5 Adverse Effects of Using Smartphones

[tps_header]Technology may be the best thing since sliced bread, but it  is a slow poison that catches its users in its tight grip slowly but surely. Contrary to popular belief, the severe ramifications after its long term usage on its users is yet unknown by many tech -savvy folks. Some of its adverse effects are listed down.[/tps_header]
[tps_title]BRAIN CANCER[/tps_title]
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Yes, you read it correct . Long hours of conversation can raise the risks of brain cancer due to the radio frequency energy emitted, which poses greater risks for the children than the adults. Therefore only short calls should be made  when necessary.

[tps_title]Sedentary  lifestyle[/tps_title]
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Technology promotes “sit at one place ” syndrome that can escalate into obesity, even in the healthy folks who were once a  cause of other’s envy and triggers the heightening of  cancer statistics drastically. The recuperation from resulting diseases is slow, compared to an active person’s recovery from the disease, which is relatively faster.

[tps_title]Impedes sleep[/tps_title]
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The beaming screen of the gadgets alludes the users to stimulate their intellect and hooks up to it from the beginning of the morning and continues by the night’s halt. Many gadget users complain of insomnia. Its is however not insomnia, but the unwillingness of the user to sleep, that corresponds to staying far and away  from the virtual world.

[tps_title]Distancing from Family[/tps_title]
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It is miserable as sin to watch son / daughter /husband to be engrossed constantly and glare at the gadget’s screen, turning a deaf ear to what the Mommy, Daddy, or Wife tells them to do. All hell breaks loose when the members of the family carry their respective darling gadgets to the dining table. When our gadgets go out of order, or short of charging, we holler at our Mommy, forgetting the sacred relationship that we are bound by and the intensity at which their blood boils at our reactions. To sum things up, there is no pleasure during supper with the family.

[tps_title]Bend the Neck bug[/tps_title]
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According to orthopaedic surgeons, bending the neck while messaging can leave a detrimental impact on the spine that can turn a teenager into a hunchback, which is unarguably a recipe for disaster. Therefore, due caution should be taken into account of the neck position while texting.

Technology is injecting a silent  poison in our lives that is yet to be learned by many educated people, as they turn a blind eye to it everyday. Remember, technology can be a foe as well as  a friend.