Grounding appears to improve sleep, normalize the day–night cortisol rhythm, reduce pain, reduce stress, shift the autonomic nervous system from sympathetic toward parasympathetic activation, increase heart rate variability, speed wound healing, and reduce blood viscosity. A summary has been published in the Journal of Environmental and Public Health.

The effects of grounding (earthing) on inflammation, the immune response, wound healing, and prevention and treatment of chronic inflammatory and autoimmune diseases

A practice known as grounding, puts the body into a healing state. The natural universe conducts an energy current known as a direct current (DC). This DC circuit of energy flows through everything on our planet, including plants, animals, human beings, and the surface of our entire globe, creating a global electrical circuit.

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I first wrote about “earthing”, also called “grounding”, about a decade ago. Briefly, the idea of earthing is that electrically grounding oneself has a long list of health benefits. I found these claims dubious a decade ago, but I also like to follow up on the research into topics I previously tackled. One of the best ways to judge the validity and potential of a scientific area of research is to see how it  evolves over time. Real sciences tend to make tangible progress, while pseudosciences tend to chase their tail.