link between electromagnetic waves and heavy metal?

[thierry]

I just felt upon one man that explained that electromagnetic waves could open something in the brain that makes it easier for heavy metal to pass. What do you think about that ? Should one eat sea food in the forest rather than in town?

[undeather]

What should be the first question you should ask yourself if you stumble upon information like that?

The problem with the "EMR (electro magnetic radiation) makes your blood brain barrier leaky"-argument is that proponents cherry-pick data that fit their conspiratorial worldview. In reality, while there ARE some studies that seem to suggest that certain forms of EMR might have an influence on such cells in vitro (meaning outside of the organism in a test-tube), there really is no clear evidence that there are such in effects in humans.

There are some studies which seem to show a significant effect, but those are usually conducted with far high levels of energy than the EMR in our environment.
There are some studies which show negative effects in animals, but those face replication and other related issues.
If you had to steelman the argument, you could say that there might be extremely small effects but it's highly speculative.

TLDR; 
Eat your seafood wherever you want, don't stress out about it! Seafood consumption is associated with a lower all-cause mortality. That said, the forrest has other health-promoting properties that you can enjoy regardless!

Edited April 27 by undeather