Dr. Samuel Milham, a physician–epidemiologist, spent nearly three decades researching the potential health impacts of electricity and electromagnetic fields (EMFs). In his book Dirty Electricity: Electrification and the Diseases of Civilization, he discusses associations he observed between EMF exposure and twentieth-century diseases, including cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and suicide.

Dr. Milham also proposes that dirty electricity and other forms of EMF pollution may play a role in conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease, multiple sclerosis (MS), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease), infertility concerns, and other health issues. He has called for additional scientific investigation to examine these connections more thoroughly.

Other researchers and clinicians have similarly reported associations between dirty electricity and various health-related complaints, including asthma, behavioral challenges, ADD/ADHD-type symptoms, sleep disturbances, headaches, chronic fatigue, muscle and joint discomfort, fibromyalgia-like symptoms, and mood-related issues such as depression, anxiety, and irritability.

For more context, see the Guide to Dirty Electricity by Kim Lear.