WE are all using mobile phones but don`t know about the precautions. The cellphones and their tower-based antennas emit electro-magnetic radiations (EMRs) which are hazardous to our health. These invisible hazards could be reduced to a bare minimum if we take the following safety measures: While using the phone, keep it away from your body, as the amount of radiation absorbed by your head and body decreases dramatically with even a small distance.
It would be better if you text more, and talk less, as phones emit less radiation when sending text.
Always use a headset to minimise exposure to harmful phone radiation. Take yourheadsetoutofyourearwhenyouare not on a call. Use your phone in speaker mode.
You should call when the signal is strong.
Research shows that radiation exposure increases significantly when cellphone signals are weak.
Avoid using your cellphone when moving athighspeed,suchasin acarortrain,as this automatically increases power to the maximum as the phone repeatedly 1(eeps attempting to connect to new relay antenna.
Forlongerconversations,itis betterto use a landline with a corded phone, not a cordless phone.
The cordless phone uses technology similar to that of a cellphone.
Donotstore yourphoneinyourpocket unnecessarily; and don`t store it under your pillow even, as when a phone is on and not in use, it still keeps on sending anintermittent signal to connect with nearby cellphone towers, which means radiation exposureis stillhappening.
The heavy use of cellphones over a prolonged period of time is linked to an increased risk ofcancer.
Cellphone use can change the way brain cells use sugar or glucose, and can affect that type of metabolism with prolonged use.
The children`s use of cellphones should be limited. Their slcull is thinner than the adult skull.
