{"id":11352,"date":"2017-05-05T17:20:22","date_gmt":"2017-05-05T21:20:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yang-sheng.com\/?p=11352"},"modified":"2017-08-16T12:19:16","modified_gmt":"2017-08-16T16:19:16","slug":"grounding-and-your-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yang-sheng.com\/?p=11352","title":{"rendered":"Grounding and Your Health"},"content":{"rendered":"

[Method of Self-Healing]<\/a><\/p>\n

Grounding and Your Health<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Kevin \u00a0W Chen, Ph.D.\u00a0 MPH<\/p>\n

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\"earthing2ndedmedres_new\"<\/a>In a recent Journal Club meeting at school, our guest speak, Dr. James Oschman gave each participant a book by Ober et al (2010), Earthing \u2013 The most important health discovery ever!<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0 For the first time I read systematically about the significance of Earthing, or grounding, to our health, and I would like to share some highlights of what I found in the book and the related literature.<\/p>\n

What is grounding?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Grounding, (or Earthing), refers to the process connecting our body to the earth, and bring a neutral and balanced state inside. \u00a0During grounding negative ions from the earth\u2019s surface rush into our bodies to discharge the many unpaired positive ions, or free radicals, and balance the electron-magnetic field, that we\u2019ve picked up in daily life. Those free radicals are associated with disease, aging, and inflammation, and when we expose our barefoot to the soil, grass, or even concrete, the earth\u2019s healing powers swoop in to strengthen our health.<\/p>\n

Why we need grounding?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Our bodies are meant to come into contact with the Earth (a \u201cgrounding\u201d force) on a regular basis.\u00a0 Our bodies and cells have electrical energy, and especially with the high prevalence of Electromagnetic waves, Wi-Fi and mobile phone waves, many of us have a high amount of positive electrons built up in our bodies, which lead to dramatic increase in prevalence of inflammation-related diseases in recent years as the results of positive electrons in the form of free radicals that can build up in our bodies, while high-rising living and rubber-bottom shoes have prevented us from direct contacting with earth.\u00a0 When in direct contact with earth, the grounding, your body becomes suffused with negative charged free electrons and balances itself out.<\/p>\n

What are the main health benefits of grounding?<\/strong><\/p>\n

There have been a lot of studies on the effects of grounding on cortisol level, inflammation and other health aspects.\u00a0 In addition to the book Earthing, I found many academic publications, including a recent review by Chevalier et al (2012), According to emerging research, Earthing or grounding can be beneficial in the following:<\/p>\n