People are not going to go without technology,” Gittleman says.
Here, 10 tips from Gittleman and Jandial to minimize exposure to radiation from your cell phone:.
In any case, both Jandial and Gittleman say that you should view all research on the subject cautiously.
Putting a phone up to your ear is“almost like
using a mini microwave oven on your brain,” Gittleman says.
Gittleman says that there's some research that indicates cordless
phones may be emit even more radiation than cell phones.
Your phone has to work a lot harder to get signal out through the metal,
so it emits stronger electromagnetic radiation, Gittleman explains.
Gittleman suggests using an air tube headset, which is
less conductive of radio frequency than regular wired headsets and also keeps the phone further away from your head.
The majority of the evidence we have now says that cell phones are not a risk-
but just 60 years ago, Gittleman points out, people believed that cigarettes were safe too.
Gittleman, a former“cell phone junkie” who changed her habits
after she developed a benign tumor in her parotid(salivary) gland, acknowledges the impressive size of the Danish study, but says what we really need is long-term data about the biological effects of chronic and cumulative radiation, particularly as this new generation of cell phone-exposed children and teens transitions into adulthood.