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Improve Health and Wellness: Your Cell Phone Can Give You Cancer You may feel that

the cell phone is something you just cant live without. Truth is, you easily can. Granted that it has made staying connected at all times possible, but if you want to improve health and wellness, then weaning yourself off cell phone use would be the first step to take in the right direction. Your cell phone can kill you It has been a long standing debate whether cell phones cause cancer and numerous studies by cell phone companies and medical research organizations have been conducted to figure out the risks involved. Recently a report from the World Health Organizations International Agency for Research on Cancer, termed cell phones as being possibly carcinogenic. The study said
that the radio frequency electromagnetic fields that are emitted from cell phones can increase your chances of contracting glioma a kind of brain cancer specifically associated with radiation from cell phone use.

Do cell phones cause cancer? Cell phones emit radiation which can be absorbed by your body tissues that are present closest to the ear-piece. Though studies have been conducted on this phenomenon, the results are often inconsistent or inconclusive simply because the time spent on the phone varies and the level of radiation emitted varies with each technology used. But, it is an established fact that with the increase in cell phone usage, the risks are definitely higher. In an article The Million Dollar Question , The Lancet Neurology says that repeated exposure to low levels of radiation produces a heating effect on the brain. It can also lead to headaches, increased blood pressure, and sleeplessness. This has led to strict absorption rates being laid for cell phone radiation by the International Commission on Non-ionising Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) Children can get cancer from their cell phone The absorption of radiation for a 10 year old can be as high as 153% more than the average individual says, a study titled Exposure Limits. It was found that children tend to absorb twice the amount of radiation from cell phones than adults simply because they have smaller skulls. The study conducted by Om P Gandhi, et al says that a more accurate means of measurement of radiation exposure is needed. Professor Lennart Hardell who has conducted the largest research on cancer and cell phone usage says that those who began to use the cell phone before the age of 20, ran a five-fold increased risk of getting glioma. Also, these youngsters are five times more prone to getting benign acoustic neuromas.

No Such Thing as a Safe cell phone! Dr. Ronald B. Herberman, director of the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI), recently called out for a limit on cell phone use. Dr. Herbermans statement was based
on his research of data that compared radiation absorption rates between 5 and 10-year-old brains and that of an adult. In a child of five years, it is estimated that radiation can go straight through the entire brain!

But does this mean that one has to give up this convenient technology completely? In his article Cell Phones Raise Childrens Risk of Brain Cancer 500%, Dr Mercola says that the best thing you can do is get rid of your cell phone and if you have to use your cell phone, use the speaker function or safe headset technology. When at work, use the landline and switch off your handset. When using portable home phones, older models using 900 MHz is safe. Research has proven that exposure to radiation poses a huge cancer threat to children. Keep children away from cell phones. If they absolutely must use them, it should be for an emergency. This vulnerability can easily apply to adults as well. With limited cell phone use and the right kind of headset protection measures, you will significantly reduce the chances of contracting cancer. This article was written by Ruth D'Souza Prabhu a Content Writer for Adoley Oduntons Wellness Revolution. For more healing breakthroughs for your body, mind, and spirit, please visit http://mywellnessrevolution.com/hello/.

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