Improvement of several stress response and sleep quality hormones in men and women after sleeping in a bed that protects against electromagnetic fields

Abstract

Background: The electromagnetic fields (EMFs) emitted by the technologies affect the homeostatic systems (nervous, endocrine, and immune systems) and consequently the health. In a previous work, we observed that men and women, after 2 months of using a bed with a registered HOGO system, that prevents and drain EMFs, improved their immunity, redox and inflammatory states and rejuvenated their rate of aging or biological age. Since, EMFs can act as a chronic stressor stimulus, and affect the sleep quality. The objective of this work was to study in men and women (23-73 years old) the effect of sleeping for 2 months on that bed in the blood concentrations of several hormones related to stress response and sleep quality as well as to corroborate the rejuvenation of their biological age.

Methods: In 18 men and women, plasma concentration of cortisol, dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), catecholamines (epinephrine, norepinephrine and dopamine), serotonin, oxytocin and melatonin were analyzed before and after 2 months of using the HOGO beds. A group of 10 people was used as placebo control. In another cohort of 25 men (20 experimental and 5 placebo), the effects of rest on the HOGO system on the concentration of cortisol and testosterone in plasma were studied. In all these volunteers, the biological age was analyzed using the Immunity Clock model.

Results: There is a significant increase in plasma concentration of DHEA, norepinephrine, serotonin, oxytocin, and melatonin as well as in testosterone, after resting for 2 months in that bed with the EMFs avoiding system. In addition, decreases in Cortisol/DHEA and Testosterone/cortisol ratio and plasma dopamine concentration were observed. No differences were found in placebo groups. In all participants that slept on HOGO beds, the biological age was reduced.

Conclusions: Sleeping in a bed that isolates from EMFs and drain them can be a possible strategy to improve the secretion of hormones related to a better response to stress and sleep quality, which means a better endocrine system, and consequently better homeostasis and maintenance of health. This fact was confirmed with the slowdown in the rate of aging checked with a rejuvenation of the biological age.

Keywords: Biological age; Electromagnetic fields; Hormones; Men and women; Sleep; Stress response.

Fig. 1

HOGO system structure and materials

Fig. 2

Concentration of stress response hormones in plasma samples before (T0) and after sleeping for 2 months (T2) using the HOGO system to avoid EMFs (Experimental group, n = 18) or normal beds (Placebo group, n = 10). A Concentration of cortisol in µg/dL; B Concentration of DHEA in µg/dL; C Cortisol/DHEA ratio; D) Concentration of epinephrine in pg/mL; E) Concentration of norepinephrine in pg/mL; F) Concentration of dopamine in pg/mL. a: p < 0.05, aaa: p < 0.001 respect to the values obtained at T0

Fig. 3

Concentration of serotonin, oxytocin and melatonin in plasma samples before (T0) and after sleeping for 2 months (T2) using the HOGO system to avoid EMFs (Experimental group, n = 18) or normal beds (Placebo group, n = 10). A Concentration of serotonin in ng/mL; B Concentration of oxytocin in pg/mL; C Concentration of melatonin in pg/mL. a: p < 0.05; aaa: p < 0.001 respect to the values obtained at T0

Fig. 4

Concentration of cortisol, testosterone and testosterone/cortisol ratio in plasma samples of men before (T0) and after sleeping for 2 months (T2) using the HOGO system to avoid EMFs (Experimental group, n = 20) or normal beds (Placebo group, n = 5). A Concentration of cortisol in µg/dL; B Concentration of testosterone in ng/mL; C Testosterone/cortisol (T/C) ratio. a: p < 0.05; aa: p < 0.01; aaa: p < 0.001 respect to the values obtained at T0

Fig. 5

Biological age before (T0) and after sleeping for 2 months (T2) using the HOGO system to avoid EMFs. A In the cohort of men and women (Experimental group, n = 18; Placebo group, n = 10); B In the cohort of men (Experimental group, n = 20; Placebo group, n = 5). aaa: p < 0.001 respect to the values obtained at T0;