Dr. Carlo was hired by the Cellular Telephone Industry
Association in 1993 to lead a $28 million, 7-year research
program to determine if cell phones were safe.
He was fired when it became clear that his research did
not support the cell phone industry’s claims of safety.
Observing the following simple precautions and
recommendations can reduce your exposure to dangerous
electromagnetic radiation (EMR).
*Cell Phone Safety Recommendations
*1. Don’t allow children to use cell phones, except
for emergencies. *
Ø Don't buy them a cell phone.
Ø Children’s skulls are thinner and their brains
contain more fluid than adults’. Electromagnetic radiation
travels more easily through liquids;
therefore, radio frequencies travel through children’s
brains much more easily. This puts children at a greater
risk of developing cancer through exposure to EMR.
Ø Malignant brain tumors are the second leading
cause of death in children [under the age of 15] and young
adults [under the age of 34], according to
NeurologyChannel. com
Ø Brain tumors now cause more deaths among
children than any other form of cancer, reports Sydney TV News.
Ø If your children already have cell phones, and
for whatever reason you decide not to change the status quo,
don’t let them sleep with their cell phones under their
pillows. (You might be surprised where your kids keep
their cell phones!)
Ø They shouldn’t play games on cell phones,
either.
Ø It’s wise to teach your children why you don’t
want them to use cell phones. Educate them about the dangers.
Help them understand and accept that you are responsible
for their safety, and that, as they get older, they
begin to share that responsibility too.
Ø Be an example to them by not using cell phones
yourself if you can at all avoid it.
*2. Avoid using a cell phone if you are pregnant, or suspect that you might be.
Ø Don’t use a cell phone with a baby or young
child on your lap or in your arms. The developing organs of the
fetus or child are the most sensitive to any possible
effects of electromagnetic radiation (EMR) exposure.
[Reference: R. B. Herberman, MD, University of
Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (2008)]
Ø Ultrasound and electronic fetal monitoring also
expose your unborn infant to EMR. You may want to
consider avoiding these procedures unless absolutely
necessary. [Reference: Dr. George Carlo, Medical Alert:
Aggravated Symptom Relapses (May 2008)]
*3. Limit the amount of time you talk on cell
phones. *
Ø The more time you spend talking on cell phones,
the greater your risk of developing brain or eye cancer.
Ø Just a two-minute call on a cell phone can alter
the natural electrical activity of the brain for up to an
hour. [Reference: Spanish Neuro Diagnostic Research
Institute]
Ø Be polite, but keep it brief. Discourage
unnecessary conversations on the cell phone. You may be
saving a life - quite possibly your own or that of a loved
one.
Ø Consider using text messages as much as
possible, but still only when truly necessary. Develop your own
strategy for avoiding long conversations on the cell
phone.
*4. Use a regular phone as much as possible.
Ø Regular phones are your safest bet for
conversations and work. >
Ø Cordless phones aren’t safe either. The base of
any cordless phone emits high levels of EMR, even when the
phone is not being used. [Reference: Dr. George Carlo,
Medical Alert: Aggravated Symptom Relapses (May 2008)]
*5. Keep the cell phone as far away from your body
as possible. *
Ø By moving the cell phone just 5 cm (approximately
2 inches) away from your head while talking on it, you
reduce by 75% the electromagnetic radiation that reaches
your head. [Reference: R. B. Herberman, MD, University
of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (2008)]
Ø You cut your EMR exposure to less than 1% by
keeping the cell phone over 18 cm (approximately 7 inches) away
from any part of your body. [Reference: R. B. Herberman,
MD, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (2008)]
* 6. Avoid carrying your cell phone in your pocket, on
your belt, or in your hand.
Ø The hip produces 80% of the body’s red blood
cells and is especially vulnerable to EMR damage. Close
proximity may also affect fertility. [Reference: Dr.
George Carlo, Medical Alert: Aggravated Symptom Relapses
(May 2008)]
Ø Body tissue in the abdomen absorbs radiation more
quickly than the head.
Ø If you carry a cell phone in your purse, you
should position it with the keypad facing toward you in order to
get less EMR. For you women who like purses with two or
more compartments, you can carry the phone in the
compartment farthest from your body. Avoid carrying a
cell phone in a fanny pack (also known, depending on
where you live, as hip pack, bum bag, pouch, etc.)
It’s too close to your body.
* 7. Avoid using wired headsets.
Ø Headsets, including the ear buds that come with
most cell phones today, have been shown to act as antennas,
channeling the EMR directly into the ear canal.
[Reference: Dr. George Carlo, Medical Alert: Aggravated
Symptom Relapses (May 2008)]
Ø When you use regular ear buds or ear pieces,
you’re getting 3 times more EMR than if you held the cell phone
against your ear, and you’re getting it directly into
your ear canal, and therefore into your brain.
Ø This is also a good reason to avoid listening to
music on your cell phone.
* 8. Use an air tube headset with ferrite beads.
Ø This type of headset is believed to be safer,
because EMR can’t travel up the air tube like it does on a
regular wired earphone.
Ø Unlike regular headsets, the air tube headset
doesn’t act as an antenna.
Ø Ferrite beads suppress the EMR and dissipate it.
In other words, they absorb the EMR and convert it into
heat.
Ø For maximum protection, use an air tube headset
with a ferrite bead placed as near as possible to the cell
phone.
* 9. Use the speaker phone as much as possible.
Ø Never hold the phone directly against your head.
Ø EMR decreases in direct proportion to the
distance the source is from your body.
Ø It's better if you don't even have the phone in
your hand. The damage from EMR is not limited to tissue damage
near the exposure site.
*10. Some suggest using a BlueTooth head piece.
Ø It’s reported that BlueTooth headsets emit
1/100th the EMR of a normal cell phone. That’s good. But
whatever EMR a BlueTooth headset does emit, it does so
directly into the ear. Caution is warranted.
* 11. Avoid using a cell phone while in metal
enclosures.*
Ø This includes the following : Vehicles;
Elevators; Airplanes; Trains; Subways; and any other metal enclosure.
[Reference: Dr. George Carlo, Medical Alert: Aggravated
Symptom Relapses (May 2008)]
Ø Turn your phone off inside all metal enclosures.
Ø Metal enclosures act like a Faraday cage,
trapping some of the radiation and reflecting it back on you and
others.
Ø Sometimes when I’m in an elevator I tell other
passengers about the benefits of turning their phones off.
Unfortunately, not many do, but who knows’ Eventually
they may start turning them off.
Ø There’s another very good reason not to talk on a
cell phone when you’re driving : talking on the phone
while driving, even if you use the speaker phone,
increases the risk of having an accident.
Ø So our recommendation is to just turn off your
cell phone when you get into your car. You can get your
messages later when you arrive safely at your destination.
*12. Only make calls when and where you have a
strong signal. *
Ø Cell phones automatically increase power output
when the signal is weak, exposing you to greater EMR.
*13. Avoid making calls when traveling fast.
Ø A cell phone automatically increases power when
it is moving at high speeds (such as in a car, train, subway,
or plane) as it attempts to connect to the next cell
phone base station. >
*14. Turn your cell phone off at night.
Ø EMR emitted from cell phones can lower the
quality of your sleep. All electrical appliances emit EMR, and
therefore can interfere with the quality of sleep.
[Reference: R. B. Herberman, MD, University of Pittsburgh
Cancer Institute (2008)]
Ø The Safe Wireless Initiative suggests moving your
electric alarm clock or clock radio (this goes for any
other electronic or electrical appliances, too) at least
1.8 meters (6 feet) away from your bed. A battery-powered
alarm clock can be used near the bed.
Ø If you must leave your cell phone on during the
night to be able to receive emergency calls, for example -
keep your cell phone at least 1.8 meters (6 feet) away
from the bed. This might seem like a big inconvenience,
but isn’t it worth it if it might keep you from
EMR-induced cancer’
*15. If you purchase a cell phone, get one with a
low SAR (Specific Absorption Rate).
Ø The lower the SAR number, the better.
Ø The Motorola Razr V3x has a SAR of 0.14, which
is the lowest we’ve seen. We’ve heard there may be others
with even lower SAR ratings.
Ø The Motorola V195s has a SAR of 1.6, the worst
on the market.
Ø Many cell phone manuals indicate the SAR number
of that particular model.
Ø You can find most cell phone SAR rates here.
(We’re including this link for its useful SAR information, but
we don’t agree with much of what the site says. It’s a
cell phone manufacturer forum, and much of what they say
defends the companies’ policies.)
*16. Act now. Don’t wait for health officials to
acknowledge the dangers of cell phone EMR.
Ø Smoking, VIOXX, and Thalidomide (and the list
goes on) were touted as safe for a long time, with tragic
consequences.
Ø It is estimated that VIOXX was responsible for as
many as 50,000 deaths in the US alone before it was taken
off the market!
* 17. If we do our very best, we can trust God to do
the rest. *
Ø We can’t protect ourselves from all danger. And
we don’t want to be fearful, as that’s one more stress
that’s also detrimental to our emotional and physical
health.
Ø But we can - and should - work at becoming truly
informed, and then act on that information to the very
best of our ability.
Ø Then, when we’ve done what we can, we can pray
and trust God to do what we can’t.
*Conclusions
Ø Take responsibility for your own health and your
family’s.
Ø Exercise caution. It’s far better to be safe
than sorry.
Ø God loves you and me. If we do what we can,
He’ll do what we can’t. Do what you can.
