| ell phones, when on, emit electromagnetic radiation in | | | | into the worldwide cell phone safety debate by taking |
| the microwave radio frequency range or as these | | | | some simple precautions, you might like to join me! |
| days it is actually known as cell phone radiation. During | | | | Traditionally we have been advised to use headsets |
| the past 15 years or so, when mobile phone use has | | | | but most of these use wires which transmit the |
| become an addiction for many worldwide, the effects | | | | radiation direct to the brain just like your mobile, then |
| of this radiation on human health has been the subject | | | | there are of course blue tooth headsets but they too |
| of numerous heated debates, and there are many | | | | emit mobile phone radiation direct to the brain and they |
| reports that associate prolonged cell phone use to | | | | do it all the time they are attached to your head and |
| brain tumours, cancer, stress, headaches, cognitive | | | | turned on regardless of your phone use. |
| problems, and sleep disorders. | | | | So what can we do? |
| Most of the studies into this subject that find | | | | 1.Keep the phone away from your body. |
| substance in the health problem conjecture face fierce | | | | 2.Text more and talk less. |
| opposition. So, there are no definitive, answers as of | | | | 3.Use speakerphone function. |
| yet, about mobile phone radiation dangers. The only | | | | 4.Use your land line. |
| thing we can be sure about is that there's so much | | | | 5.Turn off your mobile phone while charging. |
| that we don't know about the effects of mobile phone | | | | 6.Keep cell phones away from children. |
| radiation, and that the full impact may actually only be | | | | 7.Do not allow your children their own mobile phone. |
| known years from now when it is too late to reverse | | | | 8.You can choose a phone with a low radiation |
| any damage. | | | | emission by going for one with a low SAR value. |
| The thing is like smoking you won’t necessarily | | | | The best protection though after taking all the above |
| die as a result of using a cell phone but you might and | | | | precautions is to use a cell phone radiation shield pouch |
| again like smoking we won’t know the real | | | | but be aware it must be one that deals with both the |
| risks of contracting illnesses like cancer until the | | | | near and far field radiation emissions from your cell |
| majority of the world has been using them for about | | | | phone such as the “Blocsock”. |
| 25 years which depending where you live is | | | | Children are certainly accepting a higher risk and this |
| somewhere between 5 & 15 years from now. So | | | | has been put down to the fact that they have a softer |
| it’s decision time, do we carry on regardless | | | | skull until they finish their growth spurt. I don’t |
| playing this game of Russian roulette holding our | | | | want my children to suffer any long term effects but |
| favourite microwave emitting device against our brains | | | | trying to get them to use a “Blocsock” |
| and hoping there’s no round in the chamber so | | | | has been traumatic. The “Blocsock” is |
| to speak? Personally I’m opting out of the | | | | now designed in many vibrant colors, it’s now a |
| worldwide cell phone cancer experiment and opting | | | | fashion accessory and their friends want one too! |