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Turning Off Internet on Your Phone Improves Attention, Mental Health, and Well-Being in Just 14 Days

https://www.thefocalpoints.com/p/turning-off-internet-on-your-phone

Turning Off Internet on Your Phone Improves Attention, Mental Health, and Well-Being in Just 14 Days

A randomized trial finds blocking mobile internet improved mental health more than antidepressants.
Jan 20, 2026

by Nicolas Hulscher, MPH

As the world has become increasingly reliant on mobile computing technology for work and entertainment, few people stopped to consider the downstream consequences.

A recent randomized controlled trial found that simply removing mobile internet access—while still allowing calls and texts—can produce measurable improvements in psychological functioning in as little as two weeks. Researchers effectively turned smartphones into “dumb phones,” and the results were striking: improved sustained attention, improved mental health, and higher subjective well-being.

This was a month-long preregistered randomized controlled trial with a cross-over (waitlist) design, enrolling 467 iPhone users in the U.S. and Canada. Participants installed the Freedom app, which blocked all mobile internet access (Wi-Fi and cellular data) for two weeks, while still allowing calling, texting, and internet use on other devices like laptops or desktops. Outcomes were measured at baseline (T1), two weeks (T2), and four weeks (T3), allowing researchers to compare changes during restriction periods versus normal-use periods.

After two weeks without mobile internet, participants experienced significant improvements in subjective well-being (including life satisfaction and positive/negative affect), mental health (a combined index including depression, anxiety, anger, personality functioning, and social anxiety), and objectively measured sustained attention using the validated gradCPT task (d-prime accuracy). Notably, about 91% of participants improved in at least one of these core outcomes, suggesting that the effect was widespread rather than limited to a small subset.  (See link for article)

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**Comment**

Other studies have found:

  • Productivity gains — A 2023 field experiment at Carnegie Mellon University reported increases in task completion and focus duration with website blockers.[7]
  • Flow state and immersion — Research by Mark, Czerwinski, and Iqbal at Microsoft and the University of California, Irvine reported greater immersion and flow experiences among users of blocking tools.[6]
  • Design principles — A 2024 article in the International Journal of Human–Computer Interaction identified “undesign” features—limiting short‑term user agency to support long‑term focus goals—as central to the design of digital detox apps including Freedom.[8]
  • Cultural framing — A 2024 study introduced the concept of “disconnective media,” analyzing how Freedom commodifies temporary disconnection in contemporary work culture.[9]

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Activism, EMF, Psychological Aspects

Expert Exposes EMF Protection Scams

It is important to address EMFs in your home and workplace; however, there are many products that are simply worthless. The following article is written by a certified electromagnetic radiation specialist.  I have also corroborated the information with the folks I trust on this topic.  Addressing EMFs requires a truly comprehensive approach starting with hard wiring as many devices as possible and eliminating blue tooth and wifi.  But there’s more you can do ……

You can also download his free EMF book by going to the link below:

https://biome-living.com/emf-protection-scams-exposed/

EMF Protection Scams: Exposed by Expert

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EMF Protection Scams: Exposed by Expert

There’s not a week that goes by when I’m not asked about the many EMF protection scams for sale.

“Which plug-in harmonizer should I buy”…

“Is the sticker on my phone really protecting me?”.

As an electromagnetic radiation specialist trained in electromagnetics and EMR mitigation, every time I’m asked these questions, I feel deeply disappointed.

Why? Well, to understand the complete picture, it requires a bit of explaining. It also goes against a complete fantasy most have in their heads.

EMF scams such as these stickers do nothing to lower exposures.
What a genius idea… Stickers that look like solid gold to magically absorb EMFs!

Just plug it in, problem solved

So what do you want…? You want the ‘one product‘ to solve all your EMF concerns’ – right?. Well, sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but it simply does not exist.

There is something you can do though, and I’ll tell you in a bit.

Let’s just stop and think for a moment… We’re dealing with physics and radiation traveling at almost the speed of light. So how is a hologram sticker on your phone going to protect you? It’s going to have to defy the laws of physics – that’s how.

With even the most basic knowledge in science and physics, the red flags for many of these EMF scams start popping up – and FAST…

Still, millions of dollars are siphoned off each and every year from naive consumers simply believing the claims of those promoting such products.

I need to make this very clear. If someone claims to sell a ‘physical product’ that protects you from all EMFs – they are absolutely LYING to you.  (See link for article)

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Activism, EMF

Tell Congress: Amend 6 Bills That Would Force More Cell Towers Into Our Neighborhoods

https://childrenshealthdefense.org/community/tell-congress-amend-six-bills-that-would-force-more-cell-towers-into-our-neighborhoods/

Tell Congress: Amend Six Bills That Would Force More Cell Towers Into Our Neighborhoods

Congress is advancing six bills — HR 1343, 1588, 1665, 1681, 1731, and 6046 — that would greatly expand federal control over wireless deployment and limit the ability of local governments to regulate where wireless facilities are installed.

December 9, 2025

Take Action! Tell Congress: Reject 6 Cell Tower Bills

Take Action NowCongress is advancing six bills — HR 1343, 1588, 1665, 1681, 1731, and 6046 — that would greatly expand federal control over wireless deployment and limit the ability of local governments to regulate where wireless facilities are installed.

As written, these bills would make it easier for telecom companies to place cell towers, antennas, and related equipment directly in residential neighborhoods — near homes, schools, and children’s bedrooms — with little local oversight.

We are asking Congress to amend all six bills so they do NOT apply to applications for wireless facilities or to the wired infrastructure used to deploy them.

Without these amendments, the bills would:

  • Fast-track the build out of wireless infrastructure into communities
  • Override local zoning, planning, and safety authority
  • Silence community input
  • Expand federal preemption far beyond what exists today

Local governments are best positioned to protect residents, property values, and community character. These bills must be amended to preserve that authority.

Tell Congress to amend these bills now. Your voice can help stop a nationwide push to force more cell towers into our neighborhoods.

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Activism, EMF

ACTION: Tell FCC to Stop Cell Towers in Your Neighborhood

https://childrenshealthdefense.org/community/tell-the-fcc-to-stop-cell-towers-in-your-neighborhood/  (Please send this link to family and friends)

Tell the FCC to Stop Cell Towers In Your Neighborhood

This is a hill to die on. Submit your comments to the FCC before Dec. 31, and urge your local elected officials to push back against unchecked cell tower expansion.

December 4, 2025

Take Action: Stop Unchecked Cell Tower Expansion

Imagine waking up to a giant cell tower right next to your home or child’s school.

If adopted, new rules proposed by the FCC will give the wireless industry dictatorial control of cell towers, giving them the right to place them anywhere and everywhere – and there will be virtually nothing you can do to stop it.

What You Can Do:

  1. Make your voice part of the official record by submitting a clear statement before the end of the year opposing these newly proposed rules. Follow the instructions below.
  2. Alert your local officials (mayors, city council members, zoning and planning board members, as well as any additional officials whom you know personally). and ask them to submit comments on your community’s behalf. Share our sample letter (available in Microsoft Word, Google Doc, and PDF format) which can be adapted to the particulars of your community.

How to Submit a Short Comment

To submit an Express Comment of no more than 2,000 characters:

  1. Visit the FCC website.
  2. Enter your name and press TAB.
  3. Enter your mailing address (required) and email address (optional) in the appropriate fields.
  4. Under the field *Brief Comments enter a comment of your choice or use the suggested text below.
  5. Check the box that says Note: By checking this box, I acknowledge that I am filing a document into an official FCC proceeding. All information submitted, including names and addresses, will be publicly available via the web. Privacy Act Statement.
  6. Select Continue to Review Screen.
  7. Check the box that says I’m not a robot.
  8. Click Submit.
Suggested Short Comment Text:

I strongly urge you not to adopt the proposed rules or take any of the other contemplated actions set out in the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in Docket 25-276, misleadingly titled “Build America: Eliminating Barriers to Wireless Deployments.” This initiative is not about “building America” — it is about stripping away local rights, eliminating public participation, and giving the wireless industry near-total control over the placement of cell towers.

If adopted, these rules would:

* Force automatic approval of towers after 150 days, even if there is strong community opposition.

* Block local governments from requiring independent experts to verify FCC radiation compliance with exposure guidelines, leaving the industry to self-certify.

* Eliminate vital community protections by prohibiting consideration of aesthetics, property values, and historic preservation.

* Undermine property rights by driving down home values without recourse or compensation.

* Silence residents by removing public hearings, conditional and special use permits, and local decision-making.
These rules would allow towers to be placed virtually anywhere, with no say from the people who must live with them. This is unacceptable.

I respectfully call the FCC to reject these rules and preserve the authority of local governments to protect the health, safety, and character of their communities.

How to Submit a Longer Comment

To submit a Standard Filing (more than 2,000 characters):

  1. Write your comment separately and save it as one of these file types: .docx, .doc, .pdf, .xlsx, .xls, .txt, .pptx, .ppt, .rtf
  2. Visit the FCC website, complete the form, and upload your comment file.

This is a hill to die on. Submit your comments to the FCC before Dec. 31, and urge your local elected officials to push back. Take additional action and learn more about how these rules will silence your community and hand total power to telecom giants.

Don’t forget to share this campaign. Send this link to friends, family, and neighbors — the more voices, the stronger our stand.

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Activism, EMF

CHD Tells FCC to Protect People or ‘Get Out of the Way’

https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/chd-tells-fcc-protect-people-or-get-out-of-the-way-radiation-exposure

‘New Phase of Attack’: Children’s Health Defense Tells FCC to Protect People, or ‘Get Out of the Way’

In a motion filed today with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), CHD urged the agency to comply with a 2021 court order to review evidence that radiation at levels currently allowed by the agency harms people, especially children, and the environment. If the agency ignores the motion, CHD is prepared to take the matter back to court.

by Suzanne Burdick, Ph.D.
November 25, 2025

Children’s Health Defense (CHD) is prepared to take the FCC back to court if the agency doesn’t comply with a 2021 court order directing it to review 11,000 pages of evidence supporting claims that wireless radiation at levels currently allowed by the FCC harms people — especially kids — and the environment.

In a motion filed today with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), CHD urged the agency to collaborate with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to set wireless radiation exposure limits that protect public health.

Miriam Eckenfels, director of CHD’s Electromagnetic Radiation (EMR) & Wireless Program, said the motion represents a “new phase of attack” against the FCC for its failure to comply with the 2021 court order.

“The document essentially tells the FCC to either protect people, or get out of the way and let other federal agencies, like HHS, set health and safety limits for wireless radiation exposure,” Eckenfels said.

The filing is important “because before we can go back to the D.C. Court and complain that the FCC hasn’t complied, we have to show that we’ve tried telling the FCC that they need to do what the court asked,” she added.

If the agency still doesn’t comply soon, CHD will be in a position to take the FCC back to court, she said.  (See link for article)

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Activism, EMF, Uncategorized