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Ever Wonder if Your Microwave Oven Leaks Radiation?
Another health tip for child care providers and others

Use this great trick from the Bottom Line Personal Newsletter (where I read about Magda Havas and her work on the biological effects of environmental contaminants) to determine if your microwave oven leaks radiation:

Put your cell phone inside the microwave oven and close the door (do NOT turn on the microwave). Call the cell phone number. If you hear the phone ring, the cell phone signal was able to pass through the walls of the oven--meaning that microwaves are able to pass out.

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Microwaves passing out is bad news, because then they run into us, our family members, day care children, etc.

I just tested my oven and I'm happy to say that the phone did not ring, so it must not leak. I will test again in the future. Once the oven is old enough to leak, it's outta here! The only other option with a leaky microwave is to leave the room when it is operating and who's going to do that?

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Protect Children from the Dangers of Cell Phones

Posted on 2009-11-25 15:00:46

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Alison T. Jacks is an Enrolled Agent tax professional specializing in income tax preparation for California Family Child Care Providers. A graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, her highest priority is communicating effectively with day care providers regarding record keeping and tax preparation so that they pay the lowest tax and avoid audit troubles. Alison has a diverse clientele whom she helps with stock options, rental properties, and much more. Since 2007, she has been accepting family child care clients only.

Alison is located in Fremont, California. She has been working with clients in her local communities of Fremont, Newark, Union City and the greater San Francisco Bay Area since 1995, initially doing business as Taxes On The Net and now as Family Child Care Taxes. Via email, fax and phone she works with clients throughout the State of California.

Alison is a member of the National Association of Enrolled Agents, the California Society of Enrolled Agents, the National Association of Tax Professionals and the Redleaf National Institute, established by Tom Copeland in 1992 to improve the quality of family child care by helping providers successfully manage their businesses.

California cities where Alison's clients are located include Alameda, Benicia, Berkeley, Brea, Burlingame, Castro Valley, Concord, Cupertino, Danville, Dublin, Foster City, Fremont, Goleta, Hayward, Hercules, Highland, Irvine, Lincoln, Livermore, Los Angeles, Manteca, Martinez, Milpitas, Modesto, Mountain House, Mountain View, Newark, Oakland, Palo Alto, Paso Robles, Placentia, Pleasanton, Redwood City, Sacramento, San Anselmo, San Carlos, San Diego, San Francisco, San Juan Capistrano, San Jose, San Leandro, San Lorenzo, San Luis Obispo, San Mateo, San Ramon, Santa Clara, Stockton, Sunnyvale, Santa Rosa, Templeton, Union City, and Van Nuys.

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