In our age of unprecedented technological convenience, wearables have become an integral part of our daily lives. From fitness trackers and smartwatches like Fitbit, Apple Watch, and Garmin to advanced devices such as virtual reality headsets and augmented reality glasses, these gadgets offer new levels of connectivity and health monitoring. They track our steps, heart rate, calories, workouts, and even sleep, making health and fitness management easier than ever before.
However, as we embrace the benefits of these devices, it's important to consider their impact on our health. While smartphones have long been at the center of concerns about EMF radiation, wearables, which are worn on the body for extended periods, also emit electromagnetic fields (EMF). Despite their growing popularity and convenience, studies have begun to highlight potential health risks associated with the EMF radiation from these devices.
With emerging technologies and limited long-term studies, it's crucial to stay informed about the radiation emitted by wearables. This article will introduce you to our Wearable EMF Exposure Calculator—a tool designed to help you estimate the radiation impact of your devices, enabling you to track your fitness safely while minimizing potential health risks.
What are Wearables?
A “wearable” is an electronic device that can be integrated into clothing or act as an accessory, making them comfortable to wear. These include wrist-worn fitness trackers that measure your daily steps, necklaces that track your sleep, smartwatches that provide easy access to messages on your smartphone or laptop, and more.
These devices are relatively new, and while most are marketed as essential tools on your journey to health and wellness, they also raise questions about safety.
What Types of Wearables Are There?
There are several categories of wearables currently available:
Smartwatches are currently the most popular wearable devices on the market. Worn on the wrist, they connect to your phone or computer, helping you stay connected wherever you go. Besides alerting you to messages, calls, emails, and social media updates, some smartwatches are specially designed to monitor physical activity and health.
Fitness trackers are designed specifically to track various aspects of your health and fitness, including your heart rate, calories burned, step count, blood pressure, and the quality of your sleep. It is particularly helpful if you are working to lose weight or want to achieve certain health goals. Originally, these devices were just worn on the wrist, but today’s models come in a variety of styles that fit effortlessly with your personal fashion. You can clip some onto a belt, while you can wear others around the neck.
Sports watches are typically used by serious athletes or active people whose lifestyles include intense athletic activities such as cycling, swimming, or running. Besides their fitness tracking capabilities, they are typically equipped with GPS.
Head-mounted displays, including smart glasses like Google Glass or virtual or augmented reality (VR or AR) glasses, are newer devices that are becoming increasingly popular. AR and VR headsets aim to provide a deeper entertainment or gaming experience. Facebook has bet big on this technology (buying Oculus for around $2 billion in 2014) and the role it will play in the future of our communications.
Do Wearables Emit Radiation ?
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), wearable technology employs radio frequency (RF) transmitters to send and receive data, and these RF transmitters give off non-ionizing radiation. Wearables use Wi-Fi or Bluetooth and must adhere to FCC regulations. However, these safety standards often overlook potential health risks, such as non-thermal health effects, long-term exposure, or skulls of smaller and less developed children, who are more susceptible to damage from EMF.
Is Wearable Technology Safe?
Do smartwatches cause cancer? There probably isn’t enough evidence to prove this at this point, but what we know for sure is that exposure to non-ionizing radiation given off by wearable devices has been associated with a number of health problems, including an increased risk of cancer. Besides the cancer risks and potential DNA damage, people with electromagnetic hypersensitivity may experience neurological disorders.
There’s evidence that wearable devices might lead to serious health problems, such as headaches, dizziness, nerve system problems, and even an increased risk of miscarriage. Also, researchers have found that the radiofrequency electromagnetic fields emitted by these devices are potentially carcinogenic. This 2011 study was conducted years before the variety of smartwatches, fitness trackers, hearing devices, virtual reality headsets, and HMDs (head-mounted displays) available today.
Are Wearables Bad for Your Health?
Radiation from smart watches and RF radiation emitted by other wearable devices are of concern because they are used for long periods and come into direct contact with the skin. Although there is very little research on the long-term effects of exposure to low levels of EMF, there is ample evidence that short-term exposure to higher levels, such as those emitted by mobile phones and Wi-Fi routers, can cause health damage. Therefore, it’s important to be cautious.
Wireless headphones and earbuds, as well as smart glasses and headsets used for virtual reality gaming, emit radiation close to your skull. As a result, people who use these devices, particularly children, are potentially vulnerable to brain-related health problems, which have already been documented with intensive cell phone usage.
How Can You Protect Yourself?
Luckily, there are ways to protect yourself from exposure to EMF. These solutions include: limiting usage, avoiding wearing devices directly on your skin, blocking RF with shielding products, or using products that neutralize the effects of EMF radiation.
Limit usage: While it may not be a good idea to stop wearing smartwatches, even minimizing the time you wear them can help reduce potential health risks. For instance, consider taking them off at night while you sleep.
Avoid Direct Skin Contact: This may not be possible with fitness wearables, as they rely on skin contact to get a pulse and other accurate measurements. While you can easily keep your cell phone in a purse, backpack, or briefcase, it’s not practical to do the same with a wearable device meant for health tracking.
Block RF radiation with shielding material: Certain metals and materials can effectively block RF, helping to reduce your radiation exposure. However, this method can also block the device’s signal, which might affect its performance.
Use a product that neutralizes EMF effects: To effectively minimize the risks of EMFs while still benefiting from your wearable devices, consider using products designed to neutralize the effects of EMF radiation. Rather than blocking EMF, these products harmonize the electromagnetic radiation emitted by smart devices, making them safe to use.
The Best Radiation Protection Solution for Wearable Technology
Protect yourself from the most common forms of EMF with the Smartwatch EMF Harmonizer from Orgone Energy. With the advent of the smartwatch, fitness tracker, and digital hearing aid technology, we are facing a fresh wave of more dangerous digital and wireless radiation entering our bodies directly.
Smartwatches, fitness trackers, and digital hearing aids affect you because smart intelligence relies on three very important acupuncture meridians and transmits these unwanted forms of electromagnetic radiation (EMR) directly to body organs and glands. This makes the user dizzy, nauseous, and often uncomfortable. Fortunately, as we want or need to use these forms of harmful digital technology like a fitness tracker, smartwatches, or digital hearing aids, there is a way to balance these dangerous energies and make these electronic devices much safer and more secure.
The Orgone Energy Smartwatch EMF Harmonizer gives users 10 meters of protection around all devices that emit electromagnetic and digital radiation such as smartwatches, digital hearing aids, and fitness trackers. Simply stick one on the back of each of the small electronic devices you use, to protect yourself from harmful energy emanating from these devices and directly hitting your body. It is suitable for all smartwatches, all digital, and all small electronic and mechanical devices. Now you can enjoy the convenience of your smartwatch and fitness trackers without compromising your health and well-being.
What Makes the Orgone Energy Smartwatch EMF Harmonizer Different from Others?
The Orgone Energy Smartwatch EMF Harmonizer creates a negatively charged resonance that is as close to nature as possible. This is vital, as electromagnetic fields create an unhealthy positional charge that can have negative effects on your physical and mental health. This product, just like other Orgone Effects® products, is made with our exclusive Orgonium® process and is made to last a lifetime.
Our full range of harmonizing products has been field-tested and proven effective. They are recommended and distributed worldwide by credentialed medical professionals such as physical therapists, bio-resonance physicians, naturopaths, and chiropractors.
