Don’t carry it with you while you sleep, your cell phone is harmful to extreme levels.
Nowadays, practically none of us would know do without your smartphone. On the one hand, this device is very useful because it allows you to keep in touch with anyone, whether near or far: calls, messages, video calls but also entertainment, social networks, work and occasions are within reach with a smartphone.
On the other hand, however, this device can be addictive, especially in the younger ones. In the long run it becomes impossible to live without your smartphone as you feel lost, without the possibility of keeping in touch and somehow out of touch with the world.
Beyond the consequences on health and mental stability, the smartphone can have dramatic consequences consequences also on physical health, especially if you keep it with you next to the bed at night. Here’s what those who have this bad habit risk.
Smartphone on the bedside table? Here’s what causes it
According to a recent study published by British Scientists, keeping your phone on your bedside table and letting it charge overnight can increase the likelihood of suffer from diabetes and obesity. The cause could be found in the production of melatonin: a dark environment favors its production, so sleep will be more restful. In contrast, the radiation emitted by the technological device it would disturb the production of this hormone and, consequently, rest would be poorer.
Metabolic imbalances, such as those relating to the sleep-wake cycle, can then promote weight disorders and similar problems such as diabetes, for which sleeping well is essential to keep them as far away as possible. The value of the smartphone’s electromagnetic radiation, according to this study, is 2.3 milligauss and, after charging it, this increases to 3.4 milligauss.
Another study confirms this
This first study was confirmed by a second conducted by researchers from the University of Granada in 2014, followed by those from the University of Manchester.
Both confirmed that using a device such as a computer or smartphone at night can cause obesity: “A single three-hour exposure to blue light in the evening had an acute impact on hunger and glucose metabolism” explained Ivy Cheung of Northwestern University in Chicago, adding that good sleep has a positive effect on health and well-being. Obesity and also diabetes, therefore diseases that can lead to stroke or heart attacks lethal.
