About grounding/earthing

[kwakster]

When i first read about it i really thought it was all just nonsense.
Then i tried it (the cheapskate way: by sleeping on a small piece of copper weave cloth attached to a bit of copper wire which is itself attached to a sanded bare section of our thoroughly grounded central heating system)

From day one i fall asleep easier, sleep deeper, dream a whole lot more, and wake up each morning feeling completely rested and with a clear head.
Longer term effects i will still have to find out.

Documentary on YouTube:


Medical background:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4378297/

[kwakster]

A few more Pubmed links:

Illnesses in technologically advanced societies due to lack of grounding (earthing):

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10105023/

Prevention and treatment of COVID-19 infection by earthing:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9381424/

Earthing: Health Implications of Reconnecting the Human Body to the Earth's Surface Electrons:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3265077/

Grounding – The universal anti-inflammatory remedy:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10105021/

Earthing (Grounding) the Human Body Reduces Blood Viscosity—a Major Factor in Cardiovascular Disease:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3576907/

There is a whole lot more reading material on that same website.

[kwakster]

This whole earthing thing sounded so ridiculous to me that i just had to try it out myself, and to my surprise the short term effects are very noticeable.
I think this is typically something that everyone needs to investigate for themselves, or not.

Internet info can be very entertaining and maybe even give you a few pointers, but as always the proof of the pudding is in the eating.
And as my late Mom always said: "research all things, and keep the good".

[powernoodle]

Many things like this sound like horse hockey, but have their foundation in biology and science, and actually work.  I cured my intractable, debilitating back pain just by changing the way I think.  It was truly life-changing.  And like grounding, it sounds totally ridiculous to most people - except for those who try it and cure their back pain.

Exposure to sunlight - specifically the UV radiation - has been demonstrated to boost immunity and improve mitochondrial function.  It explains why people groups in latitudes with reduced sunlight experience seasonal flu and covid before those in regions with more sunlight.

I will definitely look into "grounding".     Since I don't have a beach to walk on with bare feet, I will have to figure out how to practically apply it.  The sleep approach sounds good.

Dr. John Sarno's approach to healing back pain that worked for me:



https://www.amazon.com/Healing-Back-Pain-Mind-Body-Connection/dp/0446392308/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1697021341&sr=8-1

Sunlight as medicine:

[kwakster]

Update:

My wife wasn't too pleased with the bed linen getting a greenish hue within the week due to the all copper earthing material, so i had to think up a little different setup.

For several weeks now we both use just a piece of non-copper multi-strand electrical wire.
One end stripped for just a couple of centimeters, strands twisted, and screw clamped to the grounded central heating panel just behind our bed.
The other end stripped for about 25 centimeters, strands twisted, and made into a loose fitting wrist loop.
No more discoloration of the bed sheets, while still having the same improvement of sleep quality.
The ability to fall asleep more quickly, sleep better/deeper, dream every night, and wake up feeling rested instead of still tired is priceless to both us.

It's very well possible that we might buy two carbon fiber bed sheets in the future, but at least for now we're good.

[powernoodle]

Maybe you should sleep on the ground in the back yard.      

[kwakster]

I'm already to old for that sh*t, and besides, this is a lot easier, 

[powernoodle]

I recognize that this is somewhat off topic, but it supports the thesis that we are engineered to benefit from exposure to Mother Nature.  Totally fascinating.  Just published today.