Children, Cell Phones & Health:
An inconvenient truth about a convenient technology
By Dr. Carrie Hyman & Marcia Zina Mager ã 2009
Once upon a time there was a little girl on a playground who noticed gray smoke
pouring out of the windows at a school across the street.
“Fire!” the little girl shouted.
A man sat calmly on a nearby bench. “I don’t see any fire,” he said.
“Fire!” the girl cried again.
“But I only see smoke.”
“Fire!” the girl shouted over and over.
A few hours later, the school burned to the ground.
The moral of this story? Where there’s smoke, there’s a good chance you’ll find fire.
That’s the precautionary principle practiced by most governments in Europe when it
comes to the 4.2 billion cell phones in the world, the electromagnetic radiation (EMFs)
they emit, and protecting public health. Refusing to adhere to this "better safe than
sorry" principle has caused catastrophic health and environmental effects globally,
writes David Gee, author of THE PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE IN THE 20TH
CENTURY: Late Lessons From Early Warnings. The book analyzes the dismal failures
of governments around the world to respond to early danger signs from carcinogens
such as lead, benzene, asbestos, and the depletion of Atlantic fisheries. In fact, David
Gee recently testified in Brussels at the European Commission on EMF & Health
about the profound danger posed by cell phone radiation, or Electropollution, which
many scientists are now calling the ‘worst toxin in planetary history.’
“All truth passes through three stages: First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently
opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident. - Arthur Schopenhauer
Because of this common-sense precautionary principle, France outlawed cell phone
ads to children this past January. Many other countries followed suit: Russia’s Ministry
of health issued a warning that no child under eighteen should use a cell phone, and
pregnant women should avoid them completely. Israel’s Health Ministry and Canada’s
Dept of Health issued warnings as well. Germany, the UK, Belgium, India, and Finland
have all publicly discouraged children’s use of cell phones too.
What are we doing here in the USA? Not long ago, Sprint signed a two billion dollar
contract with Disney Corporation to market cell phones to children under twelve.
Ironically, the US government makes more money from cell phone minutes than any
other product, besides oil.
What is the health impact of 4.2 billion microwave emitting devices on the human body
and brain; wireless devices that were never pre-market tested for health?
“Electromagnetic fields (EMFs) and radiation, damage DNA and enhance cell death
rates and therefore they are a ubiquitous, universal genotoxic carcinogen that
enhances the rates of cancer, cardiac, reproductive and neurological disease and
mortality in human populations. Therefore there is no safe threshold level...”
- Dr. Neil Cherry, Associate Professor of Environmental Health
There is a growing body of evidence – more than 2,000 independent studies
world-wide - linking EMFs with serious health issues, from autoimmune and
neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, to developmental
delays and spectrum disorders like Autism and ADD, to various cancers (such as
astrocytomas and glioblastomas – what Johnnie Cochran died from and Ted Kennedy
has.) Award-winning cancer specialist and neurosurgeon Dr. Vini Khurana went so far
as to declare that cell phones were more dangerous than smoking and asbestos.
But this is not an article about giving up your cell phone, cordless phone, laptop,
iPod, or Wi-Fi technology. That request would be impossible since 80% of our planet
is already wireless. Cell phone towers now decorate the Himalayas.
The health risks posed by smoking and asbestos pale in comparison to cell phone
radiation, which produces ICRWs (Information Carrying Radio Waves), precisely
because our exposure to ICRWs is completely involuntary. We can choose to walk out
of a smoky bar or re-insulate an asbestos laden home. We can no longer avoid
electromagnetic radiation. One might say this has become a civil liberties issue
because our exposure is non-optional, which may be why parents and teachers in
Europe have marched in the streets, demanding wireless be removed from schools.
Microwave radiation, in fact, passes through everything between the cell tower and
your phone (or computer) at the speed of light (186,282 miles/second) and is
instantaneously absorbed into your body and brain. The compelling research
from Dr. Om P. Gandhi, a professor and Chair of Electrical Engineering at the
University of Utah dramatically illustrates this: When an adult makes a cell phone call,
there is 30% radiation penetration into their brain; 50% radiation penetration into the
brain of a 10 year old; 75% radiation penetration into a five year old. Professor Leif
Salford, who headed the research at Sweden’s prestigious Lund University says “the
voluntary exposure of the brain to microwaves from hand held mobile phones is the
largest human biological experiment ever.”
But it’s not just human cells at risk. Dr. Robert Becker, twice Nobel Prize nominee, and
Dr. Neil Cherry, believe EMFs may be permanently damaging all DNA material, plants
and animals included, affecting the genetic integrity of all life on earth.
“I have no doubt that at the present time, the greatest polluting element in the earth’s
environment is the proliferation of electromagnetic fields (EMFs).
I consider that to be far greater on a global scale than global warming, and the
increase in chemical elements in the environment.”
- Dr. Robert Becker, twice Nobel Prize nominee, author, CROSS CURRENTS: The
Promise of Electromedicine, the Perils of Electropollution
Children and teenagers are most at risk due to their developing brains and skulls. Dr.
Lennart Hardell, M.D., Ph.D. from Sweden studied teenagers on cell phones and
found they are at a five-fold increased risk of brain cancer by the time they reach
their mid twenties. (Cordless phone radiation gives them a four-fold risk.)
A Spanish study headed up by Dr. Michael Klieeison demonstrated that a two-minute
cell phone call disrupted the electrical activity in a child’s brain for up to two hours.
How many minutes does our average American teenager spend on a cell phone? Two
thousand six hundred minutes each month.
This past September, the US Senate held hearings, for the first time, on cell phones
and public health. EMF scientists from around the world flew to Washington, D.C. to
testify before senators, expressing their profound concern about the global health &
environmental dangers posed by cell phone and wireless radiation. They demanded
that the government take action. Fortunately, there are actions you too can take to
mitigate the harm posed by EMFs. Thomas Jefferson insisted a free society cannot
exist with an uninformed public.
So whether you’re a parent, teacher, or concerned human being, educating yourself
is the first step; then you can make the best decisions to support the long-term well
being of your family -- and this planet.
CALL TO ACTION – Ways To Thrive in a Wireless World
1. Limit exposure. Use speaker mode or landlines whenever possible.
2. Use layered protection, including patented, noise field intervention technology on
all wireless and wired devices. (Wireless routers, digital alarm clocks, and hair dryers
emit high levels of EMFs.) Use scientifically-validated subtle energy technology to
strengthen the human “biofield” (a term coined by the National Institute of Health) in
the presence of EMFs.
3.Wired headsets act as antennae, tripling the radiation to the head. Use Blue tube
headsets, not unprotected Blue Tooths.
4. Never let your child or teen sleep with their cell phone (or any other electronic
device). Texting still exposes them to near-field plume of radiation.
5. Unplug or remove all electronics from your child’s bedroom.
6. Maintain a potent, nutritionally healthy diet and lifestyle.
7. Take political action, e.g. write to your congressman, demanding that governments
adhere to the standards set by the Bioinitiative Report. (www.bioinitiative.org)
Written by Dr. Carrie Hyman, doctor of Chinese Medicine & Licensed Acupuncturist
and Marcia Zina Mager, journalist & international author (www.marcia-zina-mager.com)
For more information contact healthycell@hawaii.rr.com or call 1-800-200-4317
An inconvenient truth about a convenient technology
By Dr. Carrie Hyman & Marcia Zina Mager ã 2009
Once upon a time there was a little girl on a playground who noticed gray smoke
pouring out of the windows at a school across the street.
“Fire!” the little girl shouted.
A man sat calmly on a nearby bench. “I don’t see any fire,” he said.
“Fire!” the girl cried again.
“But I only see smoke.”
“Fire!” the girl shouted over and over.
A few hours later, the school burned to the ground.
The moral of this story? Where there’s smoke, there’s a good chance you’ll find fire.
That’s the precautionary principle practiced by most governments in Europe when it
comes to the 4.2 billion cell phones in the world, the electromagnetic radiation (EMFs)
they emit, and protecting public health. Refusing to adhere to this "better safe than
sorry" principle has caused catastrophic health and environmental effects globally,
writes David Gee, author of THE PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE IN THE 20TH
CENTURY: Late Lessons From Early Warnings. The book analyzes the dismal failures
of governments around the world to respond to early danger signs from carcinogens
such as lead, benzene, asbestos, and the depletion of Atlantic fisheries. In fact, David
Gee recently testified in Brussels at the European Commission on EMF & Health
about the profound danger posed by cell phone radiation, or Electropollution, which
many scientists are now calling the ‘worst toxin in planetary history.’
“All truth passes through three stages: First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently
opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident. - Arthur Schopenhauer
Because of this common-sense precautionary principle, France outlawed cell phone
ads to children this past January. Many other countries followed suit: Russia’s Ministry
of health issued a warning that no child under eighteen should use a cell phone, and
pregnant women should avoid them completely. Israel’s Health Ministry and Canada’s
Dept of Health issued warnings as well. Germany, the UK, Belgium, India, and Finland
have all publicly discouraged children’s use of cell phones too.
What are we doing here in the USA? Not long ago, Sprint signed a two billion dollar
contract with Disney Corporation to market cell phones to children under twelve.
Ironically, the US government makes more money from cell phone minutes than any
other product, besides oil.
What is the health impact of 4.2 billion microwave emitting devices on the human body
and brain; wireless devices that were never pre-market tested for health?
“Electromagnetic fields (EMFs) and radiation, damage DNA and enhance cell death
rates and therefore they are a ubiquitous, universal genotoxic carcinogen that
enhances the rates of cancer, cardiac, reproductive and neurological disease and
mortality in human populations. Therefore there is no safe threshold level...”
- Dr. Neil Cherry, Associate Professor of Environmental Health
There is a growing body of evidence – more than 2,000 independent studies
world-wide - linking EMFs with serious health issues, from autoimmune and
neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, to developmental
delays and spectrum disorders like Autism and ADD, to various cancers (such as
astrocytomas and glioblastomas – what Johnnie Cochran died from and Ted Kennedy
has.) Award-winning cancer specialist and neurosurgeon Dr. Vini Khurana went so far
as to declare that cell phones were more dangerous than smoking and asbestos.
But this is not an article about giving up your cell phone, cordless phone, laptop,
iPod, or Wi-Fi technology. That request would be impossible since 80% of our planet
is already wireless. Cell phone towers now decorate the Himalayas.
The health risks posed by smoking and asbestos pale in comparison to cell phone
radiation, which produces ICRWs (Information Carrying Radio Waves), precisely
because our exposure to ICRWs is completely involuntary. We can choose to walk out
of a smoky bar or re-insulate an asbestos laden home. We can no longer avoid
electromagnetic radiation. One might say this has become a civil liberties issue
because our exposure is non-optional, which may be why parents and teachers in
Europe have marched in the streets, demanding wireless be removed from schools.
Microwave radiation, in fact, passes through everything between the cell tower and
your phone (or computer) at the speed of light (186,282 miles/second) and is
instantaneously absorbed into your body and brain. The compelling research
from Dr. Om P. Gandhi, a professor and Chair of Electrical Engineering at the
University of Utah dramatically illustrates this: When an adult makes a cell phone call,
there is 30% radiation penetration into their brain; 50% radiation penetration into the
brain of a 10 year old; 75% radiation penetration into a five year old. Professor Leif
Salford, who headed the research at Sweden’s prestigious Lund University says “the
voluntary exposure of the brain to microwaves from hand held mobile phones is the
largest human biological experiment ever.”
But it’s not just human cells at risk. Dr. Robert Becker, twice Nobel Prize nominee, and
Dr. Neil Cherry, believe EMFs may be permanently damaging all DNA material, plants
and animals included, affecting the genetic integrity of all life on earth.
“I have no doubt that at the present time, the greatest polluting element in the earth’s
environment is the proliferation of electromagnetic fields (EMFs).
I consider that to be far greater on a global scale than global warming, and the
increase in chemical elements in the environment.”
- Dr. Robert Becker, twice Nobel Prize nominee, author, CROSS CURRENTS: The
Promise of Electromedicine, the Perils of Electropollution
Children and teenagers are most at risk due to their developing brains and skulls. Dr.
Lennart Hardell, M.D., Ph.D. from Sweden studied teenagers on cell phones and
found they are at a five-fold increased risk of brain cancer by the time they reach
their mid twenties. (Cordless phone radiation gives them a four-fold risk.)
A Spanish study headed up by Dr. Michael Klieeison demonstrated that a two-minute
cell phone call disrupted the electrical activity in a child’s brain for up to two hours.
How many minutes does our average American teenager spend on a cell phone? Two
thousand six hundred minutes each month.
This past September, the US Senate held hearings, for the first time, on cell phones
and public health. EMF scientists from around the world flew to Washington, D.C. to
testify before senators, expressing their profound concern about the global health &
environmental dangers posed by cell phone and wireless radiation. They demanded
that the government take action. Fortunately, there are actions you too can take to
mitigate the harm posed by EMFs. Thomas Jefferson insisted a free society cannot
exist with an uninformed public.
So whether you’re a parent, teacher, or concerned human being, educating yourself
is the first step; then you can make the best decisions to support the long-term well
being of your family -- and this planet.
CALL TO ACTION – Ways To Thrive in a Wireless World
1. Limit exposure. Use speaker mode or landlines whenever possible.
2. Use layered protection, including patented, noise field intervention technology on
all wireless and wired devices. (Wireless routers, digital alarm clocks, and hair dryers
emit high levels of EMFs.) Use scientifically-validated subtle energy technology to
strengthen the human “biofield” (a term coined by the National Institute of Health) in
the presence of EMFs.
3.Wired headsets act as antennae, tripling the radiation to the head. Use Blue tube
headsets, not unprotected Blue Tooths.
4. Never let your child or teen sleep with their cell phone (or any other electronic
device). Texting still exposes them to near-field plume of radiation.
5. Unplug or remove all electronics from your child’s bedroom.
6. Maintain a potent, nutritionally healthy diet and lifestyle.
7. Take political action, e.g. write to your congressman, demanding that governments
adhere to the standards set by the Bioinitiative Report. (www.bioinitiative.org)
Written by Dr. Carrie Hyman, doctor of Chinese Medicine & Licensed Acupuncturist
and Marcia Zina Mager, journalist & international author (www.marcia-zina-mager.com)
For more information contact healthycell@hawaii.rr.com or call 1-800-200-4317
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