Robert O Young DSc, PhD, Naturopathic Practitioner
- Mar 20, 2020
- 16 min read

The Effects of ElectroMagnetic Frequencies (EMF) on the Blood and Biological Terrain

Updated: May 21, 2023

Live and Dried Blood Analysis with EMF Exposure

Challenge:

4-subject study Live blood analysis [1.2.3.4] involves visual examination of freshly-drawn capillary blood of subjects that is put between a glass cover slip and microscope slide and viewed using an optical microscope with video enhancement. It shows images of the various types of blood cells in their native state and plasma bodies as small as chylomicrons. It is regarded as an important assessment of the biological terrain of the body by holistic health practitioners.

The test requires either a dark-field or phase-contrast microscope and a high contrast videocamera attached to it. The magnification with video enhancement and projection on a monitor ranges up to 20,000X.

A remarkably detailed view of live, unstained blood is thus obtained, inaccessible by any other means. The size and shape of the cells, their morphological stability over time, states of agglutination, the presence of cell wall-deficient microbes[5] and the motility of white blood cells are just some of the parameters observed in video footage and microphotographs.

Normal healthy fasting blood shows free-floating round-shaped red blood cells interspersed with an occasional white blood cell, and clear plasma with only a few chylomicrons. There are many morphological deviations from the normal state that are associated with nutritional, oxidative, pH, and EMF and other stressors that tend to disrupt the normal biological terrain.

Dried blood analysis, also called the OST or Oxidative Stress Test[6], is a procedure in which a droplet of freshly drawn capillary blood is left to sit between 20 seconds to 1 minute on the fingertip from which it is drawn, and then pressed onto a glass microscope slide in 8 sequential layers. It is then left uncovered to clot and dry. The resulting fibrin web is examined under a bright-field optical microscope under 10 to 20x magnification, and the patterns noted.

The accumulation of clinical research data over years shows empirically how the blood pictures relate to oxidative stress and other health issues. In particular, the presence of clear or whitish polymerized protein puddles (PPPs) seen in a thin layer of hard-clotted blood indicate oxidative stress. The number and position of PPPs in the layer, as well as their shape and size are evaluated in the test, as well as other parameters. [2001, Clarus Products International, LLC] [7]

Normal healthy blood produces a fibrin web that is continuous and without PPPs, and it appears a uniform pinkish-red. These blood tests are often used by holistic health practitioners to assess the overall health of the biological terrain and the nutritional status of patients. They are not, however, recognized yet in conventional medicine. There is, nonetheless, a wealth of empirical data that correlates the test results with quantitative blood testing and clinical manifestations.

The tests are particularly useful to examine the effects of oxidative and other types of stress on the body at the cellular level, and they are often done in tandem.

In the initial study conducted by Robert O. Young, Ph.D., a microbiologist, 3 hypotheses were tested:

(1) How does 8 hours exposure to ambient low-level EMF pollution in the workplace affect the blood morphology of normal healthy human subjects as measured by live and dry blood analyses?

(2) Does wearing the QLink during exposure to ambient low-level EMF affect the same blood tests of these subjects?

(3) What is the subjective experience of the subjects after wearing the QLink for the first 72 hours?

Both live and dried blood analyses of volunteers under the following experimental conditions were performed:

(1) baseline: without known EMF stressors present;

(2) EMF challenge: 8 hours’ exposure to ambient low-level EMF in the workplace;

(3) EMF challenge while wearing a QLink: between 8 and 24 hours’ exposure per day for 3 days to low-level ambient EMF stress while knowingly wearing a QLink pendant for 72 hours continuously.

Four female subjects, 20 to 30 years old, were the subjects in the study. Neither the subjects nor experimenters were blinded as to the experimental conditions of testing in this study. The subjects lived and worked in London, England, where they had exposure to EMF pollution as computer operators, video editors, and account managers.

Moreover, they all reported having stressful occupations with long work hours. All were told not to change anything in their lifestyle during the study except for wearing the QLink pendant.

Subjects were not informed of the results of their blood testing during the study.

The results are as follows for the 3 experimental conditions as defined above.

Subject I:

(1) Baseline testing showed blood cell disorganization with the presence of cell wall-deficient microbial forms in the live blood test; the OST showed many PPPs throughout indicating abnormal blood clotting profile.

(2) The results of EMF challenge showed an increase in the apparent numbers of cell wall-deficient microbes in the live blood test; more PPPs were observed in the OST, as well as a dark center, which has been empirically correlated with bowel congestion.

(3) The results of EMF challenge while wearing a QLink showed results that were much improved: a normal live blood profile with fewer microbial forms; the OST revealed a normal pattern. The subject also reported that she was sleeping better, felt less stressed, and did not experience her reoccurring headaches while wearing the QLink.

Subject II:

(1) Baseline testing showed blood cell disorganization with some colloid precipitation and crystals in the plasma, as well as some cell wall-deficient microbial forms in the live blood test. The OST showed many PPPs throughout, indicating abnormal clotting associated with cellular disturbance and disorganization, and a dark, 2001 Clarus Products International, LLC. [8] central core that is indicative of bowel congestion.

(2) The results of EMF challenge showed an increase in the colloid forms and crystals in the live blood test. The OST revealed larger PPPs scattered throughout and the same dark center associated with bowel congestion.

(3) The results of EMF challenge while wearing a QLink showed normal results in the live blood analysis. The OST shows a normal pattern, with only a single PPP observed. The subject also reported feeling less stress and better bowel elimination while wearing the QLink.

Subject III:

(1) Baseline testing showed blood cell disorganization with high levels of precipitated colloids in the live blood test. See Figure 6(a). The OST showed PPPs in the center of the clot, which are associated with cellular disturbance and the possibility of bowel congestion. See Figure 6(b).

(2) The results of EMF challenge showed the same types of disturbances with red blood cell aggregation and stacking in the live blood cell test. See Figure 7(a). The OST showed even more PPPs that previously, indicating more severe tissue stress and congestion in the bowel. See Figure 7(b).

(3) The results of EMF challenge while wearing a QLink showed little aggregation of red blood cells and a reduction in colloid deposits. See Figure 8(a).

The OST showed a normal pattern. See Figure 8(b).

The subject also reported feeling less stress, less sugar cravings, and experiencing normal bowel elimination while wearing the QLink. (a) (b) Figure 6.

Subject III – (a) Live red blood cell photos before EMF exposure (no QLink). (b) Dried blood cell photos before EMF exposure (no QLink). 2001 Clarus Products International, LLC. [9] (a) (b) Figure 7.

Subject III – (a) Live red blood cell photos after EMF exposure (no QLink). (b) Dried blood cell photos after EMF exposure (no QLink). (a) (b) Figure 8.

Subject III – (a) Live red blood cell photos with EMF exposure (with QLink). (b) Dried blood cell photos with EMF exposure (with QLink).

Subject IV:

(1) Baseline testing showed normal red blood cell organization, normal active white blood cells, and a small amount of cell-wall deficient microbial forms as well as crystals. The OST showed many PPPs throughout the clot, indicating cellular disturbance and disorganization throughout the body.

(2) The results of EMF challenge showed a number of crenated (wrinkled) red blood cells. The OST showed many PPPs, 2001 Clarus Products International, LLC. [ and a darker center of the blood clot, suggesting bowel congestion.

(3) The results of EMF challenge while wearing a QLink showed a normal blood profile in the live blood test, with round and separate red blood cells and actively motile white blood cells, without microbial forms. The OST showed a normal pattern. The subject also reported feeling less stressed and not experiencing digestive sensitivity or bowel congestion while wearing the QLink.

The conclusions drawn from this study are:

(1) the stress from 8 hours’ exposure to ambient low-level EMF in the workplace can be observed in the blood, and the live and dry blood cell tests record changes such as cellular disorganization and clotting dysfunction;

(2) the negative changes seen in blood from exposure to EMF stress can be overcome by wearing the QLink pendant for at least 72 hours; in some cases, the change was so dramatic, that the blood was improved over the control baseline condition;

(3) all 4 of the subjects reported experiencing an increase in energy and less stress. II.

Controlled Pilot Study Using Live and Dried Blood Analysis: 8-subjects

A subsequent study was conducted by Robert O. Young, Ph.D., which was a double-blind controlled trial involving 20 volunteers.

The hypotheses tested were the following:

(1) Does the QLink show an improvement at the level of the biological terrain and blood morphology as monitored via live and dry blood analyses of subjects who were exposed to low-level ambient EMF stress for 72 hours?

(2) What do subjects report subjectively about the status of their physical and mental health and well being after wearing the QLink for 72 hours?

Four of the 20 subjects were disqualified from the beginning and dismissed from the study, because they had prior knowledge of Clarus, and in fact, were already wearing the QLink. The remaining 16 subjects, which consisted of adult males and females ranging in age from 35 to 60, were assigned randomly into 2 groups of 8 each, Group A and Group B.

Group A wore a sham device (control) and Group B wore the real QLink, although this was not revealed until the end of the study.

Both groups wore QLink-type pendants, but only the pendants of the experimental group, B, had been activated. The sham devices of control group, A, were inactive pendants that were otherwise physically identical to the active QLink pendants.

All 16 subjects were exposed to normal everyday EMF pollution associated with cell phones, fluorescent lighting, computers, power lines, and other office and work-related equipment, in addition to other stressors that were held constant during the duration of the study.

They were told not to change anything in their lifestyle except for wearing the pendants. In addition, the subjects were exposed to low level ambient EMF pollution of daily life.

Live blood and dry blood (OST) analyses were conducted on each subject as follows:

(1) control condition, before wearing the device; and

(2) experimental condition, after wearing the device as a pendant for 3 full days, day and night. Blood was drawn from a finger prick and immediately observed under a video-enhanced optical microscope [2001 Clarus Products International, LLC] assembly as described above. Blood cell images were recorded by microphotography.

The Results