I’ve read at least four books on EMF that I can think of now, and this is by far the best. I picked it up because most of the blogs I’d read said the same thing. It’s straightforward, accessible, and practical, assuming the reader is a consumer and not an electrician.

I like the fact that the author is up front about the fact that he’s in the same boat: he’s a science writer who’s done an enormous amount of research on the subject, and interviewed numerous experts. After reading, taking notes, and reading my notes, and then trying to apply what I had read, I felt like I could take my $150 Gauss meter purchased on Amazon and actually glean some usable information on my environment and what I could do to make it safer, without going overboard and upending my whole life (as the title implies).

What bothers me is that most of the authors I read and experts I’ve talked to on this subject seem to disagree with one another on one or more points. Nick does acknowledge that where he can, and gives both sides of the argument so that the reader can draw his or her own conclusions. I guess in any other area of medicine that’s true too, it’s just that in the realm of biochemistry, I have enough of a foundation that I can draw my own conclusions without having to rely on anyone else. In the realm of electricity I don’t know enough to do that with a great deal of confidence, and it’s still such a controversial topic. So I can’t say I feel like I know *enough* after reading this book. But I do feel like I know a lot more than I did before I started, and I feel less overwhelmed about what to do about it.

My rating: *****

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