As stress levels rise, and communication systems ensure that work is never more than a touch or click away, we are paying a heavy price with our health. Technology has ensured that lifestyle ailments are here to stay, as we spend most of our waking hours sitting in front of a computer screen or a laptop. Our cell phones too are never out of sight, either in our palms or inside our pockets - always within reach. What we don’t realise is that we are in essence playing a dangerous game with the radiation that these gadgets emit; willfully letting it permeate our immediate environment. At best, we risk increasing our pulse rate and at worst, our chances of developing cancer skyrocket.

Spreading awareness about radiation is what occupies most of the time of Ajay Poddar, CEO of Synergy Environics Limited. A radiation management company, Synergy focuses on ensuring that establishments are made healthier for the employees who spend most of their waking hours there. In a conversation with Disha Shetty, Ajay Poddar discusses why we need to wake up to the risks posed by radiation.

How did you venture into the field of radiation management?

I used to run gas manufacturing units at Sikandrabad, close to Delhi. I was curious to learn more about radiation and came across certain research material while on a visit to France. Once back, I corrected the geopathic radiation at my own plant. Using chips to correct the radiation emitted by phones, computers and Wi-Fi devices is a fairly recent phenomenon.

What do you look for while correcting the radiation of a place?

We check a total of 20 different things. We mostly correct the imbalances in radiation that are caused due to ground water, faulty building materials as well as geopathic stress, which is the energy from the earth’s natural electromagnetic field. Apart from that, the Wi-Fi equipment present in a structure adds to the radiation, as do equipments like computers, laptops and mobile phones. Using our equipments, we try to change the nature of radiation of these devices, without changing its properties.

In what way does the radiation from computers and mobile phones affect our bodies?

Radiation interferes with the ability of our cells to communicate with each other, affecting our biological functioning. This consequently also leads to a rise in our stress levels. Various research conducted, points to a direct link between increased exposure to radiation and fertility issues, loss of hearing and an increased risk of developing cancer. The chip developed by our company, that can be attached to mobile phones and other devices emitting radiation, partially mitigates this problem.

What are simple ways to reduce our exposure to radiation?

It is always advisable to use a hands-free device or keep the phone a few inches away from the body while making a call. Making more usage of texting and keeping mobile phones away from the body while talking can go a long way in reducing radiation. One should ideally use a cell phone for less than six minutes in an hour. Anything more than that affects our body.

While your initial focus was on correcting the geopathic stress of an institution, how did you then diversify into reducing radiation caused by equipments?

A lot of clients approached us saying that they were worried about the effect radiation was having on their kids. When we tried to source a product that could be of help, we realised that there was none. It took us a year-and-a-half of research to invent our Enviro chips and about the same time to test its effectiveness.

The radiation that our body emits is random in nature, while the man-made radiations are systemic. Using our chips, we try to change the radiation from the various devices into random waveform, so that it is no longer harmful to the body and does not scramble our cellular communication.

What is your observation about the awareness levels among the youth based on the various seminars and interactive sessions that you hold?

Awareness about the ill-effects of radiation is very low - 8 out of 10 are not aware that there is a problem. Also, the telecom lobby is in denial about the problem. You will hear more of what the telecom industry wants you to know. In India, since the density of our population is more, we must have better norms than the European Union for power transmission.