Shifting Lives with Earthing – A Psychiatrist’s Perspective By: Tracy Latz, M.D. (Earthing Institute) In my psychiatric practice, I often recommend Earthing to patients as part of an integrative approach to healing. As a physician, I consider it to be a powerful tool in my multidimensional healing medicine bag. In my mind, it is in alignment with the ancient medical doctrine of Primum non nocere – which means First, do no harm. Some of my patients are open to the concept of Earthing. Others aren’t. Some will say, I don’t have enough time to stand or walk outside barefoot or I don’t want to pay for an Earthing mat or sheet. Patients who do follow my recommendation to Earth, and there have been dozens of them, tend to have good responses. They are individuals with a wide variety of emotional, mental, and physical problems, and often combinations of problems. They often tell me afterward they feel much better. In my practice, I have noted that Earthing can help psychiatric patients in the following ways: 1. For those with anxiety (post-traumatic stress disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, etc.), reconnecting with the Earth can assist with an improved sense of safety. By improving sleep architecture, Earthing can help normalize serotonin levels in the brain as it decreases cortisol (an anxiety-inducing hormone). When cortisol levels are high, there is a tendency to go into ‘fight-or-flight’/panic responses to stressful situations and become more easily angered or irritable. As cortisol levels decrease and stabilize, we become more centered, peaceful and calm. In short, we get more easily into our heart and have more compassion for our self as well as for others... Please read further at ow.ly/CpWeM
Posted on: Thu, 09 Oct 2014 04:00:23 +0000
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