Earthing & Grounding: Legit or Hype? (How to & When Not To)

Earthing (also called grounding) can be a controversial topic. Many people report amazing benefits, while critics point out the lack of solid scientific studies supporting this practice.

Earthing, Grounding – What Science Really Tells Us About It

Earthing, grounding, going barefoot. Some love it, others hate it. The companies selling the earthing kits and materials speak of it as some kind of ‘panacea’. But what do we really know about earthing? What does the science tell us?

Earthing: Another Reason to Go Barefoot?

When I first heard of the concept, I was on the verge of dismissing it out of hand, but a friend convinced me to read the book. I thought it was going to be another artfully construed, new agey round of BS. I finished the book a little disappointed at the vague physics summary and a few infomercial style sections but nonetheless intrigued by the concept and some of the study results.

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

Environmental medicine focuses on interactions between human health and the environment, including factors such as compromised air and water and toxic chemicals, and how they cause or mediate disease. Omnipresent throughout the environment is a surprisingly beneficial, yet overlooked global resource for health maintenance, disease prevention, and clinical therapy: the surface of the Earth itself.

Earthing: Studies Show Walking Barefoot Might Be An Essential Element Of Optimal Health

Earthing, otherwise known as grounding or simply barefoot walking, is an extremely accessible and simple holistic therapy that offers abundant healing properties. It lowers inflammation, decreases stress and offers a means to allow us to feel more connected to the very Earth that gifts us with the ability to exist.

Grounded

"Grounded" is an independent feature film about what many authorities consider "The Greatest Health RE-discovery of all Time". The concept was tested on the people of Haines, Alaska, population 1,700.

The Baffling Rise of Goop

How a new-agey website started by an actress became so popular—and what it says about the future of health journalism.

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

Accumulating experiences and research on earthing, or grounding, point to the emergence of a simple, natural, and accessible health strategy against chronic inflammation, warranting the serious attention of clinicians and researchers.

The Healing Benefits of Grounding the Human Body

We are bioelectrical beings living on an electrical planet. Our bodies operate electrically. All of our cells transmit multiple frequencies that run our heart, immune system, muscles, and nervous system.

Will Getting Grounded Help You Sleep Better and Ease Pain?

There is little credible proof of health benefits, scientists say. Several studies show connecting subjects to an electrical ground changes bodily measurements, such as a marker of central-nervous system activity in infants. But the studies are "preliminary at best," poorly designed and too small to be meaningful...