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== Controversial recommendations ==
== Controversial recommendations ==
=== Vaccinations ===
Dr. Mercola recommends against getting any sort of [[vaccine]].
=== Cellular telephones ===
Dr. Mercola subscribes to the theory that radio-frequency carrier waves can perturb the structure of cell membranes and thus increase the risk of cancer in any patient exposed to a high dose of radio-frequency transmissions. Thus he decries the current popularity of [[cellular telephone]]s and has repeatedly expressed his fear that the modern cellphone will become the [[cigarette]] of the twenty-first century. As evidence, he cites reports (that, so far, only he carries) of higher incidences of cancer in neighborhoods where cellular radio towers now stand.
Dr. Mercola subscribes to the theory that radio-frequency carrier waves can perturb the structure of cell membranes and thus increase the risk of cancer in any patient exposed to a high dose of radio-frequency transmissions. Thus he decries the current popularity of [[cellular telephone]]s and has repeatedly expressed his fear that the modern cellphone will become the [[cigarette]] of the twenty-first century. As evidence, he cites reports (that, so far, only he carries) of higher incidences of cancer in neighborhoods where cellular radio towers now stand.
However, he concedes that the cellphone has become irreplaceable in modern society. And so rather than agitate for a ban on cellphones, he has developed a set of recommendations to mitigate the bad effects that he still believes that cellphones have. They are:
However, he concedes that the cellphone has become irreplaceable in modern society. And so rather than agitate for a ban on cellphones, he has developed a set of recommendations to mitigate the bad effects that he still believes that cellphones have. They are:
# Not to allow a child under the age of 13 to operate a cellphone.
# Not to allow a child under the age of 13 to operate a cellphone.
# Not to rely on the cellphone as one's primary means of communication. A cellphone should properly be used only in emergencies or on other occasions in which immediate communication is required. (He would probably encourage busy people to turn off their cellphones as they go into meetings.)
# Not to spend hours with a cellphone "glued to the ear." To this end, he has invented a pneumatic headset that cellphone users can use as an extender. This consists actually of two electrical devices, the headset and a small diaphragm connected to the phone itself. Connecting those two devices is an air-filled tube that actually conducts the sound back and forth. In that manner, the user can avoid having to hold the phone next to his body while using it.
# Not to spend hours with a cellphone "glued to the ear." To this end, he has invented a pneumatic headset that cellphone users can use as an extender. This consists actually of two electrical devices, the headset and a small diaphragm connected to the phone itself. Connecting those two devices is an air-filled tube that actually conducts the sound back and forth. In that manner, the user can avoid having to hold the phone next to his body while using it.