Safe Cell Phone and Wifi Use

We spend more time with our electronic devices than we do with our loved ones, so it's important to be mindful of the potential health hazards these devices pose.  Although we don't have clear data to support the health hazards of long term exposure to radiofrequency waves, we also DO NOT have studies to prove that long term exposure to these devices is safe.  Here are a few things you can do to minimize your exposure:

1. Do not carry your phone in your pocket or on your body.  Keep it as far away from you throughout the day.  Distance does matter.
2. Do not use blue tooth or other wireless devices.  Use earphones with a wire and keep the phone away from your body.
3. Use your phone when you have a strong signal (full bars) because a low signal means that your phone has to send out a stronger signal to connect to a cell tower.
4.  Do not sleep next to your phone.  Put in on airplane mode if it must be near you.
5.  If you must give your phone to a child, put it on airplane mode.
6. Plug your router into an outlet timer and program it to turn off during the hours you do not need wifi.  Everyone at home may complain at first, but eventually they will come to accept it.  There's usually no good reason to be online after 10 pm, and exposure to devices before bedtime disrupts sleep.
7. Same goes for your laptop.

Spread the word!  You can print out this flyer from the EWG and share it with friends, family, and coworkers:

https://cdn.ewg.org/sites/default/files/EWGCellphoneTips.pdf?_ga=2.54323560.174238818.1505590878-1429063948.1493874330