Microwaves

There is far too much to say about microwaves and their safety (or lack of) to state all at once in a single blog. So I am  going to break it down into a couple of sections. That will give you some time to digest all the information and, in the end, make an informed decision from all of the information.

The many myths, rumors and blatant lies that surround microwave ovens are nothing more than scare tactics put out there for their shock value. It amazes me how what may have started off as a few people’s paranoia can evolve into a mass hysteria in a relatively short period of time. That’s the magic of the internet folks – the ability for information (whether it be fact or fiction) to go from one person’s thoughts to the masses can happen in a matter of minutes in the cyber world.

I know, the idea that microwaves are radiation leaking, food infecting, cancer causing machines of reproductive sterility is not a new concept and has been around for much longer than the internet has been in our homes. The difference in this age is that the information, or should I say misinformation, can travel from one person to the next with blinding speed.

The cyber world aside, misinformation is also being fed to us by “trained professionals” in the real world. Case in point is an informational appointment that I attended at, of all places, a chiropractor’s office - a “Healthy Living” program was offered to patients. Curious, I attended an information session there and was astounded at what I was told by their “trained professional”. Apparently, according to the woman giving me the introduction to their program, microwaves “change the molecular structure of food heated or cooked in a microwave, and vitamins and minerals are completely destroyed”. Just after she told me this, I could keep my mouth shut no longer and I explained to her, in short, just how a microwave works and told her that there was no chance of a microwave altering any molecular structure.

I’m sure that she had never been challenged in this way and that most people either follow along like sheep being led off to the slaughter or kept the thought to themselves that this information was way off base. She simply stumbled on her words for a few moments and then finally admitted that she really had no idea just how a microwave works, but this is the information that she had been given to present to prospective clients of their program. Is it just me, or should people not have actual knowledge about the subjects they are teaching, promoting and selling? Is it too much to assume that they would have researched the subject on their own so they would not only be able to intelligently answer questions that may come up, but be able to support their beliefs with evidential facts?

It is unfortunate that many people, both online by way of website ownership or one of the numerous forums online are very quick to offer up opinion, not fact, on any given topic.

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