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Be careful with tablets, smartphones, and the sun!

21 Thursday May 2020

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Now that the days are getting warmer, and we’re spending more time outdoors, keep this in mind: Be careful using your tablet computer or even your giant smartphone in the sun. You know how people in the 1950s and 60s would hold those silver tanning reflectors under their faces? Well the shiny surface of an iPad works the same way. It can increase your UV ray exposure by 85%… And a smartphone increases it by 36%. That’s according to the American Academy of Dermatology. So wear sunscreen every day on your face and neck – and be cautious about using your iPad outside on a sunny day.

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Mobile devices are messing with your kid’s sleep!

14 Monday May 2018

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You know the blue light our phones and iPads give off messes with our melatonin levels. But the effect is even worse for kids and teenagers. Typically, a few hours before bed, our pineal gland, which is a pea-size organ in the brain, starts releasing melatonin. That reduces our alertness and makes sleep more inviting. But if enough blue light hits the eye, the gland can stop releasing melatonin. And 68% of teens have an electronic device in their bedroom all night long. But teen brains are even more sensitive to blue light than adults.

According to researchers at Brown University, regular exposure to electronic devices at night reduces the sleep hormone melatonin in adults by about 20%. But in tweens and teens, melatonin is suppressed by 40%! Twice as much. And even when teens are exposed to just one-tenth as much blue light as adults, they suppressed much more melatonin than adults exposed to full-strength blue light. So make sure your kids aren’t turning in with their electronic devices… Because researchers at Brown University believe it will really wreck their sleep.

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Time for a game break!

03 Thursday May 2018

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Playing Bejeweled isn’t a time waster… It’s an anxiety reliever! According to East Carolina University, playing a mobile game like Bejeweled for a few minutes is all it takes to feel 57% calmer. Because the mental focus it takes shifts your brain away from whatever is causing you anxiety. And just 5 minutes of playing a game can reduce stress for up to an hour.

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Feeling a bit stressed? Play a game on your phone or tablet!

16 Friday Mar 2018

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Playing Bejeweled isn’t a time-waster – it’s an anxiety reliever! According to East Carolina University, briefly playing a mobile game is all it takes to feel 57% calmer. Because the mental focus it takes shifts your brain away from whatever is causing your anxiety. And just 5 minutes of gaming can reduce stress for up to an hour.

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The crows’ feet around your eyes have a new name:

05 Thursday Oct 2017

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Smartphone squint! We spend 4 hours a day squinting at tiny phone screens, while scrolling through Twitter and Instagram. Which dermatologist Tina Alster says can kick-start – or increase – the formation of wrinkles in the corners of the eyes, under the eyes, and between eyebrows. Your best bet: Consciously relax your face while looking at your phone… Use anti-wrinkle cream containing retinol, which helps build collagen… And, if necessary, there’s always Botox.

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UV exposure from our tablets & smartphones!

13 Thursday Apr 2017

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You’ve seen pictures of people lying in the sun holding silver reflectors under their faces, trying to get a deep, dark tan, right? Well, we ALL may be doing that inadvertently… thanks to our smartphones and tablets! According to the American Academy of Dermatology, when we hold our electronic devices at mid-chest level – which is what most of us do – they reflect UV rays back onto our faces. In fact, the study found that they reflect light so powerfully that they increase the intensity of UV exposure by up to 75%! So always wear sunscreen, even in cloudy weather. And you can reduce the rays coming off your phone or tablet with a glare-proof film.

Quit texting-and-walking!

16 Thursday Jun 2016

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Because – according to ER doctors – distracted walking leads to more injuries per mile than distracted driving. In fact, as many as 10% of ER visits are caused by accidents involving cellphones. The main problem is that people staring at a screen aren’t paying attention to what’s in front of them. So, they walk into walls, fall down stairs, and step out into traffic. That’s why city engineers in London have cushioned the light poles in high-pedestrian areas – and it’s dramatically reduced the number of walking injuries.

Stop waking up to a loud, annoying alarm!

06 Wednesday May 2015

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The best sound to wake up to is birds chirping. Scientists found that waking up to birdsong puts people in the most positive frame of mind.
The good news is, you don’t need an actual bird. Download a nature sounds alarm app. The Bird Quiz alarm clock app for Android phones is free……And the Bird Song alarm clock app for iPhones is $2.

The jury is still out as to whether there’s a connection between cell phones and an increased cancer risk.

05 Tuesday May 2015

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But taking a few precautions can’t hurt. Start with these from the Environmental Health Trust:

Don’t stash your phone in your shirt or pants pocket. Keep it at least an inch from your body. And when you’re talking, use earphones or a headset.

As far as the case protecting your phone – make it plastic or rubber. Metal ones increase the radiation your phone gives off.

Also, avoid making calls when the battery is low – or the signal is weak. Like when you’re in an elevator, parking garage, or a moving vehicle. Your phone has to work harder in those situations to find and lock onto a signal – so it emits more radiation.

Your smartphone could get you sick!

25 Wednesday Feb 2015

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Even if your smartphone looks spotless, it could be plastered with bacteria that can cause everything from the flu to pinkeye to diarrhea. All those germs are just a finger swipe away because of the phone’s proximity to our hands, nose, and mouth.

That’s according to the Medical University of South Carolina.

Now, you may say – well, the same goes for anything we touch and hold. But here’s what makes the difference……We take our phones everywhere – from restaurants, to the bathroom, to setting them on the elliptical machine at the gym. And although we may wash our hands, we typically don’t wipe down our phones after each activity. And that greasy smear from the dinner table feeds those microbes even more.

So, how bad is it? When the researchers swabbed volunteers’ phones, every single one had sky high levels of coliform – that’s bacteria from waste matter! That means, according to the American Academy of Family Physicians, people are just as likely to get sick from their phones as from bathroom door handles.

So what’s the best cleaning method? A soft, lint-free cloth with rubbing alcohol is best, removing nearly 100% of the bacteria.

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