03/18/2026
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've been down research rabbit holes for months while writing my next book on healthspan — the time within your lifespan when you are healthy and functional, which we all want to extend as long as possible. One general concept that keeps coming up in the literature is hormesis, which refers to your body's response to low doses of a stressor and can lead to positive adaptations.
You may be wondering what that has to do with the subject of this email. Well, I came across an experiment that was done on mice and rats, where they lived for two years in specially designed metal cages while being exposed to .9-1.9 GHz radiation for nine hours a day.
That's the same radiofrequency as your phone's 2G/3G signal and very similar to Bluetooth's. But for this experiment, the intensity was roughly 100X the exposure AirPods pump into your brain, even for heavy users.
Here's the cool part: the mice in the study lived longer. Significantly longer. They had a 53% lower risk of death than the control mice, which received no radiation. The same was true for the rats.
Compared to the control group, the radiation group had 28 measured health improvements. Decreased inflammation, less brain cell death, and less kidney disease are among the list. Only five things got worse: thymus hemorrhage, lung congestion, nasal inflammation, eye neovascularization, and lung infiltration.
The chart from the study is attached...
If that were a pill you could take, a lot of people would be taking it.
I realize that humans aren't mice or rats, but still, this research is encouraging for Bluetooth users across the land.
I've never used AirPods before, although I do use Bluetooth headphones when I work out. But after reading this, I may buy some to bathe my brain in some light radiation to give myself some of the superpowers listed in that chart.
Ok, I need to get back to writing the book. The title, by the way, is Immortal Till You Die. I should finish the manuscript by the summer, then there's the editing process and getting the cover art figured out, so the finished product won't hit Amazon until early next year. I'll keep you updated.
Until next time,
Doc G
