Grounding or earthing involves physical contact with the surface of the earth, such as walking barefoot through grass or soil. It allows the human body to reunite with the natural electric surface of the earth, which work can protect against chronic disease. Numerous studies indicate that grounding reduces inflammation, improves sleep and increases sense of well-being.
The root cause of every disease is inflammation. The results of Chevalier et al (2012) reveal grounding could drastically reduce chronic inflammation in the body. The earth’s surface possesses a negative charge and is therefore abundant in free electrons — the paper explains. The body absorbs these electrons when grounding the human body to the earth, thereby neutralizing free radicals and reducing both oxidative stress and inflammation. In other words, the negative charge from earth is transferred into the body, in turn reducing inflammation, therefore having the potential to improve health.
Ways To Ground
Walking Barefoot: Walk barefoot on natural surfaces like grass, soil, sand, or rock.
Grounding Mats: Rest on mats specially designed to ground indoors.
Grounding Sheets: Similar to grounding mats, utilize these when you sleep at night.
Grounding Shoes: Purchase these conductive shoes from special online stores like Harmony 783, and Groundz.
Swimming in Natural Waters: Swim in the ocean, lakes, or rivers. Waters are very conductive.
Gardening: Get in the soil. Planting, and even touching plants can help ground you.
Touching Trees: Physically touching a tree connects you to the Earth’s energy.
Using Grounding Rods: Insert special rods with wires into the Earth’s surface and touch. You can purchase these on Amazon.
Getting back to the hard science, a study by Oschman (2023) in Biomedical Journal, also supports the incredible effects of grounding. Data from Oschman’s study proves grounding lowers chronic pain and speeds up the healing processes. His research explains electrons from the earth have a beneficial effect and improve stability in the electrical environment of human tissues, which promotes more efficient cell repair and function.
Grounding also enhances the quality of sleep. A study by Lin et al. Whistakers et al., 2022 in Healthcare finds when patients with mild Alzheimer’s disease sleep grounded they have better sleep and consequently Alzheimer’s symptoms reduce. The paper proposes that grounding can stabilize cortisol levels thereby improving circadian rhythms and overall sleep quality.
There are also benefits to the cardiovascular health with grounding. A case studies from Elkin and Winter (2018) in Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine shows that grounding stabilizes blood pressure, suggesting a cardio-protective effect.
So, being grounded — literally meaning being physically connected to the earth by way of feet touching the ground, sleeping with grounding mat, walking barefoot on the beach, or taking a dip in the ocean provides a extraordinary health benefits. Make sure to ground for health.
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References:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2319417022001524
https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/10/3/581/pdf
https://downloads.hindawi.com/archive/2012/291541.pdf
http://www.alternative-therapies.com/openaccess/26-6_Elkin.pdf
I typically walk barefoot at work, I wonder if that’s counts