning of farmland with pesticides.  They have yet to crush the seed of the human spirit, which Rollier had planted over one hundred years ago.  Let us shine some light and cultivate what the Swiss Sun Doctor germinated before, shall we?</p><h4>Rollier&#8217;s technique</h4><p>Patients were exposed to the sun very gradually, and increased their time outside by only a few minutes each day. A series of short sunbaths three or four times a day produced better results than prolonged exposure. This was especially true of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis or tuberculosis of other internal organs.<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-1" href="#footnote-1" target="_self">1</a></p><p>[Source] Sunlight &amp; Solar Architecture, R.A. Hobday:</p><p>&#8220;Rollier felt that the benefits of early-morning exposure to the sun were of particular importance, and he recommended that in the summer months the treatment should be given between 6 a.m. and 9 a.m. - and at lower altitudes even earlier still - if the best results were to be achieved.  The &#8220;heat&#8221; of the sun was avoided except where sunlight was used for the disinfection of wounds. Gradual exposure to cold air was important because it raised and maintained high metabolic activity in patients. This, in turn, was considered to improve their general health and to enable them to resist and overcome infection. Cool conditions and low winter and summer sun also reduced the risk of over-exposure to the sun&#8217;s rays.  Rollier regarded exposure to the sun at temperatures greater than 18&#176;C / 64&#176;F to be a &#8220;hot-air bath&#8221; and not a sun-bath.  As he put it: </p><blockquote><p>&#8216;A very current mistake consists in thinking that the sun bath is all the more efficacious if prolonged or taken when the sun is at its hottest; this is an inconsistency against which Nature herself seems to warn us.&#8217; <a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-2" href="#footnote-2" target="_self">2</a></p><p>~ Dr. Auguste Rollier</p></blockquote><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!egjx!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b02a15e-fe7f-430c-a5cf-2ee730865f38_445x660.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">August Rollier</figcaption></figure></div><p>Heliotherapy in Rollier&#8217;s clinic began with the feet, and continued with the legs and arms, before exposing the abdomen and chest. By adopting this approach the tolerance of a patient to sunlight could be determined before the more sensitive parts of the body were uncovered. Also, if the patient received too much sunlight, only the extremities were involved and any adverse effects would be local rather than general. Rollier considered his method to be safe because it caused blood to flow away from the internal organs to the limbs, which he termed the &#8220;neutral&#8221; parts of the body.</p><p>Dr. Rollier also successfully treated rickets, war wounds, burns, varicose ulcers, bacterial bone infections, septic abscesses and fractures.<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-3" href="#footnote-3" target="_self">3</a>  Rollier practiced sunlight therapy at Leysin for over forty years and had thirty-six clinics with a total of more than 1,000 beds. Each of his clinics was arranged to allow prolonged exposure to sunlight and each was similar in design, which we will explore below.</p><h4>Rollier&#8217;s clinics</h4><p>Opening in 1903, a converted boarding house, <em>Le Chalet,</em> was Rollier&#8217;s first clinic devoted exclusively to the systematic treatment of surgical tuberculosis. Large south-facing balconies were added to the first floor so that patients&#8217; beds could be wheeled out into the sun. Its south-easterly orientation meant that sunbathing could start at sunrise during the summer months, but also that its main balconies were out of the sun during the latter part of the afternoon.</p><p>In 1909, Rollier converted <em>Les Chamois</em>, an Alpine tourist hotel, for heliotherapy. Its south-easterly orientation meant that sunbathing could start at sunrise during the summer months, and like <em>Le Chalet,</em> its main balconies were out of the sun during the latter part of the afternoon.  </p><div class="image-gallery-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;gallery&quot;:{&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/a3bb1ce9-ee1a-4702-8182-9b4dab472379_379x258.png&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/webp&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/0823bf08-d19b-4d3a-adf9-f19060d56330_1080x722.webp&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/790872b9-2bef-45d9-aacc-88b855026194_1600x1047.jpeg&quot;}],&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Le Chalet, Les Chamois, Les Fr&#234;nes &quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Le Chalet, Les Chamois, Les Fr&#234;nes &quot;,&quot;staticGalleryImage&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/a688d34f-5f55-45f4-8dad-38da7f2539c0_1456x474.png&quot;}},&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><p>Built in 1911, <em>Les Fr&#234;nes</em>  was probably the first large purpose-built heliotherapy clinic to be constructed in Europe. It consisted of a central, south-facing block and two large wings. The left wing faced south-east and its upper floors had large uncovered terraces which could be used for sun treatment all year round. The terraces offered little protection from the wind and summer sunshine, so they were used by patients who were well-used to sun treatment, or who were not seriously afflicted by tuberculosis.  The right wing of Les Fr&#234;nes faced south-west. Four of its five floors were occupied by patients.  The solarium was also used as a play area and by patients who were making their first attempts at walking and needed an absolutely flat surface. Solaria roofs of this type were a feature of all Rollier&#8217;s clinics.</p><h4>Don&#8217;t throw germs in a glass house</h4><p>In the mid-1920s, a physiologist, a glass technologist, and a zoo embarked on an exciting new venture which promised to turn buildings into therapeutic devices. Their project was to devise an architectural glass which would admit the beneficial, therapeutic ultraviolet spectrum of sunlight into the building.  They called their invention &#8216;Vitaglass&#8217;, a material that allowed the invisible ultraviolet radiation of the sun to enter a building.  British surgeon and heliotherapist Henry Gauvain applied this glass in a new hospital he had helped plan and build called Treloar.  He was knighted in 1920 for helping to construct this ground-breaking building.</p><div class="image-gallery-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;gallery&quot;:{&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/aeef3258-4c2e-4726-9201-5e4156e9dede_814x523.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/765500c6-a79e-40e9-b3af-31cacf5e7ccc_1200x761.jpeg&quot;}],&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Notice all the open windows on the left!&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Notice all the open windows on the left!&quot;,&quot;staticGalleryImage&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/697574b4-e3a9-4bbe-9ab7-60f3a4035a5e_1456x720.png&quot;}},&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://romanshapoval.substack.com/p/rollier?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://romanshapoval.substack.com/p/rollier?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Share</span></a></p><p>The hospital wards of Treloar were designed with high ceilings so that the cross-ventilation system would provide a supply of gently moving air, without draughts. It was felt that dormitory and ward infections would then have less chance of developing. Radiant panels in the walls of the wards supplied heating which was intended to keep out the damp and keep the feet of patients warm and their heads cool. In addition, each ward was provided with an open fireplace: the psychological effect of a radiant heat source was felt to be considerable, especially on dull and dreary winter days.  Can you imagine a hospital with a roaring fireplace today?!</p><h4>The sun shines on architecture</h4><p>The sun doctors would spark modern solar architects to not only build shelters, but create sanctuaries where humans could thrive.  Born in 1887 in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, Charles-&#201;douard Jeanneret, better known by his adopted name Le Corbusier is one of the most influential and revolutionary architects of the twentieth century.  He had a preoccupation with sunlight and this was due, in part, to a concern about the dangers of tuberculosis. This concern reveals itself in the book he wrote on one of his most important buildings, the &#8220;Marseille Block&#8221;:</p><blockquote><p>&#8220;Doling out cosmic energy, the sun&#8217;s effects are both physical and moral, and they have been too much neglected in recent times.  The results of that neglect can be seen in cemetery and sanatorium.&#8221;<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-4" href="#footnote-4" target="_self">4</a></p><p>~ Le Corbusier </p></blockquote><p>A large apartment building of eighteen floors, the Block shared many of the features of a heliotherapy clinic. It was meticulously orientated for sunlight: balconies served as sun-screens and were designed to allow sunshine into the apartments in winter while providing shade in the summer months. They also provided an &#8220;open-air extension&#8221; of each living room. In addition, the Marseille Block had a terraced roof which provided a range of amenities for the residents, including a solarium.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Bc7R!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9a1ce308-6de8-4e39-b078-717c0f51c3ff_1600x1600.webp" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Bc7R!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9a1ce308-6de8-4e39-b078-717c0f51c3ff_1600x1600.webp 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Bc7R!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9a1ce308-6de8-4e39-b078-717c0f51c3ff_1600x1600.webp 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Bc7R!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9a1ce308-6de8-4e39-b078-717c0f51c3ff_1600x1600.webp 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Bc7R!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9a1ce308-6de8-4e39-b078-717c0f51c3ff_1600x1600.webp 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Bc7R!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9a1ce308-6de8-4e39-b078-717c0f51c3ff_1600x1600.webp" width="470" height="470" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/9a1ce308-6de8-4e39-b078-717c0f51c3ff_1600x1600.webp&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:1456,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:470,&quot;bytes&quot;:429016,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/webp&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://romanshapoval.substack.com/i/207676058?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9a1ce308-6de8-4e39-b078-717c0f51c3ff_1600x1600.webp&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Bc7R!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9a1ce308-6de8-4e39-b078-717c0f51c3ff_1600x1600.webp 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Bc7R!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9a1ce308-6de8-4e39-b078-717c0f51c3ff_1600x1600.webp 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Bc7R!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9a1ce308-6de8-4e39-b078-717c0f51c3ff_1600x1600.webp 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Bc7R!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9a1ce308-6de8-4e39-b078-717c0f51c3ff_1600x1600.webp 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Designed after World War II, the Unit&#233; d&#8217;Habitation reimagined collective living for the modern city. Within its sculptural concrete block, Le Corbusier stacked duplex apartments like drawers in a cabinet, threaded by interior &#8220;streets,&#8221; a rooftop gym, nursery, and shops, an entire neighborhood in the sky.</figcaption></figure></div><h4>Our Sol responsibility</h4><p>Energy-efficiency.  Sustainability.  Social responsibility.  All have become buzzwords when it comes to how we think about buildings. <span>Architects have been focusing on lowering energy loads for buildings&#8217; lighting, ventilation, heating, and cooling for a very long time.  With the advent of structural embodied energy (the total energy needed to produce goods or services across a product&#8217;s life cycle, &#8220;built into&#8221; the material) solar design has expanded to include concepts of light and passive techniques. Here&#8217;s the rub: buildings that stand the test of time, and are truly energy-efficient in the long run take more energy to construct than they do to operate.  Take this 2,500 year old Persian refrigerator in the desert for example, known as the yakchal:</span></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Uiov!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3665a53e-8488-4635-9a94-7487838ce800_1099x713.webp" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Uiov!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3665a53e-8488-4635-9a94-7487838ce800_1099x713.webp 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Uiov!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3665a53e-8488-4635-9a94-7487838ce800_1099x713.webp 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Uiov!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3665a53e-8488-4635-9a94-7487838ce800_1099x713.webp 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Uiov!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3665a53e-8488-4635-9a94-7487838ce800_1099x713.webp 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Uiov!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3665a53e-8488-4635-9a94-7487838ce800_1099x713.webp" width="600" height="389.26296633303" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/3665a53e-8488-4635-9a94-7487838ce800_1099x713.webp&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:713,&quot;width&quot;:1099,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:600,&quot;bytes&quot;:134272,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/webp&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://romanshapoval.substack.com/i/207676058?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F53990746-564a-402f-9ba1-5177284823d1_1280x720.webp&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Uiov!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3665a53e-8488-4635-9a94-7487838ce800_1099x713.webp 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Uiov!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3665a53e-8488-4635-9a94-7487838ce800_1099x713.webp 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Uiov!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3665a53e-8488-4635-9a94-7487838ce800_1099x713.webp 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Uiov!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3665a53e-8488-4635-9a94-7487838ce800_1099x713.webp 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>It takes lots of manpower and material to build, but lasts forever.  Not only is there zero EMF, you don&#8217;t have to worry if the power company is going to shut off your ability to have an ice sandwich after a long camel ride.  We dive deep into other examples, and the physics of these buildings here:</p><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;2e2add01-4eec-411f-b4dd-b10d13db5949&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;By 2050, two-thirds of the world is predicted to have electric air conditioning.&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:null,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;showDescription&quot;:true,&quot;showImage&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;sm&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Zero EMF Ancestral Air Conditioning &#10052;&#65039;&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:92311873,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Roman S Shapoval&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Power ON with light Power OFF at night. Bury&#9889; EMF. Resurrect the Sunrise. &#9728; *everything I write and say is not medical advice, and I am not a medical professional.*&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fba73ad5e-12f4-4c76-860a-82e19fddb657_486x515.jpeg&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:null},{&quot;id&quot;:92312025,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Bohdanna Diduch&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Women&#8217;s Wellness Warrior&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/48220d5b-e2ea-44f4-ba8c-77a28ad99bf7_3024x4032.jpeg&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:null}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2025-06-27T10:22:32.664Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/youtube/w_728,c_limit/hERlFYzJP4E&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://romanshapoval.substack.com/p/zeroemfac&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:null,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:null,&quot;id&quot;:166665144,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;podcast&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:17,&quot;comment_count&quot;:28,&quot;publication_id&quot;:898281,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;The Power Couple by Roman Shapoval&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!3KXl!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe0448f83-311c-4e0a-9d0c-71b3c22613f6_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><p>Passive solar architecture is an old technology, but can be a new frontier. While solar panels can help offset energy costs, many inverters contribute to biological devastation due to the carcinogenic <a href="https://romanshapoval.substack.com/i/141704568/what-are-some-sources-of-dirty-electricity">electromagnetic interference</a> generated by high-frequency models.  Low-frequency inverters that are off-grid and filtered for dirty electricity can be a solution.  However, we can also take a tip from our ancestors, who used nature instead of working against her.   </p><h4>Sand castles in the sky</h4><p>On our trip through Northern Arizona last year, one of the stops Bohdanna and I had mapped out was at Montezuma&#8217;s Castle.  Located in Camp Verde, this 20-room, 5-story cliff dwelling was built by the indigenous Sinagua people around 1100 AD and remained occupied until about 1425 AD.  Today it endures as a testament to the ingenuity, skill and mystery of the pre-Columbian cultures that once thrived across the American Southwest.  Its southern exposure was intentionally chosen by the Sinagua so the structure would absorb warmth during cold winter days while remaining cool in the summer.  However one cannot doubt that the Sinagua got a fair amount of sungazing done on those majestic mornings, revitalizing their spirit and body for the day ahead.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rImy!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2a8cc9d2-3154-4651-b42e-dab24b903bc0_1144x856.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rImy!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2a8cc9d2-3154-4651-b42e-dab24b903bc0_1144x856.jpeg 424w, 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For practical and religious reasons, they also constructed buildings in strategic locations to serve as solar indicators during specific times of the year, including the solstices.  Notice how the dwelling was constructed with the southeast orientation in mind, like the heliotherapy clinics of Rollier:</span></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!MgXA!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0b214bbf-8f0c-4569-aba4-141ee60e2dac_1024x648.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!MgXA!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0b214bbf-8f0c-4569-aba4-141ee60e2dac_1024x648.jpeg 424w, 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Socrates, the Greek philosopher, studied this problem about 2,500 years ago. His solution &#8211; Socrates House as it&#8217;s now referred to &#8212; is a trapezoid shaped house with the long side facing the sun.  Its design embodies the majority of passive solar principles, and has substantial stone walls to keep chilly winter winds out of the living areas and away from the northern part of the house. </p><p>The southernmost part of the home is where the patio is located <em>(where manly Greek philosophers would sungaze, meditate and grill lamb while slathering themselves in <a href="https://romanshapoval.substack.com/p/chaparral">sun oil</a>), </em>which helps warm the indoor environment during the colder months by allowing oblique winter solar radiation to enter the structure. It also prevents the living space from growing hot in the summer by blocking the high-inclined summer radiation from the sun. The storage room, which serves as the house&#8217;s service space, is located on the northern side of the building and shields the living area from the outside cold:</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!KSIw!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F708f697d-9390-45ec-90dc-f6e4012f9704_576x273.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!KSIw!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F708f697d-9390-45ec-90dc-f6e4012f9704_576x273.jpeg 424w, 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The house has a long, narrow plan which gives all of the living areas &#8211; including bedrooms, living rooms, kitchen and study &#8211; a full south-facing exposure. The south fa&#231;ade is largely glass, with panels alternating between insulated Thermopane units and operable, single paned glass windows. Keck worked with experts at Chicago&#8217;s Adler Planetarium for three months to track the seasonal and diurnal path of the sun, so as to precisely extend the eave of the roof to block sunlight in the summer and let it in during the winter.<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-5" href="#footnote-5" target="_self">5</a>  Again notice the south fa&#231;ade:</p><div class="image-gallery-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;gallery&quot;:{&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/79b9a604-e318-4ba6-89b0-bb9a9b2dbde1_1382x741.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/2c644a43-5a6f-4e13-a424-2fb772ba3d75_1024x898.jpeg&quot;}],&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;George Fred Keck (Keck and Keck Architects), Sloan House, Glenview, Illinois, 1939&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;George Fred Keck (Keck and Keck Architects), Sloan House, Glenview, Illinois, 1939&quot;,&quot;staticGalleryImage&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/4b193ff9-a0a5-4bd6-87c3-b43e2fc7c8cb_1456x720.png&quot;}},&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><h4>UK hospital opens outdoor care ward</h4><p>In May of 2026, King&#8217;s College Hospital became the first modernized hospital in the UK to open an outdoor Critical Care garden on its roof.  The <em>King&#8217;s Critical Care Roof Garden</em> is located on top of the hospital&#8217;s 60-bed critical care unit, allowing patients to receive full life support, while absorbing the medicine of the outdoors. The roof garden has space for up to six beds, allowing each patient to be close to a specially designed weatherproof medical cabinet which houses power, data, and medical supplies similar to what patients would receive indoors. </p><p>Here&#8217;s a video of  Hollie Allan, 29, a patient being transferred in a lift, out of intensive care for the first time in two months, and into the garden:</p><div id="youtube2-CzjocPoSqWI" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;CzjocPoSqWI&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/CzjocPoSqWI?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://romanshapoval.substack.com/p/rollier?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://romanshapoval.substack.com/p/rollier?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Share</span></a></p><p></p><blockquote><p>&#8220; &#8216;Brace yourself for the cold!&#8217; say the nurses crowded into the lift around Holly&#8217;s bed. As the doors open, sunshine hits Hollie&#8217;s face.</p><p>She brightens into a smile, then tears come. &#8220;I&#8217;m sorry, it&#8217;s so nice. It&#8217;s so beautiful,&#8221; she says wiping her eyes. &#8216;I forgot what it feels like to be outside.&#8217; &#8221;</p><p>~  <em><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm2p1pzzmyeo">Source: BBC</a></em></p></blockquote><p>More healthcare operations are beginning to see the benefit of a natural light environment, not only for overall well-being, but for their profit margins.  A 2025 study<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-6" href="#footnote-6" target="_self">6</a> in the Journal <em>Healthcare</em> revealed that patients who have circadian-friendly lighting installed in their rooms are about 50% less likely to experience falls, which lead to injuries and longer hospital stays.  In Scandinavia, at least 130 hospitals have installed circadian lighting.  I also recently visited an assisted living facility called <a href="https://www.thelandingspv.com/">The Landings </a>in Prescott Valley, Arizona who has installed circadian lighting in their memory care ward. (More to come soon on that visit.)</p><p>Operating rooms are also adopting a mix of green lighting to reduce glare and <em>afterimage</em> effects. Surgeons often spend prolonged periods focusing on red tissue and bright white surgical lighting. 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stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Credit: <a href="https://chromaviso.com/en/evidence-based-lighting-concepts/ergonomic-lighting/chroma-zona">Chroma Zona Ergonomic Lighting </a></figcaption></figure></div><p>Here are some more benefits of green and red light in a healthcare setting:</p><p>&#128994; Green light:</p><ul><li><p><strong>Reduces anxiety</strong> and improves patient comfort before and after surgery.  </p></li><li><p><strong>Lowers pain and improves sleep quality</strong>, which may contribute to quicker postoperative recovery.</p></li><li><p><strong>Minimizes glare from blood and tissues</strong>: Green light reduces glare when working with highly reflective surfaces, such as surgical instruments.</p></li><li><p><strong>Reduces eye fatigue</strong>: Since the human eye is most sensitive to green light, it provides an optimal balance for maintaining long-term concentration in high-stress surgical environments.</p></li></ul><p>&#128308; Red light:</p><ul><li><p><strong>Preserves night vision</strong>: Red light allows for sufficient visibility without impairing the ability to see in low-light conditions, which is particularly useful during laparoscopic or robotic-assisted surgeries.</p></li><li><p><strong>Minimizes disruptions to circadian rhythms</strong>: Red light exposure has a lesser impact on melatonin suppression compared to blue or white light, making it an ideal choice for late-night or emergency surgeries.</p></li><li><p><strong>Reduces postoperative disorientation</strong>: Exposure to red light instead of harsh white light after surgery helps patients transition more comfortably from anesthesia to wakefulness.</p></li><li><p><strong>Minimizes stress and discomfort</strong>: A red-light-enriched recovery environment has been associated with lower heart rates and increased relaxation.</p></li></ul><p>In Rollier&#8217;s time, it was often difficult to distinguish between open-air sanatoria for tuberculosis, and heliotherapy clinics, as both were oriented for sunlight: but for different reasons. Open-air sanatoria were designed to admit sunlight in an attempt to kill bacteria and prevent the cross-infection of patients.  Although sanatoria were designed to be sunlit, heliotherapy wasn&#8217;t yet being considered as an effective treatment. Photos of open-air sanatoria often show patients covered by bedclothes on balconies or verandas, however there is no evidence of any attempt to expose their bodies to direct sunlight.  </p><p>Mainstream medicine&#8217;s adaptation of natural light may be positive, however a radical shift is needed to completely decentralize health.  Circadian-lighting in the form of LEDs still introduces carcinogenic dirty electricity and degrades electronics without the proper filtration.  Green and red wavelengths are an improvement from fluorescents to be sure.  However the white light of the sun does not pick and choose which frequency, personality, or race it likes or dislikes - it possesses all wavelengths.  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Earth</a></h5><h5>2.  <a href="https://romanshapoval.substack.com/i/117211431/melanin-our-first-and-final-frontier">Melanin:  the first and final frontier</a></h5><h5>3.  <a href="https://romanshapoval.substack.com/i/117211431/melanin-our-bodys-nanotech">How melanin is our body&#8217;s nanotech</a></h5><h5>4.  <a href="https://romanshapoval.substack.com/i/117211431/how-does-melanin-limit-damage-from-emf">How does melanin limit damage from EMF?</a></h5><h5>5.  <a href="https://romanshapoval.substack.com/i/117211431/our-magnetic-immune-system">Our magnetic immune system</a></h5><h5>6.  <a href="https://romanshapoval.substack.com/i/117211431/could-melanin-make-us-more-resilient-to-vaccines">Could melanin make us more resilient to nanotech?</a></h5><h5>7.   <a href="https://romanshapoval.substack.com/i/117211431/melanins-heat-destroyer-and-life-giver">How melanin&#8217;s  heat destroys and gives life</a></h5><h5>8.  <a href="https://romanshapoval.substack.com/i/117211431/how-we-can-absorb-melanin">How we can absorb melanin</a></h5><h5>9.  <a href="https://romanshapoval.substack.com/i/117211431/how-big-tech-will-use-melanin">How Big Tech will manipulate melanin</a></h5><p></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://romanshapoval.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://romanshapoval.substack.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><div class="pullquote"><p>&#8220;The world wants to touch your skin<br>but I want to touch your heart.&#8221; <br>~ Avijeet Das</p></div><p>Would you be able to survive in outer space without a space suit?</p><p>What if we were to lose the protection of Earth&#8217;s force field, which normally keeps out biologically-damaging cosmic rays?</p><p>The European Space Agency estimates that our magnetosphere, our planetary shield, is weakening about five percent per decade.<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-1" href="#footnote-1" target="_self">1</a>   Let&#8217;s assume this is true.</p><p>How would we construct a suit of armor to shield ourselves from these alien forms of radiation?</p><p>Today humanity fights in a quiet war, waged on the fields of the mind, where our enemies seek to plunder our soul.  We are assaulted on all sides from the invisible electromagnetic pollution of a Mordor electronic.</p><p>We&#8217;re sprayed like bugs with metallic pesticides falling from the sky.  </p><p>We&#8217;re injected, neglected, and disrespected because we&#8217;ve disconnected from our body&#8217;s inner wisdom.</p><p>We find ourselves in a no man&#8217;s land - betwixt a trench where our future lay frozen in control, and a trench of unknown destiny where we may yet crawl, and evolve into a humbler version of ourselves.</p><p>Humanity has been laid bare on the technocratic butcher block.</p><p>Since we&#8217;ve been dressed down, we might as well expose our true selves.</p><p>Let&#8217;s show the sun, and the sons of Mordor, what we&#8217;re made of, shall we?</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://romanshapoval.substack.com/p/melanin?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://romanshapoval.substack.com/p/melanin?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Share</span></a></p><h4>Skin: our ancestors&#8217; sunscreen</h4><p>We were all born naked under the same sun.  Some of our ancestors had very little clothing, while some donned hats.  Indigenous people didn&#8217;t wear sunscreen, and they didn&#8217;t have sunglasses to &#8220;protect&#8221; themselves from nature.  They <em>were</em> nature.  </p><p>How did we survive and reproduce all this time without spraying ourselves down with sun-screening chemicals?</p><p>If levels of vitamin D are chronically low, why do so many suffer from skin cancer?</p><p>Why are skin cancers more prevalent in higher latitudes in places <a href="https://romanshapoval.substack.com/i/90163391/does-the-sun-cause-skin-cancer">like Sweden</a>, where UV is lower?</p><p>In this article, we&#8217;ll explore how skin is not only our ultimate SPF, but also how we transform UV into the energy we need to eternally fight in cosmic combat.</p><h4>We&#8217;re all astronauts now.</h4><p>For thousands of years, we lived within Earth&#8217;s protective veil and electrical envelope.   <a href="https://romanshapoval.substack.com/i/98919678/our-brains-already-have-wifi">Earth&#8217;s envelope</a> kept our brains beating to a steady rhythmic frequency of 8-30 Hz (cycles per second).   </p><p>Today we don&#8217;t need to win a Space Race, our racing thoughts can&#8217;t keep up anymore with life on Earth.  Wi-Fi synchronizes us to an alien clock, as its frequencies bombard our minds at 2.5 billion cycles per second.   </p><p>Space is the ulitmate boiling soup of non-native electromagnetic radiation- similar to those we have here on Earth from Wi-Fi and <a href="https://romanshapoval.substack.com/p/5-things-you-need-to-know-about-5g">5G</a>. </p><p>How can we begin to tailor our own spacesuit in order to live on Earth?</p><h4>Melanin - our first and final frontier</h4><p>Melanin is the shield and solar panel of our skin.  Melanin transforms 99.9 % of absorbed sunlight into heat, and this greatly reduces the skin cancer risk.<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-2" href="#footnote-2" target="_self">2</a> It also enhances the amount of infrared we can receive from the Sun.    Infrared light is present in 40% of the solar spectrum all year, and drives the engine of our metabolism.<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-3" href="#footnote-3" target="_self">3</a></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4-n8!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3f96d99c-538c-4679-9952-201e7cdfedb9_2560x1440.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4-n8!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3f96d99c-538c-4679-9952-201e7cdfedb9_2560x1440.png 424w, 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y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">cross section of our skin - epidermis: our outermost layer</figcaption></figure></div><p>Melanin is so efficient in absorbing radiation that samples are headed to the International Space Station to test their shielding ability, to determine whether it&#8217;s more effective than lead at protecting satellites and electronics:<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-4" href="#footnote-4" target="_self">4</a></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!33-k!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3c884f7d-093e-4369-8770-f7fb636ed157_1015x310.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source 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class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption"><a href="https://magazine.publichealth.jhu.edu/2019/melanin-space">Source</a></figcaption></figure></div><p>The mainstream believes melanin&#8217;s true purpose is to protect us from &#8216;damaging&#8217; UV (ultraviolet) rays.  They&#8217;ll tell you it&#8217;s a pigment that gives our eyes and skin their color.   Why are these only only half-truths, which completely lie about melanin&#8217;s superpower?  </p><p>UV light builds the battery of our body.  Each day our skin and eyes are designed to harvest this light, helping our <a href="https://romanshapoval.substack.com/i/113932307/can-we-have-too-many-antioxidants">NAD+</a> enzyme gather electrons to combat free radicals.   UV also allows us to create and absorb certain amino acids such as tyrosine, which ultimately get converted into critical hormones like dopamine and&#8230;melanin!</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!WW6h!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5cdaa5c6-4976-4c5a-8ae0-a5db3e7d2013_2640x1440.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!WW6h!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5cdaa5c6-4976-4c5a-8ae0-a5db3e7d2013_2640x1440.png 424w, 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y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">credit:  Alexander Wunsch</figcaption></figure></div><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://romanshapoval.substack.com/p/melanin?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://romanshapoval.substack.com/p/melanin?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Share</span></a></p><blockquote><p><em>&#8220;For this mechanism to tune properly, &nbsp;you first need AM balanced light in the visible spectrum that has no UV light present.&#8221; </em></p><p>     ~ <span class="mention-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Jack Kruse&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:27123737,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;user&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:null,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://bucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/54b9eb51-1a76-4043-89ff-6fcd36820ac8_1182x1010.png&quot;,&quot;uuid&quot;:&quot;bc4febda-2c09-4a26-8a24-72bed064ddeb&quot;}" data-component-name="MentionToDOM"></span> </p></blockquote><p>&#9989; Translation:  Get your bare a$$ out there for the sunrise.  </p><h4>Melanin: Our Body&#8217;s Nanotech</h4><p>Melanin is on average about 800nm thick - close to the size of bacteria, or a circuit on a computer chip.   Our melanin uses the light around us to not only give us a gorgeous tan, but also works as a surge protector and battery bank.  </p><p>EMFs harm us by disrupting the way our bodies&#8217; voltage-gated calcium channels work. <a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-5" href="#footnote-5" target="_self">5</a> Our hearts have some of the largest stores of calcium.  What do doctors prescribe for heart disease?  Calcium channel blockers.  </p><p>What if we just need block EMF, rather than block calcium?  Before 1889 and the invention of electricity and the radio, heart disease was the 25th cause of death.  Today it&#8217;s a top killer:</p><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;5edb63d2-b452-424b-8986-d703f1cc92b4&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Here&#8217;s what we&#8217;ll learn in this article:&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:null,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;showDescription&quot;:true,&quot;showImage&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;sm&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Is heart disease an electrical illness?&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:92311873,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Roman S Shapoval&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Power ON with light Power OFF at night. Bury&#9889; EMF. Resurrect the Sunrise. &#9728; *everything I write and say is not medical advice, and I am not a medical professional.*&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fba73ad5e-12f4-4c76-860a-82e19fddb657_486x515.jpeg&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:null}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2025-09-08T10:22:24.319Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Fi0W!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8e1c479d-0df6-4535-b6e7-e6e3e62ec50b_1080x1080.png&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://romanshapoval.substack.com/p/is-heart-disease-an-electrical-illness&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:&quot;Electrical Illnesses&quot;,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:null,&quot;id&quot;:172278609,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;newsletter&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:66,&quot;comment_count&quot;:20,&quot;publication_id&quot;:898281,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;The Power Couple by Roman Shapoval&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!3KXl!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe0448f83-311c-4e0a-9d0c-71b3c22613f6_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><p>Melanin to the rescue!  Our beloved skin&#8217;s pigment is an intracellular buffering system for calcium and an ion-exchanger.</p><p>&#9989; Translation:  melanin helps us use calcium more efficiently.</p><h4>Our battery bank:</h4><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Z4Gg!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fef1879c5-3c76-4447-a907-907dd43b15e0_751x317.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Z4Gg!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fef1879c5-3c76-4447-a907-907dd43b15e0_751x317.jpeg 424w, 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stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Melanin lends out electrons to places that need them</figcaption></figure></div><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://romanshapoval.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://romanshapoval.substack.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p>Oxidative stress occurs when we don&#8217;t have enough electrons to donate to free radicals.  Melanin is our electron bank and donor.  As our bodies encounter a &#8220;power surge&#8221; from metals around us in the atmosphere, along with highly reactive metals that are created from EMFs, melanin is able to then bind itself to these metals, making them less harmful. </p><p>In this high frequency world of EMFs and toxic soup of <a href="https://karenkingston.substack.com/p/are-lipid-nanoparticles-pfizers-proprietary">nanoparticles</a>, melanin is a form of divine health insurance.</p><p>Here&#8217;s an example of how melanin is works as our skin&#8217;s &#8220;computer chip&#8221;:</p><div id="youtube2-KifAQBhYgO0" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;KifAQBhYgO0&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/KifAQBhYgO0?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://romanshapoval.substack.com/p/melanin?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://romanshapoval.substack.com/p/melanin?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Share</span></a></p><h4>How does melanin limit damage from EMF?</h4><p>One way in which electromagnetic radiation from devices such as cell phones, smart meters, and solar inverters harms us isby disrupting how we use oxygen.  </p><p>Iron (Fe) is what makes our blood red, and is found in hemoglobin, the protein in our red blood cells that carries oxygen to our body's organs and tissues. EMF degrades our body&#8217;s ability regulate iron levels.<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-6" href="#footnote-6" target="_self">6</a></p><p>Cells that have a high levels of extra iron are more vulnerable to EMF. Cancer cells and cells undergoing abnormal multiplication have higher concentrations of free iron because they also uptake more iron, as a result storing iron less efficiently.  Melanin acts as a &#8220;heavy metal sink&#8221;, or reservoir, that efficiently stores iron for us.</p><p>Electromagnetic fields also produce a <em>Fenton reaction</em>, as radiation acts upon iron, creating stress on our cells in the form of free radicals.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-hqt!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff3dc4f75-2f5e-4ab3-bf2c-a134885bdf3a_1080x1080.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-hqt!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff3dc4f75-2f5e-4ab3-bf2c-a134885bdf3a_1080x1080.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-hqt!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff3dc4f75-2f5e-4ab3-bf2c-a134885bdf3a_1080x1080.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-hqt!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff3dc4f75-2f5e-4ab3-bf2c-a134885bdf3a_1080x1080.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-hqt!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff3dc4f75-2f5e-4ab3-bf2c-a134885bdf3a_1080x1080.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-hqt!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff3dc4f75-2f5e-4ab3-bf2c-a134885bdf3a_1080x1080.png" width="502" height="502" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/f3dc4f75-2f5e-4ab3-bf2c-a134885bdf3a_1080x1080.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:1080,&quot;width&quot;:1080,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:502,&quot;bytes&quot;:606347,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-hqt!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff3dc4f75-2f5e-4ab3-bf2c-a134885bdf3a_1080x1080.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-hqt!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff3dc4f75-2f5e-4ab3-bf2c-a134885bdf3a_1080x1080.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-hqt!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff3dc4f75-2f5e-4ab3-bf2c-a134885bdf3a_1080x1080.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-hqt!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff3dc4f75-2f5e-4ab3-bf2c-a134885bdf3a_1080x1080.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">The Fenton Reaction - Roman Shapoval</figcaption></figure></div><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://romanshapoval.substack.com/p/melanin?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://romanshapoval.substack.com/p/melanin?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Share</span></a></p><h4>Our magnetic immune system</h4><p>Many of us know that our T cells help us fight disease.  But most don&#8217;t know that these types of white blood cells are inherently magnetic because of the amount of ferritin (iron) they contain.</p><p>T cells can become "magnetically frozen" to pathogenic free radicals and oxidized iron when they encounter EMF.&nbsp; Under normal circumstances however, T cells will lock onto the target pathogen and render it neutral.<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-7" href="#footnote-7" target="_self">7</a> &nbsp;</p><p>What if we have too much iron in our blood from ferritin nanoparticles that are used in vaccines, along with high amounts of electrosmog in our homes?<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-8" href="#footnote-8" target="_self">8</a>  Could these T cells become chronically frozen and rendered ineffective?</p><p>Good news:  UV solar exposure unlocks the T cells&#8217; magnetic grip and allows our cells to limit the cytotoxic damage to our organs.<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-9" href="#footnote-9" target="_self">9</a>&nbsp;</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!3whU!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6f2ce8ce-e7f1-4159-a63e-12f67de376ae_800x700.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!3whU!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6f2ce8ce-e7f1-4159-a63e-12f67de376ae_800x700.png 424w, 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y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">EMFs keep our immune system chronically &#8220;locked&#8221;.  Thanks to Jack Kruse for helping me think about EMFs in this way.</figcaption></figure></div><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://romanshapoval.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://romanshapoval.substack.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><h4>Could melanin make us more resilient to nanotech injections?</h4><p>It&#8217;s no secret that<strong> </strong>nanoparticles and heavy metals have been discovered in the experimental injections for SARS-CoV-2.<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-10" href="#footnote-10" target="_self">10</a> <a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-11" href="#footnote-11" target="_self">11</a> <a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-12" href="#footnote-12" target="_self">12</a>  <a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-13" href="#footnote-13" target="_self">13</a> . </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!H6te!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb7becaff-02cc-45a8-aad4-db4e02894503_1097x769.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!H6te!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb7becaff-02cc-45a8-aad4-db4e02894503_1097x769.png 424w, 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y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">A 2017 patent filed by MIT, Harvard, and The Children's Medical Center of Boston.  credit:  Karen Kingston&#8217;s Substack</figcaption></figure></div><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://romanshapoval.substack.com/p/melanin?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://romanshapoval.substack.com/p/melanin?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Share</span></a></p><p>The lipid nanoparticle (LNPs) above is able to access our cells and harm us since it is a positively-charged ion, otherwise known as a cation.   Cations will migrate to cells that have a negative charge, robbing them of other free electrons.  An excess in this positive charge can lead to free radicals and inflammation.</p><p>Remember the example of how melanin serves as a <a href="https://romanshapoval.substack.com/i/117211431/our-battery-bank">battery bank</a>?  This happens as melanin can donate electrons to cations.  Heavy metal cations, such as copper, lead, lanthanum, iron, and even uranium bind to melanin. <a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-14" href="#footnote-14" target="_self">14</a> </p><p>Melanin is able to accumulate these metal cations and then, under certain conditions, release them. </p><blockquote><p>&#8220;Melanin enables, storage, release and exchange &#8211; and the ability of melanin to strongly bind and sequester reactive metals thereby mitigates their possible role in inducing oxidative stress.&#8221; (Hong, L.  2007)</p></blockquote><h4>Melanin&#8217;s Heat:  Destroyer and Creator</h4><p>Much of the research into nanotechnology has been purported to be for our benefit.  Big Medicine claims they are trying to find a way to kill cancer cells using the heat that is generated from EMFs that target injected nanoparticles. </p><p>For instance, when an EMF is directed toward a gold nanoparticle in a cencer cell, it destroys it.  However EMFs also destroy normal cells that contain these nanoparticles.</p><p>We don&#8217;t need this &#8220;cure.&#8221;  Nature already gave our bodies this technology.</p><p>Melanin not only absorbs UV radiation, it transforms this energy into heat our bodies can use.   </p><div class="pullquote"><p>&#8220;Melanin is able to transform 99.9 percent of absorbed sunlight into heat, and this greatly reduces the skin cancer risk. &#8220;</p><p>~ <span class="mention-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Stephanie Seneff&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:46310122,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;user&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:null,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/f3d81334-f1ff-4d20-861d-9c71b4fd4cd6_734x734.jpeg&quot;,&quot;uuid&quot;:&quot;87e224f4-29f1-4ecd-b8e4-ae9657982308&quot;}" data-component-name="MentionToDOM"></span> , Ph.D.</p></div><p>Skin cancer cells actually produce a lot of melanin as part of the immune response.  This makes sense, as cancer cells make excess iron, and melanin is able to absorb and distribute iron so it does not accumulate and poison surrounding cells.</p><h4>How we can absorb melanin?</h4><p>Remember: melanin comes from tyrosine, and tyrosine is absorbed when we get out into UV light.  Look up the UV index in your area (<a href="https://www.uvindex.app/">locator</a>), and when it hits an index reading of 1, get out there.*  Ideally you already want to be outside, as the blue light and infrared rays prime our skin for the more intense UV.  I try to get out at least 30 minutes (bare minimum) between the hours of 8-10am.</p><p><em>*This is not intended as medical advice, and I am not a licensed medical professional.</em></p><h4>Another reason to eat pasta&#8230;<em>like I need another excuse.</em></h4><p>Melanin is found everywhere in our environment.  Mushrooms, black sesame seeds, black pumpkin seeds, and many other dark foods contain this miracle molecule.   Black rabbit hair is also found to contain a lot of melanin.  Don&#8217;t go wearing rabbit-hair Speedos on the beach&#8230;that would be too sexy.</p><p>The ink from the cuttlefish (actually a type of octopus) is also one of the richest sources.   This ink is abundant in the &#8220;feel-good&#8221; hormone dopamine as well, which is a precursor to melanin. </p><p>Squid-ink pasta anyone?</p><div class="image-gallery-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;gallery&quot;:{&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/d76f2375-6310-4d5f-a057-fd8399497102_800x1282.png&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/cc363cd4-31e3-4ba5-9373-c8dec34eeb64_1440x900.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/2c1bfe69-f49b-4186-b9e8-3dd0ba5a4351_621x818.png&quot;}],&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;How could anything that cute be bad for you?&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;The power of cuddlefish ink&quot;,&quot;staticGalleryImage&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/430d82ff-9301-45fb-ad12-484ea8f598c2_1456x474.png&quot;}},&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><h4>How Big Tech will use melanin</h4><p>What confirms melanin&#8217;s incredible implications for me is the fact that it is currently being heavily researched by the military, space agencies, and the tech sector.  </p><p>Here are some fields where melanin&#8217;s use is being investigated:</p><ul><li><p><em>Bioelectronics </em>(wearables and implants)</p></li><li><p><em>Protonics</em> (interface directly with living tissue and neurons)</p></li><li><p>Edible devices (like crunchy computer &#8216;chips?&#8217;)</p></li><li><p><em>Transient </em>electronics (designed to physically disintegrate or degrade after a certain period or under specific environmental triggers)</p></li></ul><p>We can guess how technocrats will use melanin: to cover up a rotten underbelly of control with a shiny coat of terror, dressed up in a black suit of fake liberty.</p><p>Let&#8217;s get our skin in the game.  Let us implant freedom.</p><div class="poll-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;id&quot;:820045}" data-component-name="PollToDOM"></div><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://romanshapoval.substack.com/p/melanin/comments&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Leave a comment&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://romanshapoval.substack.com/p/melanin/comments"><span>Leave a comment</span></a></p><p></p><p>Your support is <strong>more powerful </strong>than you know.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Fhef!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F92e389f5-8e52-4d60-bee0-082cd76070fe_1400x600.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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&#128071;  <em>(so you can listen on Airplane mode)</em> &#9992; </p><div class="native-audio-embed" data-component-name="AudioPlaceholder" data-attrs="{&quot;label&quot;:null,&quot;mediaUploadId&quot;:&quot;f2e5bd6d-9f20-4c99-9fc9-9dd62becd0cb&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:2790.7395,&quot;downloadable&quot;:true,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><div class="image-gallery-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;gallery&quot;:{&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/c1853a59-36b2-4d34-b194-0c96057f31bc_2084x1849.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/98b83660-ccc5-485d-8da1-25f1f13e051c_1800x1409.jpeg&quot;}],&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;(L) Grace &amp; Rob (R) The Chaparral Plant&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;(L) Grace &amp; Rob (R) The Chaparral 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Please welcome Grace &amp; Rob of <a href="https://arizonadesertrain.com/home/">Arizona Desert Rain</a>.</p><p>Bohdanna and I used to smother ourselves with &#8216;natural&#8217; sunscreen that contains titanium dioxide, making us look like more pale than the ivory seashells we were picking up.  Once we found out how natural (not!) this type of sunblock was, we decided not to use anything, and began to slowly exposed our skin to the sun.  We just didn&#8217;t think there was anything else out there that could offer true protection.   </p><p>One day we visited the farmer&#8217;s market here in town, and happened upon a wonderful booth where we began to learn all about the incredible properties of the chaparral plant from Grace &amp; Rob.  While their chaparral sun oil worked amazingly for us, we were also intrigued about the bug lotion, as the mosquitoes lately haven&#8217;t been that easy to kill.  They fly around with lighting-fast speed, whizzing like drones around our ankles.  Even Mr. Miyagi would definitely have a hard time snatching these buggers.  Then again, Miyagi wasn&#8217;t trained in anti-nanotech robot karate.  In short, the bug lotion worked better than any other product we had come across.</p><p>Since chaparral helps us absorb the radiation of the sun, could it also help us deal with non-native electromagnetic radiation?  </p><p>Before we answer that question, here&#8217;s a story:</p><p>Nine months after the last atomic blast in Nevada, which turned the test area into a barren desert, scientists made a remarkable find. One small plant grew healthily where all else was totally vanquished. Intrigued, the scientists took the plant and the seeds to their laboratory for the utmost scrutiny.</p><p>What did they find?</p><p>The plant and seeds were loaded with a substance called nordihydroguaiaretic acid (NDGA). This ingredient not only protected the plant from nuclear radiation, but tests showed that it is a key to longer life for all living beings.  Chaparral contains NDGA.<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-1" href="#footnote-1" target="_self">1</a></p><p>In Sir Jason Winters Book, <em><a href="https://amzn.to/3RH1Qtv">&#8220;Killing Cancer&#8221;</a></em><a href="https://amzn.to/3RH1Qtv"> </a>first published in 1980, he found that the Native American people of the southwest used chaparral every day for good health. Sir Jason used NDGA in his valiant fight and recovery from terminal cancer.  You don&#8217;t have to only take our word for it on its healing benefits , you can check out a 2005 study<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-2" href="#footnote-2" target="_self">2</a> from Duke University on the cancer-fighting properties of NDGA.</p><p>Today we&#8217;re honored to not only explore all of these benefits**, but more importantly celebrate the love that Grace &amp; Rob put into all of their products.</p><p>Join us as we discuss:</p><ul><li><p>How Grace &amp; Rob were inspired to heal others with chaparral</p></li><li><p>What we need to know about the FDA and chemicals in most sunscreen</p></li><li><p>Why love is the first ingredient in all products made by Arizona Desert Rain</p></li><li><p>What other people are say about their products - <a href="https://arizonadesertrain.com/gratitude/">testimonials</a></p></li></ul><p>&#128073; <a href="https://arizonadesertrain.com/featured-products/">Click here</a> to check out 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data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://romanshapoval.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://romanshapoval.substack.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p><em>Here&#8217;s what we&#8217;ll learn in this article:</em></p><h5><a href="https://romanshapoval.substack.com/i/160878834/saving-our-musicians">1. Why do many musicians commit suicide?</a></h5><h5><a href="https://romanshapoval.substack.com/i/160878834/is-depression-caused-by-sunglasses">2. Is depression caused by sunglasses?</a></h5><h5><a href="https://romanshapoval.substack.com/i/160878834/can-i-catch-up-on-sleep">3. Can we really catch up on sleep?</a></h5><h5><a href="https://romanshapoval.substack.com/i/160878834/whats-the-r-technique">4. How do pro athletes optimize sleep?</a></h5><h5><a href="https://romanshapoval.substack.com/i/160878834/how-does-the-us-navy-manage-sleep">5. How does the US Navy manage sleep?</a></h5><div class="pullquote"><p>&#8220;It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.&#8221;</p><p>~ Jiddu Krishnamurti</p></div><p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t party.  I don&#8217;t drink, smoke. or do drugs.  I&#8217;m straight-edge.&#8221;  </p><p>That&#8217;s what we&#8217;ve been hearing from a lot of teenagers today.  Their parents love it,  because they don&#8217;t have to worry that these children will come home late at night, or get themselves arrested (or crawl through the window like we used to do).</p><p>Their kids are locked away safely in their homes, but they&#8217;re not sleeping, or safe.  Many of them are being physically and sexually assaulted behind closed doors - not by a relative, but stalked by online predators as they irradiate their vital parts with screens.  Not only does wireless technology activate our brain&#8217;s opiate receptors<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-1" href="#footnote-1" target="_self">1</a>, it also harms fertility by impacting egg and sperm quality.<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-2" href="#footnote-2" target="_self">2</a> </p><p>Our teenage years are inherently risky by design.  This is when we learn how far we can push our boundaries, be vulnerable with other human beings, and embrace failure.  Adolescents from other cultures are put through death-defying rites of passage.  In America&#8217;s electronic prison, helicopter parents have replaced themselves with Bluetooth chaperones , giving their children civilized ankle bracelets called cell phones to call home.  Dirt has been replaced with chemically-laden AstroTurf.  Playgrounds are safe zones where children feel no pain, as comfortably numb wine moms stare off into oblivion.</p><p>As evening approaches, families no longer huddle together on the coach to watch Primetime TV, but gaze alone into the abyss of Amazon Prime.  Instead of winding down after a long day, many are winding up into the night.  Solace becomes soul loss, as there is no quiet, no retreat, and no surrender.  Devices ping, Alexa sings, and blue lights flicker and sting.  Those of us who zone out or seek quiet are asked &#8220;are you okay?&#8221; as if we have a mental disease.  Maybe we do. It&#8217;s called <em>healthitis</em>.  We&#8217;re so inflamed with health, we can&#8217;t tolerate madness.</p><p>Many don&#8217;t see what their environment is doing to them since they literally don&#8217;t have the time.  When we expose ourselves to artificial light from our devices, we slowly lose time, as blue light spikes our dopamine, which makes us experience the minutes as if they&#8217;re passing by more quickly.  If we&#8217;re not careful, our flow state can be a slow-drip of digital heroin where we lose track of all reality.</p><p>Our circadian clocks are wound and adjusted by the hand of God&#8217;s Sun.  When we tune our eyes to the false light of our devices, we tune out the real light of salvation.  We cast our heads down in submission, praying to a black box that enslaves our future, while seemingly liberating us in the present.  </p><p>Reality has become perverted, and cycles of time inverted.  Men compete in women&#8217;s sports and we strive to save the planet by blocking out the Sun.  The left has become the right and the right become left.  The eagle of One World government needs both wings to fly and gain enough momentum to send us back into an inescapable transhumanist future.  </p><p>How can history show us we&#8217;re doomed to repeat it? The Nazi regime inverted the swastika to represent the Black Sun.  Originally the swastika was a positive symbol, representing the clockwise (right) motion of creation.  The modern lords of Mordor who own the patents on wireless technology and run the media rob us of precious time by inverting our relationship with light.</p><div class="image-gallery-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;gallery&quot;:{&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/fbdecd48-aaae-4158-a439-a4b8f9e0f488_800x800.png&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/f746d2b7-b058-46bb-b4d7-6be7e75eb9a1_1200x1200.png&quot;}],&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Negative (counter clockwise) vs Positive (clockwise)&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Negative (counter clockwise) vs Positive (clockwise)&quot;,&quot;staticGalleryImage&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/adddd243-0327-4924-8b4d-2622f7a348c8_1456x720.png&quot;}},&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><p>Our genetic destiny is directly impacted by light.  DNA damage and cancer are repaired when we live in unison with our natural light environment.<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-3" href="#footnote-3" target="_self">3</a>   When we live out of sync with the rhythms of light, we go against our bodies&#8217; natural inclination to heal and repair.  For instance, wounds tend to heal more quickly during the day than at night.  Our bodies&#8217; immune system goes into overdrive at night, repairing damaging from within.  Like <a href="https://jesseventura.substack.com/">Jesse Ventura</a> once said: &#8220;I don&#8217;t have time to bleed.&#8221;  This is why having a pristine EMF environment is crucial when we sleep, since our bodies&#8217; external shields are down as we go internally to repair.</p><h4>Saving our musicians</h4><p>The last thing our immune systems need at night are drugs, alcohol and bright light.  This is what <span class="mention-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Jack Kruse&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:27123737,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;user&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:null,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://bucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/54b9eb51-1a76-4043-89ff-6fcd36820ac8_1182x1010.png&quot;,&quot;uuid&quot;:&quot;d6e6f187-c266-48a5-9cfe-05476b5f2d88&quot;}" data-component-name="MentionToDOM"></span> calls &#8220;Suicide by Light&#8221;<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-4" href="#footnote-4" target="_self">4</a>.  Dr. Kruse maintains many mainstream musicians commit suicide due to the effects of light on mood.  As the photoreceptor melanopsin is destroyed by artificial light in both the eye and skin, this can chronically alter one&#8217;s mood and attitude.  Contributing to this poor light environment even more is the fact that many in the music world wear sunglasses, probably since they&#8217;ve become so sensitive to sunlight as a result of being blue-light toxic.  Add in changing time zones, booze, and stadiums full of electromagnetic fields, and you have a recipe for disaster.   </p><div class="image-gallery-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;gallery&quot;:{&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/519793f0-9ac2-40a3-85e1-8f7d94d1e34d_1500x843.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/dfa814b8-da0f-4332-8c04-ebdf93618120_1200x900.jpeg&quot;}],&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Chester Bennington of Lincoln Park and Kurt Cobain of Nirvana &quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Chester Bennington of Lincoln Park and Kurt Cobain of Nirvana &quot;,&quot;staticGalleryImage&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/11956b14-b701-4725-9af8-77f8c841ec6f_1456x720.png&quot;}},&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><h2>Is depression caused by sunglasses?</h2><p>Sunglasses don&#8217;t directly cause mental illness. However, light does directly affect our mood. If you&#8217;ve ever gotten <a href="https://romanshapoval.substack.com/p/why-sad-lamps-may-not-make-you-happy?utm_source=publication-search">SAD</a> during the dark days of winter, you&#8217;re familiar with how a lack of sunshine can lead to acute changes in mood. This seasonal effect is compounded by an excess of blue light from technology.</p><p>Research has shown that artificial blue light can deplete concentrations of dopamine and melatonin around the skeletal muscle of our pupil.  When we&#8217;re chronically over-exposed to blue light, the pupils of our eyes become sluggish. As a result, the retinal pathways of our eyes that project to our internal clock, the <a href="https://romanshapoval.substack.com/i/107636609/our-master-clock-the-suprachiasmatic-nucleus-scn">suprachiasmatic nucleus</a> (SCN) are disrupted. Our SCN regulates daily rhythms of nearly all physiology and behavior. When these rhythms are thrown off, this leads to a cascade of health effects.</p><p>Recent research on mice, whose hormonal rhythms are similar to humans, has  shown that nerve signals to other parts of our brain such as the perihabenular nucleus (PHb) are impeded by blue light, leading to mood changes and depression.<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-5" href="#footnote-5" target="_self">5</a>  </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!iLuW!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F07628ff9-eaef-42d8-a2f5-4f2970be7608_996x587.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!iLuW!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F07628ff9-eaef-42d8-a2f5-4f2970be7608_996x587.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!iLuW!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F07628ff9-eaef-42d8-a2f5-4f2970be7608_996x587.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!iLuW!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F07628ff9-eaef-42d8-a2f5-4f2970be7608_996x587.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!iLuW!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F07628ff9-eaef-42d8-a2f5-4f2970be7608_996x587.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Light regulates learning via the SCN, and mood via the PHb</figcaption></figure></div><p>The good news is we don&#8217;t have to wait for these negative changes to occur.  We can read our skin as a sign.  <a href="https://romanshapoval.substack.com/p/eczema">Screen dermatitis</a> is a form of eczema that appears on the face when we&#8217;re overexposed to blue light.  Vitiligo, or the loss of pigment, is also a manifestation of a poor light environment.  When we don&#8217;t receive enough sunlight, we can no longer make enough melanin, a pigment found not only in our skin, but all throughout our body.</p><blockquote><p>&#8220;Can we see the evidence of light toxicity in the skin before it afflicts the brain?  Yes, we can. People often forget that the skin and brain come from the same tissue layers in the human embryo.  Because of this linkage your skin and your eyes tell your decentralized physician to look deeper into your health to see how bad you are afflicted with light toxicity.</p><p>We need to go back to the basics with music. It is based upon a fractal organization to timing that is linked to altered dopamine levels in the eye and the frontal lobes linked to the light we abuse. That timing is linked to the human brain's alpha waves on the EEG. When melanopsin is off so is the alpha wave on EEGs. When the alpha wave goes then we can find problems in other waves that signify a sleep disorder.  This sleep disorder always precedes sickness, suicide, and death.&#8221;</p><p>~ Dr. Jack Kruse</p></blockquote><div class="image-gallery-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;gallery&quot;:{&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/c724de76-ac0c-4af3-a2d1-df3c91e1a3a2_703x973.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/webp&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/033cf6a3-d249-4081-bb32-4ff4afe83db1_820x580.webp&quot;}],&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;(R) Before and after picture of someone who was light toxic and became light competent under the direction of a decentralized physician.  Source: https://www.patreon.com/posts/quantum-4-by-62488346&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;(R) A before and after picture of someone who was light toxic and became light competent under the direction of a decentralized physician.&quot;,&quot;staticGalleryImage&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/66c7b331-4f8f-4b49-81b6-e56c43b2c26c_1456x720.png&quot;}},&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><p>Could a poor light environment, coupled with wearing sunglasses, have led to the demise of Michael Jackson? </p><p>While many of us aren&#8217;t rock stars, we still suffer under artificial light - especially those of us who work the night shift.  If you&#8217;ve walked through a hospital in recent years, particularly during the night shift, have you noticed that many of the nurses and staff tend to be obese?  </p><p>This is no accident.  Melanopsin is very sensitive to blue light, and is contained in fat cells called white adipocytes,<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-6" href="#footnote-6" target="_self">6</a> which are scattered through our entire body.  A 2020 study by the <em>Journal of Diabetology &amp; Metabolic Syndrome</em> found that night shift workers were three times as likely to be obese than day shift workers.<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-7" href="#footnote-7" target="_self">7</a> <a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-8" href="#footnote-8" target="_self">8</a></p><p>Melanopsin regulates the amount of melatonin our bodies can use, and melatonin drives hormonal production in the rest of our body.  Melatonin is not just a sleep hormone.  Melatonin alone synchronizes the biological functions of our pancreas, liver, kidney, adrenal glands, heart, lungs, reproductive organs, and digestive tract.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!SCK5!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F05efeb64-5811-4a23-9f13-281b4bd504f9_850x404.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!SCK5!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F05efeb64-5811-4a23-9f13-281b4bd504f9_850x404.jpeg 424w, 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Waking up later than usual throws our circadian rhythm out of alignment, which can run our fat metabolism off the road.  This is why those of us who sleep in consistently tend to have issues with managing weight.<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-9" href="#footnote-9" target="_self">9</a></p><p>However, there is a way we can set the scales of sleep back in our favor.  Nick Littlehales, the author of &#8220;<em><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/103957/9780738234625">Sleep: The Myth of 8 Hours, the Power of Naps, and the New Plan to Recharge Your Body and Mind</a></em>&#8221; was one of the first in the world of professional sports to suggest sleep as a way to boost athletic performance.  </p><p>Nick has successfully guided the Manchester United soccer team as well as many other sports stars, including Cristiano Ronaldo, on how to maintain healthy sleep habits while globetrotting the world and changing time zones.</p><div><hr></div><h4>If you want to support our work, the best way is by taking out a premium subscription (for just $5 per month).</h4><p></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://romanshapoval.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://romanshapoval.substack.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><div><hr></div><h4>What&#8217;s the R90 Technique?</h4><p>Rather than focusing on getting a solid 7-9 hours each night, Nick suggests focusing on getting thirty five sleep cycles of ninety minutes each week, called the R90 Technique.  He recommends getting a minimum of three cycles (4.5 hours) to four cycles (6.5 hours) each night,  If you can only get in three cycles, then 30-minute controlled recovery periods (aka naps) are suggested during mid afternoon between 2-5pm.  Next time you want to take a nap, tell people you&#8217;re doing a controlled recovery period.  Rinaldo doesn&#8217;t do siestas - he&#8217;s a superhuman sleeper, just like you.  </p><p>I can honestly say that Nick&#8217;s method works.  Some nights I&#8217;ve gone to bed way past my bedtime, but I&#8217;ll often sleep more soundly through the night, feeling more rested than I would with a longer, less-quality sleep the night before.  I&#8217;ve found that by getting up on time each day, I&#8217;m able to harness the rhythm, rather than focus on the hours.  When it comes to sleep, quality trumps quantity.</p><p>Some other tactics Nick recommends (which Bohdanna and I have also applied):</p><ul><li><p>Identify with your genetic Chronotype (a morning or nighttime person).  <a href="https://sleepdoctor.com/pages/chronotypes/chronotype-quiz">Take the Chronotype Quiz</a></p></li><li><p>Sleep in the fetal position on the opposite side to your dominant side on a layered sleeping surface and no pillow under your head, or at least a very shallow one.  </p></li></ul><p>Here&#8217;s our interview with Nick:</p><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;3008804c-9839-47a5-af9f-805a58705eaf&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:null,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;showDescription&quot;:true,&quot;showImage&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;sm&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Sleep &#128564; : the 8 hour myth &quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:92311873,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Roman S Shapoval&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Power ON with light Power OFF at night. Bury&#9889; EMF. Resurrect the Sunrise. &#9728; *everything I write and say is not medical advice, and I am not a medical professional.*&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fba73ad5e-12f4-4c76-860a-82e19fddb657_486x515.jpeg&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:null},{&quot;id&quot;:92312025,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Bohdanna Diduch&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Women&#8217;s Wellness Warrior&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/48220d5b-e2ea-44f4-ba8c-77a28ad99bf7_3024x4032.jpeg&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:true,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:null,&quot;primaryPublicationSubscribeUrl&quot;:&quot;https://bohdanna.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationUrl&quot;:&quot;https://bohdanna.substack.com&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationName&quot;:&quot;Bohdanna Diduch&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationId&quot;:1323030}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2025-07-04T10:22:07.079Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/e85e0469-62ba-42cf-af33-8a92e2dd00bd_960x1440.jpeg&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://romanshapoval.substack.com/p/sleep-the-8-hour-myth&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:null,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:null,&quot;id&quot;:166749433,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;podcast&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:24,&quot;comment_count&quot;:2,&quot;publication_id&quot;:898281,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;The Power Couple by Roman Shapoval&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!3KXl!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe0448f83-311c-4e0a-9d0c-71b3c22613f6_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><h4>How does the US Navy manage sleep?</h4><p>If anyone can&#8217;t have people falling asleep on the job - it&#8217;s a captain of a battleship.  The Navy designed work and rest schedules that conform to a 24-hour day, known as circadian-based watchbills, allowing individuals to work, eat, and sleep around the same time each day.  Researchers with the Navy found that the schedules that lead to optimal warfighting performance are a 6/18 or 3/9 split.<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-10" href="#footnote-10" target="_self">10</a>  This means that your night shift would last for six hours, and then you would have eighteen hours to rest, eat, and recover.  </p><p>In the latter example, you would have a three-hour shift, followed by nine hours of recovery, then repeat. Working eight hour shifts or longer is not ideal.  Ask your employer if they can break up the shift into smaller segments.  Researchers also found that:</p><ul><li><p>Staying awake for 18 hours is the equivalent of a blood alcohol level of 0.05%</p></li><li><p>Staying awake for 24 hours is equivalent to a blood alcohol level of 0.10 %, <strong>higher than the legal limit</strong> for driving in all 50 states</p></li></ul><p>Even if you&#8217;re not commandeering a submarine, driving a car can get you into serious trouble if you&#8217;re pulling all-nighters.  Your judgement is the same as if you&#8217;re drunk.  You may think &#8220;I&#8217;m fine, I can drive&#8221; when in reality you should probably take a 30-90 minute nap in your office chair.</p><p>For all of you who don&#8217;t know how to stop, the good news is you don&#8217;t need to know how, only when.  Trust me - I get it.  I&#8217;ve been up many late nights (by late, I mean that 9pm is way past my bedtime!) working on the computer, writing blog articles just like this one, but I also have the tools and a solid foundation to fall back upon - like my naps, orange glasses, and switching to dandelion coffee.  </p><p>While my life isn&#8217;t that of a rock star - I&#8217;m still connected to something higher than cocaine.  I know there&#8217;s a concert waiting for us all.   Let&#8217;s set the stage together.  Instead of holding iphones that burn our midnight oil, let&#8217;s callous our thumbs again with a flick of the bic.  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url="https://substackcdn.com/image/youtube/w_728,c_limit/ARkAQmn7gfE" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Here are six topics we&#8217;ll explore: </em></p><h5><a href="https://romanshapoval.substack.com/i/164934219/cumulative-call-time-excluded">1.  Cumulative call time</a></h5><h5><a href="https://romanshapoval.substack.com/i/164934219/real-life-scenarios-excluded">2. Real-life scenarios</a></h5><h5><a href="https://romanshapoval.substack.com/i/164934219/powerful-misdirection">3. Misinformation on power levels</a></h5><h5><a href="https://romanshapoval.substack.com/i/164934219/biased-results">4. Biased results</a></h5><h5><a href="https://romanshapoval.substack.com/i/164934219/heavy-cell-phone-users-excluded">5. Heavy users of cell phones</a></h5><h5><a href="https://romanshapoval.substack.com/i/164934219/heavy-cell-phone-users-excluded">6. Light users of cell phones</a></h5><p>  </p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://romanshapoval.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://romanshapoval.substack.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><div class="pullquote"><p>&#8220;What is wanted are blindness and intoxication and an eternal song over the waves in which reason has drowned.&#8221; </p><p><br>~ Friedrich Nietzsche</p></div><p>The word influenza gets its meaning as our ancestors ascribed flu outbreaks to the &#8220;influence&#8221; of the stars, aka electromagnetic impulses of cosmic energy.  Scientists and doctors witnessed as rapid shifts in sunspots caused flu faster than transportation could carry any alleged contagion.  Illness occurred at the quantum level of an instant. </p><p>The truly independent scientists of today recognize the same energetic influences in our surrounding cellular architecture, devices, and smart grid that is causing humanity to outbreak its shell of sanity.  Social media influencers shout about the next pandemic while speaking no evil of the electronics making us sick. </p><p>As America now vows to become the AI capital of the world, techno-fanaticism pervades both left and right sides of the political spectrum.  Head down we march into the quicksand of time lost to the void of endless distraction.  How do we recover our future and break out of the past?  </p><p>Nietzsche believed that if we gaze long enough into the abyss, the abyss may gaze back into us.  Reclaiming our power can begin by averting where we place our attention by changing the medium, and media, of our mind. </p><p>While researching the latest stance of the World Health Organization on cell phones and cancer, I came upon a news broadcast on YouTube that wanted to reassure all of us that there&#8217;s nothing to worry about when it comes to cell phones harming us.  All we need to do is trust the science.  </p><div id="youtube2-ARkAQmn7gfE" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;ARkAQmn7gfE&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/ARkAQmn7gfE?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://romanshapoval.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://romanshapoval.substack.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p>Where does the <s>doctor</s> media personality in the above clip get his information?  He cites a 2024 research review and meta-analysis (combines data from multiple independent studies) commissioned by the World Health Organization (WHO). The analysis was published<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-1" href="#footnote-1" target="_self">1</a> by Ken Karipidis and colleagues and includes sixty-three studies between 1994 and 2022, stating cell phones &#8220;likely do not not cause brain cancer.&#8221;  There are many flaws with this study, which include:</p><h4>&#10060; Cumulative Call Time excluded</h4><p>The study&#8217;s authors ignored the largest studies with statistically significantly odds (OR) in the highest exposed groups.  Cumulative call time (CCT) is one of the most important variables to consider when studying the impacts on health effects.  However, the 2024 WHO review only published users who had a low CCT, some as little as one minute per week for 10 years (2001-2011).  Put into perspective, this is about 8.7 hours of total use in ten years.<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-2" href="#footnote-2" target="_self">2</a>  The study also did not publish the CCT results of high users, and excluded the data on the graphs included in the study.  Dr. Joel Moskowitz and colleagues countered the WHO review with their own study.  Their comprehensive analysis of studies found significant evidence linking cellular phone use to increased tumor risk, especially among cell phone users with cumulative cell phone use of 1000 or more hours in their lifetime (which corresponds to about 17 min per day over 10 years).</p><h4>&#10060; Real-life scenarios excluded</h4><p>The Karipidis study did not take into account laterality, or the side of the head used during mobile phone calls related to the location of brain tumors.  Studies on laterality show clear evidence of increased risks of brain tumors for ipsilateral (same side as the brain tumor) use of the mobile phone, including also the cordless phone. Thus, results on the most exposed part of the brain were excluded.  </p><p>The WHO review by Karipidis also only included five studies that modeled (simulated) exposure from transmitters or base stations and only studies on pediatric cancer, thereby excluding several studies showing increased risks for cancer in children and adults near transmitters and base stations. One of the two included base station studies reported increased risk &#8220;of all neoplasms in children with higher-than-median RF exposure to [Mobile phone base stations] MPBS&#8221;. Yet, the authors claimed there would be &#8220;moderate certainty evidence&#8221; of no childhood leukemia risk.</p><p>All use of cordless (DECT) phones was disregarded although they were also exposed to the same kind of RF radiation as from mobile phone use.  Lennart Hardell and colleagues has shown that also use of cordless phones is associated with increased risk for glioma and acoustic neuroma tumors.<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-3" href="#footnote-3" target="_self">3</a></p><h4>Powerful misdirection</h4><p>Karipidis and colleagues state in their review that the &#8220;average output power of a cordless phone is 1&#8211;2 order of magnitude less than that from 1G to 2G mobile phones,&#8221; and also write that &#8220;most participants in the reviewed studies had used mobile phones operating on 1G-2G networks, and mobile phones of newer technology (3G-4G) have substantially lower average output power.&#8221;   Here the authors are referring to the SAR (specific absorption rate), or the amount of radiofrequency energy absorbed by the body.  The SAR measurement is misleading as it does not take into account the frequency or the electric fields generated by cellular base stations or mobile phones.  While you may have a microwave that is less powerful, which may not heat your food as quickly, the frequency of 2.45 GHz is still the same, and has biological effects on DNA.<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-4" href="#footnote-4" target="_self">4</a>  </p><p>Older cell phones used lower frequencies, whereas newer cell phones use higher frequencies.  As frequency increases, the wavelength (or space between each electromagnetic pulse) is lessened, resulting in more information transmitted over a shorter distance.  The inverse is also true - lower frequencies have longer wavelengths, which means that they can travel further and more easily penetrate walls and objects.  Newer 5G cellular system use laser beamforming (shorter wavelength) technology, which has a substantial increase in power level and power density from older (1G-4G) generations.</p><div><hr></div><h4>Support our work with a premium subscription.</h4><h4>(just $5 per month)</h4><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://romanshapoval.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;button-wrapper&quot;}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary button-wrapper" href="https://romanshapoval.substack.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><div><hr></div><h4>&#10060; Biased results</h4><p>Several of the authors in the Karipidis group have conflicts of interest, with ties to ICNIRP,  a private organization that has recommended the exposure limits that most countries in the world have adopted.  The telecommunications industry has adapted their technology to the ICNIRP limits.  Several investigations<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-5" href="#footnote-5" target="_self">5</a> have concluded that there are ties between the telecommunications industry, the ICNIRP and the WHO<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-6" href="#footnote-6" target="_self">6</a>, the latter commissioning the Karipidis report. According to the Ethical Council at the Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden in a verdict on Anders Ahlbom at Karolinska Institute Stockholm, the membership in ICNIRP is a potential conflict of interest.<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-7" href="#footnote-7" target="_self">7</a></p><p>Here&#8217;s an example of the revolving door between lobbyists and the FCC, which overseas safety limits on wireless radiation:</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!IlER!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff6297880-5374-46fd-82db-660abe539c79_1094x792.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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with conflicts of interest:</p><ul><li><p><strong>Ken Karipidis</strong>, first author, is member of ICNIRP (today vice chair), since 2015</p></li><li><p><strong>Dan Baaken</strong>, second author, is scientific secretary of ICNIRP since July 2024. </p></li><li><p><strong>Tom Loney</strong> has performed research and provided advisory services to the defense, industrial and healthcare sectors. The defense industry has interests in the outcome of a cancer risk evaluation of RF radiation, thus a potential conflict of interest.</p></li><li><p><strong>Martin R&#246;&#246;sli </strong>is a member of ICNIRP since 2016. In addition, he has received funding for research from a Swiss foundation funded by the telecommunications industry<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-8" href="#footnote-8" target="_self">8</a>  that serves as an intermediate between telecom industry and researchers.</p></li><li><p><strong>Susanna Lagorio</strong> has collaborated with scientists with known conflicts of interest in terms of funding from industry and membership in ICNIRP.<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-9" href="#footnote-9" target="_self">9</a> She has testified on behalf of Radio Vatican regarding cancer risks from the RF-radiation.</p></li></ul><h4>&#10060; Heavy cell phone users excluded</h4><p>According to the highly-touted Interphone study<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-10" href="#footnote-10" target="_self">10</a> conducted in 2010 by the World Health Organization, the results on cell phones and brain cancer are inconclusive.  The study included 2,708 cases of glioma and 2,409 of meningioma, another type of brain tumor, with a total of over 5,634 controls &#8212;from 13 countries.  It is the largest study of cell phone and tumors ever done.  The total budget of the study, which got underway in 2000, was &#8364;19.2 million (~US$25 million). Funding came from the European Commission (&#8364;3.74 million) and the cell phone industry (&#8364;5.5 million), as well as other sources.</p><p>I read the study, and do you know what I found?</p><p>The published paper <strong>did not</strong> include heavy users of cell phones.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8gfp!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7d787dad-0987-4198-8a19-ab6bcb5e810a_1141x341.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!8gfp!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7d787dad-0987-4198-8a19-ab6bcb5e810a_1141x341.jpeg 424w, 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The chances (odds ratio, OR) of having brain cancer doubled once you were a heavy cell phone user:</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_xlO!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0001e240-0cdd-4db5-9206-ed194c00f3c5_1200x1500.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_xlO!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0001e240-0cdd-4db5-9206-ed194c00f3c5_1200x1500.png 424w, 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href="https://romanshapoval.substack.com/p/who/comments"><span>Leave a comment</span></a></p><h4>&#10060; Light users also excluded</h4><p>Jack Siemiatycki of the University of Montreal, a member of the Canadian Interphone group, called the study &#8220;genuinely perplexing, enigmatic and paradoxical&#8221; because, as he put it, "the data were dirty.&#8221; </p><p>The way the data were collected created what is known in research as selection bias, which occurs when certain individuals or groups are more likely to be included or excluded, leading to inaccurate or misleading conclusions.  Interphone is a case-control study, in which those with brain tumors are compared with a reference group. In the published paper, the members of the reference group are those who <em>never</em> used mobile phones.  In the appendix, which is only available when doing an internet search, and not attached to the main study, has a recalculation that includes the lightest users of cell phones (i.e. those who used cell phones for less than two years) The reason for the substitution is that the non-users were not properly matched to the users, which distorted the results.</p><blockquote><p>When the Interphone team analyzed the data in a way to compensate for selection bias, they saw a much more provocative picture of the risks associated with long-term use of cell phones. Those who used a mobile phone for ten or more years were found to be twice as likely to develop a brain tumor. This increased risk is statistically significant. Indeed, the risk is higher for all three indices of exposure &#8212;years of use, total talk time and total number of calls. There even appears to be a dose-response relationship, with the highest risk among the heaviest users.</p><p>~ <em>Source:</em> <em><a href="https://microwavenews.com/news-center/interphone%E2%80%99s-provocative-analysis-brain-tumor-risks">Microwave News</a></em></p></blockquote><p>In a series of interviews with <em>Microwave News</em>, members of the Interphone project said they now see the risk among long-term users as being larger than when the study began.  Some think the risk warrants serious attention:</p><blockquote><p>&#8220;To me, there&#8217;s certainly smoke there&#8230;overall, my opinion is that the results show a real effect.&#8221; Elisabeth Cardis leader of The Interphone project</p></blockquote><p>Ms. Cardis is with the Center for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL) in Barcelona,<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-11" href="#footnote-11" target="_self">11</a> and also worked at IARC (International Agency for Research on Cancer) for close to a decade.</p><p>As reported by <em>Microwave News</em>:</p><blockquote><p>Siegal Sadetzki,<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-12" href="#footnote-12" target="_self">12</a>  the Israeli member of Interphone, goes further.  She pointed out that while the risks are inconclusive, a number of the results show some consistency. These include increased risks among the heaviest users, the fact that the risks were highest on the side of the head the phone was usually used and that the tumors were in the temporal lobe of the brain, which is closest to the ear.</p></blockquote><h4>Where do we go from here?</h4><p>Where there is smoke there&#8217;s usually fire.  The problem is we&#8217;ve been living in a collective brain fog of war so long that we&#8217;ve been unable to see the smoke through the haze that has become our invisible maze of radiation.  The only way out is through.  Our war is won with drills of peace each day, marching off to nature&#8217;s front line, bombing distractions in airplane mode, and calling our family and friends for reinforcements.</p><blockquote><p>&#8220;We&#8217;re not just facing a technological revolution. We&#8217;re in the midst of a full-blown spiritual war that&#8217;s largely invisible and occult in nature.</p><p>I call it the &#8216;end game&#8217; because the outcome determines the spiritual future of humanity.&#8221;</p><p>~ <span class="mention-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Bernhard Guenther&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:95616291,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;user&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:null,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/2d511ae5-a4a1-48fb-a1f2-5fcb8efdb0ec_501x501.jpeg&quot;,&quot;uuid&quot;:&quot;c8576080-14d6-446e-955a-ace17af703b0&quot;}" data-component-name="MentionToDOM"></span>, <em><a href="https://bernhardguenther.substack.com/p/time-of-transition-the-battle-for">Time of Transition: The Battle for the Soul</a></em></p></blockquote><p>In today&#8217;s technological war, let us take up arms by surrendering the weapons of our foe to the arsenal of the hazardous waste bin.  </p><div 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url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!sBpJ!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbd2a0ace-5528-4938-8760-5334224dccbc_259x194.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>*We are not licensed medical professionals, and this article is not intended as, or contains medical advice.</em></p><p><em>Here&#8217;s what we&#8217;ll learn in this article:</em></p><h5><a href="https://romanshapoval.substack.com/i/167649842/sunblock-like-an-egyptian">1.  How sunscreen was used to elevate one&#8217;s status in society</a></h5><h5><a href="https://romanshapoval.substack.com/i/167649842/leeches-peaches-n-cream">2. From poor to posh - the evolution of the tan</a></h5><h5><a href="https://romanshapoval.substack.com/i/167649842/meet-emma-the-energy-vampire">3. What does the office worker of the future look like?</a></h5><h5><a href="https://romanshapoval.substack.com/i/167649842/how-do-we-build-back-our-skin">4. How we can build back healthier skin</a></h5><h5><a href="https://romanshapoval.substack.com/i/167649842/sunscreen-drains-our-energy">5. Why sunscreen drains our energy</a></h5><h5><a href="https://romanshapoval.substack.com/i/167649842/spf-upf-uv-a-wtf">6. SPF vs UPF</a></h5><h5><a href="https://romanshapoval.substack.com/i/167649842/the-sunscreen-of-our-ancestors-clothing">7. How much UV does clothing block?</a></h5><h5><a href="https://romanshapoval.substack.com/i/167649842/our-vitamin-d-lemma">8. Why most sunscreens block Vitamin D</a></h5><h5><a href="https://romanshapoval.substack.com/i/167649842/youre-less-likely-to-die-from-skin-cancer-when-you-tan-in-the-sun">9. Why you&#8217;re less likely to die from skin cancer if you tan in the Sun</a></h5><h5><a href="https://romanshapoval.substack.com/i/167649842/what-causes-skin-cancer">10. How EMFs cause skin cancer</a></h5><h5><a href="https://romanshapoval.substack.com/i/167649842/dont-try-to-be-roman-if-youre-greek">11. Which skin type are you?</a></h5><h5><a href="https://romanshapohttps://romanshapoval.substack.com/i/167649842/a-potential-remedy-for-sunburn-dheaval.substack.com/i/167649842/a-potential-remedy-for-sunburn-dhea">12. Alternative remedies: DHEA</a></h5><h5></h5><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://romanshapoval.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://romanshapoval.substack.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><div class="poll-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;id&quot;:626369}" data-component-name="PollToDOM"></div><div class="pullquote"><p>&#8220;How did we get through the Neolithic Era without sunscreen? </p><p>Actually, perfectly well. What&#8217;s counterintuitive is that dermatologists run around saying, &#8216;Don&#8217;t go outside, you might die.&#8217; &#8221;</p><p>- Richard Weller, Professor of Medical Dermatology at The University of Edinburgh</p></div><p>Love is an invisible force.  </p><p>There&#8217;s no double-blind peer-reviewed study proving its power or even its existence, yet few would argue that its presence is real.  </p><p>Like love, light is outta sight.  Over 99% of light isn&#8217;t visible to the human eye.  The Egyptians and other ancients cultures understood this, as they prayed to the infinite light not only of the Sun, but of the mysterious cosmos.</p><h4>Why did we stop loving the Sun?</h4><p>Since the dawn of humanity, most of the world lived without artificial sunscreen.  We tilled the Earth as the rays banned disease from our lives, and laughed with pleasure under the glowing green leaves of trees as we took our respite.  </p><p>Ancient religions worshiped The Sun and God, until the demigods of science cast a shadow over a once healthy horizon.  Once Western society began to separate science from God during the Renaissance, our spiritual connection to nature was lost.  We stopped having our divine inner light work through us and started to believe that we could bend the light of God to our will.  Instead of being willing servants, we became willful masters.</p><p>In the last one hundred and fifty years, one thing has undergone a radical shift:  our light environment.  The Industrial Age created a new love affair with light in the form of the incandescent light bulb, and our lustrous affair with electricity was consummated.  </p><p>At the same time many of us were being pushed to work indoors during the day, as well as night.  Rednecks were out of style, and the pale vampire factory look was in vogue.</p><h4>Sunblock like an Egyptian</h4><p>Are you a redneck?  </p><p>Do you have a farmer&#8217;s tan?   </p><p>Worse yet&#8230; a trucker&#8217;s arm?!</p><p>As far back as ancient Egypt, skin was the decisive status symbol.  Those who yearned not to be associated with the lower working classes would wear a type of sunscreen made of rice bran and jasmine.  This lotion helped give Egyptians a fairer complexion that would distinguish them as the higher class.  The use of a mineral paint made of antimony was also applied not only for its cosmetic effect, but for its health benefits.</p><p>A research team led by scientists working at the Louvre Museum in France<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-1" href="#footnote-1" target="_self">1</a> decided to study the chemical composition of cosmetics used by the ancient Egyptians. They detected two synthetic compounds of lead in the composition of antimony paint that do not occur in nature - laurionite and phosgenite.  The Egyptians at that time were able to control chemical reactions and create new substances through synthesis. <br><br>The most surprising discovery?  These substances stimulate the production of nitric oxide in the body, a substance that improves circulation and immune response.  These lead compounds may very well have been deliberately manufactured in ancient formulations to prevent and treat eye illnesses by promoting the action of immune cells.  A 2023 study conducted at St. John&#8217;s University of New York indicated lead could upregulate the immune system as certain dosages.<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-2" href="#footnote-2" target="_self">2</a><a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-3" href="#footnote-3" target="_self">3</a>  Much of the eye paint that was used was of a blue and violet hue, which would absorb the ultraviolet radiation of the sun by its nature.  </p><p>If this is the case, the question is:  how did the Egyptians know UV was part of the solar spectrum when it is not visible to the naked eye?  </p><p>Could it be due to the fact that their women had healthier eyes?  After all, about 12% of females have tetrachromatic vision, which allows them to see into the range of ultraviolet.  </p><p>What <strong>do you </strong>think?</p><p></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://romanshapoval.substack.com/p/does-uv-cause-skin-cancer/comments&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Leave a comment&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://romanshapoval.substack.com/p/does-uv-cause-skin-cancer/comments"><span>Leave a comment</span></a></p><p></p><p><em>History Geeks:  Did you know that some of the rulers of Egypt actually had pale skin and red hair, like Princess Scota, who was exiled, only to become the founder of Scotland?  </em></p><div class="image-gallery-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;gallery&quot;:{&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/bd2a0ace-5528-4938-8760-5334224dccbc_259x194.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/5852fbf7-a7f6-4f4d-8863-aeadb1a925a4_600x431.jpeg&quot;}],&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;(L) Elizabeth Taylor portraying Cleopatra&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;(L) Elizabeth Taylor portraying Cleopatra&quot;,&quot;staticGalleryImage&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/dca21ac1-5908-4d7b-8e21-bc2251ab5c9a_1456x720.png&quot;}},&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><p>The Vikings were known to line their eyes with <em>Kohl</em>, a black powder comprised of antimony sulfide or lead sulfide.  Black absorbs all light, thus helps with sun sun glare.  This eventually became mascara, or manscara if you&#8217;re a Viking linebacker.</p><div class="image-gallery-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;gallery&quot;:{&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/c823fb85-77cc-48c6-b8a1-4168e26dd5e4_765x475.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/f799be2f-557e-41f2-a2d2-787c9daa03a5_602x778.jpeg&quot;}],&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Vikings used a type of eyeliner known as kohl which was a dark-colored powder made of crushed antimony, burnt almonds, lead, oxidized copper, ochre, ash, malachite and chrysocolla. It helped keep the harsh glare of the sun from damaging one's eyesight&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Vikings of yesterday vs today&quot;,&quot;staticGalleryImage&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/a2b086b1-c6c2-4f16-ada3-d38d36a89b3c_1456x720.png&quot;}},&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://romanshapoval.substack.com/p/does-uv-cause-skin-cancer?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://romanshapoval.substack.com/p/does-uv-cause-skin-cancer?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Share</span></a></p><p>In our modern day, we wear sunblock and sunglasses to feel and look cool, but many of our ancestors didn&#8217;t have time to track their social status.  For instance, the Inuit used snow goggles to reduce the chances of being snowblinded.  In 12th century China, judges used smoky quartz lenses called <em>Ai Tai</em> to conceal their expressions during trials.</p><div class="image-gallery-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;gallery&quot;:{&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/a0d1acbd-58f4-4b7e-a996-f482f08f97bb_1080x809.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/20812cc8-50de-4c03-86f5-711e220f8582_620x330.jpeg&quot;}],&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;(L) Snow goggles were traditionally made of driftwood, bone, walrus ivory, caribou antler, or in some cases seashore grass.  (R) smoky quartz glasses&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;(L) Snow goggles were traditionally made of driftwood, bone, walrus ivory, caribou antler, or in some cases seashore grass.  (R) smoky quartz glasses&quot;,&quot;staticGalleryImage&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/882cc830-2c69-44e6-b71e-38b534d62223_1456x720.png&quot;}},&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><h4>Leeches Peaches n&#8217; Cream</h4><p>To lighten their skin, women of ancient Greece and Rome would put on a concoction of lead and vinegar paint, which eventually poisoned them.  We can give the Greeks and Romans a little credit because at least they used something that didn&#8217;t poison them: olive oil (which has an average SPF of 8). However, the reason <em>why</em> they used olive oil wasn&#8217;t necessarily for sun protection more than it was for the purposes of moisturizing and exfoliating.</p><p>During the Middle Ages and Renaissance in Europe, the association of pale skin with nobility continued, to the point that lead-based paint, arsenic and even leeches were applied to the skin to gain the Snow White look.  Women of the Victorian and Edwardian eras covered up from head to toe in order to preserve their peaches n&#8217; cream complexion, and arsenic-based cosmetics were still in use despite their known fatal effects.  </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!U9fU!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F00a89a27-23ce-4d8c-9821-914306407ff6_474x338.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!U9fU!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F00a89a27-23ce-4d8c-9821-914306407ff6_474x338.jpeg 424w, 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y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Elizabeth I of England (1533-1603)</figcaption></figure></div><h4>Tanned Pirates of the Caribbean</h4><p>As European trading routes and empires expanded in the 18<sup>th</sup> and 19<sup>th</sup> centuries,  Grand Tours to exotic seaside locations became en vogue.  Returning with a sun tan was now a badge of leisurely honor.  In the meantime, the Industrial Revolution had begun, bringing blue collar workers who used to work outdoors, indoors.  They were now the pale ones, slaving away in factories all day.</p><div class="image-gallery-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;gallery&quot;:{&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/c42d6f27-4a08-46fd-a147-b7466db96c2a_381x300.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/de580683-774e-4978-83c6-31be3ddd0fe1_767x433.png&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/fe8ebe32-9dd9-4164-b108-f197f1f50eb9_640x443.jpeg&quot;}],&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Stay away from the Sun - it's for your health! (and our profit) &quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Get back into your hole little child laborers!  Don&#8217;t you see&#8230;we want you to be healthy!&quot;,&quot;staticGalleryImage&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/e870446d-afd5-4a34-8e70-6313e49c0429_1456x474.png&quot;}},&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><h4>The Dark Ages of Industrial Age Lighting</h4><p>Coincidentally, many of the studies demonizing potently healthy UV wavelengths began around the same time. These biased experiments were done in lab environments not under full spectrum sunlight, focusing high-intensity UV wavelengths through a quartz lens.<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-4" href="#footnote-4" target="_self">4</a>  </p><p>The entire model under which UV is currently studied is flawed due to it being tested:<br><br>1.  In a blue-lit lab</p><p>2.  On nocturnal mice with flattened circadian responses so their innate DNA repair mechanisms are already stunted.<br><br>How can lab technicians isolate the one part of sunlight that &#8220;damages&#8221; and study it alone while confidently saying all of sunlight is dangerous?</p><p>We had been living in full spectrum sunlight for our entire human existence up until this point.  </p><p>Could it be possible that many of us became more sensitive to the sun, specifically the more intense UV wavelength, as we lived and breathed mostly indoors, now under electric lighting?  </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!UNdz!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdf63defb-1e97-4b85-b10f-56a12fdd970e_772x407.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><h4>Meet Emma: the Energy Vampire</h4><p>Fast forward one hundred and fifty years:  how has our skin and health situation changed?  Turns out not too much - other than the fact that now we&#8217;re too out of shape to work in a coal mine all day.</p><p>The creepy, life-sized &#8216;Colleague of The Future&#8217; is a warning from a team of health experts led by behavioral futurist William Higham about what office life is doing to us.  </p><blockquote><p>&#8220;The outcome is Emma. Emma is the extreme representation of the stressed, sedentary office worker of the future.&#8221;</p><p>~  <span class="mention-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Kristin Houser&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:46313232,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;user&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:null,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0d0b3b96-8073-49e4-b1b4-06e78ab185a5_598x600.png&quot;,&quot;uuid&quot;:&quot;580dcc50-5797-4d4f-9c84-c1ca9c8c31a8&quot;}" data-component-name="MentionToDOM"></span> </p></blockquote><div id="youtube2-fL5SuzGkUPw" class="youtube-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;videoId&quot;:&quot;fL5SuzGkUPw&quot;,&quot;startTime&quot;:null,&quot;endTime&quot;:null}" data-component-name="Youtube2ToDOM"><div class="youtube-inner"><iframe src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/fL5SuzGkUPw?rel=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;enablejsapi=0" frameborder="0" loading="lazy" gesture="media" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" allowautoplay="true" allowfullscreen="true" width="728" height="409"></iframe></div></div><p>Hiding out indoors too long can make us look like vampires with bloodshot-red eyes, pale skin, and a hunchback.   Emma isn&#8217;t sucking our energy right now, but her energy has been certainly drained by the blue light-toxic office environment in which she works.  </p><p>What do you think is going to happen when we&#8217;ve been inside most of the year, sitting in front of our phones day and night, only to don a thong on July 4th?  </p><p>Who&#8217;s more responsible for our sunburn?  </p><p>The Sun, or our lifestyle?  </p><h4>How do we build back our skin?</h4><p>Sunscreen disrupts our body&#8217;s natural mechanism of solar protection: <a href="https://romanshapoval.substack.com/p/can-we-detox-nanotech-with-sunlight">melanin </a>synthesis.&nbsp;Melanin is produced in response to sunlight exposure, builds up over time, and eventually produces a healthy tan with protection that can last for years.</p><blockquote><p>&#8220;The powerful antioxidant effects of melanin protect you from UV rays, while you can still enjoy the many health benefits of visible light and infrared light.&#8221;  </p><p>~ Stephanie Seneff, Ph.D, MIT Senior Research Scientist</p></blockquote><p>UV actually lets us create and absorb certain amino acids such as tyrosine, which ultimately get converted to crucial hormones such as dopamine and melanin.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!lQah!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F15cb12fd-07b8-4fdf-94b4-a60a849fca82_2640x1440.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!lQah!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F15cb12fd-07b8-4fdf-94b4-a60a849fca82_2640x1440.jpeg 424w, 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y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">credit:  Alexander Wunsch</figcaption></figure></div><p>Melanin is not only able to transform UV light into heat, which our bodies use to fight cancer cells, but also enhances the amount of infrared (IR) light we can receive from the Sun.  IR not only helps our bodies repair, IR further builds our skin&#8217;s tan, or what is also known as our solar callus. </p><h4>The Early Bird Gets the Tan</h4><p>Early morning light has no UV, but has balanced blue and red light frequencies. The picture below shows the second way we can improve our skin.  When we get IR-A (infrared light) on our skin prior to any UV, this helps us build our solar callus:</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!K8Jf!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F106c4a89-781c-48db-8e9a-f8c9274f5024_2048x1348.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!K8Jf!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F106c4a89-781c-48db-8e9a-f8c9274f5024_2048x1348.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!K8Jf!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F106c4a89-781c-48db-8e9a-f8c9274f5024_2048x1348.jpeg 848w, 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https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!K8Jf!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F106c4a89-781c-48db-8e9a-f8c9274f5024_2048x1348.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!K8Jf!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F106c4a89-781c-48db-8e9a-f8c9274f5024_2048x1348.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!K8Jf!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F106c4a89-781c-48db-8e9a-f8c9274f5024_2048x1348.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">credit:  Alexander Wunsch </figcaption></figure></div><p>The more IR-A we get (noted as exposure to red LED on the left) the less of a burn we get on our skin when we go into a stronger sun with more UV.  </p><h4>Sunscreen drains our energy </h4><p>Melanin is not only a pigment that helps us absorb more UV, it&#8217;s our bodies&#8217; battery bank.  Melanin is what gives our skin its literal spark, helping us accumulate electrons from our local environment, replenishing our organs with necessary electrons that can even help detox heavy metals, while insulating us at the same time.  </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2kCk!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb1c55eb9-ab06-497f-89eb-6c61cf552db0_600x225.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2kCk!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb1c55eb9-ab06-497f-89eb-6c61cf552db0_600x225.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2kCk!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb1c55eb9-ab06-497f-89eb-6c61cf552db0_600x225.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2kCk!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb1c55eb9-ab06-497f-89eb-6c61cf552db0_600x225.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2kCk!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb1c55eb9-ab06-497f-89eb-6c61cf552db0_600x225.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2kCk!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb1c55eb9-ab06-497f-89eb-6c61cf552db0_600x225.png" width="600" height="225" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/b1c55eb9-ab06-497f-89eb-6c61cf552db0_600x225.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:225,&quot;width&quot;:600,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2kCk!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb1c55eb9-ab06-497f-89eb-6c61cf552db0_600x225.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2kCk!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb1c55eb9-ab06-497f-89eb-6c61cf552db0_600x225.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2kCk!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb1c55eb9-ab06-497f-89eb-6c61cf552db0_600x225.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2kCk!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb1c55eb9-ab06-497f-89eb-6c61cf552db0_600x225.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Ever get goosebumps?  This is due to the melanin in our hair and skin working to transfer and conduct energy to where we need it most by maintaining our static electricity.  When we cover ourselves up with sunscreen, we cut ourselves off from the zest, or styrofoam peanut, of life:</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!41zi!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F60febd82-77d9-4fef-aa50-a69ed5502f96_436x289.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!41zi!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F60febd82-77d9-4fef-aa50-a69ed5502f96_436x289.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!41zi!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F60febd82-77d9-4fef-aa50-a69ed5502f96_436x289.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!41zi!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F60febd82-77d9-4fef-aa50-a69ed5502f96_436x289.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!41zi!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F60febd82-77d9-4fef-aa50-a69ed5502f96_436x289.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!41zi!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F60febd82-77d9-4fef-aa50-a69ed5502f96_436x289.jpeg" width="436" height="289" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/60febd82-77d9-4fef-aa50-a69ed5502f96_436x289.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:289,&quot;width&quot;:436,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!41zi!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F60febd82-77d9-4fef-aa50-a69ed5502f96_436x289.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!41zi!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F60febd82-77d9-4fef-aa50-a69ed5502f96_436x289.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!41zi!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F60febd82-77d9-4fef-aa50-a69ed5502f96_436x289.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!41zi!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F60febd82-77d9-4fef-aa50-a69ed5502f96_436x289.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Stcatic cling</figcaption></figure></div><p>Our skin is our largest organ.  Why would we want to cover it up, and disconnect our electrical circuitry?</p><h4>SPF, UPF, UV-A, WTF?</h4><p>SPF (sun protection factor) sunscreens are traditionally sold as blocking out UV-B, which is the type of light that burns.  Like the pills we take, to &#8220;protective&#8221; products like anti-EMF pendants, this can foster a false sense of security.   </p><p>What happens when we apply sunscreen?</p><p>Our skin is our largest organ, and regulates what toxins may or may not pass through into our body.  This is why many of us put on sunscreen, because we think we&#8217;ll be protecting our skin from the potentially-harmful rays of the sun.  However, slathering ourselves with this chemical cream may be doing the exact opposite.   </p><p>Imagine you&#8217;re outside on a beautiful day in June.  You have your sunscreen on, and ready to have some fun in the sun.  You feel impervious, and are out for hours, constantly re-applying and slathering yourself with goo every hour or two.  </p><p>You may be surprised to know that many sunscreens block mostly UV-B light.  Why is this a problem?  Everything in nature has a purpose.  UV-B is what leads to localized inflammation (which in doses can even be beneficial).  This inflammation creates a sunburn, telling us we&#8217;ve had enough for the day and it&#8217;s time to head to the tiki bar to share this article and support The Power Couple. </p><div><hr></div><h4>Please support our work with a premium subscription!</h4><h4>(just $5 per month).</h4><p></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://romanshapoval.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://romanshapoval.substack.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><div><hr></div><p>If we block UV-B, we don&#8217;t create the swelling and inflammation that is needed to truly protect the innermost layers of our skin, where DNA may be damaged.  Since UV-B has a shorter wavelength (280-315 nanometers) vs UV-A (315-400 nanometers), it not only doesn&#8217;t penetrate as deep, but is responsible for building our solar callus and thickening our skin, so that we can go on to fight another day like golden gladiators in the modern colosseum of radiowaves.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://romanshapoval.substack.com/p/pale-skinned-people-need-to-eat-their" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!3qOp!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa386fc20-30d0-4ced-a53f-3909984c6967_1200x848.png 424w, 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y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">UV-A penetrates into deeper layers of skin due to its longer wavelength</figcaption></figure></div><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://romanshapoval.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://romanshapoval.substack.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p>If we stay out in the Sun longer because we don&#8217;t feel a burn, we could potentially let in even more UV-A than we would normally, which penetrates deeper into our skin due to its longer wavelength, wreaking havoc on our DNA and potentially exacerbating cancer as a result.</p><h4>Broad Spectrum to the Rescue?</h4><p>Some sunscreen manufacturers have recently shifted to what is known as broad spectrum, which blocks both UV-A and UV-B.  However, now even more of the UV spectrum is blocked, cutting us off from this potent light source.  As shown in the <a href="https://romanshapoval.substack.com/i/167649842/how-do-we-build-back-our-skin">above graph</a> of amino acids, UV allows us to create many of our thyroid hormones, along with dopamine, serotonin, and melatonin.  </p><p>Remember - when we&#8217;re under the sun, we&#8217;re also receiving infrared (IR) light, which serves to repair and regenerate our skin tissue as well.    </p><p>We also need to maintain our own internal balance of common sense when absorbing this potent medicine.  If you&#8217;re a pale Nordic, am I telling you to run naked this summer in the bush of Australia for hours?</p><p>Not without at least a fig leaf covering your parts.  In all seriousness, sun exposure needs to be approached gradually, with care, and caution.  Now back to that fig leaf&#8230;</p><h4>Natural Sunscreens are like &#8220;natural&#8221; flavors</h4><p>If you want truly natural sunscreen, olive oil might be a better alternative than the titanium dioxide nanoparticles that are often sold in many &#8220;natural&#8221;, benzene-free sunblocks.  These types of sunscreens have also been shown to double our risk of a bacterial Staph infection!<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-5" href="#footnote-5" target="_self">5</a>  </p><p>[ Coincidentally this is also why you don&#8217;t want titanium implants when having dental work or root canals, as this metal is prone to attract more bacteria.</p><p>&#128073; Stay subscribed to learn more on what to avoid in dentistry, as we will be releasing an interview we recently had with <span class="mention-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Robert Yoho, MD&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:18355586,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;user&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:null,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbe409bca-1afe-45e2-bf3e-52d9571c27df_358x436.jpeg&quot;,&quot;uuid&quot;:&quot;63167610-def5-4ef9-b46c-cab942b2a675&quot;}" data-component-name="MentionToDOM"></span> . ]</p><p>Do you know of any good natural sunblocks?  </p><p>We&#8217;d love to know what you&#8217;re using, or have used in the past!</p><p></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://romanshapoval.substack.com/p/does-uv-cause-skin-cancer/comments&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Leave a comment&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://romanshapoval.substack.com/p/does-uv-cause-skin-cancer/comments"><span>Leave a comment</span></a></p><p></p><h4>The Sunscreen of our Ancestors:  Clothing</h4><p>If you truly want full spectrum protection, look no further than the clothing aisle.  Hemp clothing has been shown to have an average UPF of 50, which means it is 99.9% effective in blocking UV-A and UV-B rays, according to third-party testing.  This style of sun protection doesn&#8217;t discriminate UV-B over A, and for that reason filters those rays more evenly than sunscreen.</p><p>Hemp/cotton blends are also a decent choice:</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4ghW!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5bdc29b2-8670-4f64-9ad4-d9808d203780_1800x886.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4ghW!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5bdc29b2-8670-4f64-9ad4-d9808d203780_1800x886.jpeg 424w, 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y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Personally if I&#8217;ve been out all morning, and I&#8217;m still in the garden in the mid-afternoon, I&#8217;ll wear a hat and one of my old dress shirts, which is mostly cotton.  </p><p>The benefits of clothing over sunscreen:</p><ol><li><p>Breathable:  lets our melanin do its job</p></li><li><p>Biodegradable: no nasty chemicals</p></li><li><p>My personal favorite: you can just take your shirt off and put it back on!  (When in-laws like to &#8220;surprise&#8221; you with a visit and you look like a caveman.)</p></li></ol><h4>If you can&#8217;t eat it, would you put it on your skin?</h4><p>Do I guzzle Coppertone?  No.  But I do love my cold-pressed Cretan olive oil. Studies show that ingesting foods rich in omega 3s such as <a href="https://romanshapoval.substack.com/p/babybrains">DHA</a> can help protect against sunburn.<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-6" href="#footnote-6" target="_self">6</a>   </p><p>DHA is the most ancient omega3 on Earth, being over 600 million years old, and actually controls how we express our genetics.  In every organ, the concentration of DHA vastly outweighs the concentration of any other omega3.<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-7" href="#footnote-7" target="_self">7</a></p><p>If my skin has become a bit dry after being outdoors for too long, I smear that olive oil on myself, and feel like a true Roman once more. </p><div class="poll-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;id&quot;:626370}" data-component-name="PollToDOM"></div><p></p><h3>Our Vitamin D-lemma</h3><p>People in the northern hemisphere suffer from chronically-low levels of Vitamin D, which may do more harm than good when we take it as a supplement.</p><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;c2be1048-f7f1-4c5c-8853-acee2581524e&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Does oil mix with water? We make our own vitamin D, however this potent antioxidant is trapped in a particle of fat, known as LDL. 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Specifically the UV-B range of light that most sunscreens block. </p><p>UV-B makes Vitamin D3 from LDL cholesterol.   Now, this is an important fact to remember - if we don&#8217;t have cholesterol, we can&#8217;t make hormones or vitamins in the right amounts.  When we can&#8217;t make enough Vitamin D, we become more vulnerable to cancer, heart disease, and depression.</p><p>A dermatologist from the University of Edinburgh, Richard Weller, is fighting the mainstream narrative of the Sun being bad for us. Weller began to doubt his profession around 2010, when researching nitric oxide (NO), a molecule produced in our body that dilates blood vessels and lowers blood pressure.</p><p>During the darker months of the year, the further we are from the sunny equator, the greater our risk for increased blood pressure, heart disease, stroke, and overall mortality.</p><p>Weller had a eureka moment:</p><h4>&#129300; Could exposing skin to sunlight lower blood pressure?</h4><p>Weller exposed volunteers to the equivalent of 30 minutes of summer sunlight without sunscreen and their nitric oxide levels went up and their blood pressure went down!</p><blockquote><p>&#8220;Because of its connection to heart disease and strokes, blood pressure is the leading cause of premature death and disease in the world, and the reduction was of a magnitude large enough to prevent millions of deaths on a global level.&#8221;</p><p>~ Rowan Jacobsen , <em>Is Sunscreen the New Margarine?</em> </p></blockquote><h4>You&#8217;re <em>less</em> likely to die from skin cancer when you tan in the Sun</h4><p>Did you know that you&#8217;re less likely to die of skin cancer if you&#8217;re out in the Sun? </p><p>Skin cancer kills less than 3&nbsp;per 100,000 people in the U.S. each year. For every person who dies of skin cancer, more than 100 die from cardiovascular diseases.</p><p>Pelle Lindqvist, a senior research fellow in obstetrics and gynecology at Sweden&#8217;s Karolinska Institute, home of the Nobel Prize in Medicine, tracked the sunbathing habits of nearly 30,000 women in Sweden over 20 years.  Lindqvist found that sun worshippers had a higher incidence of melanoma - but they were eight times less likely to die from it.</p><p>Lindqvist decided to look at overall mortality rates, and the results were shocking. Over the 20 years of the study, sun avoiders were <strong>twice as likely</strong> to die as sun worshippers.</p><p>In a 2016 study published in the <em>Journal of Internal Medicine</em>, Lindqvist&#8217;s team put it in perspective: </p><div class="pullquote"><p>&#8220;Avoidance of sun exposure is a risk factor of a similar magnitude as smoking, in terms of life expectancy.&#8221;</p></div><p>Maybe we should go back to smoking then? </p><p>Sounds way more fun than being indoors, watching our calories and slathering on lotion like Buffalo Bill from Silence of the Lambs.  </p><p>After all - if we go into the sun and smoke at the same time, then we&#8217;re more like cowboys.  Who doesn&#8217;t want to secretly be a cowboy or cowgirl?  I don&#8217;t smoke, but I do secretly (and now publicly) want to be a cowboy.</p><h4>What causes skin cancer?</h4><p>Swedish researchers Orjan Hallberg and Olle Johansson have shown that the overall rate of cancer changed precisely with the increase in exposure of the population to radio waves. In Sweden, the rates of cancer accelerated in the 1920s, 1955, and 1969. In their article, &#8220;Cancer Trends During the 20th Century&#8221;, the authors note: &#8220;In 1920 we got AM radio, in 1955 we got FM radio and TV I, and in 1969 we got TV II.&#8221;</p><p>Johansson and Hallberg continued to focus on FM radio exposure in connection to malignant melanomas (skin cancers), upon following up on the findings of Helen Dolk at the London School of Hygiene. Dolk and her colleagues had shown that the incidence of skin cancer declined with distance from powerful TV and FM radio transmitters, noting that the FM frequency range of 85 to 108 MHz is close to the resonant frequency of the human body.</p><p>In their article, &#8220;Malignant Melanoma of the Skin - Not a Sunshine Story,&#8221; Johansson and Hallberg refute the claim that the incredible surge of melanoma since 1955 is caused primarily by the sun. Rates of melanoma on the head and feet barely rose at all between 1955-2008, while rates for areas of the body that are typically clothed, especially by Nordics, increased twenty times.<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-8" href="#footnote-8" target="_self">8</a></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!QXV5!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fec477dd3-21b6-4c53-a400-5bd33b375299_355x492.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!QXV5!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fec477dd3-21b6-4c53-a400-5bd33b375299_355x492.png 424w, 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MD&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:12498255,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;user&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:null,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://bucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/006e9a4c-00de-48cc-beb2-a39b768969e2_1505x1600.jpeg&quot;,&quot;uuid&quot;:&quot;9ce86d1b-7a1b-4f17-abb8-f5c2055c0e78&quot;}" data-component-name="MentionToDOM"></span>.  You can watch the interview here:  <a href="https://stillmanmd.substack.com/p/the-hidden-cost-of-wireless-technology">The Hidden Cost of Wireless Technology</a>.</p><h4>A potential remedy for sunburn:  DHEA</h4><p>Bohdanna and I aren&#8217;t huge fans of taking supplements we don&#8217;t need, especially hormones.  However there is one that we&#8217;ve started taking recently that shows promise - DHEA (dehydroepiandrosterone).  DHEA is a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal glands. It&#8217;s a precursor to both testosterone and estrogen in the body, although it may play other physiological roles as well.  Dr. Jack Kruse isn&#8217;t huge on taking supplements either, but he recommends DHEA for women and men in their forties, depending on their blood levels.  An owner of a health food store also recently told me he takes it as well, and has been doing so for three years.  He told me he&#8217;s 48 years old but looks like he could easily pass for 38. This hormone has a plethora of benefits, which include improved cognition, sexual function, metabolism, and immune function to name a few.  If you do take it, being in the sun will help sulfate the hormone to make it more bioavailable. Dr. Kruse also mentioned that when he was badly sunburned, he applied topical DHEA with astounding results:</p><blockquote><p>&#8220;Many people might remember that I went surfing the day before AHS 2011 in Santa Monica, and I got really pink to red. Several people mentioned that because I was fair, I would likely be sporting a nasty peel soon. I told several of the people at UCLA my little trick for avoiding all sunburn peeling after a bad exposure: topical use of a <a href="https://amzn.to/46sLyJG">DHEA cream</a> I had formulated. </p><p>When you protect the blood vessels below the burn, the DHEA does not allow that skin to undergo apoptosis and it actually saves your dermal stem cells. It actually prevents wrinkling, too! I wish I had known this when I was younger, but that is how the science ball bounces.&#8221;<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-9" href="#footnote-9" target="_self">9</a>  ~ Dr. Jack Kruse</p></blockquote><p>We recently have been using a DHEA cream of our own, which we&#8217;ve found applies very easily, and also helps buffer any inflammation of the skin.</p><p>Aloe vera is also amazing and works wonders, as it clears up dead skin cells with its salicylic acid, which also serves as a gentle exfoliant that helps to unclog pores and prevent acne.  Get the fresh stuff.  We keep a leaf in the fridge.  Who needs cold beer when you can have icy aloe?</p><h4>Don&#8217;t try to be Roman if you&#8217;re Greek</h4><p>There&#8217;s no one size fits-all diet, or light diet.  Requirements vary individually, based on genetics and environment.   Based on your skin type, you might have more difficulty tanning, however this doesn&#8217;t mean you shouldn&#8217;t get out in the Sun, especially in the early AM when there&#8217;s no UV-B.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!u3-O!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5c72a6c9-2708-4e83-b3f8-c97be2c88156_1024x1223.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!u3-O!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5c72a6c9-2708-4e83-b3f8-c97be2c88156_1024x1223.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!u3-O!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5c72a6c9-2708-4e83-b3f8-c97be2c88156_1024x1223.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!u3-O!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5c72a6c9-2708-4e83-b3f8-c97be2c88156_1024x1223.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!u3-O!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5c72a6c9-2708-4e83-b3f8-c97be2c88156_1024x1223.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!u3-O!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5c72a6c9-2708-4e83-b3f8-c97be2c88156_1024x1223.jpeg" width="358" height="427.572265625" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/5c72a6c9-2708-4e83-b3f8-c97be2c88156_1024x1223.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:1223,&quot;width&quot;:1024,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:358,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!u3-O!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5c72a6c9-2708-4e83-b3f8-c97be2c88156_1024x1223.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!u3-O!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5c72a6c9-2708-4e83-b3f8-c97be2c88156_1024x1223.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!u3-O!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5c72a6c9-2708-4e83-b3f8-c97be2c88156_1024x1223.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!u3-O!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5c72a6c9-2708-4e83-b3f8-c97be2c88156_1024x1223.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Non-native EMF in the form of cell towers and satellites have confounded nature&#8217;s biological tapestry of light, as we are no longer getting the natural balance of blue, red, and other wavelengths.  This is why seeing the sunrise and getting out into AM Sunlight is crucial, as the intense blue and violet light is balanced with more infrared, and is what triggers melatonin regeneration for the rest of the day.</p><p>When it comes to health hacks and advice, there&#8217;s nothing new under the Sun - only the renewal of a love for life that shines within.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Fhef!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F92e389f5-8e52-4d60-bee0-082cd76070fe_1400x600.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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Brink, Miriam Rafailovich, Tatsiana Mironava. <strong>Exposure to TiO2 nanoparticles increases Staphylococcus aureus infection of HeLa cells</strong>. <em>Journal of Nanobiotechnology</em>, 2016; 14 (1) DOI: <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12951-016-0184-y">10.1186/s12951-016-0184-y</a></p></div></div><div class="footnote" data-component-name="FootnoteToDOM"><a id="footnote-6" href="#footnote-anchor-6" class="footnote-number" contenteditable="false" target="_self">6</a><div class="footnote-content"><p>Pilkington SM, Watson RE, Nicolaou A, Rhodes LE. Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids: photoprotective macronutrients. Exp Dermatol. 2011 Jul;20(7):537-43. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0625.2011.01294.x. Epub 2011 May 16. 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url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ULel!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4ed8a741-73b5-4b31-87a7-ac7e351b07b0_890x499.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Here&#8217;s what we&#8217;ll learn in this article:</em></p><h5>1.  <a href="https://romanshapoval.substack.com/i/109226400/two-reasons-looking-at-the-sun-is-beneficial-for-our-eyes">Two reasons why looking at the Sun is good for our eyes</a></h5><h5>2.  <a href="https://romanshapoval.substack.com/i/109226400/is-sunburn-caused-by-sunglasses">Can wearing sunglasses cause sunburn?</a></h5><h5>3.  <a href="https://romanshapoval.substack.com/i/109226400/is-depression-caused-by-sunglasses">Can wearing sunglasses increase our risk for depression?</a></h5><h5>4.  <a href="https://romanshapoval.substack.com/i/109226400/do-sunglasses-dumb-us-down">How sunglasses degrade cognitive function</a></h5><h5>5.  <a href="https://romanshapoval.substack.com/i/109226400/why-metal-framed-glasses-are-worse-than-plastic">Do certain types of glasses increase our EMF exposure?</a></h5><h5></h5><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://romanshapoval.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://romanshapoval.substack.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><div class="pullquote"><p>"Your eyes are windows into your body. If you open your eyes wide in wonder and belief, your body fills up with light.</p><p><a href="https://www.biblestudytools.com/msg/matthew/6-23.html">  </a>If you live squinty-eyed in greed and distrust, your body is a dank cellar. If you pull the blinds on your windows, what a dark life you will have!&#8221;</p><p>-Matthew 6:22-23</p></div><p>Do you wear sunglasses because the Sun hurts your eyes?</p><p>Could it be that you&#8217;ve become sensitive to the Sun because Alan has damaged your eyes?</p><p>Who&#8217;s Alan?</p><p>Artificial Light At Night is one of the reasons we banned Ray-Bans from our lives a long time ago.</p><p>Why?</p><p>We allowed common sense to conquer our fear of those &#8216;damaging&#8217; UV rays we were always told about, and realized that Alan&#8217;s blue rays were to blame.</p><p>We thought: if us humans haven&#8217;t gone blind after thousands of years of evolution, why would we?</p><p>Plus I (Roman) would lose my glasses all the time.</p><p>When Bohdanna and I stopped wearing sunglasses, our eyes adapted more quickly than we had expected. *  </p><p>We traded in our dark night of the soul gazing into a cold blue abyss of electronics, and embraced the mourning of our past Self at Sunrise.</p><p>Seeing the Sun, even on those cloudy morns, was able to restore the vitality of our eyes.  </p><h4>Two<strong> reasons</strong> looking at the Sun is beneficial for our eyes:</h4><p>1&#65039;&#8419;  Full spectrum light:  The Sun contains even more blue light than our devices. This blue light stimulates cortisol.   When we receive cortisol in precise amounts, at the right time of day, this hormone acts to keep us alert, rather than lead to chronic stress.   UV from the Sun also creates anti-inflammatory hormones.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!29Dn!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffaaeeea7-db91-4380-9130-b28a5bba5683_820x525.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!29Dn!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffaaeeea7-db91-4380-9130-b28a5bba5683_820x525.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!29Dn!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffaaeeea7-db91-4380-9130-b28a5bba5683_820x525.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!29Dn!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffaaeeea7-db91-4380-9130-b28a5bba5683_820x525.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!29Dn!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffaaeeea7-db91-4380-9130-b28a5bba5683_820x525.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!29Dn!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffaaeeea7-db91-4380-9130-b28a5bba5683_820x525.jpeg" width="486" height="311.1585365853659" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/faaeeea7-db91-4380-9130-b28a5bba5683_820x525.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:525,&quot;width&quot;:820,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:486,&quot;bytes&quot;:85732,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" title="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!29Dn!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffaaeeea7-db91-4380-9130-b28a5bba5683_820x525.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!29Dn!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffaaeeea7-db91-4380-9130-b28a5bba5683_820x525.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!29Dn!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffaaeeea7-db91-4380-9130-b28a5bba5683_820x525.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!29Dn!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffaaeeea7-db91-4380-9130-b28a5bba5683_820x525.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>While UV and blue light by themselves are toxic, in Sunlight all wavelengths of color are always paired with red.  Red light regenerates our retina.  We also create ocular melatonin<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-1" href="#footnote-1" target="_self">1</a> when we get red light into our eye.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!hM5H!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffde7f51e-f05b-4dce-a21f-5b09e809f037_712x317.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!hM5H!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffde7f51e-f05b-4dce-a21f-5b09e809f037_712x317.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!hM5H!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffde7f51e-f05b-4dce-a21f-5b09e809f037_712x317.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!hM5H!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffde7f51e-f05b-4dce-a21f-5b09e809f037_712x317.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!hM5H!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffde7f51e-f05b-4dce-a21f-5b09e809f037_712x317.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!hM5H!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffde7f51e-f05b-4dce-a21f-5b09e809f037_712x317.png" width="540" height="240.42134831460675" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/fde7f51e-f05b-4dce-a21f-5b09e809f037_712x317.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:317,&quot;width&quot;:712,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:540,&quot;bytes&quot;:175363,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" title="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!hM5H!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffde7f51e-f05b-4dce-a21f-5b09e809f037_712x317.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!hM5H!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffde7f51e-f05b-4dce-a21f-5b09e809f037_712x317.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!hM5H!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffde7f51e-f05b-4dce-a21f-5b09e809f037_712x317.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!hM5H!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffde7f51e-f05b-4dce-a21f-5b09e809f037_712x317.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption"><a href="https://www.patreon.com/drjackkruse/posts">Source</a></figcaption></figure></div><p>2&#65039;&#8419;  Full spectrum electricity:  We harvest energy from the Sun in the same way plants use photosynthesis.   While plants use chlorophyll, we use our mitochondria to capture light.  This light then allows us to liberate electrons that will then create energy in the form of ATP - only if we see the light, which creates an electric spark within the &#8220;leaves&#8221; of our nervous system.  </p><p>How does this miracle happen?</p><p>The magic is in the membrane.  The electrical charge potential (voltage / force) across our inner mitochondrial membrane is massive.  </p><p>Just like the 120 Volt wiring of our home, our mitochondria are waiting to be plugged into Nature&#8217;s power grid:  the Sun.    </p><div class="image-gallery-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;gallery&quot;:{&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/5c2c7417-3435-4c95-8d69-557449187f5d_711x518.png&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/2a8918b9-f202-4d6c-9170-629d4f6c7be8_1164x824.png&quot;}],&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;The EMF of our mitochondria&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;How our mitochondria use electricity&quot;,&quot;staticGalleryImage&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/123a7015-fcf7-41dc-bb96-b86e25fa2bef_1456x720.png&quot;}},&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://romanshapoval.substack.com/p/4-ways-sunglasses-harm-our-health-15d?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://romanshapoval.substack.com/p/4-ways-sunglasses-harm-our-health-15d?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Share</span></a></p><p>Our inner mitochondrial membrane has a voltage of about 150 millivolts, which is the minimally required pmf (proton-motive force) for ATP synthesis. <a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-2" href="#footnote-2" target="_self">2</a>  The minimum energy required to liberate an electron is <em>around 3 electron volts. </em> If we don&#8217;t see the Sun, we cut ourselves off from all the free energy around us:</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JuqM!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F526f5230-36f5-4c5f-a994-89de7b11f697_280x300.gif" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!JuqM!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F526f5230-36f5-4c5f-a994-89de7b11f697_280x300.gif 424w, 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y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Diagram showing the visible region of the electromagnetic spectrum in terms of wavelength and corresponding energies. The visible region extends from 400nm to 700nm (wavelength) with corresponding energies of 3.1 to 1.8 electron volts (eV).  <a href="https://osa.magnet.fsu.edu/teachersparents/articles/colorandlight.html">Source</a></figcaption></figure></div><p>Notice how UV contains the most energy in electron volts (eV) and is also the most demonized?</p><p>We don&#8217;t need to drive an EV (electric vehicle), EV already drives us.</p><p>Could a lack of UV, and overexposure to blue light be one reason why so many are suffering from chronic fatigue?</p><h3>Is sunburn caused by sunglasses?</h3><p>Before the advent of sunglasses, the UV (ultraviolet) light from the Sun would be absorbed by our eyes, activating a chemical known as the melanocyte-stimulating hormone (MSH) in blood<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-3" href="#footnote-3" target="_self">3</a>, which in turn makes melanin.  Melanin makes our skin thicken and go brown in order to give us gradual protection from overexposure to solar radiation and non-native wireless radiation as well.</p><p>You may be wondering&#8230;</p><p>How is it that we need the Sun to protect us from&#8230; <em>the Sun</em>?</p><p>Aren&#8217;t sunscreens supposed to do that since UV causes cancer?</p><p>You might be surprised to know that the studies showing how UV is carcinogenic were all done in lab environments, without the rest of the light spectrum balancing out the &#8220;harmful&#8221; ultraviolet.</p><p>Blue light does not stimulate melanin while UV does, and this is why blue light is associated with epithelial cancers and UV light is not.  If you have cataracts, chances are you&#8217;ve been overexposed to blue light.  </p><p>Cataracts are nature&#8217;s <a href="https://raoptics.com/?rfsn=7963883.b403cb">computer glasses</a>, and act as a natural yellow filter that block blue light from completely desto.<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-4" href="#footnote-4" target="_self">4</a></p><div class="poll-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;id&quot;:586398}" data-component-name="PollToDOM"></div><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://romanshapoval.substack.com/p/4-ways-sunglasses-harm-our-health-15d/comments&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Leave a comment&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://romanshapoval.substack.com/p/4-ways-sunglasses-harm-our-health-15d/comments"><span>Leave a comment</span></a></p><p>Melanin also allows us to absorb even more of the beneficial light of the Sun. Recent research shows that when melanin is distributed deeply in our skin, the amount of UV radiation that reaches cells in the epidermis (outer layer) can positively affect folate and B12 levels and repair the DNA in our cells.</p><p>Furthermore, UV-B (ultraviolet B) can penetrate our eyes more deeply than our skin, which in turn creates localized inflammation, leading to a stress response that ultimately creates this melanin. This is a &#8220;good&#8221; kind of acute stress that our bodies used to adapt to our environment.</p><p>Sunglasses ultimately trick our brain by changing the solar frequency spectrum the eye senses, into thinking it&#8217;s dark and prevent it from producing a the anti-inflammatory melanin hormone.   Since our eyes also produce anti-inflammatory nitric oxide in response to light, conditions like sun burn are easily exacerbated when one wears sunglasses.</p><p>Don&#8217;t wind up looking like Kenny:</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ULel!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4ed8a741-73b5-4b31-87a7-ac7e351b07b0_890x499.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ULel!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4ed8a741-73b5-4b31-87a7-ac7e351b07b0_890x499.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ULel!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4ed8a741-73b5-4b31-87a7-ac7e351b07b0_890x499.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ULel!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4ed8a741-73b5-4b31-87a7-ac7e351b07b0_890x499.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ULel!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4ed8a741-73b5-4b31-87a7-ac7e351b07b0_890x499.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ULel!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4ed8a741-73b5-4b31-87a7-ac7e351b07b0_890x499.png" width="566" height="317.34157303370785" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/4ed8a741-73b5-4b31-87a7-ac7e351b07b0_890x499.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:499,&quot;width&quot;:890,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:566,&quot;bytes&quot;:589616,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ULel!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4ed8a741-73b5-4b31-87a7-ac7e351b07b0_890x499.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ULel!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4ed8a741-73b5-4b31-87a7-ac7e351b07b0_890x499.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ULel!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4ed8a741-73b5-4b31-87a7-ac7e351b07b0_890x499.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ULel!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4ed8a741-73b5-4b31-87a7-ac7e351b07b0_890x499.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Kenny Powers from Eastbound &amp; Down</figcaption></figure></div><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://romanshapoval.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://romanshapoval.substack.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><h3>Is depression caused by sunglasses?</h3><p>Sunglasses don&#8217;t directly cause mental illness. However, light does directly affect our mood. If you&#8217;ve ever gotten s.a.d. during the dark days of winter, you&#8217;re familiar with how a lack of sunshine can lead to acute changes in mood. This seasonal effect is compounded by an excess of blue light from technology.</p><p>Research has shown that blue light disrupts brain signaling, and lowers concentrations of dopamine and melatonin around the skeletal muscle of our pupil.</p><p>Why is this important?</p><p>Dopamine and melatonin are crucial in maintaining our mood and restoring our brain health, respectively. Low dopamine levels are also associated with mood disorders like depression.</p><p>When we&#8217;re chronically over-exposed to blue light, the pupils of our eyes become sluggish. As a result, the retinal pathways of our eyes that project to our <strong><a href="https://romanshapoval.substack.com/i/107636609/our-master-clock-the-suprachiasmatic-nucleus-scn">suprachiasmatic nucleus</a></strong> (SCN) are disrupted. Our SCN regulates daily rhythms of nearly all physiology and behavior. When these rhythms are thrown off, this leads to a cascade of health effects.</p><p>Recent research on mice has shown that nerve signals to other parts of our brain, such as the perihabenular nucleus (PHb- shown below) are hindered as a result, leading to mood changes such as depression.<a href="https://romanshapoval.substack.com/p/4-ways-sunglasses-harm-our-health#footnote-4-109226400">4</a></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!lJxw!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbf8f8092-3a46-4b7f-a974-2e688f73c3ad_996x996.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://romanshapoval.substack.com/p/4-ways-sunglasses-harm-our-health-15d?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://romanshapoval.substack.com/p/4-ways-sunglasses-harm-our-health-15d?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Share</span></a></p><p></p><p>For more on how blue light contributes to diseases of the brain, you can check out our article <a href="https://romanshapoval.substack.com/i/107636609/how-blue-light-contributes-to-diseases-of-the-brain">here</a>.</p><h3>Do sunglasses dumb us down?</h3><p>Mammals rely on the constancy of the solar cycle to maintain not only mood, but cognition as well. Cognitive dysfunction linked to light can be brought on by natural conditions, shift-work, or by traveling across time zones and experiencing jet lag.<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-5" href="#footnote-5" target="_self">5</a></p><p>Researchers at Johns Hopkins and Brown University have discovered that our SCN is the main driver<strong> </strong>of the effects of light on learning and memory (red pathway in diagram above).<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-6" href="#footnote-6" target="_self">6</a></p><p>As mentioned above, when we wear sunglasses, the skeletal muscle tone of our eyes weakens, and we lose the ability to regulate dopamine. When control is lost in these central retinal pathways, GABA also will be lowered in the brain.</p><p>Why is this important?</p><p>Acetylcholine receptors will decrease as well. As this occurs, acetylcholine levels will rise in neural circuits to also lower GABA.<a href="https://romanshapoval.substack.com/p/4-ways-sunglasses-harm-our-health#footnote-7-109226400">7</a> A deficiency in GABA activity can contribute to certain mental health conditions such as anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, and depression.<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-7" href="#footnote-7" target="_self">7</a></p><p>This is why many patients suffering from depression are prescribed GABA, when in reality the root of the issue is not a "chemical imbalance" but an <a href="https://romanshapoval.substack.com/i/107636609/life-cycles-are-light-cycles">electromagnetic imbalance</a> of light.</p><p>Our cognition also drops as acetylcholine receptors are reduced.</p><h4>Why metal-framed glasses are worse than plastic</h4><p>As far back as 1989, researchers found<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-8" href="#footnote-8" target="_self">8</a> that metal frames can increase levels of EMFs by your eyes by ten times!</p><p>Remember - our bodies already have a natural mechanism to adapt to the Sun. We didn&#8217;t come out of our mother&#8217;s womb with Ray-Bans on.  The only metal frame our eyes use is iron, which is embedded in the hemoglobin of our eyes&#8217; mitochondria, transporting oxygen to our bodies that our cells can &#8220;see.&#8221;</p><p>We were meant to live and breathe under that Great Ball of Fire.</p><p>From MIT researcher Stephanie Seneff, Ph.D.:</p><blockquote><p>&#8220;Sunglass marketing ads have trained us to wear sunglasses whenever we go outside, ostensibly to protect our eyes from damaging UV rays. However, <em>melanin</em>&#8212;which gives your eyes their blue, hazel, green or brown color&#8212;already protects them from UV rays.</p><p>In fact, the human eye has evolved to deal naturally with sun exposure through antioxidant protection by melanin. I believe it is crucial to get adequate sunlight exposure to the eyes, not just for the sake of eye health but also because critical nuclei in the brain stem make good use of light that enters through the eyes.&#8221;</p></blockquote><p>Before we can be the light, we must see the light.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Ps7W!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fff613ade-3833-412d-9ef0-0dcda4ff39f7_1131x707.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Ps7W!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fff613ade-3833-412d-9ef0-0dcda4ff39f7_1131x707.jpeg 424w, 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What is technological violence?</a></h5><h5><a href="https://romanshapoval.substack.com/i/164106880/run-for-the-hills-and-hide-from-triangles">2.  How to discover cell tower triangulation</a></h5><h5><a href="https://romanshapoval.substack.com/i/164106880/how-do-cell-towers-affect-residential-property-values">3.  How do cell towers affect residential property values?</a></h5><h5><a href="https://romanshapoval.substack.com/i/164106880/how-do-cell-towers-affect-commercial-property-values">4.  How do cell towers affect commercial property values?</a></h5><h5><a href="https://romanshapoval.substack.com/i/164106880/insurance-comapanies-run-for-the-hills">5. Why is non-ionizing radiation not covered by insurance?</a></h5><h5><a href="https://romanshapoval.substack.com/i/164106880/the-fallen-tower-of-babylon">6.  Reports of cell tower fires and catastrophe: safety considerations</a></h5><h5><a href="https://romanshapoval.substack.com/i/164106880/do-fiber-optic-networks-improve-property-values">7.  Do fiber optics improve property values?</a></h5><h5></h5><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.thepowercouple.ca/opt-in-a88ad8d4-b3c7-46ce-9d9e-1c224ec2ef71&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PRIVATE NEWSLETTER&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;button-wrapper&quot;}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary button-wrapper" href="https://www.thepowercouple.ca/opt-in-a88ad8d4-b3c7-46ce-9d9e-1c224ec2ef71"><span>SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PRIVATE NEWSLETTER</span></a></p><div class="pullquote"><p>&#8220;Move swift as the Wind and closely-formed as the Wood. </p><p>Attack like the Fire and be still as the Mountain.&#8221; </p><p>~ Sun Tzu</p></div><p>Our genetics carry the key to the code of our human past, our toil, our ecstasy, our love, fear, and our transcendence.  Shields of legendary fallen heroes that once shone under a blazing sun in glorious defeat now reflect back in our eye&#8217;s glimmering refusal of retreat.  Our ancestors were superior warriors not only because they were physically fit or were trained in the art of war.  They didn&#8217;t only know how to fight; they knew who to fight.</p><p>Wars today are fought on invisible fronts that neither friend nor foe understand.  Our technological horizon hangs its metal hammer over our sun&#8217;s fields of gold while children play in ignorance of a dystopian future never foretold.  Classrooms have become prisons of indoctrination while once-innocent bedrooms are morphed into sacrilegious palaces of antisocial media incantation.  </p><p>Towers rise out of the ground like steel dragons waiting to embroil us with our own consumption of digital venom, as we fall in line - browbeaten electronic prisoners of war.  Those of us who can feel the flames of artificially-intelligent progress try to run for the hills, only to find our enemy has surrounded us on all sides.  Today we live and die in a Fifth-Generation War,<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-1" href="#footnote-1" target="_self">1</a> which has enlisted us all.   How does 5th generation warfare differ from the rest?</p><p><strong>1&#65039;&#8419;</strong><em><strong>st generation -</strong></em> the tactics of line and column, developed in the era of the smoothbore musket.</p><p><strong>2&#65039;&#8419;</strong><em><strong>nd generation</strong></em> - the tactics of indirect fire and mass movement, developed in the era of the rifled musket, barbed wire and the machine gun.</p><p><strong>3&#65039;&#8419;</strong><em><strong>rd generation</strong></em> - the tactics of nonlinear movement, including maneuver and infiltration, developed in response to the increase in battlefield firepower in WWI.</p><p><strong>4&#65039;&#8419;</strong><em><strong>th generation </strong></em>- the lines between "civilian" and "military" become blurred, armies tend to engage in counter-insurgency operations rather than military battles, and enemies are often motivated by ideology and religion, making psychological operations more important than ever.</p><p><strong>5&#65039;&#8419;</strong><em><strong>th generation </strong></em>- &#8220;a relative reduction in military violence" has led to "an increase in political, economic, and technological violence.&#8221;<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-2" href="#footnote-2" target="_self">2</a></p><h4>What is technological violence?  </h4><p>While some of us may think of Robocop or <a href="https://romanshapoval.substack.com/i/151431660/reach-out-and-bite-somebody">cyborg dogs</a> knocking on our door, this type of violence can be even more subtle.  The artificial blue light to which we&#8217;re exposed daily, the radio frequency that emits throughout our homes, and the dirty electrical currents that flow through Earth are a silent assault that if undefended for too long - makes us surrender to chronic disease.  Yet many aspects of modern warfare can be wrested back under our control when we understand how our foe asserts their power.  </p><p>An invading force always seeks the high ground for military superiority, as this terrain is not only harder to attack, but easiest to defend.  Cell towers are mounted over us, planted in strong formation like wood, as satellites broadcast through the airwaves with currents that light fire to the night.  </p><p>What trenches can we seek to muster our forces?  Is any place truly safe? </p><h4>Run for the hills and hide from triangles</h4><p>Before we consider what locations are ideal, we first need to take the target off our back.  In the words of Sun Tzu, &#8220;to know our enemy, we must become our enemy.&#8221;  After an enemy takes control of a town and attains the high ground, the next thing they normally do is take control of communications.  The first priority once we &#8220;invade&#8221; our new home should be to set up and secure our communication network.  Most work in our current digital world can be accomplished with a hardwired connection.  If you must use a cell phone consider sharing one with your partner, as wireless networks are less secure and more easily hacked.<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-3" href="#footnote-3" target="_self">3</a></p><p>Before choosing a home, you&#8217;ll want to know the position of any cell towers in the area.  Sites like <a href="https://www.cellmapper.net/map">cellmapper.net</a> are your friend.  This site shows you the triangulation and direction of each tower, and allows you to filter by service provider and network type (4G, 5G, etc):</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!1dBl!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4398aff-1cc9-4def-8d14-31f7748ac327_1098x644.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!1dBl!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4398aff-1cc9-4def-8d14-31f7748ac327_1098x644.png 424w, 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While it&#8217;s difficult to completely avoid cell towers, it is not impossible.  Another factor to consider is the elevation of your property.  Even if there aren&#8217;t any cell towers within sight, if your property is lower and the tower has the higher ground, you&#8217;ll be more easily affected and could pick up a plethora of radio frequency.  If you need to live in the valley, consider living by trees or areas of water, as these elements tend to absorb electromagnetic radiation.<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-4" href="#footnote-4" target="_self">4</a>  There are also harmful electrical ground currents to consider, which require advanced measurements to be taken.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!poDw!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7be4cd27-feb4-4cc3-af66-3a60efc6ee02_794x321.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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Additionally, it&#8217;s possible to easily document changes over time, such as disturbed growth, dying branches, and premature colour change of leaves. Moreover, the damage to trees is objective and cannot be attributed to psychological or psychosomatic factors.&#8221; - Balmori : <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0048969716317375#!">Link to study</a></figcaption></figure></div><h4>How do cell towers affect residential property values?</h4><p>Trees can&#8217;t move from an unfavorable area in protest, but humans can and are doing so.  Towns and cities all over the world are fighting back, producing roadblocks for the wireless industry, which tries to install their technology the quickest and cheapest way possible, anywhere they can.  Residents of municipalities are banding together and arguing that property values will be reduced as a result of &#8220;small cell&#8221; 5G antennas, which are not that small. The equipment that runs the 5G transmitters and receivers must be housed in a box that is the size of a small refrigerator.  As small cells need to be placed within 500 feet of each other, there is a lot of visual real estate that is eaten up, raising concerns about aesthetics and property values. These concerns are nothing new, but are now becoming increasingly relevant.</p><p>Even before the rollout of 5G, the decrease in property values as a result of cell tower installations was known.  A 2005 study<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-5" href="#footnote-5" target="_self">5</a> published in <em>The Appraisal Journal</em> found that 38 percent of survey respondents felt that a cell tower being built in close proximity to their house would reduce their property value by 20 percent or more.  In 2011, the Palo Alto, CA community successfully stopped a proposed AT&amp;T cell tower at a Catholic church.<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-6" href="#footnote-6" target="_self">6</a> They cited a 20 percent drop in property values in other communities.  Considering many entrepreneurs of Silicon Valley live in Palo Alto, this should give us all pause.  Why would those creating the technology not want it in their very own neighborhood?</p><div><hr></div><h4>Please support our work with a premium subscription!</h4><h4>(just $5 per month)</h4><p></p><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://romanshapoval.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;button-wrapper&quot;}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary button-wrapper" href="https://romanshapoval.substack.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><div><hr></div><p>A 2014 survey<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-7" href="#footnote-7" target="_self">7</a> by the National Institute for Science, Law, and Public Policy found that 94% of its respondents said cell towers and antennas in a neighborhood or on a building would impact how interested they would be in a property and how much they would pay for it.  Of those respondents, 79% stated they would not buy or rent a property within a few blocks of a cell tower under any circumstances, while 88% said they would never buy or rent a place that had a cell tower or group of antennas attached to it.</p><p>In early 2025, Benzie County Michigan became a flashpoint<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-8" href="#footnote-8" target="_self">8</a> in the national conversation when residents rallied against the construction of a 195-foot cell tower near Bellows Park.  Locals were outraged that a beloved public space could be repurposed for private commercial gain.  </p><p>In New York City, community boards are increasingly rising in opposition to Link5G cell towers.<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-9" href="#footnote-9" target="_self">9</a> Sixteen community boards to date have either disapproved or called for moratoria on these towers. This represents 40% of the 40 community board districts currently being considered for Link5G installations, up to 800 community board members, and an average of about 2 million residents, which is more than one-quarter of the NYC population.  Protestors cited risks to children, declining property values, and aesthetic blight.</p><p>A 2015 study<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-10" href="#footnote-10" target="_self">10</a> published in the <em>Pacific Rim Property Research Journal </em>found that New Zealanders would pay 10% - 19% less for a property close to a cell tower.  Half of Australians surveyed in 2020 would not want to live near a cell tower.<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-11" href="#footnote-11" target="_self">11</a></p><p>A 2018 study<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-12" href="#footnote-12" target="_self">12</a> published in <em>the Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics </em>found for properties located within 0.72 kilometers [2362 feet] of the closest cell tower, property values declined 2.46% on average, and up to 9.78% for homes within tower visibility range compared to homes outside tower visibility range. Properties within the 0.72-kilometer band lose over $24 million dollars in total. The authors conclude, &#8220;given the apparent social costs associated with negative price effects, local zoning and regulatory authorities should consider granting approvals that include impact-minimizing conditions.&#8221;</p><p>A 2019 study on home prices in Savannah, Georgia<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-13" href="#footnote-13" target="_self">13</a> found that &#8220;homes close to towers sell for a discount of up to 7.6% and that any noticeable effect disappears at 1500 feet.  The study also found that the effect of a cell tower on residential property values during a declining market can drastically decrease the value while in an increasing market it could have little effect.<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-14" href="#footnote-14" target="_self">14</a></p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Gp0h!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe87b535b-41ed-41a0-9c3a-5322a5a536d6_466x441.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Gp0h!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe87b535b-41ed-41a0-9c3a-5322a5a536d6_466x441.png 424w, 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class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Source:  wirelessequity.com </figcaption></figure></div><h4>How do cell towers affect commercial property values?</h4><p>One exception to decreasing property values are commercial properties.  When a cell tower is installed on a hotel, sports complex, office, industrial or medical building, the property value will likely increase due to the additional revenue and mass perceived benefits from visitors. Unlike someone&#8217;s home, having a full signal at work or while shopping tends to be more favorable with the masses.</p><p>As a result, adding a cell tower to a commercial property will likely increase the value relative to the lease rate/income received with almost no negative impact to the value of the property.<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-15" href="#footnote-15" target="_self">15</a></p><h4>Insurance companies run for the hills</h4><p>Insurance companies are also making like a tree and leaving the scene of the electromagnetic battlefield.  One of the world&#8217;s largest insurance companies, Swiss Re, has recommended<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-16" href="#footnote-16" target="_self">16</a> that other insurance companies write in exclusion clauses against paying compensation for illnesses caused by continuous long-term non-ionizing radiation exposure.  A 2016 report by Austrian insurance company AUVA confirmed DNA-breaks caused from non-ionizing radiation.<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-17" href="#footnote-17" target="_self">17</a></p><p>Lloyd&#8217;s of London, the most well-known insurance company in the world excludes any liability coverage for claims, &#8220;directly or indirectly arising out of, resulting from or contributed to by electromagnetic fields, electromagnetic radiation, electromagnetism, radio waves or noise.&#8221; (Exclusion 32, page 7)<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-18" href="#footnote-18" target="_self">18</a></p><p>The world&#8217;s first credit agency, AM Best, who assesses the creditworthiness of over 16,000 insurance companies worldwide, identifies &#8220;radio frequency radiation as a risk for insurers.&#8221;<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-19" href="#footnote-19" target="_self">19</a></p><blockquote><p>&#8220;In 2013, well before 5G, the underwriter A.M. Best Company estimated that two hundred and fifty thousand workers come into close contact with cellular antennas every year. It warned other insurers that at close range, cellular antennas act &#8216;essentially as open microwave ovens,&#8217; and that health effects in exposed workers &#8216;can include eye damage, sterility and cognitive impairments.&#8217;</p><p>The president of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), Edwin Hill, wrote in a September 11, 2013 comment to the FCC, &#8216;We believe that many of our members have been exposed to levels of RF radiation in excess of the FCC limits.&#8217; </p><p>Hill further stated, &#8216;When there is a hazard, the hazard creator has a duty to warn others against the hazard.&#8217; He suggested that telecom corporations that are licensed to deploy transmitting antennas should be responsible for ensuring that IBEW members &#8216;know the unique physical boundaries at every work location so as not to exceed the referenced RF exposure limits.&#8217;</p><p>~ <span class="mention-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Katie Singer&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:129916739,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;user&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:null,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/6227cbc8-47e0-4c19-b53a-44448ccb73f7_144x144.png&quot;,&quot;uuid&quot;:&quot;7c13e1ba-406d-4211-bcf8-98661d710505&quot;}" data-component-name="MentionToDOM"></span> , <em>Getting Informed About 5G</em><a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-20" href="#footnote-20" target="_self">20</a></p></blockquote><h4>The Fallen Tower of Babylon</h4><p>Cell towers are industrial machinery and have serious risks, especially when constructed near schools and neighborhoods.  Cellular phone gear (antennas) has snapped and is known to cause severe electrical fires.  Towers have also collapsed due to construction errors (31%), ice (29%), wind (19%), aircraft (11%) and anchor failure (10%).<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-21" href="#footnote-21" target="_self">21</a>  <a href="https://www.ourwebofinconvenienttruths.com/fires-and-collapses/">Here is a report</a> of 80 catastrophic incidents involving cell towers.</p><div class="image-gallery-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;gallery&quot;:{&quot;images&quot;:[{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/webp&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/9104189d-4582-4abf-9793-a266a1c32260_763x1024.webp&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/ddbca473-36ff-4456-b90e-8c17a086bc5b_1200x675.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/e10a235f-5a3c-45d0-87e8-3dbebcce8479_400x300.jpeg&quot;},{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/webp&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/88ebf665-9eae-4737-8c08-912f7b7db453_660x371.webp&quot;}],&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Cell tower fires and collapses in US&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Cell tower fires and collapses in US&quot;,&quot;staticGalleryImage&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/940954a6-2994-4699-adca-87af7534eee0_1456x1456.png&quot;}},&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true}"></div><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://romanshapoval.substack.com/p/cell-towers-and-property-values?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://romanshapoval.substack.com/p/cell-towers-and-property-values?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share"><span>Share</span></a></p><p>The National Fire Protection Association recognizes five hazards associated with using electricity: electrical contact, thermal effects, overcurrent, fault current and overvoltage. Cellular base stations have an enormous array of electrical equipment.  To ensure that the new project will not imperil life, health or property, a state-licensed professional electrical engineer must evaluate each hazard and certify that it has been mitigated. A state-licensed professional structural engineer must certify the structural integrity of each pole that holds telecom equipment. To honor their professional obligations, city councilors and county commissioners should not issue a building permit until they have PE-certified documents that prove that each proposed cellular site is safe.<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-22" href="#footnote-22" target="_self">22</a></p><p>Smart meters are also a massive fire risk.  Learn more here:</p><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;f55a06e6-6a28-4527-8a16-a51b935a9f23&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Here&#8217;s what we&#8217;ll learn in this article:&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:null,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;showDescription&quot;:true,&quot;showImage&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;sm&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Smart Meter Fires &#128293; &amp; Hazards &quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:92311873,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Roman S Shapoval&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Power ON with light Power OFF at night. Bury&#9889; EMF. 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Chattanooga's electric company the Electric Power Board even built its system with assistance from federal grant money. </p><p>During the first three years of the broadband network's existence (2009-2012), home values in Chattanooga increased 14 percent and median household income rose 13.5 percent, even as the state government cut almost 3,000 jobs.<a href="https://romanshapoval.substack.com/p/fight5g?utm_source=publication-search#footnote-5-119883324">5</a> In 2014, Longmont rolled out NextLight, a municipal broadband system that allows residents to download data at a rate of one gigabit per second (gbps) for about $50 a month.</p><p>Fiber optic networks may also introduce more wireless networks, as newer technologies like 5G require higher rates of data transfer.  Fiber optic networks like those from AT&amp;T require Wi-Fi 7 modems to be permanently installed in the home.  Wi-Fi 7 uses beamforming (a high-powered laser) to ensure coverage in your area.  The increased data speed often leads to more dirty electricity pulsed throughout the home.</p><p>Before accepting a fiber connection to one&#8217;s home (FTTP), it may be a good idea to check the website of your town&#8217;s planning division to see if any cell towers or small cells are slated to be installed in your area.  Fiber is becoming the backbone of the smart grid in many towns.  You can read more about the rollout of fiber and the electromagnetic fields associated with its installation <a href="https://romanshapoval.substack.com/p/fiber">here</a>.</p><h4>Where do we go from here?</h4><p>First - we need to know what does not work, which is complaining to the town about health effects when trying to stop a cell tower.  While this may buffer your argument, money comes first.   The 1996 Telecommunications Act includes Section 704&#8212;a law that has since been used to block local communities from rejecting cell tower placements based on health concerns. This law effectively gave the telecom industry legal immunity as long as they followed the outdated FCC safety guidelines.</p><p>However in 2021, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit <a href="https://media.cadc.uscourts.gov/opinions/docs/2021/08/20-1025-1910111.pdf">ruled in</a> the historic case EHT et al. v. the FCC that the December 2019 decision by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to retain its 1996 safety limits for human exposure to wireless radiation was &#8220;arbitrary and capricious.&#8221;</p><blockquote><p>Source - <a href="https://ehtrust.org/in-historic-decision-federal-court-finds-fcc-failed-to-explain-why-it-ignored-scientific-evidence-showing-harm-from-wireless-radiation/">EHT Trust</a>:  </p><p>&#8220;The court held that the FCC failed to respond to &#8220;record evidence that exposure to RF radiation at levels below the Commission&#8217;s current limits may cause negative health effects unrelated to cancer.&#8221; Further, the agency demonstrated &#8220;a complete failure to respond to comments concerning environmental harm caused by RF radiation.&#8221; The court found the FCC ignored numerous organizations, scientists and medical doctors who called on them to update limits and the court found the FCC failed to address these issues:</p></blockquote><p>&#10060; impacts of long term wireless exposure</p><p>&#10060; impacts on children&#8217;s health</p><p>&#10060; the testimony of people injured by wireless radiation,</p><p>&#10060; impacts on wildlife and the environment</p><p>&#10060; impacts on the developing brain and reproduction.&#8221;</p><p>The court ordered the agency to update its standards to reflect modern research on RF radiation&#8217;s non-thermal effects&#8212;biological harm that occurs even when heating doesn&#8217;t happen.</p><p>Currently, Section 704 only protects cell towers that comply with existing FCC guidelines. Once those guidelines change to reflect the science behind non-thermal effects, millions of existing towers &#8212; especially those near schools, homes, and hospitals &#8212; could be legally challenged.</p><p>Any winning military force requires organization and intelligence.  While the technocratic surveillance grid seems highly organized and artificially-intelligent, our tribe has the wisdom.  The only way we can learn how to combat an enemy that remains unseen is by leveraging our collective intelligence, and becoming organized around long-term solutions that work.  </p><p>We need to look no further than the wisdom of the ancient armies of families that built their homes with common sense.  When constructed properly, natural buildings can be a refuge.  To learn more about this resurging art form, reach out to <span class="mention-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Kyle Young&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:20239408,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;user&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:null,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe05c2c16-abc2-4509-96d9-d979a2c6daec_1500x842.jpeg&quot;,&quot;uuid&quot;:&quot;e98b4acd-0d7d-4637-b75b-ea376e952209&quot;}" data-component-name="MentionToDOM"></span> who has been making homes from the ground up since the 1980s.  If you feel as if you have nowhere to turn, there are many others who understand, like Shannon Rowan, who wrote <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/103957/9798986670607">Wi-Fi Refugee</a>.  </p><p>Many of us feel like nomads lost in a place and time that is not for us.  Our past is the future we seek.  We don&#8217;t want faster internet speeds or higher resolution, we want stronger connection. Ultimately it is up to us to sow new fields of gold, and set the bricks that reset a timeless future of health and prosperity.  The time to march toward destiny is now.  Not all of us will make it but we will live trying.  Let us lift our hearts to the sky, and carry the shield of our soul into battle - raising the fallen lives we once knew from the dead.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Fhef!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F92e389f5-8e52-4d60-bee0-082cd76070fe_1400x600.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Fhef!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F92e389f5-8e52-4d60-bee0-082cd76070fe_1400x600.jpeg 424w, 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contenteditable="false" target="_self">5</a><div class="footnote-content"><p>Bond, Sandy G. and Ko-Kang Wang. &#8220;The Impact of Cell Phone Towers on House Prices in Residential Neighborhoods.&#8221; (2005).</p></div></div><div class="footnote" data-component-name="FootnoteToDOM"><a id="footnote-6" href="#footnote-anchor-6" class="footnote-number" contenteditable="false" target="_self">6</a><div class="footnote-content"><p>https://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/2011/04/19/att-drops-plan-for-cell-tower-at-palo-alto-church/</p></div></div><div class="footnote" data-component-name="FootnoteToDOM"><a id="footnote-7" href="#footnote-anchor-7" class="footnote-number" contenteditable="false" target="_self">7</a><div class="footnote-content"><p>https://electromagnetichealth.org/electromagnetic-health-blog/survey-property-desirability/</p></div></div><div class="footnote" data-component-name="FootnoteToDOM"><a id="footnote-8" href="#footnote-anchor-8" class="footnote-number" 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Wireless Towers and Home Values: An Alternative Valuation Approach Using a Spatial Econometric Analysis. <em>J Real Estate Finan Econ</em> <strong>56</strong>, 653&#8211;676 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11146-017-9600-9</p></div></div><div class="footnote" data-component-name="FootnoteToDOM"><a id="footnote-13" href="#footnote-anchor-13" class="footnote-number" contenteditable="false" target="_self">13</a><div class="footnote-content"><p>Beck, Jason. (2019). The Disamenity Value of Cellular Phone Towers on Home Prices in Savannah, Georgia. 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Horowitz&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:154285006,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;user&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:null,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!3q9B!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2848b8aa-b198-4b88-b2fa-9b19f3cf8444_719x719.png&quot;,&quot;uuid&quot;:&quot;d107556d-bb44-4a30-8e13-6acc04f0d1b8&quot;}" data-component-name="MentionToDOM"></span> on satanic frequencies:</p><div class="embedded-post-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;id&quot;:168312080,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://528intro.substack.com/p/the-sickening-diddy-concert-cartel&quot;,&quot;publication_id&quot;:3238185,&quot;embedding_publication_id&quot;:null,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;Dr. Leonard G. Horowitz&#8217;s Substack &#8220;Healthy World News.\&quot;&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!3q9B!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2848b8aa-b198-4b88-b2fa-9b19f3cf8444_719x719.png&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;THE SICKENING DIDDY CONCERT CARTEL:&quot;,&quot;truncated_body_text&quot;:&quot;The Title says it all! View this productdion to awaken from the organized criminal deadly deception. Consider the recommended REMEDY to restore personal and global health and well-being.&quot;,&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-07-14T18:24:56.011Z&quot;,&quot;like_count&quot;:143,&quot;comment_count&quot;:73,&quot;bylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:154285006,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Dr. Leonard G. 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(Know thyself)</p><p>-inscribed near the entrance to the temple of Apollo</p></div><div class="poll-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;id&quot;:521848}" data-component-name="PollToDOM"></div><p>In my past life as a computer salesman, a cell phone was a necessity.&nbsp; This convenience eventually became a crutch, as never missing a chance to sell became an endless rampage of calls that would eventually have me miss out on the opportunity of living my life.</p><p>I eventually quit my job and ditched my phone for a simpler life.&nbsp; That&#8217;s a different story for another day.</p><p>Some things aren&#8217;t worth giving up.&nbsp; Cell phones aren&#8217;t on that list.</p><p>Knowledge is a resource so many of us seek, only to throw away any prospect of intelligence as we outsource our brains to the black box we hold in our hands.  We often forget that it&#8217;s wisdom that teaches us our lessons in the end.&nbsp; </p><p>We&#8217;ve over-fished our cognitive oceans only to escape the day with a paltry meal of instant gratification that doesn&#8217;t feed us, or teach another, how to fish.</p><p>Rather than defer mundane and profound queries to our memory, we&#8217;ve capitulated to an artificially intelligent challenger in a New York Minute of total surrender.</p><p><em>Hey Google:</em></p><p><em>&#8220;How can I get pregnant?&#8221;</em></p><p><em>&#8220;Why am I so tired all of the time?&#8221;</em></p><p><em>&#8220;How do I boil water?&#8221;</em></p><p><strong>Do not submit</strong> your subconscious.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><h4>Chaos = Order</h4><p>Welcome the chaos of not knowing - only then will we have order in our life.</p><p>You see, we don&#8217;t always need to have all the answers.&nbsp; Sometimes not having them <em>is</em> the answer.</p><p>Not having a cell phone has allowed me to embrace the unknown and has let most of my previous addictions find a quiet resting place.&nbsp; </p><p>Chief of all these temptations was the need to control.&nbsp; I needed to command each outcome with keystrokes, otherwise I felt like life was out of my hands.&nbsp;</p><p>But was it?&nbsp; </p><p>Rather than search my soul for answers, I acceded to searching google instead.</p><p>Now life is quite different, and quite quaintly-quiet.</p><p>I have learned to comfortably feel uncomfortable.  </p><p>I&#8217;d like to run through six lessons I&#8217;ve learned by not having a cell phone.</p><p>Won&#8217;t you join me?</p><h4>Lesson 1 - Sitting with the Fear of the Unknown</h4><p>I couldn&#8217;t remember the name of a middle-eastern dish the other day, and I waited for a few minutes to see if it would pop into my brain.&nbsp; I grew impatient, so I asked a friend:&nbsp; </p><p><em>&#8220;What&#8217;s the name of that side dish that has lentils, couscous, lots of parsley?&#8221;</em></p><p>He replied with a&#8230;.<em>&#8221;Uh&#8230;uh&#8230;Give me a second&#8230;&#8221;&nbsp;</em></p><p>Both of us tried to remember.&nbsp; All of a sudden I heard a Canadian say &#8220;eh (AY), which prompted my total recall of a culinary world. </p><p>I ran to my friend, howling like a mad banshee, <em>&#8220;Tabboule!&nbsp; It&#8217;s tabboule!&#8221;</em></p><h4>Lesson 2 - Sitting with others&#8217; fears of the Unknown</h4><p>In years past, if I forgot to tell my wife something before I left the house, or had a question for her, my instant reaction was to call. &nbsp;&nbsp;If I was going to be home later than expected, I would immediately want to get in touch so that she wasn&#8217;t worried.&nbsp; </p><p>Now I&#8217;ve learned to sit with the discomfort of her not knowing.&nbsp; If anything urgent arises, I send her an email from a local library computer.  I can call or text her as well from the computer with my Zoom Phone account.  Setting these boundaries has increased confidence in each other and has let us let go&#8230; of control.&nbsp; </p><p>After all, if your dog loves you, it&#8217;ll always come home.&nbsp;</p><div class="poll-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;id&quot;:521849}" data-component-name="PollToDOM"></div><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://romanshapoval.substack.com/p/7-lessons-i-learned-by-ditching-my/comments&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Leave a comment&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://romanshapoval.substack.com/p/7-lessons-i-learned-by-ditching-my/comments"><span>Leave a comment</span></a></p><h4>Lesson 3 -&nbsp;Plan ahead, or live on the edge</h4><div class="pullquote"><p>"If you want to be given everything, give everything up."</p><p>~ Tao Te Ching</p></div><p>When you embrace the unknown, you then have to accept&#8230; not knowing.</p><p>One day I was on my way to pick up some business cards and forgot what time the store closed.&nbsp;  Too late - I was on the road, and I always have a short list of other things I can do if something else doesn&#8217;t work into my schedule. I lucked out as they were still open.&nbsp; I&#8217;ve since learned the hard way to check in advance.</p><p>I also remember how to get to places very well now.&nbsp; The other day I drove out to a meeting, and had memorized the map of the country roads in my head.&nbsp; I didn&#8217;t need to refer to my box of road maps in the glove compartment, although that&#8217;s also a part of the adventure of living on the edge.</p><p>My wife and I love our maps, which we picked up for free at AAA, but she doesn&#8217;t let me use them that often because they end up looking like a busted accordion by the time I fold them up. </p><h4>Lesson 4 - Builds Self-sufficiency</h4><p>Not having Mr. Google tell you how to get places not only builds confidence in your own inner Master and Commander, but your memory of everything increases as a result as well.&nbsp; I can recall people&#8217;s phone numbers, and my own passwords, with little issue.  Do I still use an online map program?  Yes.  I take what&#8217;s called a pen, and actually <strong>write down</strong> the directions on a piece of paper!</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!DhwW!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff2f2fb9c-a019-4759-a558-4ca389c7e851_1080x1080.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!DhwW!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff2f2fb9c-a019-4759-a558-4ca389c7e851_1080x1080.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!DhwW!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff2f2fb9c-a019-4759-a558-4ca389c7e851_1080x1080.png 848w, 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y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://romanshapoval.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://romanshapoval.substack.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p>My black book is in my brain.&nbsp; Come and take it.</p><p>I don&#8217;t submit<strong> </strong>photos to the cloud anymore, but have them loaded on a memory chip from a real camera (yes they still exist) that only I control.&nbsp; I also don&#8217;t take those photos for granted anymore and appreciate each Kodak moment.</p><p>Plus, do you know how much easier it is to literally stick a chip in the computer to download your photos, rather than waiting for the internet to do it for you?&nbsp; </p><p>It&#8217;s literally instantaneous.&nbsp; &nbsp;</p><h4>Lesson 5 - Hard bodies hard wire</h4><p>When I hit the keystrokes, I type from a place of power.&nbsp; I stand with my knees slightly bent, and my head looking straight ahead at the monitor, rather than hunched over like Quasimodo.&nbsp; Years ago, I started out standing for a couple hours each day, now I can stand for 8 hours straight no problem.  Not having a wireless connection also helps my nervous system not be in a chronically-stressed state when typing.  Radiofrequency increases oxidative stress as our blood cells clump together, rather than flowing freely.  Since blood transports oxygen to our brain, we are more likely to develop brain fog when on a wireless device.</p><p>When we&#8217;re in an upright posture, and our spine is erect, our brain can receive more blood and oxygen as a result, which lets us, dare I say&#8230;think!</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!7Jo5!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0b4c8ea1-9d43-498f-ad01-8ea6bb3b4df2_1024x768.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!7Jo5!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0b4c8ea1-9d43-498f-ad01-8ea6bb3b4df2_1024x768.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!7Jo5!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0b4c8ea1-9d43-498f-ad01-8ea6bb3b4df2_1024x768.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!7Jo5!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0b4c8ea1-9d43-498f-ad01-8ea6bb3b4df2_1024x768.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!7Jo5!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0b4c8ea1-9d43-498f-ad01-8ea6bb3b4df2_1024x768.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!7Jo5!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0b4c8ea1-9d43-498f-ad01-8ea6bb3b4df2_1024x768.jpeg" width="480" height="360" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/0b4c8ea1-9d43-498f-ad01-8ea6bb3b4df2_1024x768.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:768,&quot;width&quot;:1024,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:480,&quot;bytes&quot;:72649,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/jpeg&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!7Jo5!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0b4c8ea1-9d43-498f-ad01-8ea6bb3b4df2_1024x768.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!7Jo5!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0b4c8ea1-9d43-498f-ad01-8ea6bb3b4df2_1024x768.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!7Jo5!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0b4c8ea1-9d43-498f-ad01-8ea6bb3b4df2_1024x768.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!7Jo5!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0b4c8ea1-9d43-498f-ad01-8ea6bb3b4df2_1024x768.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Google tells me the gut brain connection is important - so important that I irradiate my gut to think about it.</figcaption></figure></div><p>When we stand in a position of power, this signals to our brain that we are in control.  Being a good leader isn&#8217;t about being reactive or aggressive, hitting the dislike button on your enemy - it&#8217;s about scrolling right past their feed while you build your own army with pen, paper, and a desktop connection.</p><p>Research by social psychologist Amy Cuddy has shown<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-1" href="#footnote-1" target="_self">1</a> that by &#8220;power posing&#8221; our testosterone levels increase, while reducing the stress hormone cortisol.&nbsp; </p><p>Many a good ole&#8217; grandma, talking on their copper-landlines, have more testosterone than some of those meatheads in the gym scrolling into oblivion.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><h4>Lesson 6 -  Less texting = More brain power</h4><p>Many of us take our fingers for granted. &nbsp;Our hands are exquisitely linked to the rest of our brain and neural circuitry, so when we type we dampen our cognitive abilities.&nbsp; This is why you&#8217;ll see many musicians or artists with increased gray matter in their cerebellum, as they are activating different regions of their brain with not only their minds, but bodies as well.&nbsp; Brains of jazz artists were shown<a class="footnote-anchor" data-component-name="FootnoteAnchorToDOM" id="footnote-anchor-2" href="#footnote-2" target="_self">2</a> to have increased&nbsp; blood flow to their medial prefrontal cortex, which exerts top-down executive control in the brain.</p><h4>Lesson 7 - I miss out on some things, but I get everything.</h4><p>Do you remember TV shows or movies from the eighties where certain characters would just sit on a park bench like Forrest Gump and zone out?&nbsp; &nbsp;When&#8217;s the last time &nbsp;you noticed anyone sit on a chair or in a park and just stare into space?</p><p>I do this a few times per week whenever I&#8217;m picking Bohdanna up somewhere.  It&#8217;s a skill men used to have - learning how to patiently wait for women, without a toy to distract them.  Stare up at the sky men - it builds character.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!VMCr!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd1d9ee21-6925-4c2a-97d6-7841dedf7ec6_648x648.gif" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!VMCr!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd1d9ee21-6925-4c2a-97d6-7841dedf7ec6_648x648.gif 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!VMCr!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd1d9ee21-6925-4c2a-97d6-7841dedf7ec6_648x648.gif 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!VMCr!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd1d9ee21-6925-4c2a-97d6-7841dedf7ec6_648x648.gif 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!VMCr!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd1d9ee21-6925-4c2a-97d6-7841dedf7ec6_648x648.gif 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!VMCr!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd1d9ee21-6925-4c2a-97d6-7841dedf7ec6_648x648.gif" width="436" height="436" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/d1d9ee21-6925-4c2a-97d6-7841dedf7ec6_648x648.gif&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:648,&quot;width&quot;:648,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:436,&quot;bytes&quot;:4617338,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/gif&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!VMCr!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd1d9ee21-6925-4c2a-97d6-7841dedf7ec6_648x648.gif 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!VMCr!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd1d9ee21-6925-4c2a-97d6-7841dedf7ec6_648x648.gif 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!VMCr!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd1d9ee21-6925-4c2a-97d6-7841dedf7ec6_648x648.gif 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!VMCr!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd1d9ee21-6925-4c2a-97d6-7841dedf7ec6_648x648.gif 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Maybe it&#8217;s time to give your brain a rest, and close your eyes! Get bored.</figcaption></figure></div><div class="poll-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;id&quot;:521850}" data-component-name="PollToDOM"></div><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://romanshapoval.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://romanshapoval.substack.com/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p>Children, along with many adults, don&#8217;t know how to be bored.&nbsp; Instead of zoning out, they get themselves locked in the twilight cell phone zone of no return.</p><p>Like a colleague of mine recently told me &#8211; children don&#8217;t know how to live &#8220;vertically&#8221; anymore, and instead are trapped on the horizontal plane.&nbsp; We&#8217;ve lost touch with our sense of Divine wonder, the stars above, and have submitted to an endless wheel of AI which will only give us dooms of fortune.  If we give up our mind power, we&#8217;ll only know Siri, and never appreciate Sirius.</p><p>Living vertically allows us to build the relationship we have with ourselves, and as a result lets others do the same.&nbsp; For instance, my friends know that if they send me an email, I&#8217;m likely not to get back to them right away.&nbsp; Because I&#8217;ve trained myself not to react in the twinkling of an eye, I have conditioned them to reach me through two long-forgotten modes of communication:</p><h4>1.  Email:  I know&#8230;it&#8217;s so 1990s of me.</h4><p>When responding via email, I can remain more present, composing longer, more thoughtful messages, in a safer, faster, more secure mode of communication.</p><h4>2.  Copper-wired landline telephone (dare I say)</h4><p>With a hardwired connection, it&#8217;s easier to remain present for someone.&nbsp; &nbsp;There&#8217;s only so far I can walk or go while connected to my wall.  We also have a richer experience in a true phone call. When hearing someone&#8217;s tone of voice &#8211; we&#8217;re better able to decipher their state of mind.&nbsp; &nbsp;A life-changer was letting calls go to the answering machine and calling that person back when I&#8217;m ready.&nbsp; Both parties benefit as a result.</p><div class="poll-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;id&quot;:521851}" data-component-name="PollToDOM"></div><p>I&#8217;ve also been able to maintain better relationships and conversations through eye contact, something which suffers immensely when we immerse ourselves in our cell phones.&nbsp; Wireless radiation has been shown to destroy our prefrontal cortex, along with areas of the brain responsible for empathic connection like the insula, which is responsible for processing emotional cues.</p><h4>&#129331; Bonus Lesson: Selfies don&#8217;t have a share button.</h4><p>Embarrassing selfies with Kardashian fishlips are less easily shared on the web:</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link 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isPermaLink="false">https://romanshapoval.substack.com/p/music</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Roman S Shapoval]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 14:22:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/199532395/ce639b9ae24fc497c31b7812c3aa4208.mp3" length="0" type="audio/mpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.thepowercouple.ca/opt-in-a88ad8d4-b3c7-46ce-9d9e-1c224ec2ef71&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PRIVATE NEWSLETTER&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.thepowercouple.ca/opt-in-a88ad8d4-b3c7-46ce-9d9e-1c224ec2ef71"><span>SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PRIVATE NEWSLETTER</span></a></p><p>Hello Dear Subscribers!</p><div class="poll-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;id&quot;:519807}" data-component-name="PollToDOM"></div><div class="poll-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;id&quot;:519808}" 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