I have to admit – I’m almost attached to my blackberry. I love it – it helps me stay connected to my various “lives” all in one place. And it lets me be more flexible – I don’t have to stay tethered to my laptop. So when I read that EWG (as you know, a group that I greatly admire) published an analysis of cell phones and the radiation that they emit, I quickly clicked through and started scanning the list for my Blackberry Curve. Oh boy. Kinda wish I didn’t. It didn’t rank well at all – particularly the one from Verizon (which is the one that I have). Why is the Verizon one worse than the Sprint or AT&T Curve? Who knows.

Anyway – this is pretty bad news in general about cell phones. I guess it’s not surprising – deep down we all knew there would be something wrong with cell phones and our health, right? Well – the deal is, you should keep your cell phone away from your body when talking (yes – that means getting a headset if you don’t already have one). Bluetooth headsets are also known to emit radiation (albeit at significantly lower levels) – so if you use one, take it off when you aren’t using it.

But it doesn’t mean we need to stop using them – we just need to be more careful about how we use them.

Check out the article at EWG.org – and definitely find your phone on the list. Maybe you’ll be lucky and have one of the ones that isn’t so bad!