Is Your Cellphone Really Safe?

Studies can be done and the data can then be manipulated to "prove" almost anything. A good rule of thumb is to follow the money. I am much more apt to believe the results generated by a totally independent study, as compared to the results from a study paid for by a company that has a vested interest in the outcome of that study.

There is now ever increasing evidence indicating that electromagnetic field (EMF) radiation from cellphones can trigger abnormal cell growth and cancer.

Even by 2011, the evidence was strong enough for the International Agency for Research on Cancer, which is the cancer research division of the World Health Organization, to declare cellphones a Group 2B "possible carcinogen."

Two government-funded studies bring more evidence to support this connection:

A $25 million research project was conducted by the National Toxicology Program (NTP) — an interagency research program started by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and now housed at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) .

This research project included two separate studies: one on mice and one on rats. The studies, 3,000 animals were exposed to the type of radiation emitted by 2G and 3G cellphones. This study is the most extensive study of its type to date.

The researchers found male rats were more likely to develop heart tumors, while female rats and newborns exposed to high levels of radiation during pregnancy and lactation were more likely to have low body weight. DNA damage and damage to heart tissue was also observed in both male and female rats, but not mice.

Other types of tumors did occur in both types of animals, though, including brain, prostate, liver and pancreatic tumors.

France is imposing a complete ban on cellphone use by students in primary and secondary schools during school hours. This takes effect in September 2018. Students will not be permitted to use their phones even at breaks, lunch or between classes.

California also recently issued consumer guidance on how to lower cellphone radiation exposure.

Here are some guidelines to reduce EMF that I have adapted from De. Mercola's link below:

Connect your desktop computer to the internet via a wired Ethernet connection and be sure to put your desktop in airplane mode. Also avoid wireless keyboards, trackballs, mice, game systems, printers and portable house phones. Opt for the wired versions.

If you must use Wi-Fi, shut it off when not in use, especially at night when you are sleeping. Ideally, work toward hardwiring your house so you can eliminate Wi-Fi altogether. If you have a notebook without any Ethernet ports, a USB Ethernet adapter will allow you to connect to the internet with a wired connection.

Shut off the electricity to your bedroom at night. This typically works to reduce electrical fields from the wires in your wall unless there is an adjoining room next to your bedroom. If that is the case you will need to use a meter to determine if you also need to turn off power in the adjacent room. You can use a windup alarm clock that uses zero electricity.

If you still use a microwave oven, consider replacing it with a steam convection oven, which will heat your food as quickly and far more safely.

Avoid using "smart" appliances and thermostats that depend on wireless signaling. This would include all new "smart" TVs. They are called smart because they emit a Wi-Fi signal, and unlike your computer, you cannot shut the Wi-Fi signal off. Consider using a large computer monitor as your TV instead, as they don't emit Wi-Fi.

Refuse smart meters as long as you can, or add a shield to an existing smart meter, some of which have been shown to reduce radiation by 98 to 99%.

Consider moving your baby's bed into your room instead of using a wireless baby monitor. Alternatively, use a hard-wired monitor.

Replace CFL bulbs with incandescent bulbs. Ideally remove all fluorescent lights from your house. Not only do they emit unhealthy light, but more importantly, they will actually transfer current to your body just being close to the bulbs.

Avoid carrying your cellphone on your body unless in airplane mode and never sleep with it in your bedroom unless it is in airplane mode. Even in airplane mode it can emit signals.

When using your cellphone, use the speaker phone and hold the phone at least 3 feet away from you. Seek to radically decrease your time on the cellphone. I typically use my cellphone less than 10 minutes a month and I have a pager for emergencies. Yes, pagers are still available for now. If I get a page, I turn on my cellphone and the use it for a brief conversation.

Use EMF wave cancellation devices, such as a Q-Link.

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