How to use a mobile phone safely?
The title of the text is the name of an action that was carried out in Belgrade schools organized by the Biogen association. The title is somewhat correct, but since we live in a technological era, we cannot imagine life without mobile devices and if they can harm our health, it is necessary to act preventively.
In the following, I will describe the ways in which a mobile phone should be used in order to minimize its harmful effects:
- Reduce mobile phone use. A 2-minute call significantly changes the brain's electrical activity. Also, the temperature of the brain increases.
- Use SMS when possible instead of calling.
- Do not allow children to use mobile phones except in emergencies. A child's skull is more susceptible to the effects of harmful radiation and these radiations penetrate deeper than in adults, so the damage is greater.
- Use mobile phone headphones, and those that use flexible tubes to transmit sound (see the picture on the text). Ordinary wired headphones can have the function of a receiver for ambient radiation so that the harmful effect increases with them. The use of bluetooth is not recommended even if it has a lower radiation power than a mobile phone.
- It is not recommended to carry it in pockets or on the lower parts of the body. The lower part of the body has better conductivity of this radiation and thus greater absorption. This can damage the reproductive organs leading to infertility. It is best to carry it in a bag.
- When making a call, it is important not to put it to your ear until the connection is established, because during the connection, the radiation is the highest!!! If the phone is with headphones, you should not put the phone in your ear until the connection is established.
- Do not use in places that are closed and have a metal structure (elevators, vehicles... ), because the mobile device consumes more energy to establish and maintain the connection, and thus the radiation increases.
- Avoid calls when the battery is almost exhausted (battery low), because it takes more time to establish a connection and thus prolongs the radiation.
- Buy mobile phones that have a marked SAR value on the packaging and are within the prescribed limits, preferably below 0.6 W/kg.
- Use only mobile devices that have EMF protection. It is advisable not to buy used mobile devices or devices that have not been verified.
- Use foods that have a lot of antioxidants, because they protect the body from microwave radiation.
As a conclusion, I would put the proverb "Prevention is better than cure".
