It goes without saying that cell phones (or handphones as we call them here) is an integral part of our daily lives. Just as in the famous American Express advertisement, we don't or never leave our home without our cell phones.
But the title of this post has been a recurrent concern among researchers and cell phone users. News that cell phones pose a health hazard have been hotly debated for some time. Although many people are actually concerned that cell phone radiation will cause cancer or other serious health hazards, they seem to have been largely ignored. It is said that the weight of the scientific evidence has not linked cell phones with any health problems, or even if it has, the problem is not as serious as it seems. In any case, people are still using them like there's nothing to worry about.
The following article however presents a far more serious news: The carcinogenic effect of cell phone radiation on humans is in the same category as lead, engine exhaust, and chloroform. (A carcinogen is any substance, radionuclide or radiation, that is an agent directly involved in causing cancer.) Shouldn't this news trigger a far graver concern? Or, since we can't live without our cell phones, will we just take it on the chin and carrying on using them without an iota of anxiety or fear?
Experts in EMF [electric and magnetic fields] and wireless technologies are saying that cell phones and similar devices are capable of causing a number of health defects, including depression, body irregularities, infertility and even damaging your DNA.
How Cell Phones are Causing Health Complications, Protect Yourself.
A number of foreign countries are attempting to adopt precautionary protocols to limit cell phone use in an attempt to mitigate the number of adverse effects they have on human health. In 2011, the World Health Organization (WHO)/International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) released a report stating that cell phone radiation may have a carcinogenic effect on humans. In fact, the World Health Organization actually said that cell phones are in the same cancer-causing category as lead, engine exhaust, and chloroform.
Though known, there is a growing contingent of researchers and scientists coming to terms with the fact that cell phone radiation is having a large effect on human health, causing physical deterioration, mental disorders and infertility.
The nature of our society in this day and age leaves little breathing room, however. In a country where cell phone subscriptions actually outnumber the amount of people, you are basically guaranteed to be exposed to cellphone microwaves whenever you enter a social setting. People rationalize that it’s a ‘necessary evil’, and it may be, but the acceptance leads to increased health risk overall. It is for this reason that we recognize the issues and develop a wide-scale solution.
Studies on cellphones indicate that the brain is highly affected by any level of exposure, altering its normal function and causing mental disorders. Younger people are more susceptible to damage from cellphone radiation because their bodies are still underdeveloped.
Research also shows its carcinogenic effect on the body can produce metabolism problems, affect organs, and cause cancer. These devices are also having an impact on our ecosystem, causing the bee population to become confused, disoriented, and soon die from the signals emitted.
Source: Cell Phones & Cancer
Taking steps to avoid exposure to cellphone radiation is important, but it is very hard to completely eliminate the radiation. Simply by talking on your cell phone less will result in less radiation exposure. Even placing your cell phone far away from you instead of in your pocket at all times limits exposure. Although it is a small amount, it is a very simple solution. Another solution for limiting exposure would be to invest in an EMF protector or other similar and very available technologies that reduce exposure.
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[Source: Natural Society. Edited. Images added.]
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