Grounding or Earthing is a technique people use balance and the body’s energy by using bare earth or other tools to sync the bodies electrical energy.  The planet Earth has a negative electric charge.  Some scientists theorize that there is a transfer of free electrons to the human body during grounding.

This electrical conduction may lead to various physical effects, including pain reduction, changes in immune response, wound healing, effects on inflammation, and possible prevention and treatment of autoimmune diseases and chronic inflammatory conditions.

The idea of grounding, or earthing, may sound unusual. Or, if you’re interested, you may wonder how exactly to ground yourself. There are multiple ways to perform grounding.

Grounding exercises include standing or walking barefoot or pressing your bare hands into the grass or dirt.  However, many tools have been developed in modern society to provide the same electrical conduction as biological grounding.

Grounding and its health benefits have existed for thousands of years in traditional Chinese medicine, Aboriginal cultures, and Indigenous communities. In the 1800s, well-known German scientists began proposing walking barefoot for health benefits.  Beyond legend and anecdotal evidence, a growing body of research supports and explores the physiological effects and possible health benefits of grounding.

Some health benefits of grounding that have been studied include:

• Improved mood
• Increased heart rate variability
• Improved blood flow
• Improved immune system function (particularly the concentrations of white blood cells and cytokines)
• Reduced post-exertion muscle soreness
• Reduced pain
• Improved sleep quality (deeper and more restorative sleep)
• Boosted metabolic rate
• Reduced inflammation
• Reduced autoimmune signaling
• Disease prevention (particularly inflammatory and autoimmune conditions)
• Reduced stress
• Improved wound healing
• Improved physical function and energy
• Decreased fatigue and tiredness

A 2015 Article published in the the National Library of Medicine “The effects of grounding (earthing) on inflammation, the immune response, wound healing, and prevention and treatment of chronic inflammatory and autoimmune diseases”   provides incite and test results using grounding and its benefits.