Have you ever been house hunt­ing and pulled up to the per­fect three-bedroom home, com­plete with white picket fence and rose gar­den, nes­tled in the shadow of a gar­gan­tuan high-voltage power line tower? Did you get out of the car and feel your skin start tin­gling or crawl­ing, and hear the buzzing com­ing from the power line?

That should have been the moment you turned around, got back in your car, dri­ven away, and never looked back. Because the truth is, high volt­age power lines have seri­ous effects on your long-term health if you live too close to them.