Research from many different disciplines has revealed that electrically conductive contact of the human body with the surface of the Earth (grounding or earthing) produces intriguing effects on physiology and health.
These effects relate to inflammation, immune responses, wound healing, and prevention and treatment of chronic inflammatory, autoimmune diseases, and more.
The main hypothesis is that connecting your body to the Earth enables free electrons from the Earth’s surface to spread over and into the body, where they can have antioxidant effects.
Specifically, it’s suggested that mobile electrons create an antioxidant microenvironment around the injury repair field, slowing or preventing reactive oxygen species (ROS) delivered by the oxidative burst from causing “collateral damage” to healthy tissue, and preventing or reducing the formation of the so-called “inflammatory barricade”.
It’s also hypothesized that electrons from the Earth can prevent or resolve so-called “silent” or “…