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Each subject samples. This technique provides information on blood from a person consuming the WAPF diet

was given the ecology of the blood, sometimes referred to is shown in Figure 1. This photograph shows
as the “biological terrain.” Live blood analysis the blood immediately after it is drawn. Round
three blood has traditionally been used in clinical medicine to RBCs appear uniform in size, separated from one
tests look for the presence of certain parasites includ- another, and with no debris in the blood plasma.
associated ing the malaria organism and the spiral-shaped Subjects fasted for at least five hours and
bacteria that causes Lyme disease. It is a research refrained from exposure to cell phones for four
with three tool sometimes also used in holistic health as- hours prior to individual appointments in the
different cell sessment. The size, shape, variability, and cel- study. During their three-hour experimental
phone lular integrity of the red blood cells (RBCs) can session, subjects were allowed to drink only
water. Each subject was given three blood tests
readily be seen, as well as any stickiness and ag-
exposure gregation of the RBCs. The presence and relative associated with three different exposure condi-
conditions. number of white blood cells and their subtypes tions as described below. Each blood sample was
are noted, along with the motility (movement) evaluated and scored for different blood factors.
of these cells. The blood plasma is checked for These factors include the shape of red blood cells
platelet aggregates, the formation of fibrin, the and membrane distortion; state of aggregation
presence of microbial and parasitic forms, as well of the red blood cells, including clumping, rou-
as particulates including cholesterol, crystals, leaux formation (cells stuck together in rolls) and
and various contaminants. stickiness; white blood cell shape and motility;
This study utilized a custom-built, dark-field and the degree of early clotting factors includ-
microscope attached to a digital video camera ing platelet aggregates and presence of fibrin. A
system with zoom lens linked to a computer Likert scale from 0 to 6 was used to score the
monitor. Software was used to capture and store blood factors, in which 0 indicates an absence
microphotographs for subsequent analysis. of the blood factor, and larger numbers indicate
The blood specimen was lit by means of light greater levels of the blood factors observed in
delivered through fiber optics attached to the the blood samples. This method has been previ-
microscope condenser to prevent sample heat- ously described in detail in other studies on diet
ing. A sterile lancet was used to collect a droplet reported in this journal.
6,7
of peripheral blood from the fingertip, which Three blood tests were performed on each
was immediately placed on a glass microscope subject as follows: (1) initially, prior to cell phone
slide and covered with a glass cover slip. Oil exposure (baseline condition); (2) following
immersion lenses at the microscope objective exposure to a smart phone in receiving mode
and dark-field condenser were used for image placed in a backpack worn by the subject for 45
optimization. minutes (carrying condition); and (3) following
A microphotograph of normal healthy active use of the cell phone for 45 minutes (active
use condition). These are the two conditions in
which most people use a cell phone. Cell phones
can also be put in “airplane mode,” in the sense
that the user cannot make a call or access the
web. However, the phone is still in communica-
tion with the nearest cell phone tower.
Ten or more typical blood microphotographs
were made for each of the three exposure con-
ditions. During the active use condition, the
subjects continually used the cell phone’s com-
munication functions to access the Internet and
to make phone calls. Also in the active use con-
dition, subjects placed the cell phone near their
Figure 1: Healthy blood showing round, heads at least twice for approximately five min-
separate RBCs and clean blood plasma. utes each time during phone calls. During other
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