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Will the radiation Mom-to-be exposed to on an airplane flight harm their unborn baby? - 12/21/2009

"Radiation" is a terrifying word to expectant mothers, Barich, a professor of Flight Radiation Protection Services Limited pointed out that whether we're on land or in the air, we're exposed every day to cosmic ionizing radiation, which emanates from the sun and other stars. On the ground, the Earth's atmosphere offers some protection from the radiation. At high altitudes, the air is thinner and radiation levels are somewhat higher. Especially radiation levels can be a lot higher, though, during solar flares — bursts of electromagnetic radiation caused by disturbances in the sun's atmosphere.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration posts solar radiation storm alerts on its Web site. Some experts recommend that pregnant women check the site before flying and consider postponing their trip a day or two if a storm is forecast.

Barich said the outbreak of solar radiation storms is irregular. Solar radiation storm caused by the outbreak of the level of radiation is equivalent to a person within one hour to undergo 100 - 200 times x ray, this radiation will endanger the health of aircraft passengers, especially pregnant women's health. For those crew members who fly frequently, often exposed to radiation will have huge long-term health hazards. Even in ordinary circumstances, the aircraft was flying at high altitude radiation which is higher a lot than the ground, because the aircraft was flying in the atmosphere above.

From the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration statistics also show that the plane of radiation may be related to the occurrence of cancer. In addition, a pregnant woman who always takes plane will have 0.5% higher defective fetus hazard rate than those pregnant woman who never fly, from 1 / 680-1 / 2000 range, depending on the pregnant woman to fly the frequency and route length. Hudson, Medicine Consultant of Pilots Association Aviation of The United States, claimed that, for ordinary people, the possibility of a small amount of radiation-induced cancer is not large, but long-term low-dose radiation of passengers receiving cancer more likely to be large; while pregnant stewardess and passengers are the biggest victims, because radiation on three-month-old fetus causes most harmful.

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Several ways to effectively prevent computer radiation - 12/21/2009

l Put pots of cactus next to the computer, it can effectively absorb radiation.

l For those stressful and busy in their daily work, the easiest way to resist the computer radiation is to drink 2 to 3 cups of green tea and eat an orange every morning. Tea is rich in provitamin A. After absorbed by the body, provitamin A can be quickly converted into vitamin A. Vitamin A can synthesize rhodopsin, which can make people to see the objects clearly in the night. Therefore, green tea will not only eliminate the computer radiation hazards, but also to protect and enhance vision. If you are not used to drinking green tea, chrysanthemum tea can also play against the computer radiation and regulate the function of the body, Spirulina, sea buckthorn oil also has anti-radiation effect.

l After using the computer, your face will be a lot of absorption of electromagnetic radiation particles. Promptly wash with water, this would reduce the radiation suffered by more than 70%!

l It's better to put an exclusive color filter panels on the screen of a computer to reduce the radiation hazards.

l To adjust the brightness of the screen to a suitable level, generally speaking, the bigger the screen brightness, the stronger the electromagnetic radiation.

l Do not use old computer which is used more than 5 years, old computers are generally more powerful release of radiation, at the same distance, under the conditions of similar models, the old computer will release radiation 1-2 times than new one.

l It's better not to put the back of the screen toward someone, because the back of the computer will give off the most of radiation, followed by the right and left and the weakest is the front of the screen. The distance between human face and the screen should be at least 50 cm to 75 cm to reduce the harm of electromagnetic radiation.

l Indoor ventilation: research confirmed that the computer screen can produce certain kind of cancer-causing substances, known as brominated dibenzofurans. Therefore, it's best to install ventilation fans in the computer room. If not, pay attention to ventilation.

l Eat more foods rich in vitamins A, C and protein, like carrots, bean sprouts, tomatoes, lean meat, animal liver, drink green tea and so on.

l For those pregnant women who have to work in front of the computer every day, wearing anti radiation maternity clothes are needed for them to block the most of radiation from computers, micro-wavers, cell phones etc.

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