Health

IPhone 12

Posted on by SandraJ

Apparently, the French are more concerned about radioactive emissions coming from cellphones, specifically the iPhone 12, than the rest of the world.

They have actually stopped sales of the iPhone 12.

“There’s a conspiracy theory — and a small amount of evidence-based medical debate — that suggests the radiation emitted by cell phones is dangerous. However, the current medical consensus is that cell phones are safe.”

https://gizmodo.com/france-says-the-iphone-12-is-radioactive-stops-sales-1850833545

The accepted reality is that radiation emitted by the iPhone 12 is well below levels that could cause harm. Research hasn’t provided any proof of danger. Yet we still have to wonder, don’t we?

The argument that cell phones cause cancer lacks biological plausibility because the energy contained in the waves is too low to cause damage. “There’s no mechanism that we can come up with yet,” Dr. Dauer says. “That doesn’t mean that there might not be one, but it could be so mild or insignificant that it doesn’t show up in an epidemiological study.”

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Benefits of Kindness

Posted on by SandraJ

There are so many benefits of kindness that one wonders where to begin. Yet we should, or perhaps need, to spend more time thinking about moral and ethical things such as kindness, nonjudgmental compassion, and generosity of time, deeds, and money, rather than arguing about religious and political beliefs and views.

I’m not saying we shouldn’t discuss such important and life-changing topics as religion and politics; I’m saying we should spend more time doing other worthy things – such as showing kindness and compassion.

I wonder if we were to focus more on how we treat fellow human beings, or all living things for that matter (including the planet), that we might eventually evolve, have a collective change of heart, and end up with similar beliefs and views.

That would be one of the utmost benefits of kindness.

Meanwhile, one of the more individually motivating benefits of kindness is that it makes you healthier, in every way.

“Being kind to others positively impacts your physical and mental health, according to this groundbreaking research by Stanford professor Dr. James Doty.”

https://bigthink.com/neuropsych/kindness-benefits-james-doty/

What the world needs now is kindness.

Be Kind.
1965 Jackie DeShannon

What the world needs now is love, sweet love
It’s the only thing that there’s just too little of
What the world needs now is love, sweet love
No, not just for some, oh, but just for every, every, everyone.

Songwriters: Burt F. Bacharach / Hal David

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Health Benefits of Rebounding

Posted on by SandraJ

I grew up with trampolines at school, and at a trampoline park. Hate to give away my age here but home trampolines were not available during my childhood. So, watching all of these advertisements on rebounders spurred my curiosity.

Is it true? Are there truly reputable health benefits of rebounding?

Turns out, it is true. I wish I had known this 10 years ago when the mini trampolines didn’t cost so much.

Having just purchased a small piece of exercise equipment this week, I will have to delay my purchase of a rebounder, preferably with a stability bar to help me with balance.

So far, this one is my favorite because the stability bar actually goes all the way to the floor. Also notice that the bars holding the mini trampoline bow out just a tad, as opposed to being straight up and down. These added features make it seem more secure to me, however it may simply be my personal perception. I have no actual facts to indicate which is a safer model.

Exercise rebounder with adjustable handlebar for stability

“If weight loss is your goal, an added bonus is that rebounding is around three times more effective at burning calories than running, five times more effective than swimming and eleven times more effective than walking! NASA performed a study (published in 1980, in the Journal of Applied Physiology) that showed rebounding is 68% more effective than jogging in burning calories.”

Bounce! Health benefits of rebounding

Disclaimer: I am not an Amazon affiliate and will not make any profit from pointing out my favorite rebounder. ☺️