Cellphone Usage

I recently bought a BlocSock for my cellphone.  It is a metalic-lined cloth that I can slip in my back pocket to block the radiation when I carry my phone.  It is also used when talking to block radiation between the phone and head although I usually put my phone on speaker.  I also bought a great headset from the EMF Safety Superstore (lessemf.com) called the Airtube headset.  Unlike many other headphones, radiation cannot travel up the wire and go straight to the brain through the ear.  There is also a cellphone cover called Pong that can be used on iphones.

Brain cancer caused by cell phones has not been sufficiently addressed by the mass media--now cellphone use is much higher than it was even a few years ago, when 'heavy use" meant 2 hours a month.  Studies indicate that 10 years of use doubles the risk of brain cancer, especially on the side of the head that is placed up against the phone.  Cellphone use is linked to immune deficiency, neurological disorders, and childhood cancers like leukemia.

Lloyd Morgan, B.Sc., member of the International EMF Collaborative and Senior Fellow of Environmental Health Trust,  wrote the report "Cellphones and Brain Tumors."

 "What we have discovered indicates there is going to be one hell of a brain tumor pandemic unless people are warned and encouraged to change current cell phone use behaviors.

Governments should not soft-peddle this critical public health issue but instead rapidly educate citizens on the risks. People should hear the message clearly that cell phones should be kept away from one's head and body at all times."

San Francisco has passed a law that requires cell phones to be labeled with the amount of radiation they emit.  France, Germany and India have issued recommendations for people to limit exposure to electromagnetic fields including cell phones.

I read on Mercola.com that Verizon and Sprint carry 28times less radiation than other carriers.  Nonetheless, there are no safe cell phones, although the older 900MHz phones do not constantly emit radiation.  Modern phones emit radiation even when not in use.  Children should not use cell phones, and landlines are preferable for everyone. 

Standing in an area that gets better reception while using a cell phone is safer, because the phone doesn't have to work as hard and emits less radiation.  The phone should never be placed closer than six inches to the body or worn on the belt. 

I haven't gone as far as buying an EMF meter in order to detect how much radiation is being put off by my phone, but people are using these devices to measure the radiation in their homes as well.  I always put my phone on speaker when I don't have my headset with me, use my BlocSock when keeping my phone in my pocket, and turn my phone off at night.   I am considering going back to a land line eventually.

A Votre Sante (Here's to Your Health),  Alix