How To Stay EMF-Safe: Key Lessons From Dan Stachofsky’s Wise Traditions Podcast

The Weston A. Price Foundation (WAPF) has been one of the most respected voices for nutrient-dense food, regenerative farming, and traditional wisdom. So when their Wise Traditions podcast invited Dan Stachofsky, founder of Essential Energy, to discuss “How To Stay EMF Safe,” it marked a major shift: electromagnetic pollution and light quality are now central topics in modern wellness.

This article breaks down the biggest insights from that conversation and connects them to the work we do at Essential Energy—helping families, farmers, and practitioners create healthier environments through structured, beneficial light.

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Why EMFs and Light Now Matter More Than Ever

Dan explains that we are not just chemistry. We are energy and frequency, and every cell relies on tiny electrical and photonic signals for:

• Hormone regulation

• Sleep cycles

• Immune function

• Mood

• Digestion

• Cellular communication

Two major environmental forces are disrupting those signals:

1. Exploding non-native EMF exposure

Cell towers, Wi-Fi routers, smart meters, power lines, radar systems, and now satellite networks create continuous electromagnetic stress that did not exist for most of human history.

2. Chronic “mal-illumination”

Most people live under LED and screen light—heavy in blue wavelengths and lacking the balanced spectrum of sunrise and natural light. This “junk light” confuses the brain and disrupts circadian rhythms.

Together, these create static in the body’s communication system. When the nervous system, hormones, and immune cells try to coordinate, that static makes everything work harder.

How Light Talks to Your Brain and Hormones

Dan describes one of the most overlooked biological truths:

Light entering the eyes is the master signal for the entire body.

• Special light-sensing molecules in the eye send signals to the hypothalamus, pineal gland, and other deep brain centers.

• This influences melatonin, cortisol, thyroid hormones, sex hormones, and sleep-wake cycles.

• Sunrise and sunset provide natural light shifts that reset the body each day.

Artificial light—especially LED and screen light at night—interrupts these signals and disrupts the endocrine system.

Dan explains that Essential Energy’s mission is not only to reduce EMF stress but to upgrade the quality of the light field in and around us so our biology can function as designed.

“We limit how much technology our kids use at home,” said Steve Jobs—who revealed his own children had never used the iPad at home.

EMF Pollution’s Impact on Children

One of the most sobering topics in the interview is how EMFs affect developing brains.

A study tracking about 50,000 school-aged children found:

• The earlier a child got a phone,

• The more likely they were to experience anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts, and nervous system dysregulation.

This isn't only due to apps or social media—researchers also linked these issues to the radiofrequency EMF emitted by the phone.

Dan has also seen this firsthand:

Children given tablets or phones as toddlers often later struggle with:

• Sleep

• Focus

• Mood regulation

• Behavior

• Eye development

The message is not fear—it is environmental stewardship. Children’s nervous systems are still wiring themselves. Their environment matters.

What Dan Is Seeing in Traditional Communities

Even groups considered “low-tech,” like Amish communities, are experiencing similar changes.

Many Amish families now use:

• Solar panels with inverters

• Battery tools

• Bright LED lighting

Leaders reported that they almost never needed glasses in past generations. Now, children need corrective lenses at rapidly increasing rates.

Dan explains why:

• LED flicker stresses the visual system

• The spectrum is unnatural

• Inverters and wiring add EMF exposure

These subtle shifts mirror what’s happening nationwide.

EMF Interference on the Farm: Cows, Chickens, and Wind Turbines

The Wise Traditions audience cares deeply about real food, so Dan shared how modern EMFs affect farms.

Through Essential Energy’s EMF Safe Farm initiative, he’s seen:

Dairy cows

Declining conception rates, weak heats, and reproductive challenges.
After mitigating EMF stress, one farm saw conception rebound within weeks—saving them from selling the business.

Chickens

Under EMF load, layer hens show:

• Low egg production

• Feather loss

• Aggressive pecking

• Piling behavior

Classic signs of stress.

Beef cattle near wind or solar farms

Often show:

• Dull coats

• Poor weight gain

• Lower vitality

• Reproductive issues

Animals don’t have placebo effects. Their biology reflects the environment they live in. Farming becomes a powerful real-world laboratory to understand EMF stress.

Simple Strategies Dan Recommends for EMF Safety

Dan emphasizes that we cannot avoid technology—but we can change how we interact with it.

1. Strengthen your relationship with natural light

• Walk 20 minutes at sunrise

• Avoid sunglasses initially

• Expose skin to full-spectrum light

This supports hormones, mood, and circadian rhythm.

2. Turn your bedroom into a low-EMF sanctuary

• Don’t charge your phone next to your bed

• Use a Faraday bag if you need the alarm

• Keep motors/fans out of the bedroom

• Turn off Wi-Fi at night

Sleep is when the body heals. Lower the load.

3. Reduce direct device exposure

Especially if sensitive:

• Hard-wire internet

• Use a tablet with Ethernet instead of a phone

• Consider Faraday clothing temporarily

Thumbs and fingertips have dense nerve endings, and constant screen tapping overstimulates the nervous system.

4. Support the body nutritionally and emotionally

Dan highlights:

• Real food

• Movement

• Nature

• Gratitude

• Community

• Nutrients like boron and selenium (under practitioner guidance)

These strengthen resilience.

Essential Energy’s Photonic Approach

Dan explains that Essential Energy’s devices are non-electrical, photonic tools that help harmonize environments affected by non-native EMFs.

They use:

• Mirror-backed stainless steel

• Structured mineral and frequency patterns

• The body’s own biophotons

The goal is not to block EMF by creating a “box,” but to improve the quality and coherence of light in a space.

Practitioners using assessment tools have observed:

• Better left-right energetic balance

• Improved nervous system regulation

• More coherent blood patterns under EMF stress

• Increased mitochondrial vitality

These are not medical claims; they are consistent observations across farms, homes, and individuals.

Human Stories Behind the Technology

Jane’s story

Dan’s daughter Jane lived with severe health challenges. Exploring EMF and light quality played a key role in supporting her resilience and extending the quality of her life. Her experience is the foundation of Dan’s mission.

Dan’s wife

She had Hashimoto’s and low thyroid function. After improving her environment and integrating the plates—alongside practitioner support—her energy and labs stabilized, and she has thrived through multiple pregnancies.

Colleen Palmer,

Once completely electro-sensitive and dependent on shielding clothing, she regained her ability to leave the house, travel, work, and participate in life after improving her environment and using Essential Energy plates.

These stories aren’t medical claims; they highlight how changing the environment changes outcomes.

What If You Can’t Afford EMF Devices?

Dan offers practical guidance:

• Sunrise light exposure

• Grounding

• Hard-wired internet

• Turning off Wi-Fi at night

• Simple lifestyle habits

• Exploring DIY electroculture with copper

• Supportive nutrients (with practitioner guidance)

Small steps still make a meaningful difference.

Two Daily Practices Dan Recommends

Dan shares two simple habits anyone can adopt today:

1. A 20-minute sunrise walk

Resets your circadian clock and recharges your biology.

2. A morning gratitude ritual

• One memory that makes you smile

• Three people you’re grateful for

• A quiet moment of guidance

This aligns both your inner and outer environment.

Bringing It All Together

Dan Stachofsky’s Wise Traditions interview reflects a growing movement: the recognition that light and EMFs are foundational to health, just like food and water.

Key themes from the conversation:

• We are electrical and photonic beings

• Non-native EMFs and artificial light create biological static

• Environment drives biology

• Simple natural routines create resilience

• Photonic technologies offer a scalable, non-electrical solution for homes, clinics, and farms

To explore further:

• Watch the full episode on the Weston A. Price Foundation website

• Learn about Essential Energy’s photonic tools for home, personal, and agricultural environments

• Browse case studies showing real-world transformations

Your environment is always speaking to your biology.
When you upgrade that environment—through better light, wiser tech habits, and healthier fields—you give every cell its best chance to do the job it was designed to do.