Toxic Clothes and the Healing Power of Linen
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Everything in the universe—the food we eat, the air we breathe, the clothes we wear, and so on—is composed of atoms that vibrate at different speeds. That vibration—the magic of our existence—is referred to as frequency. In 2003, a study was conducted on the frequencies of fabric. The human body has a frequency of 100, and, according to the study, so does organic cotton. The research discovered that fabrics with a frequency lower than 100 put stress on the body, and fabrics with a frequency higher than 100 give energy to the body. This knowledge is significant, especially considering that, since the earliest of times, flax, which is used to make linen, has been known to have healing properties. Indeed, with a frequency of 5,000, flax, like wool and hemp, possesses exceptional hygienic properties, making all-natural linen a super-fabric.
To many, the varying frequencies that influence our lives lie beyond the scope of human perception. Or perhaps we simply fail to acknowledge them. Nonetheless, frequencies can be measured and scientifically verified. The 2003 study conducted by Dr. Heidi Yellen, demonstrated that the fibers in the clothes we wear—each with its own vibrational signature—influence our energy, well-being, and ability to heal. Intrigued by the Torah’s instructions regarding the preferred use of specific fabrics over others, including the instructions in the Torah/Old Testament (Deuteronomy 22:11), which states, “Do not wear clothes of wool and linen woven together,” Dr. Yellen’s research focused on the vibrations of textiles. Why not wear linen and wool at the same time? This pedagogy is what sparked Yellen’s study.
To conduct her study, Dr. Yellen used a machine invented by Bob Graham called an “AgrEnviron machine.” Graham used the machine to measure the signature frequencies of agricultural items to help farmers determine the right time to harvest. He also signature frequencies with illnesses in the human body, noticing that the human body had varying frequencies based on its level of health. A healthy human body registered a frequency of 100, and a very diseased body had a frequency of 15. This fact is backed up by Nobel prize recipient Dr. Otto Warburg, who identified that frequencies less than 50 were the signature frequencies of chronic disease, and any number less than 15 was identified with those diagnosed with an incurable condition like cancer. With that in mind, Yellen hypothesized that fabrics with a vibrational frequency higher than 100 are beneficial to human vitality and healing, whereas fabrics with a lower frequency may contribute to or accelerate illness.
What makes linen so incredibly unique? According to Dr. Yellen, at the electronic cellular level, flax cells are “highly complementary with human cells, producing a benevolent effect on the human organism.” It turns out that the human cell can completely dissolve a flax cell, which explains why flax thread, as noted in Yellen’s study, appears to be the only natural material used for internal sutures in a surgical setting. Moreover, scientists have discovered that linen fibers reflect light, and the light aspect of living organisms is the fundamental driver of life on Earth. Like cotton, linen is made of cellulose, but its fibers are longer, smoother, and more cylindrical, with fewer irregularities than cotton. As a result, linen has a sleek, almost glassy surface compared to cotton’s fuzzier and more twisted fibers. When light hits linen, the smooth surface acts like a tiny prism, reflecting light more uniformly rather than scattering it every which way.
How do other fabrics measure up? We know linen fabric measures 5,000 signature frequencies. Interestingly, Yellen noted that plant fibers like cotton and hemp are not healing fibers when measuring their signature energy output. Standard bleached and colored cotton measures 40 units of energy. However, organic unbleached cotton measures 100 units of energy, which is a normal but not a healing fiber because it’s equal to the human body. The silk fabric measures 10 units of energy, which would fail to support the health of the human body. Yellen speculated that silk was a lower number because it is produced from an “unclean” insect, and the industry is reportedly using spider webs to increase the strength of the fabric and chemical processes that make it toxic. Not surprisingly, rayon measures at 15 signature frequency. Polyester, acrylic, spandex, lycra, viscose, and nylon measure zero and do not reflect light—no doubt they push the human body to be unwell.
As previously mentioned, pure wool measures 5000 units of energy, like linen. Yellen wrote that for any individual desiring to be well, the best recommendation from the instructions of the Holy Scriptures is to wear linen. She added that “the Biblical warning of wearing wool and linen together proved in scientific studies to be accurate: the energy of these two fabrics put together (wool sweater on top of a linen outfit) collapsed the electrical field.” Notably, Yellen said the same is true with the wearing of black-colored fabric. What does that mean? Where the two textiles linen and wool measure 5,000 signature frequencies, when put together, these canceled each other and brought measurable weakness and, in some tests, even pain to the human body.
Yellen’s study found that linen clothing reduces solar gamma radiation by almost half, thus protecting humans wearing it. Likewise, flax fiber recovered from contaminated soil appears to be totally resistant to harmful radiation. Yellen stated that linen undergarments enhance positive feelings and boast unique bacteriological traits. Resistant to fungi and bacteria, Japanese researchers found that bedridden individuals using linen sheets do not develop bed sores. Wearing linen also helps reduce numerous skin conditions, ranging from simple rashes to persistent eczemas. Linen is highly “hydroscopic,” meaning it swiftly takes in and releases moisture. Capable of soaking up water as fast as a pond’s surface without feeling damp, linen fabric can hold up to 20 percent of its dry weight in water. This property explains why linen always feels crisp and cool but is also an excellent warmth-keeper. In hot weather, wearing linen clothes reveals a skin temperature of 3°-4°C below someone wearing silk or cotton clothes. Yellen noted that a person wearing linen clothes perspires 1.5 times less than they would in cotton clothes and twice less than in viscose clothes.
The countless shifts to toxic everyday products and foods are overwhelming. These toxic commodities—proven to be endocrine disruptors and linked to serious health issues, including cancer—have taken over and replaced what used to keep us well. Why would clothing be any different? The textile industry was entirely contaminated with the introduction of the Industrial Revolution. The introduction of synthetic dyes, often made from coal tar residues in the mid-1800s, introduced new chemical compounds into clothing, but the real escalation of toxicity in clothing burst on the scene in the 20th century with the broad introduction of synthetic fibers like polyester, nylon, and acrylic. Thank you, DuPont. Loaded with what we now call forever chemicals, these toxic clothes are petroleum-based and most often treated with chemicals to enhance durability, wrinkle resistance, flame retardants, colorfastness, etc.
It is time to ditch plastic, radon-attracting fashion—every load of laundry with plastic clothing off-gases chemicals into the air in the home or building. Polyester curtains heat up with the sunlight and off-gas into the room during the day. Polyester and other plastic-based fibers also break down with every wash, releasing millions of toxic micro-fibers into the water supply, eventually building up in the oceans. Sadly, plastic microfiber pollution is now the largest source of ocean debris, causing serious health problems for marine life. Indeed, we must return to natural fibers like linen as we ditch synthetic clothes. Given linen’s exceptional qualities, it makes one wonder how the ancients were aware that the energy field of wool flows in the opposite direction to the energy field of linen, and thus, the fields collapse and cancel each other out. Indeed, claims of linen miraculously healing a myriad of illnesses exist to this day.
Think about it. Yellen reminded in her study that earth’s energy first enters into the human body and approaches a health condition by strengthening the individual’s overall energy system, bringing them into harmony and balance. Knowing that linen is highly complementary with the energy of human cells, its healing abilities make perfect sense.