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According to Wikipedia:

Rouleaux (singular is rouleau) are stacks of red blood cells (RBCs) which form because of the unique discoid shape of the cells in vertebrates. The flat surface of the discoid RBCs give them a large surface area to make contact and stick to each other; thus, forming a rouleau. They occur when the plasma protein concentration is high, and because of them the erythrocyte sedimentation rate is also increased. This is a non-specific indicator of the presence of disease.

Conditions that cause rouleaux formation include infections, multiple myeloma, inflammatory and connective tissue disorders, and cancers. It also occurs in diabetes mellitus and is one of the causative factors for microvascular occlusion in diabetic retinopathy.

In 2009, I was testing claims made by distributors of a pulsed electromagnetic field (PEMF) mat. One of the claims made is that after a short, 8-minute exposure, live blood analysis shows much healthier looking blood cells. I tested their claim and noted that my blood was not very healthy looking at the start of the experiment with many of the cells stuck together. I then lay on the mat for 8 minutes and the blood cells were single and no longer clumping. The next day I repeated the testing and found that if I work on a computer or use a cordless phone my blood looks very unhealthy and forms stacks of red blood cells that resemble a stack of coins (rouleaux) (Figs. 6 & 7).

Figure 6. Live blood cells after 8 minutes of exposure to PEMF mat (MRS 2000); after working around the house that is electromagnetically clean; after using a computer for 70 minutes; after resting to 10 minutes away from the computer; and after using the PEMF mat again.

Figure 7. Live blood cells before and after using a cordless phone. Note the stacked red blood cells (rouleaux formation) in photograph on right.

Since the surface area of the red blood cells is where the exchange of gases and nutrients takes place, stacks of blood cells have a reduced surface area and are unable to function property resulting in oxygen and nutritional insufficiencies and an accumulation of waste products in cells and tissues. Common symptoms include numbness, tingling and/or cold extremities, chronic fatigue, and chronic pain. In severe cases rouleau formation could also contribute to blood clots, neuropathy, stroke or heart disease. Cardiologist Stephen Sinatra says that our blood should look like fine red wine and instead it resembles tomato catsup. This cannot be a healthy condition.