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A Must-See Documentary on the Dangers of Cell Phone Use
By Dr. Ben Kim on February 19, 2008
http://drbenkim.com/cell-phone-dangers
Approximately 60,000 to 70,000 cell phones are sold each day in the United States. Over 110 million Americans use cell phones. And worldwide,
it is estimated that approximately 1 billion people use cell phones. As the number of cell phones, cell phone towers, and other wireless antennas
increase rapidly in industrialized nations, should you be concerned about the effects that regular exposure to radio frequency radiation can have
on your health?
If you’re not concerned about the effect that wireless devices and broadcasting antennas can have on your health, I encourage you to view "Public
Exposure: DNA, Democracy and the Wireless Revolution," a documentary that provides the best overall look at the connection between radio
frequency radiation and human health that I have ever come across.
The full documentary can be viewed below in two parts, courtesy of Google video and In case you don’t have time to view this documentary, here
are some highlights that I jotted down during my first viewing:
- Regular exposure to radio frequency radiation may interfere with the electrical fields of our cells. Common health challenges
that have been linked to regular exposure to radio frequency radiation include:
- Abnormal cell growth and damage to cellular DNA
- Difficulty sleeping, depression, anxiety, and irritability
- Childhood and adult leukemia
- Eye cancer
- Immune system suppression
- Attention span deficit and memory loss
- Infertility
- Children are at much higher risk than adults of experiencing health problems related to regular exposure to radio frequency
radiation; thinner and smaller skulls translate to greater absorption of radio frequency.
- From the early 1950’s to the mid 1970’s, the U.S. embassy in Moscow was purposefully bombarded by radio frequency radiation
24 hours a day. The U.S. embassy workers experienced what the perpetrators identified as "Radio Frequency Sickness Syndrome."
After some time of concentrated radio frequency radiation exposure, the American ambassador developed leukemia.
The next American ambassador also developed leukemia. Blood tests performed on embassy staff members showed irreversible
DNA damage.
- Dr. Jerry Phillips, a biochemist researcher, began studying cell phone safety for Motorola more than a decade ago. When he
started generating data that indicated that cell phones have negative effects on human health, Motorola took a number of
steps to delay publication of Dr. Phillips’ work. According to Dr. Phillips, Motorola’s main concerns with his data were how to
handle public relations and how to spin the results in a way that was favorable to the industry. Dr. Phillips also indicates that the
only significant money that is available to do research on cell phone safety issues is industry money. This is why he has no faith
in studies that are coming out.
- You can use a radio and microwave detector to measure the amount of harmful radiation that your living and work spaces are
penetrated by. The detector used in the documentary is called the "Microalert Radio/Microwave Alarm." Silver mesh curtains
and copper flat paint can block significant amounts of radio frequency radiation. If the information provided above has you
concerned, I encourage you to view the full documentary here: Public Exposure: DNA, Democracy and the Wireless Revolution.
In our household, we own one cell phone - it’s a pay-as-you-go phone that we carry with us for emergency purposes whenever we go out. Rather
than put our faith in any of the products on the market that claim to provide protection against radio frequency radiation, we feel that it’s prudent
to stay away from cell phones whenever possible.
Unfortunately, many of us have little control over the location of cell phone towers and other broadcasting antennas that emit powerful radio
frequency waves. If you know of or discover any resources that our readers can use to locate such towers and antennas in their local areas, please
share this information in the comments section below.
By increasing public awareness of this issue, we stand a greater chance of having municipal, state/provincial, and federal governments do a better
job of regulating the placement of cell phone towers and antennas. Governments in Austria, Switzerland, and many Eastern European countries
have already created protective standards for human exposure to radio frequency radiation. In Scotland, towers are not allowed to be located near
hospitals, schools, and homes.
Please consider sharing this documentary with family members and friends. Thank you.
http://drbenkim.com/cell-phone-dangers (two videos)
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