I admit it. I love my cell phone because it makes me feel safe. I know if I ever need anything, help is just a phone call away. I do worry about the harmful effects of radiation though, and now a new study shows that cell phone radiation is linked to insomnia, headaches, and depression. Great.
The joint study performed by Wayne State University School of Medicine and researchers in Sweden found that using a cell phone right before going to bed can disrupt normal sleep patterns. It seems that the radiation mobile phones can make it difficult to both fall and stay asleep. The radiation can delay and shorten the deep stages of sleep, important since this is when your brain and body repair and rejuvenate, making exposure linked to headaches, difficulty in concentrating, depression, and personality changes (sounds a lot like PMS symptoms).
Fit's Tip: If you suffer from insomnia, the researchers recommend avoiding cell phone use prior to bed time. Here are some more tips for falling and staying asleep.
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that makes sense, but i always thought i couldn't fall asleep because my mind was racing and i was all wound up from the conversation. but on the other hand, if i'm tired enough, i can fall asleep while ON the phone.
1KrisSugar I've done that.
This new study is interesting but I find it hard to be a HUGE cause for it..
2it is an interesting study. But what about children that use cell phones for long time. doesn't the body eventually adjust to the radiation?
3I don't use my cell phone enough to think this would ever be a problem for me.
4I don't have a cellphone (I refuse to own one)...I wonder why I'm going on five years of horrible insomnia?
5thanks for the tip, Fit. Now I'll know not to use my cellphone or even put it on my nightstand before I go to sleep
6That is kind of hard to believe. I think I am going to try a few weeks of not talking right before bed and keeping my phone on the other side of the room during the night.
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