Technohealth reminder

Digital devices connect us to each other, provide information from the outside world, allow us to work anywhere as long as there is Wi-Fi, and foster a 24/7 live style. It is almost impossible to remember driving without a smartphone that guides us to where we are going, or using it to find a restaurant or a  place to stay. Being captured by the screen and the useful information, we may not be aware of the possible deleterious effects. Depending how the devices are used, they may contribute to disturbed sleep, increased attention deficit disorder in children, increased pedestrian death rates when the person is captured by the screen and not attending to the environment surrounding them, and increased cancer risks through antenna radiation. Some of the dangers have been integrated in a new poster, Mobile Phones: Ringing up the Danger, reprinted below from the website, http://www.cheapnursedegrees.com/mobile-phones-danger/

At the bottom of this poster are my suggestions to optimize technohealth while working with digital devices.

Poster reprinted with permission from: http://www.cheapnursedegrees.com/mobile-phones-danger/

Suggestions to improve technohealth

Reverse and interrupt Stress Immobilization Syndrome

• Interrupt your computer work every few minutes to wiggle and move
• Breathe diaphragmatically
• Get up and do large movements (stretch or walk) for a few minutes.
• Take a short walk or do other movements instead of snacking when feeling tense or tired.
• Smile and realize that work stress it is not worth dying over
• Install a computer reminder program to signal you to take a short stress break such as StressBreak™.
• Eat lunch away from your computer workstation.
• Stand or walk during meetings or when talking on the phone.
• Turn off LED, TV or computer screens an hour before bedtime to promote restful sleep.

Reduce the possible harm from digital device’s antenna radiation

• Keep your phone, tablet or laptop in your purse, backpack or attaché case. Do not keep it on or close to your body.
• Use the speaker phone or plug in earphones with microphone while talking.  Do not hold it against the side of your head, close to your breast or on your lap.
• Text while the phone or tablet is on a book or on a table away from your body.