Why to Own a Radiation Monitor

Radiation: the hidden and silent Killer.

One of the areas of the Alkaline Lifestyle is the environment where you live, play and work. Radiation, its sources, levels and spectrums should be a concern of yours, and nothing is as important as being able to verify that radiation is at safe levels. The earth has natural low levels of what is called background radiation, but due to man’s technology most of us are unknowingly being exposed to harmful radiation from many different sources.

This article is about Alpha, Beta and Gamma radiation, the type emitting from radioactive substances, both natural and man made.

Having taken training to become a Nuclear Fallout Shelter Radiological Monitor, I know enough about the dangers of radiation to recommend having a Geiger Counter in your home. I have found a good value in a Digital Geiger Counter that is priced below $900.00. Only until recently, the prices were twice that amount or more.
Beware of shopping by price alone among different manufacturers. Some equipment is target marketed to those who buy impulsively based on fear and cost. Those units are generally inaccurate, and in the scenarios I am about to explain ,a faulty unit could be the death of you. Geiger counters are complex pieces of electronic equipment and you basically get what you pay for. Besides the low price, another great benefit is that the modern Digital unit can sit on the shelf unused for years. The old style Bomb Shelter units required regular testing to assure accurate readings.

People many times are surprised that I use a Geiger counter in a home environmental survey and of my recommendation to purchase and have on hand a Geiger Counter in the home

An Example of why to own a Geiger Counter:
I relate to people the following true story.
A Home Environment Technician had been commissioned by a client building a new home to work with the Architects in designing it and to continually check on the construction of the house, to assure a safe and healthy home for him and his family.
The day that the family was being moved in to their new home, complete with a lot of new furniture and furnishings, the Environment Technician did one last survey through the house with his test equipment. One of the test devices was a Geiger counter.
As the Environment Technician walked into the owner’s master bedroom he noticed a stunningly beautiful master bed with granite head and foot boards containing a blue streak through the both the head and foot boards. The streak was a rich dark cobalt blue. The owner later related, that blue streak was what attracted him to that particular piece of granite in the first place. As he approached the bed the Geiger counter started clicking rapidly and eventually pegged the needle to the danger zone as he put it on the pillows where the people occupying the bed would have rested their heads. The reading was the same when placed near the foot board of the bed. That beautiful streak of Blue was natural highly Radioactive Cobalt. When the owner was summoned to the bedroom and informed of the findings, he first went into shock as he considered what would have been the consequences, if he had not had been paying for the services of the expert Environment Technician. One might conjecture what might have befallen the couple had they slept in that radioactive bed to have played out like the following:
first he and his wife would have started going bald, then headaches and then perhaps brain tumors and or cancer and then surgery ,chemo and radiation treatments to treat their cancer and then their eventual deaths.
Small minds say, who could know? People who think and have understanding, they know.
The Technician upon returning to the home the next day, found the granite head and foot boards out in the front swale, waiting to be picked up by the Granite distributor.

By the way, have you ever drank coffee or tea out of one of those beautiful dark blue ceramic coffee mugs, that are given away as promotions by so many companies?
I recall a recent news story where some one checked their mug, made in communist China, and it was radioactive, again from radioactive cobalt being used as the coloring in the glaze. Not all dark blue coffee mugs are radioactive, but how would you know? Does anyone remember the Lead on the children’s toys, the plastic compound in the pet food that sickened and killed so many pets? No one is checking these things at the USA borders, or where they are sold or where they are used. I do in my house. How about yours?

Generally when I do a Home Survey I use various test meters and kits to check the Home, so purchase of the Radiation Meter is not a necessity for checking the radiation levels in your house. My service of course is local to where I live, so it may not be available to you from me personally,unless I am consulting with you at your home and place of business.To find some one in your local area ,I suggest you use your favorite Internet search engine to find a Home Environmental Technician to conduct a home survey for you. (Make sure the service you find does use a Geiger counter as part of its test equipment!)

Where a person’s personal preference and budget allows them, I recommend purchasing one for their own personal use.

But there is another set of reasons for owning a Geiger Counter. After the terrorist dirty bomb scenario became public knowledge in America after September 11,2001, having your own Radiation Monitoring device doesn't sound so outlandish for that reason alone. We experienced Gulf coast Hurricane survivors know not to rely solely on government officials to know what actions to take before, during and after emergencies. By the way we Americans are supposed to be independent, not dependent, right? There is supposed to be a healthy balance between the representative state and the individual responsibility in all matters, but what I teach as the Alkaline Lifestyle is that individual responsibility is the default condition in the balance. If governing officials fail, no problem, I am personally prepared.

Considering a new 30” LCD High Definition capable TV now costs over $600.00 and a lot of houses have more than two or three TVs in them ,having a Radiation Monitoring device seems financially plausible, if not a requirement.
By the way, you could pay for your purchase by doing a home and office survey for all your friends and families for a fee, or split the cost among friends and family so each of you can at least have peace of mind about that part of your home environment. For example if Radon were present in dangerous levels, the Monitor will detect the radiation and further testing with a specific Radon test Kit will prove up the source. A Radon Test kit is available at almost every Hardware store across America for $50.00 or less.

For instance:
A terrorist Dirty Bomb goes off in a major city near you. The wind is blowing from that city to where you are. With your own Geiger Counter you will know when and whether you can safely go outside your home, go shopping or check the body of yourself, friends and family for radioactive contamination. This is something that is essential to know in order to survive such an event. If you were go outside to remove trash, walk the dog, fuel a generator or for any other reason after such an event with out a way of checking the radiation levels, it could be fatal or cause serious long term health problems.

Another event would be such as happened at the Nuclear power plants at Chernobyl or Three Mile Island. Fall out intensity from a radioactive event varies over a wide area due to wind patterns and weather conditions ,such as whether it is raining, snowing and or windy when the event occurs. During and after such an unfortunate event, the local officials will be overwhelmed. The government won't be able to send some one to every home to tell you whether it is safe outside of your house or in your neighborhood. Only some one with a Geiger Counter on site, such as you, the home Owner, can make that decision, If you have the equipment.
Since you won't (hopefully) be using it regularly, you just store the Geiger Counter with out the battery (a common 9 Volt type) in a safe handy place. When needed just take it down and install the battery and you are ready.

Almost every home in America has a Smoke Detector, why not a portable Radiation detector?
The unit is small ,Portable, comes with easy to read instructions, is easy to learn how to use and may be the most valuable investment you ever made.
To purchase the Geiger Counter model that is mentioned above send an email to:
products@AlkalineLifestyle.us
In the Subject Line write: Geiger Counter Inquiry and in the body of your email inform me of how to contact you back.
You will receive an email with information and prices on the unit.

Or, just Call 754-423-3412 Daily from 6:00am to 9:00pm EST