*DANGER OF USING HANDPHONE - CAUTION !!!*

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.