"Does a Cell Phone's Radiation Effect Stop When the
Call Ends?"

As innovative and popular as it is, the iPhone may well be one of the worst offenders, for a number of reasons.

Even when you’re not using your iPhone but have it on, it still operates as a base station, transmitting radiation to you. 

Further, iPhones tend to get a great deal of use due to their amazing plethora of applications, which increases your risk.

Data waves from your iPhone substantially affect your biology, altering intercellular communication.  But, iPhones aren’t the only offenders.  Though they may not act as base stations, every phone still has to connect to a base station.  As long as your phone is turned on, it continually emits EMR in an attempt to connect to that base station.

There’s something much more serious to think about though.

Are Your Children at Undue Risk from Cell Phones?

Take this one-minute quiz and discover some shocking facts about cell phone use -- especially about cell phone use in children.

(I'll tell you how your answers compare to the facts in a moment...)
1. What country has banned cell phone use on trains to cut
down on 'second hand radiation'?

• A. France
• B. Belgium
• C. Japan

2. In what country is it now illegal to advertise mobile phones to children?

• A. France
• B. England
• C. Canada

3. A cell call lasting just 2 minutes can alter the natural electrical activity of a child's brain for up to how long?

• A. Stops when a call ends
• B. 20 minutes duration
• C. One hour duration

4. When you use a cell phone what percentage of the energy emitted from the antenna is absorbed into your head?

• A. None of it
• B. 30% of the energy
• C. 70% of the energy

5. The average child uses their cell phone about how many minutes per month?

• A. 2600 minutes
• B. 1300 minutes
• C. 120 minutes

Let me give you the quiz answers right now: 1. C   2. A   3. C   4. C   5. A

Consider Passing on the Cell Phone
(for Your Children and Teens, Anyway)

But first I want to ask you to consider not consenting to let your children and teens have a cell phone at all. Or at a minimum to only use it in extreme emergencies.

Find a Safer Cell Phone

In your effort to create the safest cell phone conditions for yourself and your family, consider opting for cell phones that emit lower amounts of radiation. You can get an extensive list of phones, their providers, and how much EMR they release.

Please note that I don’t recommend this as an exclusive solution, but as one step you can take to reduce your risk.

Scientists are becoming increasingly concerned about the possible impact of cell phone usage on children, because their skull is thinner and their brain is still developing, compared to adults. It's not until around age 20 that a child's brain is fully developed.

Even as an adult who values optimal health, you should consider steps to protect yourself from the potentially damaging effects of EMF radiation from your cell phone.

When you use a cell phone, radiation energy is emitted from the antenna and absorbed by your brain. Have you noticed how hot your phone feels after a 20-minute call? Just how much energy is being released?

Since that's one of your quiz questions, let me give you the quiz answers right now: 1. C   2. A   3. C   4. C   5. A

So, seventy percent of the energy from the antenna is being absorbed straight into your head.

Effects Seen in Thermographic Imaging

Now for the first time, through the use of thermographic imaging, scientists can see the changes take place internally after just a 15-minute phone call.

Instead of dominant 'cool' blues and greens that show when you're not influenced by cell phone radiation, after 15 minutes of cell use they see reds, yellows and oranges which graphically display internal heating of your tissues and cells.

How damaging can this be?

The jury is still out... but many physicians and scientists are suggesting the heavy use of cell phones may be a serious health risk. They are now urging people to use a headset to keep the antenna away from the brain.

Time will tell whether there is any 'safe' limit for cell phone use.

Until recently scientists believed that cell phone-related interference with brain waves and brain chemistry ended when the call ended. Now they know it can last for up to an hour.

How Much Time Does Your Child Log 
on Their Cell Phone?

When you realize that the average child is using their cell phone for a whopping 2600 minutes (more than 43 hours!) per month -- and their tissues and cells are being heated up during all those calls...

Well, you be the judge...

Let's just say that I would do everything in my power to protect my child's brain development and long-term health so they have the future they deserve and the future you can be proud of.

As their loving parent, I'm sure you agree with me.

And being passionate about my own health, I also knew I wanted to protect myself and other adults from potentially dangerous cell phone radiation -- even as much as I love the convenience of cell phone technology.

That's why I knew I had to take matters into my own hands.

For the last ten years, I've been convinced that cell phone radiation is a real concern for all of us. That's why I first introduced the RF3 Headset to help you minimize your radiation exposure.

However, as time went on, I realized that some improvements could make the RF3 Headset even better -- and more convenient to use. And that's exactly what I asked my team to do.

A few issues that I challenged my team to improve on were:

• Poorly designed earpiece -- mine occasionally came loose and I had to glue it back in place.
• Annoying constantly tangled cord -- this wasted loads of time, as I would have to unknot it nearly every time I wanted to use it.
• Awkward earhook design -- earhook configuration was frustrating and difficult to adjust

Well, my team came through in flying colors and upgraded the Blue Tube Headset -- an improved RF3 with enhanced Aircom™ 2 technology.

But before I get into more details on this new and improved headset, here's what's behind my decision to use one in the first place...

Cell Phone Radiation -- A Growing Concern

The first cell phones were introduced in 1984.

By 2004, we reached one billion cell phones. It only took EIGHTEEN months to reach the second billion. But wait it gets far worse: it only took NINE months to reach the third billion. And to get to four billion cell phones? Only SIX months!

Cell phone use is pervasive.

That makes your personal use even far more of a concern. Why? Your total radiation exposure is rapidly increasing -- even if you don't use a cell phone. And when you add your personal exposure, it only compounds the problem.

The emission of EMR (electromagnetic radiation) from cell phones continues to become a growing concern. However, you'll not hear the large wireless corporations or the federal government publicly talking about cell phone EMR emission issues.

Why? Big-time profits linked to large powerful corporations. Sound familiar?

Why You Won't Catch Me Using My Cell Without
an EMR-Reducing Cell Phone Headset

Before I became educated on this issue, I used my cell phone regularly and thought that my off-the-shelf headset minimized EMR emissions. However, I eventually discovered that:

• Cell phones emit a radiation plume.  
• Most cell phone headsets have a wire that can act like an antenna, and simply make matters worse.
• A great deal of scientific data has been suppressed by the cell phone industry and the government to protect their multi-billion dollar profits.

Now I simply refuse to talk on any cell phone unless I am using a speaker phone or headset designed to reduce radiation.

In fact, as you already know, my team and I improved the Blue Tube Headset that comes with my full recommendation.

Getting rid of your cell phone is probably not an option these days. Today's cell phones are much more than phones. They can also be your camera, video recorder, hand-held computer, and your lifeline to staying in touch with your work and family.

So, how do you continue to use this convenient device and reduce cell phone radiation?

5 Ways to Help You Minimize Cell Phone Radiation Emissions

Here are some sound solutions that can help minimize the EMR your phone emits:

1. Use your cell phone on speakerphone. While this is a great solution and I strongly recommend it, it's simply not practical much of the time. Especially if you are in a public place where rules of discretion and proper etiquette prevail. Another problem is that not all cell phones have speakerphones -- and even those that do may have poor sound quality. I do recommend that if you are choosing a new cell phone, make sure it comes with a speakerphone option.
2. Always keep your phone as far away from your body as possible. There's a dramatic drop-off in radiation exposure for every inch you keep your phone away from your body.  
3. Get yourself a Blue Tube Headset with an airtube. In my opinion, this new RF3 design with Aircom 2 technology is the best headset on the market. Others may actually increase the amount of radiation emitted.
4. Limit your cell phone use to the bare minimum. Your cell phone is constantly searching for signals and emitting EMR while you're using it.
5. Turn off your cell phone when not needed OR keep it a few feet away from your body.  Even when not in use, as long as your phone is turned on, it continually emits EMR as it connects to its base station.

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