742: Demystifying EMFs and Protecting Your Health with The EMF Guy

Beauty Bytes with Dr. Kay: Secrets of a Plastic Surgeon™

Kay Durairaj, MD, FACS @beautybydrkay

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5 • 604 Ratings

🗓️ 1 July 2025

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

This episode of Beauty Bytes with Dr. K features Nicholas Pineault, also known as "The EMF Guy," a best-selling author and investigative health journalist. Nicholas dives deep into the often-controversial topic of electromagnetic fields (EMFs) and their impact on our health, from smartphones and Wi-Fi routers to Bluetooth devices.

Learn about the science behind wireless radiation and its potential links to various health concerns, including certain tumors, hormonal disruption, impaired fertility, and disrupted sleep. Nicholas highlights why current safety limits, especially in North America, may not adequately protect us and offers practical, actionable solutions to mitigate your daily EMF exposure without completely disconnecting from technology.

Discover how simple habits, wired solutions, and mindful device usage can significantly reduce your cumulative EMF dose. Nicholas also emphasizes the importance of balancing exposure to human-made EMFs with beneficial natural frequencies found in nature. Tune in to demystify EMFs and equip yourself with the knowledge to protect your long-term health in an increasingly wireless world.

Find Nicholas Pineault's book, "The Non-Tinfoil Guide to EMFs," and more information at EMFbook.com and on Instagram @theemfguy.

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0:00.0	Well, hello, hello, guys. You're listening to Beauty Bites with Dr. Kay, Secrets of a Plastic Surgeon, and today's
0:21.8	podcast is going to be a great one. We are going to talk about EMF, Nicholas Beno. He's also known
0:28.3	as the EMF guy. He's a best-selling author, an investigative health journalist, and he is a leading
0:34.0	voice talking all about safer technology. He's author of the non-tinfoil guide to
0:39.8	EMFs. And this really helps demystify the science behind electromagnetic fields. I think EMFs are a huge
0:48.7	issue. They're affecting all of us. And I'm really excited to learn more about it. So Nick,
0:53.8	welcome to the podcast.
0:55.3	Thanks for having me. It's a pleasure. Yeah. So you have a huge background in journalism.
0:59.6	What made you decide to learn about the impact of wireless radiation from all of our smartphones,
1:05.2	Wi-Fi routers, everything around us? You know, I started looking at the environmental toxins that barely anyone
1:12.9	talked about 15 years ago. I was shocked at the presence of, you know, BPA in our food,
1:19.8	especially if you, you know, use a lot of microwavable plastics and foods or reheat, you know, your leftovers, we know that this leaches certain
1:31.6	types of plastic ingredients in your food. And I was shocked to understand that these are endocrine
1:37.1	disruptors, right? They mess around with your hormones because the body confuses BPA with
1:44.1	certain hormones. They kind of look the same to
1:46.9	ourselves and it can impact testosterone in men. It can impact the cycle and, you know,
1:52.9	weight gain or weight loss in women. And of course, it has everything to do with graceful aging.
1:58.8	Many, many people these days have disrupted hormones.
2:02.3	And that was 15 years ago when I realized that all these environmental toxins from, it's not
2:07.3	just the plastics, it's heavy metals and pesticides and everything that can end up entering
2:13.2	our body when it shouldn't impact us. But the wireless radiation piece was really missing from me.
2:19.5	Back in 2016, I barely understood the topic. And I started diving deep into it when my mom got
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