It’s an undeniable fact of modern life: our cell phones are a part of us.
It’s worse than you think, too.
There were a handful of germs that are common to all of us, but others were more scary.
Fortunately, it’s a simple thing to do.
Nomophobia stands for “no-mobile-phone phobia,” and it’s a very real thing.
If you’re like many people, that’s probably not many.
Ourincreasing reliance on our phones and other technology is slowly but surely impacting something called our transactive memory.
Could you find your way again, without the app’s help this time?
There’s even a name for it: digital eye strain, or computer vision syndrome.
Notice the pulling you feel in the muscles around your neck, upper back, and shoulders.
Held upright, our heads weigh between 10 and 12 pounds.
Your heart has to work harder, too, while your neck and shoulder muscles contract.
Does your heart skip a beat, worried it’s bad news?
We’re all familiar with the effects of getting too little sleep, and the problemsthatcan lead to.
It wasn’t how much they were using their phones and the internet, it was why.
And that’s not healthy.
They’re unrelated conditions, and so-called cell phone elbow is more technically calledcubital tunnel syndrome.
Put your cell phone down, break the addiction, and your body and your family will thank you.
