Off topic: Earthing to improve health (bare skin grounded to the earth)

__Update in VitaminDWiki - Earthing proven by RCTs to work - improves sleep, reduces blood viscosity, etc.

I have heard about Earthing for years, but had not followed up on it.
Mercola reminded me of it Feb 2016

Mercola

Grounding — A Simple, Pleasurable Way to Reduce Inflammation and Chronic Disease Jan 2018
Includes a 15 minute video interview
Mercola was skeptical for decades, but now is a 24X7 believer I saw it Feb 2016
Barefoot walking with Clint Ober Nov 2002
Documentary Grounded Oct 2013
Grounding Is a Key Mechanism by Which Your Body Maintains Health Aug 2014
How Your Body Generates Electricity March 2014 Steven Sinatra
Grounding Helps Thin Dangerously Thick Blood and Fights Inflammation and Disease Aug 2013 Steven Sinatra

Amazon sells grounding mats for $20- $30

In Earthing #1 study people slept on conductive mats
The people did not know if the conductive mats were grounded or not
Impressive results

Earthing #1 was referenced by only 18 other papers in Google Scholar

5 Earthing studies are attached at the bottom of this page

Comment by Rich B
"I feel there is a strong connection between vitamin D and earthing, in that both provided important health benefits to our distant ancestors for millions of years. And both are now lacking in modern society, setting the stage for a long list of chronic disease, in my humble opinion."
see also VitaminDWiki Vitamin D – millions of years more ancient than Calcium – Jan 2016

Update June 2019: Earthing studies - many of which are placebo controlled

EARTHING at Grounded.com
The effects of grounding (earthing) on inflammation, the immune response, wound healing, and prevention and treatment of chronic inflammatory and autoimmune diseases - 2015
- Download the PDF from VitaminDWiki

Earthing experience by a person who has MS AND treats people with MS - June 2019

Personalized Vitamin D3 For MS With Michael Cawley, Facebook:
"Greetings from Sunny Mallorca! Three weeks ago I read Clint Obers book on the medical benefits of free electrons from the Earth via grounding. What grabbed my interest was the amount of people with auto immune diseases reporting a sustained reduction of symptoms from daily grounding. I bought a Clint Ober bed mat and brought it with me to Spain. After about 10 days I noticed my energy and sense of vitality had improved. I love to walk in the hills here but since a relapse 3 years ago my legs prefer not to walk for more than 2 hours. This year on the 2 hour walks my legs felt like normal and I decided to do a walk I thought I would never do again. It is a 5 hour walk with a 400 meter elevation which is intense. I set off at 9 am and enjoyed a peaceful wander in the hills. My legs and energy were perfect and I felt like I had a new body.
I was grounded (verified) by socket tester for 9 hours a night and two hours a day with bare feet on soil for 12 days before this walk.
When I reduce my grounding to 9 hours a day I notice my vitality and robustness decline. The benefits from Earthing are dose dependent, after 15 years of clinical observation Clint Ober says the more the better ( with the exception of Lyme disease). I recommend everyone to read Clint Ober’s Earthing book and study carefully the wide range of scientific studies that have been performed regarding earthings benefits.

1) Reduces stress hormones. Calming effect.
2) Positively effects Autonomic nervous system.
3) Improves the viscosity of blood. Reduces risk of blood clots.
4) Reduces elevated blood pressure.
5 ) Reduces inflammation and chronic pain.
6) Increases the bodies ability to cope with severe physical exertion and overwork.
7) Promotes better sleep and eases chronic digestive issues.

I am still on vacation but will post more upon my return. Wishing everyone a peaceful day ! Michael".

Personalized Vitamin D treatment of Multiple Sclerosis - Michael Cawley

Grounding: The Missing Element to Healing Autoimmunity? GreenMedInfo Dec 2017

Extensive set of scientific references

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