Despite the fact that mobile phone manufacturers now use the “is-slim-can-fit-into-one-hand-and-pocket” line to get people to buy their products, research has revealed that there are some places your mobile phone has no business. Also, in the wake of more and more people reporting a battery explosion on one part of their body or the other, it has become imperative to present you with facts and make my recommendation. You would not believe how much danger the location of your mobile phone poses to your life. Here are the top 3 places you should never, ever put your mobile phone:
Within 6 Inches of Your Skin: Research puts it that the most dangerous place a smartphone can be, in terms of radiation exposure, is within about six inches of the emitting antenna. You do not want any part of your body within that area. I find that sometimes, for the fun of it, we like to place our phones on our bodies. As long as your cell phone is on, it emits radiation intermittently, even when you are not actually making a call. So, placing a cell phone on your hip or cheek for an amount of time is giving that area of your body nearly continuous radiation exposure.
In Your Pockets: This includes breast pockets, trouser pockets, etc. Place your phones away from these compartments. In fact, I hear that a man who hopes to preserve his fertility might consider keeping his phone away from those sensitive areas. If you must carry your cell phone on you, make sure that the keypad is positioned toward your body and the back is positioned toward the outside so that the transmitted electromagnetic fields move away from you rather than through you.
Under/Beside Your Pillow: Some people will say, of course, that’s a no-brainer. But, truth is a higher percentage of people still do! The “under the pillow” angle of cell phone radiation is just the fraction of a larger discussion on the topic of cell phone radiation in general. If you are using your phone at night especially for alarm purposes, consider putting it in “airplane mode” which suspends the phone’s transmission functions. If you must take a call at night, just before or in bed and you expect the conversation to run long, well, the longer you use a cell phone, the greater the amount of radiation that’s delivered to your body – which suggests that it’s best to limit mobile phone calls to just a few minutes. For longer conversations, you might consider using a land line. Yes, yes, it’s so 1999, but still.
So, here is my recommendation, along with the many you must have got before: Do more of human interaction. And make lesser calls. Text more. Make use of earphones more. Put your mobile phone in a bag or a purse. Not on or near your body. Do not hold it close to your ear and cheek for too long a time.
Neither should you put it in your pockets, on your laps or near genitals. Put the phone on “airplane mode” (which shuts down the receiver) or turn off when it’s not in use. Do not sleep next to your phone. Trust in God to be your alarm! Or simply place the phone several feet away from your bed. In all, exercise caution in everything you do, including picking a simple phone call.
