Radiation and Mobile Phone
July 16, 2008 – 6:26 pm
Mobile Phone: Invention of the Century or Burden of Century?
Compared with previous years and circumstances of these years, nowadays we are very lucky to have many different technological devices which make our lives easy. Mobile phone is said to be one of the most important inventions of our age. Wherever you go, your mobile is with you, you can call, send and receive messages, and people can reach you, there is internet access and every day new features are added to these. Do you feel that you can not live without your mobile phone? But have you ever thought about the damages it gives to you? If you have not, think now.
Radiation and Mobile Phone
Mobile phone has a wireless system, so it uses electromagnetic radiation. Radiation is very dangerous for health, there are some scientific works to reduce radiation amount from mobile, but it is still dangerous.
Excessive exposure to radiation affects your body, it causes fatigue, you have difficulty in concentrating, and blood circulation is also affected. Additionally, excessive exposure has impact on eyes, it causes eye problems, and cataract is only one of them.
Cancer is a world wide problem, mobile phone usage increases cancer risk. Searches show that people using mobile phone are more likely to be cancer; it is a great effect which can not be underestimated. Tumor events are seen more and more as excessive radiation causes brain cell damages, cancer and tumors.
Radiation causes insomnia; you can not notice this problem until it became serious; however it is undeniable that after using technological devices excessively, you have sleeping problems. Mobile phone is one of these devices, and it affects sleeping routine.
One of the greatest hazards that cell phone usage and exposure to radiation is about genes and cells. Our genes and cells are our building stones, and once they are damaged, they can not be the same again. Radiation damages cell and gene permanently. From now on think twice before using mobile phone!
Some Recommendations
- Do not carry it, keep it away.
- While sleeping put it away from you, your head.
- Try to make outdoor calls, this will reduce the risk.
- Use hands free system as much as possible.
- Do not see mobile phone as an inseparable part of you.
- Have regular doctor control in order to see whether it has a permanent damage or not.
- Use only for urgent things.
- If it is not necessary, shut it down.
- Choose mobile phones which have external antenna.
- Do not use cell phone in hospital, gas station.
- Do not carry it near heart, brain and sexual organ.
- Base stations give out great radiation, if there is one near your home, office, school etc, complain this to the authorities, and try to remove it.
- Choose classic communication ways instead of using mobile phone.