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Antioxidants carry free electrons that neutralize free radicals and stop overly aggressive oxidation right in its tracks. Inflammation is reduced, and health is improved.
dietary antioxidants have been found to pale in comparison to your body’s own endogenous antioxidant capabilities. The ability of your liver to support production of the antioxidant superoxide dismutase, for example, is more potent than any antioxidant you can consume.
the number one source of free electrons is actually the source where all of our food comes from: the earth itself.
Scientists have discovered that the earth’s surface is brimming with free electrons that are readily absorbed by the human body when they come in contact with each other.
Researchers are calling this connection with the human body and the earth grounding or earthing.
A study published in the 2013 issue of the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine showed that “grounding increases the surface charge on red blood cells and thereby reduces blood viscosity and clumping. Grounding appears to be one of the simplest and yet most profound interventions for helping reduce cardiovascular risk and cardiovascular events.
Renowned cardiologist and bestselling author Stephen Sinatra, MD, had this to say: “Reduction in inflammation as a result of earthing has been documented with infrared medical imaging and with measurements of blood chemistry and white blood cell counts.
The logical explanation for the anti-inflammatory effects is that grounding the body allows negatively charged antioxidant electrons from the earth to enter the body and neutralize positively charged free radicals at sites of inflammation.
it’s been confirmed that earthing has a measurable impact on stress reduction by shifting the autonomic nervous system from sympathetic to parasympathetic dominance, improving heart rate variability, and normalizing muscle tension.
The study found that the patients who were grounded during sleep had reduced nighttime levels of cortisol and an overall normalization of cortisol secretion during the day.
I’ve been using an earthing mat under my desk and sleeping on earthing sheets for about 7 years.
Jeff Spencer, DC,
about earthing with his patients. Dr. Spencer is an Olympic athlete and 8-time Tour de France–winning team doctor and has been directly involved in more than 40 Olympic, World, National, or Tour de France Championships. He told me that grounding technologies played a vital role in the success of his athletes. He found very quickly that earthing accelerated tissue repair and wound healing from injuries that athletes encountered during practice and competition. Among the benefits he also observed and reported from his patients: better sleep, less pain, more energy, and faster recovery.
It’s best to get your vitamin G (your daily interaction with the earth) from the soil and grass itself.
target a minimum of 10 minutes each day.
Grounding can protect your cells from the issues associated with EMFs
Well, there are ultimately four stages to learning any new skill or habit. 1.Unconscious incompetence—when you’re doing something wrong and you don’t know you’re doing it wrong 2.Conscious incompetence—when you’re doing something wrong and you know you’re doing it wrong 3.Conscious competence—when you’re doing something right but you have to consciously focus on doing it the right way 4.Unconscious competence—when you’re doing something right and you don’t even have to think about it
