I'm as much of a cell phone addict as the next person. Not that I talk for hours on end, but just appreciate the peace of mind that it brings to have instant communication at my fingertips - especially when my loved ones are not with me, I am in the car, on my motorbike, or anywhere where you need a security blanket. I have become increasingly dependant (and addicted) on the technology since upgrading to an iPhone, with it's GPS and plethora of other can't_live_without capabilities.
So, along with any other "too good to be true" things in life comes problems, right? Right. It wasn't too long before I was leaving the iPhone on my bedside table to use as an alarm clock, and I could check my email before even getting out of bed in the morning. Very quickly I noticed that I was not sleeping too well, was getting headaches - very specifically located sharp pains - and having sudden bouts of "instant confusion". Some might say I am always confused, but that's another story...
Knowing that my phone was basically sending microwaves through the air - we all know that cell phone towers are basically big microwave transmitters - I surfed the 'net and started to eduate myself about wireless technologies, and was shocked with what I found. There is a lot of information out there from "microwaves are not that bad" on the technology pushing sites, to "they are trying to kill us all" type conspiracy sites. And, I laugh as I type this - and it really is not a laughing matter - there is not much of a distance between the two ends of that spectrum!
To try and be fair and balanced (sound familiar?), I will present a couple of sources of information. Rense has a good article entitled, "You Don't Deserve Brain Cancer-You Deserve Facts!" By Amy Worthington.
The other source of information that I found very relevant to my situation is from Dr. Mercola. And while I know he is in the retail business, his rhetoric is fairly objective.
If this subject interests you, you may want to also investigate a program called HAARP - High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program. From the HAARP website; "The goal of this program is to further advance our knowledge of the physical and electrical properties of the Earth's ionosphere which can affect our military and civilian communication and navigation systems." At this juncture, I will not offer any further input other than to say it is a very controversial subject...
Stay safe and don't keep that cell phone glued to your head!
