A bra may not be the safest place to keep your smartphone. Neither is a pants or trousers pocket. As a woman, there is a very good reason why you should never put your smartphone in your bra. There is increasing evidence
linking radiation from smartphones and
breast cancer.
As a man, it should interest you to know
that your smartphone should never be
kept in your the pockets of your pants
or trousers.
Caution
The reason for this caution has to do
with the growing evidence showing
that radiation from smartphones can
have an adverse effect on sperm
production in the testes.
Almost everyone owns a smartphones
today in what is considered a “normal”
social life. It has become an accepted
addiction. But is it a healthy addiction?
What does the evidence show about
long-term exposure to cellphone
radiation and the risk of cancer or other
health problems?
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It ’s not smart to put your smartphone
in your bra or trousers
ON June 4, 2016 5:32 AM / IN Health,
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By Sola Ogundipe
A bra may not be the safest place to
keep your smartphone. Neither is a
pants or trousers pocket. As a woman,
there is a very good reason why you
should never put your smartphone in
your bra. There is increasing evidence
linking radiation from smartphones and
breast cancer.
As a man, it should interest you to know
that your smartphone should never be
kept in your the pockets of your pants
or trousers.
Caution
The reason for this caution has to do
with the growing evidence showing
that radiation from smartphones can
have an adverse effect on sperm
production in the testes.
Almost everyone owns a smartphones
today in what is considered a “normal”
social life. It has become an accepted
addiction. But is it a healthy addiction?
What does the evidence show about
long-term exposure to cellphone
radiation and the risk of cancer or other
health problems?
It’s a mixed bag, really, however, there is
growing scientific evidence that
improper usage of smartphones could
be potentially hazardous to health.
Cellphones emit Radio Frequency energy
—or non-ionizing radiation that is
absorbed by tissues nearest to where
the phone is held. Several developed
countries have already enacted safety
ordinances warning of potential
hazards.
Lately, there are convincing arguments
about the need to give
recommendations of the minimum
separation distance that a cellphone
should be held from the body in order
to limit radio frequency exposure to
safe levels.
Further, there are established links
between cellphones and sperm quality
as shown by the International Union
against Cancer, IUCC.
Breast cancer risk
A February 2015 study, looked at the
effects of mobile phone and Wi-Fi
radiation on existing breast cancer cells
and found the closer in distance the RF
exposure was to the skin, the greater
the damage to the underlying cells.
Specifically, it found radiation increased
reactive oxygen species (ROS), which
impairs the ability of cells to repair them,
which has been proven to contribute to
cancer development.
In 2011, the World Health Organization’s
International Agency for Research on
Cancer (IARC) classified radio frequency
like that emitted by cellphones as
“possibly carcinogenic to humans.” The
safe recommendation is that anyone
concerned about cancer risk, should
simply try to limit their exposure.
A particular American study of four
women who had been diagnosed with
multifocal invasive breast cancer under
the age of 40 after routinely storing
their cellphones in their bras. None of
the patients had a family history of
breast cancer, and they all tested
negative for BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene
mutations, which are linked to about 10
percent of breast cancer cases.
Sperm cell reduction risk
Numerous studies show that mobile
phones carried in pockets of pants and/
or worn on belts could result in loss of
quantity and quality of active sperm cells
by men.
There have been established link
between cellphones and sperm quality
which shows that heavy mobile phone
users (over four hours per day) have
significantly less viable sperm. This is
corroborated by a prospective study of
normal men who found that
significantly increasing their mobile
phone use (over six hours each day for
five days) caused a marked short-term
reduction of sperm quality.
The bottom line is that men, who use
mobile phones on a regular basis are
believed to lose about 30 per cent of
their active sperm cells. Persons who
carry their mobile phones in pockets of
their pants are putting their potency at
great danger. Scientists say that even in
sleep mode, the mobile phone is as
harmful as when switched on.
Tips on safe use of smartphones
By carrying or using your phone in your
pants or shirt pocket or tucked into a
bra when the phone is switched on and
connected to a wireless network, you
may unwittingly exceed the
recommended guidelines for exposure
to radio frequency radiation.
* While talking on your smart phone, try
to keep the phone away from your body
as much as possible. Whenever possible,
use the speaker-phone mode or a wired
headset (not a Bluetooth).
* Avoid using your smartphone when
the signal is weak or when moving at
high speed, such as in a car or train, as
this automatically increases power to a
maximum as the phone repeatedly
attempts to connect to a new relay
antenna.
* Avoid carrying your smartphone on
your body at all times. Do not keep it
near your body at night such as under
the pillow or on a bedside table,
particularly if pregnant. You can also put
it on “flight” or “off-line” mode, which
stops electromagnetic emissions.
* If you must carry your smartphone on
you, make sure that the keypad is
positioned toward your body and the
back is positioned toward the outside
so that the transmitted electromagnetic
fields move away from you rather than
through you.
* Only use your smartphone to establish
contact or for conversations lasting a
few minutes.
* Switch sides regularly while
communicating on your smartphone to
spread out your exposure. Before
putting your smartphone to the ear,
wait until your correspondent has
picked up. This limits the power of the
electromagnetic field emitted near your
ear and the duration of your exposure.
* When possible, communicate via text
messaging rather than making a call, to
limit the duration of exposure and the
proximity to the body.
* Avoid using your smartphone in
places like a bus, church, school or
market where you can passively expose
others to your phone’s electromagnetic
fields.
* Choose a device with the lowest
Specific Absorption Rate, SAR, which is a
measure of the strength of the magnetic
field absorbed by the body.
SAR ratings of your smartphone and
indeed most contemporary phones by
different manufacturers can be checked
here http://sarvalues.com
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