I barely remember my life without my cell phone, but questions are now being asked about the safety of cell phone usage.
This topic was a heated debate around 10 years ago. Now, in January of this year, the U.S. National Research Council advised that researchers should study the effects of cell phones on children and pregnant woman. Most of the current studies to date have been very short studies and have only looked at healthy adults — not kids or pregnant women. The Research Council noted that there is no data that should suggest potential damage to kids, but studies are needed to look at cell phone effects on developing organ tissues.
Children today are exposed to more electromagnetic radiation than ever before. EMR is everywhere, from restaurants that have Wi-Fi to cell phone towers emerging in more and more places. EMR is very damaging to cells because it can trap heavy metals inside your cells, thus causing cellular damage in humans and preventing the body from detoxifying itself.
Cell phone usage didn’t really take off until the 1990s and a significant number of cancers take at least 10-20 years to show up — so these questions need to be answered.
Being exposed to significant amounts of EMR is not the best thing for our bodies and reducing exposure is a good, healthy practice. If you’re going to use a cell phone, use a headset and keep the cell phone as far from you as possible. Using a Bluetooth will still emit a smaller wave to your cell phone so it will not reduce your exposure to EMR as much as a headset would.
When you’re not using your cell phone, turn it off. When the phone is on it will emit a small EMR pulse to find a signal. Also limit the amount of time you are on your cell phone. These simple tips can reduce the amount of EMR that you’re exposed to.
Dr. Scott Glocke is the director of Back Cove Family Chiropractic in Yarmouth. He has been a family wellness chiropractor for the past six years and specializes in wellness for the entire family. Contact him at drscott@backcovechiro.com.