Ive been a big fan of Earthing for a while. Whod have thought that simply standing barefoot in the dewy grass (or anywhere you have direct contact with the earth) is such a good way to look after your health. But when you think about it, it makes so much sense because until we developed rubber-soled shoes our feet were often connected with the ground (as leather soles are conductive) - so our bodies, and our self-healing mechanisms, evolved whilst being used to this connection. Heres a good video and a short blurb from Dr. Stephen Sinatra who has done a lot of research on this. Read, watch, enjoy, then kick your shoes off and get outside! ;-) One of my cardinal principles of health is called Grounding (also known as Earthing). It’s an amazingly simple concept that involves nothing more than reconnecting the human body with the energy naturally present in the ground we walk on. I’ve been involved in a lot of the early research on this, and I believe it could be the most important heart-health breakthrough I’ve come across in my 30-plus years as a doctor. Grounding Explained In a nutshell, here’s how grounding works: The Earth’s surface contains a limitless number of free electrons that are continually replenished through solar radiation and lightning strikes; your body naturally absorbs these particles when you make physical contact with the ground. In the body, these electrons have an anti-inflammatory effect because they reduce the free-radical activity that causes inflammation and chronic pain. (If you remember your high school science, electrons are negatively charged. Inflammation-causing free radicals are positively charged, which means the additional free electrons neutralize the free radicals.) The energy of the free electrons gained through grounding also helps keep your body’s innate electrical circuitry properly balanced. All of these effects of grounding are extremely beneficial to heart health. Without a regular connection to the Earth, people can develop what I call an electron deficiency. In turn, this can lead to imbalances in the body and potentially to significant health problems. For example, chronic inflammation—which is increasingly being identified as the cause of many chronic diseases, including heart disease, cancer, diabetes and autoimmune disorders—may be a result of a lack of connectedness.
Posted on: Thu, 17 Jul 2014 07:17:35 +0000
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