Grounding is when you have direct contact with the earth — such as walking barefoot. Research shows many benefits when we are grounding, such as reducing pain and inflammation, and even improving sleep.
There might be those who just can't believe that walking barefoot could actually improve our health. But there are real scientific reasons grounding works. Because the earth emits negative electrons, they penetrate our bodies when we walk barefoot and these electrons have remarkable benefits.
They reduce free radicals and inflammation in your body.
Free radicals are necessary for metabolic processes, but too many free radicals can hurt our bodies and cause chronic diseases. It may be impossible to avoid bombatment of free radicals but there is plenty of evidence indicating that antioxidants neutralize free radicals that contribute to our body’s inflammatory responses. Because grounding has antioxidant effects, it can disarm these free radicals, thus reducing inflammation.
Grounding will improve your mood.
According to a study by Gaétan Chevalier, participants who were grounded for only one hour reported improvements in their moods, as opposed to those who were not grounded. The study notes that additional studies will be conducted, but if the positive effects are confirmed, grounding could be an easy way to decrease depression, anxiety, and stress.
It will improve your sleep because grounding might help you get the sleep you need by reducing cortisol levels. In a study published by The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, subjects that grounded during sleep by using a conductive mattress pad had reduced nighttime levels of cortisol and their 24-hour circadian cortisol profiles became closer to normal. Cortisol has been called the “stress hormone” that can lower our quality of sleep.
It will accelerate tissue repair and wound healing
It has been reported that Tour De France racers have successfully used Earthing Recovery Bags for tissue repair and recovery with amazing results. The Earthing Recovery Bag, which resembles a sleeping bag, cocoons the athletes in energy to provide healing properties. With this being said, if you want to speed up tissue repair, try exercising, meditating, or practicing yoga outdoors while barefoot. It’s an inexpensive way to incorporate grounding into your daily life and reap the benefits that these elite athletes have experienced.
These are just a few examples how grounding can improve your life.
Give it a try, see what it can do for you.
