Introduction and Interview by SafBaby Founders Sandra Blum and Samantha Fox Olson Our last post cautioned the dangers
of cell phone radiation for our children.
Not exact matches
Researchers blasted rats with full - body doses
of RF
radiation (mostly at higher levels than those associated with
cell phones) from the time they were born until they were two years old for nine hours a day.
The main concern people have about
cell phones is that they emit radio - frequency (RF) energy, a type
of radiation.
Beyong the threat
of radiation, there are many good reasons to continue studying how
cell phones affect our lives.
Parents who are concerned about the effects
of baby monitor
radiation should also make sure no
cell phones, cordless
phones, or wifi devices are in their home.
Exposure to
radiation from
cell phones during pregnancy affects the brain development
of offspring, potentially leading to hyperactivity, one mouse study suggests.
Dr. Devra Davis PhD., MPH, founder
of Environmental Health Trust (EHT) and an award - winning, internationally renowned scientist who also was the founding director
of the Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology
of the U.S. National Research Council, National Academy
of Sciences, states: «No studies show that microwave
radiation exposure in children is safe or that continuous exposure from
cell phones,
cell towers, cordless
phones, Wi - Fi routers, baby monitors, etc. is safe.»
I thought all
cell phones were the same, but looking out for the SAR allows you to choose a
phone with lower levels
of radiation!
As I was about to snag a free cashew - and - avocado smoothie, a fervent stranger accosted me, waving x-rays
of tumors caused by
cell phone radiation —
radiation, she said in an anxious tone, that my
cell phone was emitting in my pocket right now.
A new study suggests
cell phone radiation may actually have a beneficial biological effect — two hours
of exposure a day staved off Alzheimer's disease in mice.
Cell phone radiation falls into the same band
of nonionizing radio frequency as microwaves used to heat or cook food.
Despite a dearth
of human studies, more than 400 experiments have been done since the early 1970s to determine how
cell phone radiation affects animals,
cells and DNA.
Cell phones use non-ionizing
radiation, which differs from the ionizing
radiation of x-rays and radioactive material in that it does not have enough energy to knock around — or ionize — electrons or particles in atoms.
«Because 85 percent
of people in the study reported extending the antenna during calls, we might have expected to find a disproportionate cluster
of tumors behind the eye and the ear on the side the
cell phone was used since
radiation emission is highest at the antenna,» says co-author Mark Malkin, a neuro - oncologist at Memorial Sloan - Kettering Cancer Center.
And in May, a week after Massachusetts Sen. Edward Kennedy was diagnosed with a glioma, The EMR Policy Institute, a Marshfield, Vt. — based nonprofit organization that supports research on the effects
of electromagnetic
radiation, released a statement linking his tumor to heavy
cell phone use.
But Jorn Olsen, chair
of epidemiology at the University
of California, Los Angeles, School
of Public Health says that unlike microwaves,
cell phones do not release enough
radiation or energy to damage DNA or genetic material, which can lead to cancer.
X-ray-like imaging without the harmful
radiation and
cell phones with more bandwidth are closer to reality now that researchers have developed a novel type
of lens that works with terahertz frequencies.
This summer, Ronald Herberman, director
of the University
of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, sent a memo to staffers warning them to limit their
cell phone use and to use hands - free sets in the wake
of «growing evidence that we should reduce exposure» to
cell phone radiation.
But Jerry Phillips, a biochemist who performed
cell phone research at U.S. Department
of Veterans Affairs's Pettis VA Medical Center in Loma Linda, Calif., in the 1990s, believes that conflicting results are to be expected given the nature
of the
radiation being scrutinized.
Other suggested causes
of the bee decline include genetically modified foods, parasites, pesticides, and
cell phone radiation.
Even making the
cell phone radiation more intense just means that there are more photons
of that energy, not stronger photons.
«The levels and duration
of exposure to radiofrequency
radiation were much greater than what people experience with even the highest level
of cell phone use, and exposed the rodents» whole bodies,» said NPT in a statement.
Consider one
of the
radiation - reducing protective
cell phone covers that can now be purchased and may reduce
radiation exposure by up to 90 %.
Extensive research into the impact this flood
of technology is having upon us is providing solid evidence that chronic exposure to even low - level
radiation (like that from mobile /
cell phones), can cause a variety
of cancers (especially brain cancer), impair immunity, and contribute to Alzheimer's disease, dementia, heart disease, and many other ailments.
Himalayan salt lamps are attributed to purifying the air by releasing negative ions into the atmosphere that neutralize the positive ions emitted from different types
of radiation (like from
cell phones and computers).
When a person talks on a
cell phone or looks at a smartphone display, the eyes receive a large dose
of microwave
radiation.
And whether it's a
cell phone, tablet, or laptop, we're almost always within close proximity
of these devices which cause
radiation.
Tap water, prescription drugs, chemicals, environmental pollutants, personal care products, processed food, food additives, electromagnetic
radiation (EMR from
cell phones, cordless
phones, microwaves and computers) and mineral depletion
of the soil in which our food is grown are all saboteurs
of good health.
Reducing heavy metal levels can also help minimize the destructive effects and symptoms
of artificial EMFs (a form
of radiation exposure), produced by
cell phones, laptops,
cell phone towers and Wi - Fi networks.
Other lifestyle habits that appear to help prevent cancer include an hour
of exercise every day, 7 - hours sleep every night, and reduced exposure to tanning beds,
cell -
phone radiation, CT scans, and dental x-rays.
Some causes
of overproduction
of free radicals include, poor air and water quality, denatured and excess fatty foods,
radiation, computers,
cell phones, cigarette smoke and alcohol.
When she loves someone, they become family, but she can be too Protect your brain and body from cancer - causing EMF
radiation from your
cell phone, using a thin round filter you stick on the back
of your
phone to
Robbins occasionally takes time out from his usual seminar patter to hawk unrelated products — like QLink, a pendant that, he says, will protect you from
cell -
phone radiation, electromagnetic pulse, and other types
of harmful ambient energy.
No health risks have been found for the devices that put out small amounts
of radio frequency
radiation when they transmit information just like
cell phones, microwaves and computers.