We don’t leave home without it. We panic when we can’t find it. We leave everything to recharge it when the battery is low. We feel empty when we don’t have him in our hands or he is close to us. We are constantly monitoring it. We are more connected to it than we think. Our mobile phones are becoming an extension of our bodies. Literally. But these could be inducing cancer by electromagnetic radiation .
Electromagnetic radiation from your mobile phone
There are two types of electromagnetic radiation:
- Ionizing – high frequency and high energy (X-rays, cosmic rays, etc.)
- Non-ionizing – low frequency and low energy (frequency by radio waves, frequency by energy waves, etc.)
Cell phones transmit a form of non-ionizing radiation from their antennas. Thanks to this transmission, wireless calls and WiFi connections are produced. Nearby body tissues absorb this energy.
Radiation increases during active phone calls, although exposure continues long after. In 2009, a study was published that measured pelvic bone density in 150 men, all of whom had worn their phones attached to their belts for 15 hours a day for about six years. The scientists found that bone mineral density had been reduced on the side of the pelvis where the phone was worn.
There was a case of a woman, with no predisposition for cancer , who became a victim of multifocal breast cancer. Her cancer specialists connected her dots, and the pattern and distribution of cancer cells described the shape of her cell phone. This seemed quite peculiar; the woman then explained that she was continually shoving her phone into her bra.
A group of international scientists have appealed to the United Nations, citing related research results, calling for additional initiatives to protect us from EMF, electromagnetic field exposure.
List of the 10 worst mobile phones
The FCC has created guidelines for measuring radiation in tissue using the Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) . The SAR sets a legal maximum for phone radiation at 1.6 watts of absorbed energy per kilogram of body mass. This test uses the thermal effects of phone radiation.
The limit is 1.6, but some phones have gotten very close to this limit:
- Motorola Droid Maxx – SAR 1.54
- Motorola Droid Ultra – SAR 1.54
- Motorola Moto E – SAR 1.5
- Alcatel One Touch Evolve – SAR 1.49
- Huawei Vitria – SAR 1.49
- Kyocera Hydro Edge – SAR 1.48
- Kyocera Kona – SAR 1.45
- Kyocera Hydro XTRM – SAR 1.44
- BlackBerry Z10 – SAR 1.42
- BlackBerry Z30 – SAR 1.41
- ZTE Source – SAR 1.41
- ZTE Warp 4G – SAR 1.41
radiation protection
- First, get rid of those harmful phones if you have one. Every time you come into contact with it, you will receive an increased amount of radiation compared to other makes and models.
- Protect children . Children are more susceptible to radiation, and it can cause behavioral, emotional, social, and hyperactivity problems.
- Reduce your consumption . Turn off your phone when you are not using it; don’t just put it in night mode, a mode where it’s still sending out cancer energy while you sleep.
- Make phone calls only with good coverage. The weaker the connection, the more power your phone is using and therefore the more dangerous waves can penetrate your body, even deeper.
- Do not carry the phone on your body . Avoid putting your phone in your pocket, belt or bra like the woman with cancer in the study above. The fewer layers there are between you and your phone, the more radiation will come into contact with your body.
- Keep your phone 15 centimeters from your body when you are using it . This perimeter is the most dangerous zone of radiation. Keep away.
- Use headphones or shielded speakers .
Stay safe
We would be going too far if we were able to give up phones altogether. However, using them wisely can save us from unnecessary radiation.