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Great Example Why You Simply Can't Believe That Cell Phones Are Safe Linked below is an old advertisement for a
―shoe
-
fitting fluoroscope‖
-- essentially, an X-ray machine used to look at the bones of yourfoot in order to judge your shoe size.As little as 60 years ago, these devices werepervasive and thought to be harmless. But bythe early 1950s, a number of professionalorganizations had issued warnings about thecontinued use of shoe-fitting fluoroscopes --some thirty years after they were invented androutinely used. Today we know how risky andcarcinogenic X-rays can be. One shoe modelreceived such a serious radiation burn from ashoe-fitting fluoroscope that her leg had to beamputated.Sources:Oak Ridge Associated UniversitiesHealth Physics HistoricalInstrumentation Museum CollectionJuly 25, 2007 Western Journal of MedicineJanuary, 1950; 72(1): 26
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30 (Theshoe-fitting fluoroscope as aradiation hazard) Dr. Mercola'sComments:I hope that it will take us less than thirty years to recognize the major danger resulting from exposure to theexplosion of information carrying radio waves around us -- especially from cell phones, but also from WiFi,WiMax, BlueTooth, and other wireless devices. But I am not hopeful as the telecommunications industry iseven more powerful than the drug industry, and they simply do not want this information widely known.
Unless you live in some unbelievably remote location, the odds are you’re being bombarded with radio waves
that can devastate your body.The shoe fluoroscopes emitted ionizing radiation but exposure to them was relatively infrequent; only a fewtimes a year. This is quite unlike your exposure to information carrying radio waves where you are likelyreceiving exposure 24-7.
Why Your Cell Phones Are Dangerous
 Let me be VERY clear. The danger from most land-based portable phones, cell phones and WiFi routers isnot from the magnetic radiation or the microwave carrier wave from which typical SAR ratings are given onphones. Unless you have massive exposures like you might expect in a microwave oven, these thermal effects
 
are insignificant.Nearly all the biological damage comes from the modulated signals that are carried ON the carrier microwave.These modulated information carrying radio waves resonate in biological frequencies of a few to a fewhundred cycles per second, and can stimulate your cellular receptors causing a whole cascade of pathologicalconsequences that can culminate in fatigue, anxiety and ultimately cancers.This is a MAJOR problem because in the last few years we have had an exponential increase in exposure tothese waves. It took from 1984 to 2004 to reach the first billion cell phones, the second billion took just 18months, the third billion took only nine months and the fourth billion just six months.And this does not at all factor in your major exposure to WiFi routers (wireless internet), which are nowpervasive. Since there is a lag time of five to 20 years before many of these effects become clinicallyapparent, now is the time to act before you or your family suffer the damage.
History is Repeating Itself Right in Front of Your Eyes
 Depending on your age, you might even remember getting your shoes fitted with one of these fluoroscopes.
For many, it’s a vivid childhood memory, as these high
-tech shoe-fitters had infiltrated small-town America
even before 1930. Yet, it wasn’t until ab
out 1949 that people began asking questions about the radiation dosesit was delivering.The fact that these machines were in wide-spread use throughout the United States
before
any attention wasgiven to the potential health hazards from its x-ray radiation says a lot aboutthe enduring wish for newtechnologies to be harmless. How come no one seemed to care about safety testing before unleashing them onthe public? Especially since there were warnings about hazards from x-rays within the medical practice?Today, thanks to declassified government documents, we know quite a bit about how powerful segments of the U.S. Government were
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and most likely still are
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actively engaged in suppressing information that mightcause you to worry about radiation hazards of all kinds. Back then, they suppressed information aboutradiation fallout from bomb testing and from the work done by certain defense industries, and the radiationexposure from living near these facilities, for example.The danger of industrial fluoride waste from the bomb- and aluminum industries is another giantcover-up thatresulted in the U.S. government-backed water fluoridationpolicy.
Based on Dr. George Carlo’s accounts of his failed attempts to issue public warnings about the real dangers of 
 cell phone radiation, things have not changed much. And clearly, the wireless industry has no interest inshedding so much as a glimmer of light on the subject.
Are You Already Suffering the Effects and Don’t Even Realize it?
 Numerous studies claim there is no biological impact of RF radiation within the cell phone range. Still,researchers in different countries, in different laboratories, are finding disturbing results that point to fargreater health implications than anyone is ready for.Unfortunately, most people fail to correlate common symptoms and health problems to their exposure to cellphones and other radio frequencies, perhaps because these conditions can so easily be attributed to othercauses (including so-
called ―unknown‖ causes) as well
.Take a look at these common illnesses and ailments, which have all been scientifically linked to cell phone
 
information carrying radio waves:
Alzheimer’s
,senilityand dementia
Parkinson’s
 Autism FatigueHeadachesSleep disruptionsAltered memory function, poor concentration and spatial awarenessAlthoughcancer and brain tumorsare most often cited as the potential health risks from cell phone radiation,  as you can see, cancer is not the only, or most common danger that you and your cell-phone toting children  face.
Be Careful -- Most Headsets Actually Increases Your Health Risk 
For some time, the standard recommendation to reduce your radiation exposure was to use a headset. It wasthought that since radiation decreases exponentially over the distance between you and the phone, this wouldsolve the problem.But, newer investigations, and the emergence of wireless earpieces (like Bluetooth) turns this idea upside-down. These headsets may actually intensify your exposure to harmful radiation because the headset itself actsas an ant
enna, which is now inserted directly into the ear canal. And ―wired‖ headsets are usually little better,
since the wire itself can act like an antenna and transmit dangerous radiation to your head. In fact,
testing hasindicated that your cell phone headset may actually raise the amount of radiation emitted by more than300 percent!
 It's vital that you know the pros and cons of cell phone headsets
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especially now that laws requiring "hands-free" cell phone headsets while driving are going in effect all over the U.S.The British Independent Group on Mobile Phones suggested that headsets are an ideal solution
only if 
theywere used with filters to stop the headset wire from acting as an effective antenna. One solution is an air tubeheadset. These conduct sound, but prevent any radiation from traveling up the wire to your brain.
More Safety Tips to Limit Your Exposure
 To date, there are few alternatives to ensure complete safety, but there are some common senserecommendations:Limit the amount of time you spend on the phone.Limit your exposure to WiFi routers. Find out where they are located in your work environment andstay away from them.If you have any land based (non-cellular) portable phones, do NOT use anything other than the 900MHz phones as the Gigahertz phones stay on continuously, blasting you with information carryingradio waves 24/7.Use the speakerphone instead of putting the phone to your ear; this is probably one of the single mostimportant steps you can take other than not using your cell phone.Use a wired headset to limit your exposure to the cell phone
 — 
ideally, an air tube headset whichconducts sound but prevents any radiation from traveling up the wire to your brain. Also make surethe wire is SHIELDED which prevents the wire from acting as an antenna which could attract moreinformation carrying radio waves directly to your brain.Limit calls inside buildings.
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