Touch Earth

Have you heard of grounding or earthing? It’s a term used to describe connecting with the Earth without an insulating material (like rubber or plastic) between your body and its. It’s a great thing to do periodically through the day & your life as you’re able & especially in between bouts of work related tasks on electronic devices or during periods of increased health challenges, injury and chronic pain. Choose earth that has not been sprayed with toxic chemicals/pesticides/fungicides ideally. Even in those cases I suspect the benefit would outweigh risks. Barefoot walking or lounging wearing non-synthetic, non-insulating material, like cotton or leather allows for the electron transfer associated with health benefits. 

Research confirms that grounding improves sleep, decreases pain, balances immune function and hormonal sleep/wake cycles, reduces oxidative stress, increases antioxidant activity, improves recovery from exercise & speeds wound healing.

The earth is an abundant & steady source of electrons. Our extra cellular matrix/fascia & intracellular matrix can miraculously conduct these negative charges to the places in our body where they are needed in the healing process, quelling imbalanced inflammation. Antioxidants from the food we eat- like Vitamin C, Vitamin E and bioflavonoids work in the same way in our bodies when taken in from our food. As researchers suggest in their article "The effects of grounding (earthing) on inflammation, the immune response, wound healing, and prevention and treatment of chronic inflammatory and autoimmune diseases" in The Journal of Inflammation Research (PMID: 25848315), “the disconnection from the Earth may be an important, insidious, and overlooked contribution to physiological dysfunction and to the alarming global rise in non-communicable, inflammatory-related chronic diseases.” 

While one of many factors, the idea that our literal and very real physical disconnection from the earth may be one of the most widespread obstacles to our health and it’s homeodynamic capacity is so exciting to me. This is a free, widely available, deeply potent medicine available to all. Spread the word, remember your Mother, and take a step in the direction of reconnection and balance today, loves! 

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