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Wearing Apple Watch unhealthy?
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This way, madness lies.
There's no evidence to say I'm not a Wizard. So I think we should take the safe route and assume I am one.
You're going to die regardless if you want to or not. If you want to extend your life eat healthier and maintain a good body fat percentage. That and don't smoke or drink excessively. Here's the WHO top ten causes of death. Phones or watches aren't on the list.
Science is not a belief system. It is a field based on studies that show data. Leaving your cellphone next to the bedside is NOT going to affect you. Burning a candle inside your house, based on the current data, is more unhealthy than your cellphone. Second, if cellphones were damaging to human health, we, as humans, would not be growing as a species anymore. I carry my cellphone in my front pocket, as I am sure millions of people do, including my wife. Our reproductive system is right next to these pockets. And rapidly dividing cells are most susceptible to damage than any other type of cell. Well I am happy to report I have a happy and health almost 8 month old at home. If cell phones were truly causing problems we would have seem massive increases in health issues based on the way we use our mobile devices. We have not. Also, your cell phone would be putting out a stronger signal that your watch, unless your watch is connected to the cell tower. That majority of time though, it is connected to the cell phone, which is most likely in your pocket.
Source of said research? As someone who works with EM radiation I have plenty doubts in said research’s researcher’s findings.
Even if you do not own any technology ever, radio waves and signals from tech will enter your body in any city. We drink bottled water with chemicals in it, eat food with all sorts of processed junk in it all the time. Let alone the radiation in the soil/from the Sun.
Don't worry about it. Chances are your heart will attack you or cancer will kill you before you will have any noticeable damage from these waves.
Don't worry about it. Chances are your heart will attack you or cancer will kill you before you will have any noticeable damage from these waves.
Indistuptible evidence that carrying an iPhone in your pants pocket and close to your groin can cause sperm damage.
If you are worried about EMF issues with the Apple watch see this thread:
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/laptop-radiation.2155700/
If you aren't EMF sensitive then it likely isn't a problem.
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/laptop-radiation.2155700/
If you aren't EMF sensitive then it likely isn't a problem.
Wasn't aware people are too lazy to do a simple look up on the internet but I'll get you started -
https://www.nature.com/news/2004/041220/full/news041220-6.html
https://articles.mercola.com/sites/...w-cellphone-radiation-affects-your-cells.aspx
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2776019/
https://www.rfsafe.com/dna-damage-from-cell-phone-radiation-exposure/
In fairness, I hope you read some of these then get back to us with your take on these readings. If the abstract is not in your realm of understanding, skip it.
Live your long how you see fit...hell you can get cancer if you are the healthiest person alive...if something is going to get you it will.
What I like best about this is they're all quoting each other, and rfsafe is a conspiracy theory site, dedicated to spreading misinformation. Notice how no reputable sites are carrying this? It's because it's wrong.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2018/02/02/the-truth-about-cell-phone-radiation/#4d245dcd192a
While Newsguard doesn't have info on the other sources, it does warn of Mercola "Proceed with caution: This website severely violates basic standards of credibility and transparency" and goes on to say "Mercola has been criticized by physicians and scientists and sanctioned by regulatory agencies for promoting unsubstantiated theories in Mercola.com articles and in descriptions of products sold through the site."
More info here
Mercola.com also comes with the following:
Disclaimer: The entire contents of this website are based upon the opinions of Dr. Mercola, unless otherwise noted. Individual articles are based upon the opinions of the respective author, who retains copyright as marked. The information on this website is not intended to replace a one-on-one relationship with a qualified health care professional and is not intended as medical advice. It is intended as a sharing of knowledge and information from the research and experience of Dr. Mercola and his community. Dr. Mercola encourages you to make your own health care decisions based upon your research and in partnership with a qualified health care professional. If you are pregnant, nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition, consult your health care professional before using products based on this content.
Take it for what you will
Take it for what you will
What I take from that is that Dr. Mercola is the kind of person that we don't need in this world.
There are a lot of folks out there like Dr. Mercola. Speaking strictly for myself, I would not give his research, his site or any sites of that sort any credibility.
Apple by itself recommends holding watch series 4 not closer than 10mm to your head: https://www.apple.com/legal/rfexposure/watch4,4/en/
So it's definitely not recommended wearing it at night. Or better turning on airplane mode while doing so.
In addition its SAR levels are very close to the limit imposed by FCC and they compute those levels considering 30 minutes of usage. And you're wearing your watch ~48x times that every day! Calculate yourself!
Personally I would never wear a watch with a cellular module in it and would never hold a smartphone in my pocket.
So it's definitely not recommended wearing it at night. Or better turning on airplane mode while doing so.
In addition its SAR levels are very close to the limit imposed by FCC and they compute those levels considering 30 minutes of usage. And you're wearing your watch ~48x times that every day! Calculate yourself!
Personally I would never wear a watch with a cellular module in it and would never hold a smartphone in my pocket.
This is not true. They recommend not holding it closer than 10mm to avoid reaching the tested levels. If you cross check the Watts/Kg figures which Apple provides, you'll note that they are well within the safe boundaries. Apples recommendation is not the safe boundary - it's within the safe boundary. Further more, this is for when the Watch is at their highest transmission level - which is not the norm. Otherwise, the battery would last a mere hour or so.
As for "So it's definitely not recommended wearing it at night" - this is 100% added speculation. There is nothing in that Apple link which supports this statement.
Edit: Adding a bit more to it, it's clear there's a lack of understanding on how exposure limits are set. If 100 units of something causes cancer, then the limit isn't then set at 99. It's set at 10. It has to be well well within the safe boundaries. So Apple coming in further below that is further evidence that it's not dangerous.
Also proof it's not dangerous: We've all had cell phones since the 90s, some of us the 80s. People have been saying we're all going to get brain cancer since then. It hasn't happened, despite 30-40 years of exposure. If it takes longer than a human lifetimes worth of exposure before it becomes dangerous, then it is in fact, not dangerous.
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I wore my S0 and current S3 up to 20-22 hours a day and only take it off when I get up in the morning to charge while I'm in the shower. Since I've been warring them that long I'd like to think if there were any side effects I'd know by now.
""So it's definitely not recommended wearing it at night" - this is 100% added speculation". Haha. Please relax, this is rather my personal recommendation.
Unfortunately you never know when it's highest or lowest or whatever, there's no any visible indication of that on the watch. They recommend holding it 10mm from your head to avoid reaching tested levels.....you're absolutely right!
The FCC limit for public exposure from cellular telephones is an SAR level of 1.6 watts per kilogram (1.6 W/kg), for 30 minutes if exposure. Apple Watch levels are exactly that.
I don't have an LTE watch but I've worn mine non-stop since I bought it over a year ago. Will be 2 years this fall.
I want an LTE watch.
I do know these watches don't transmit much, because when they do their battery drops like bricks. My jog with my phone just so I can make 911 calls if I need to. I have airpods for listening to music while I jog. I download my albums offline so it's not streaming LTE while I jog - but not because of radiation, just for battery. lol.
I have an Apple Watch 3 GPS. Absolutely love it.
Unfortunately it's not a scientific research, but I do appreciate your observation. We need to measure SAR levels to make a really definitive conclusion. Apple did that - see my post above.
Relax? I'm just making sure that people posting know that what you posted is absolutely not what Apple said. If you want to give medical and scientific advice (and people want to take it), then cool - dig in. But that isn't what Apple says or implies.
This is an interesting thread, but I can’t hold this back any longer:
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