So why do we need to use EMF protection cell phone cases and other products that have such features anyway?
If you’re reading down and reached this point of this article then you may already have some knowledge on the effects of EMF radiation especially when you’re very close to it and you’re exposed to it for long periods.
Whenever your phone transmits data over a phone in a call, SMS, or via Bluetooth or the Internet, it is able to do so in the form of Radio Frequency which is a form of radiation.
The data is sent as packets through radio frequencies that are then received by another device or by cell towers.
However, it is hard to obtain a consistent reading on devices like mobile phones and that is because the data is sent in packets instead of consistent radiation like the electric field, or magnetic field radiation.
The packets are much larger whenever you are using the phone which means that your body is going to be exposed to a much higher level of radiation.
Radiation that comes from mobile phones has been proven time and again to have biological effects on the human body.
Now, you may start to wonder why the radiation that devices like your mobile phone are emitting isn’t regulated but in fact, it is being measured “sort of”. In the US as well as other countries, they are using a measurement which is called SAR or Specific Absorption Rate.
The measurement helps determine the amount of radiation a particular body can absorb.
The manufacturer should measure and obtain this number and have it reported. Also, it should not be more than 1.6 kg of body weight.
But if you were able to read articles about SAR, you will start to understand that it’s not really a good measurement to identify how dangerous mobile phones are.
I will not get into all the reasons why this is so and reserve it for another article.
The point is that EMF radiation coming from mobile phones has been found in several studies to bring potential harm.
A cumulative study called the BioInitiative Report which is composed of over 1,800 studies on the dangers and biological effects of exposure to EMF radiation has a lot to say about it. Some of its many conclusions include:
EMF Radiation can bring Single and Double-Strand DNA Damage
Even at low levels, EMF radiation from a device can bring harm to the human body
It can have some effects in cranial bone and brain development in the offspring of different animals which have been exposed to mobile phone radiation during pregnancy
Back in 2010, another research called the Interphone Study which contains the most comprehensive research about the risks that cell phones bring and the negative effects that it can have on health was able to obtain the following conclusions:
Using your mobile phone at least 30 minutes each day will increase your risk of developing a brain tumor after 10 years.
Brain tumors that were found in the test group were mostly found on the side of the head twice more likely on the area where the cell phone is placed during a call.
You are going to be considered at “high risk” if you were able to use your phone 1,640 hours in your entire lifetime. This group of “high risk” individuals are twice more likely to develop a tumor in the brain specifically on the temporal lobe. Whenever you hold your phone close to your head, it is the temporal lobe that is closest to the antenna.
These are just a few samples of the thousands of studies and research that have been conducted regarding EMF radiation which devices emit.
If you want to read more then you can do your own research and find plenty of materials all over the Internet stating conclusions about the risk that radiation poses on users of different electronic devices.
So now that we’ve discussed the dangers of RF radiation that is emitted by mobile phones, let’s get into the different ways that can help lessen your exposure to it.
