Dear Reader,
If you've used a mobile phone every day for a few years — especially if you make frequent calls and have a tendency to talk for awhile — it's time to put the phone down... and let's talk.
Earlier this year, we got some disturbing news from a long- term study known as Interphone. Study subjects who used mobile phones the most had a 40 per cent higher risk of giloma — a type of brain tumour which can be fatal.
In addition, several Interphone researchers said that giloma risk among long-term users was higher toward the end of the study.
And Elisabeth Cardis — leader of the Interphone project — said, "Overall, my opinion is that the results show a real effect." In response to the Interphone results, the American Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a press release with this title: "No Evidence Linking Cell [mobile] Phone Use to Risk of Brain Tumours."
Oh, FDA! We can always count on you to divert our attention away from reality!
In the body of the press release, here's how the agency summarized the results: "The study reported little or no risk of brain tumours for most long-term users of cell [mobile] phones." So, which is it? Little risk, or no risk? And "for most long-term users"? That sounds to me like people ARE at risk if they constantly have their mobile phone held tight to their ear. And I know LOTS of people like that. I'll bet you do too. In fact, that would describe US HSI Panellist Ann Louise Gittleman. Or rather, it used to describe her. Ann Louise is a renowned nutrition specialist and a best selling author of many books on health and healing. But as she admits, she was blindsided by the health risk of mobile phones. And that risk turned into a very real and frightening health challenge. Play it safe What the Interphone study reveals — and the FDA ignores — is that the brain is not the only area of the head that's vulnerable to mobile phone radiation. In 2005, Ann Louise was diagnosed with a parotid gland tumour (PGT) — also known as a salivary gland tumour. As she soon learned (and as Interphone documented this year) heavy mobile use sharply increases PGT risk. And the risk is even greater if you live in a rural area because mobile towers are spaced farther apart, so mobile phones emit higher radiation levels. Fortunately, Ann Louise's tumour turned out to be benign. It was removed, and now, as she told me recently, "No problems. Not even a scar." Others are not so lucky. For instance, film critic Roger Ebert had a malignant PGT that spread to his jaw and became a very complicated and dangerous health issue. The Interphone study estimates that about 260 hours of mobile phone use over five years increases your risk of PGT by 50 per cent. I know I certainly land in that category, along with dozens of my friends. So what can we do to protect ourselves?
Ann Louise gave me several guidelines for making mobile phone use safe:
* Use a speakerphone
* Use a plastic air-tube earpiece
* Limit length of calls
* When possible, text instead of call
* Don't make calls from cars, elevators or trains
— the radiation becomes concentrated in those spaces Ann Louise told me that her PGT experience opened up an awareness of our vast exposure to electro-pollution from mobile phones, computers, and all the other electrical and wireless devices we use every day. Many of these common devices create powerful electromagnetic fields. Recently, Ann Louise published a new book titled "Zapped," an invaluable guide for steering your way around harmful and sometimes very dangerous electromagnetic sources. "Zapped" (available on Amazon.com) also offers hundreds of invaluable tips that will help you significantly reduce electro-pollution exposure. You can find more information about electro-pollution on the "Zapped" website: areyouzapped.com. Continues below...
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