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A year or so ago, I began to experience an increasing stiffness and soreness in my neck, jaw, cheek, and around my ear on my right side. It often went all the way down into my shoulder. The joint of my jaw and the vertebrae in my neck felt like they were developing arthritis, as did my shoulder to a lesser degree. I had noticed similar, but very slight and almost imperceptible such symptoms for a year or so prior to that, but it was so subtle, I had to think about it to even notice it most of the time. But now, the muscles in this area were almost constantly sore as if I had been lifting weights, which I had not recently because of a lower abdominal muscle tear.

It was now beginning to wake me regularly at night with a dull ache that interfered with my sleeping patterns. During this time, I began to increase my intake of Plant Minerals, CoQ10, MSM, Glucosamine, Chondroitin, and Collagen, to counter what I thought might be Arthritis, but without success. When my ear, the surrounding area and even the cartilage in my ear seemed to be hurting, I realized something unusual was going on besides Arthritis. During this time frame, a friend noticed that they had a small lump on their ear and I suggested that they should try some IP-6 which is known to get rid of lumps/tumors. Because of my sore ear, this prompted me to check myself for lumps and I found a small “swollen” spot on my own ear. I immediately started on a month regimen of IP-6 myself which caused the lump to disappear, but not my other symptoms.

I regularly make a trip from Utopia to Dallas to visit my father and tend to spend hours on the cell phone during the 400 mile trip. It was on such a trip this past spring when I noticed every time I got on my cell phone that my ear would ache even more. It then struck me; the culprit was my cell phone! This was very alarming, as the cell phone is my life line to my business and almost everything else that I do. I was just south of the Dallas/Ft. Worth area at the town of Hillsboro and had just completed a call-in as a guest on Bill and Cindy Mack’s Open Road XM Satellite radio program and my ear and neck were really aching when I saw a Radio Shack just off the service road on Interstate 35. I decided this was as good a time as any to test my theory and see if it was true or if I was grasping at straws.

Radio Shack had a Motorola ear piece for my Bluetooth capable cell phone and I purchased it and used it the rest of the weekend. Amazingly, my symptoms started diminishing. On my way back to Utopia two days later I again used the cell phone without the ear piece to see what would happen. By the time I got to Austin, my ear and neck were beginning to ache again. I was convinced, so needless to say, since that day I have very seldom put a cell phone to my head, except for my emergency backup phone. My jaw, neck, ear and shoulder have steadily improved. Additionally, I have done another one month IP-6 protocol during this time just in case I have something in the nature of a tumor developing that can’t be seen.

I had heard for several years now that cell phone use might cause cancer and that there has been a rising incidence of tumors inside the skull right where one holds a cell phone. All I can say is, a total skeptic has been turned into a believer and I have been warning anyone in my family and circle of friends who would listen. Sad to say, most are ignoring me. Please do not listen to anyone saying that more studies are needed. I am totally convinced that holding a cell phone against your head is dangerous and I’m not even sure that an earpiece is an adequate solution. In fact, the better tool may be a wired earpiece, rather than a wireless one.

Whatever you do, limit your cell phone use if you do not have an earpiece and do not under any circumstances use a cell phone in close proximity to a baby or your pets. Your children’s time on a cell phone should also be limited whether with an earpiece or not. I keep hearing from the cell phone industry and other “suspect” sources that there simply is no proof that cell phones are dangerous. I would say nonsense! An MD and professor from George Washington University, Dr. George Carlo, was hired by the cell phone industry to prove that cell phone use was harmless. Lo and behold, his research concluded just the opposite of what the industry wanted him to find and he has since become an advocate about cell phone danger. See the article and audio link below.

Please do not presume that cell phone signals are harmless, your future health and the health of your children may depend on it. I for one, know beyond any reasonable doubt what cell phone use is capable of doing and it just isn’t good. Although most, but not all, of my symptoms have subsided, I am still concerned about what may have been triggered inside my head that I don’t yet know about. So be aware that cell phone use may be harmful to your and your children’s health and act accordingly.

Dr. George Carlo Radio Interview: "Your Cell Phone is Dangerous"

Dr. George Carlo is known as the epidemiologist and public health scientist who headed the multimillion dollar research funded by the cell phone industry. The project was launched in 1993 as part of a deal made with Congress to keep the industry from being regulated. After six years, Dr. Carlo's research yielded alarming findings that linked cell phone radiation to serious health diseases, including cancer. When he submitted his results to the industry executives, he expected that they would do something about it. Instead, they distanced themselves from him and tried to find ways to discredit his research and reputation.

Dr. Carlo has appeared on 20/20, 60 Minutes, World News Tonight, CBS News with Dan Rather and The Today's Show, as well as on CNN, Fox News, and MSNBC. In July 2006, a documentary film of his work will be released in major theaters.

In this candid interview, Dr. Carlo disclosed not only his research findings that question the safety of cell phone use but also the industry politics and shenanigans that keep cell phones in the market with minimal government intervention. There is no more qualified person to talk about the dangers of cell phone use than the man who headed a multimillion dollar research program into its safety--a program funded by the cell phone industry itself. It took a lot of courage (and still does) for him to go against the corporate giants and risk his career, reputation and even physical safety. This is one interview you do not want to miss!

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