I have been so busy over the weekend at work so i have not been able to post many food posts so i thought i would share some of my thoughts. I was chatting to some of my younger work colleagues and they were quite stumped and also agreed with what i mentioned, im not sure exactly what we were talking about but im glad it came up.
I remember when i was younger there was huge debate about mobile phones causing cancers, mainly tumors of the brain from the "radio waves". It was a very major concern i remember. Im not 32 so it was roughly 10 years ago, if that. Now im not sure when these discussions stopped, and if they stopped, but since Apple released there iPhones in June 07 their has been no mention of this nor has any "mainstream media" been involved with any scientists like they were prior.
Believe me i love my iPhone and i love my technology. I have always had a PC in my room from when i was allowed to, not so much anymore as now i have a wife :P But what im trying to say is i am a millennial that loves his tech! What i do question is the safety. I feel that we are moving ahead so quickly without really testing things. I think this can be also said in regards to GMO foods which are pesticide friendly?!?! Really? HTF can anything be pesticide friendly / happy to be sprayed with that rubbish and survive...... Common!
Anyway phones are the topic here.
According to the WHO (world health organisation) : The electromagnetic fields produced by mobile phones are classified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer as possibly carcinogenic to humans.
Now i know brain tumors are actually quite rare. I think the numbers are currently at 3 in 100 000 who actually get them. The studies have shown that these numbers have increased from heavy cell phone use to 9 in 100 000. My question is how long have these studies been studied? Sounds stupid right? But we have only had a couple of generations really impacted by cell phones. These phones however have become so sophisticated, especially in the last few years so we wont have accurate studies into this topic for a few more years. And if we know how most things these days are covered up by the cooperate world then we may never know until its too late.
One thing that i have experienced personally and have had a few friends of mine comment on is that extended conversations on a phone can make your given side quite hot or feel strange. Coincidence?
Scary fact - More people have access to a phone than a working toilet! Thats friggin insane..... Usually most people do most of their "face time" on a working toilet so how is that even true :P But it is!
I guess its a very painful debate that no one actually wants to delve into any more because even if it were an increased risk, would you stop?
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