One of the best ways to reduce your EMF Sensitivity is to ensure that your main living area, your house, does not have high EMF fields. The EMF fields in your house depends on 3 main factors: the location of your house, the building materials of your house, and the wiring inside of your house. To find a favorable geographic location, is not easy. You may have to move from the city to the country, you may have to move out of your state, or even out of your country. While there are naturally occuring EMF fields, many EMF fields are man made. The following factors should be taken into consideration to assess the strength of EMF fields in a given geographic location: A) Location: The Weather The single best way to determine where to live is to look at a weather map and to live in an area that sees predominantly low pressure fields. Low pressure fields are associated with bad weather - that is, rain and snow. Geographic areas that see bad weather usually have lower EMF fields all around (see our February 2010 article on Atmospheric Pressure). Man made EMF fields are associated with atmospheric pressure. Man made EMF fields are associated with precipitation. Man made EMF fields are also associated with the temperature. Atmospheric pressure and the temperature are also affected by numerous other factors, such as the seasons, the altitude, the latitude, and the earth's magnetic field. However, man made EMF fields are a significant factor in influencing both atmospheric pressure and the temperature. B) Location: Learning from Animals Animals are believed to have a natural ability to feel electromagnetic fields. Some believe this is an innate ability such as the ability to migrate South during the winter, the ability to predict an upcoming earthquake, or the ability to swim back to the place of their birth to spawn (see "Cattle seem to have an internal compass--one that's messed up by power lines" IEEE Spectrum, July 2009) By examining the migration pattern of animals, one can get a general directional sense of what region might have lower EMF fields. Animals that are believed to have a strong sense of EMF fields include dolphins, sharks, seals, and turtles. Note that all of these animals are marine animals and can only indicate aquatic regions from which you can then derive an approximate terrestrial location. As it has become known that specific animal species are electrosensitive, these animal species are hunted and killed in large numbers so that they will be silenced (see our August 2010 article, In Search of Dolphins). C) Location: Hills and Mountains You should drive the few blocks around the house to understand the topography of the region. The Topography of the region will dictate the strength of the signals that you will receive from surrounding towers. Some signals require Line of Sight in order to affect your area. So, if there is a large hill between you and a tower, there is a reasonable chance that the signal from the tower might not be able to reach you. Houses are most protected at the bottom of a hill, where the house is situated as close as possible to a hill or mountain side (the lee of the mountain). This is because there is an "EMF shadow" cast by the tower, where you are protected from line of sight frequencies by using the mountain itself to shield yourself from the hilltop antenna. Additionally, the mountain shields you from other strong frequencies which may be generated by very distant sources. Finally, by locating yourself immediately near a hill/mountain, you are most likely outside of the major power distribution network for your city. D) Location: Rural vs Urban Generally speaking, rural and suburban areas have fewer towers and less power. If you currently live in the city and are having problems, you might try driving a few hours out of the city to the country side to see if you feel better. In Sweden, many EMF sensitive individuals live in cottages in the countryside. E) Location: The Urban Paradox Depending on your location, sometimes the safest place for an EMF Sensitive individual is in the middle of a city. This happens when there are very strong sources located in rural areas, for example. In this instance, the buildings found in cities will act as shields from these ElectroMagnetic Fields. Commercial buildings in particular are good shields as they are usually built with concrete, stone, or other resistive materials. Commercial buildings have a Lee or an EMF shadow, similar to mountains. F) Location: Power Lines Pay close attention to the power lines in your area. In particular, try to understand the primary route for power distribution within your area. You may may feel more comfortable living OUTSIDE of these main power lines, on the outskirts of your city, or before the main power substation servicing your city. Housing on smaller roads can alleviate your EMF burden, away from highways where cell towers tend to proliferate. If you are on a dead end road, chances are there will be fewer power lines in your area as well. Note that if you are located right next to a highway (but distant from highway cell phone towers) you may benefit from highway sound barriers which act as good EMF shields. Any location that has buried power lines, will be more easily tolerated by a person with EMF Sensitivity.