Peer-reviewed research has demonstrated a myriad of adverse effects from cell phone radiofrequency (RF) radiation, including increased brain cancer, DNA damage, oxidative stress, immune dysfunction, altered brain development, damaged reproduction, sleep changes, hyperactivity, and memory damage. Thankfully you can easily reduce your daily dose with simple steps. 

Distance matters.

While talking on your cell phone, prefer to position the cell phone away from your body as far as possible.

Whenever possible, use the speakerphone mode.

Avoid carrying your cell phone on your body at all times.

When a wireless phone is close to you, more than 50 percent of the RF is absorbed into your brain and body. Power phones 100 percent off before you carry them on your body. 

Protect your fertility.

This radiation has been shown to damage sperm and ovaries. Many people move the phone away from their head to reduce exposure but then rest the phone on their lap, forgetting that a cell phone or laptop near the abdomen results in higher radiation absorption to the reproductive organs. 

Avoid using your cell phone
when the signal is weak.

Be aware that when you are in an area of poor reception, the phone will increase RF radiation power output by over 1000 times to reach the nearest cell tower.

Use AIRPLANE mode and turn antennas OFF when not in use. 

Airplane mode turns off most transmitting antennas. Be aware that with newer phone models, you also must turn off Bluetooth and hotspot antennas individually.

Children: Only use cell phones for
emergencies.

Children’s skulls are thinner than adults’ and their brains are still developing. Hence, radiation from cell phones penetrates more deeply into their brains and is likely to cause more damage. 

Do not sleep with your cell
phone powered on.

Research shows that sleep is disrupted by cell phone radiation. Need an alarm clock? Simply set the phone to “airplane” or “flight” or “off-line” mode, which will stop “wireless” electromagnetic field emissions. 

Decrease app radiation

Even if you are not using an app, it is always updating in the background, emitting RF into your body. Delete apps you are not using. Turn off auto sync for the apps you need and sync them manually at times when you are at a distance from the phone or when can connect with ethernet instead of Wi-Fi.

Use a corded home landline.

Use a corded home landline, not a home cordless phone, because cordless phones use electromagnetic microwave technology just like cell phones.

Connect your cell phone to the internet without radiation, by using an ethernet cord.

Yes, it is possible to connect your cell phone without radiation, by using a wire. In fact, once connected, you can do everything your cell phone usually does with Wi-Fi with a RF (radiation-free) connection.

Use your corded landline for most conversations.

Forward your cell phone to landlines whenever you are at home, then power off the cell phone without missing a call.  

Avoid using the cell
phone inside spaces
that are surrounded
by metal, like a car.

The metal surroundings reflect the waves inside the vehicle, often increasing your radiation exposure.

Minimize time. 

Whenever possible, minimize talk time and choose to communicate via text messaging rather than making a voice call to limit the duration of exposure and the proximity to the body.

Hold the phone away from your body when you press “send,” and do not rest your phone against your abdomen while texting.

With permission and source:
Environmental Health Trust, a think tank that promotes a healthier
environment through research, education and policy. For more information, visit: EHTrust.org.