Research and Studies
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Anti-Inflammatory Health and Well Being
Published February 2023 in Biomedical Journal, this review explores grounding, or Earthing, as “the universal, anti-inflammatory remedy” for modern life ailments. In a post-Covid era where “increased blood viscosity in the general population may be perhaps the newest risk factor in cardiovascular events,” grounding offers natural solutions for increasing the body’s resilience against toxic exposures and illness.
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Heart disease
Emerging research is revealing that direct physical contact of the human body with the surface of the earth (grounding or earthing) has intriguing effects on human physiology and health, including beneficial effects on various cardiovascular risk factors.
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Sleep disorders
Grounding refers to having direct contact with the Earth, such as by walking barefoot or lying on the ground. Research has found that grounding can improve inflammation, free radical damage, blood pressure, sleep quality, pain, stress, mood, and wound healing.
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Inflammation and Wound Healing
Multi-disciplinary research has revealed that electrically conductive contact of the human body with the surface of the Earth (grounding or earthing) produces intriguing effects on physiology and health. Such effects relate to inflammation, immune responses, wound healing, and prevention and treatment of chronic inflammatory and autoimmune diseases.
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Depression & Anxiety
Earthing (grounding) refers to bringing the body in contact with the Earth. Health benefits were previously reported, but no study exists about mood. This study was conducted to assess if Earthing improves mood. 40 adult participants were either grounded or sham-grounded (no grounding) for 1 hr…
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Attention disorders
An experiment conducted by Gaétan Chevalier, Ph.D., director of Earthing Institute and research director of Psy-Tech Labs in Encinitas, California, found that meditators experienced a deeper level of meditation, and potentially greater benefits, while grounded for part of a meditation session.