Earthing (grounding) the human body reduces blood viscosity-a major factor in cardiovascular disease

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Earthing (grounding) the human body reduces blood viscosity-a major factor in cardiovascular disease.
Chevalier G, Sinatra ST, Oschman JL, Delany RM.
J Altern Complement Med. 2013 Feb;19(2):102-10.

OBJECTIVES:
Emerging research is revealing that direct physical contact of the human body with the surface of the earth (grounding or earthing) has intriguing effects on human physiology and health, including beneficial effects on various cardiovascular risk factors. This study examined effects of 2 hours of grounding on the electrical charge (zeta potential) on red blood cells (RBCs) and the effects on the extent of RBC clumping.
DESIGN/INTERVENTIONS:
Subjects were grounded with conductive patches on the soles of their feet and palms of their hands. Wires connected the patches to a stainless-steel rod inserted in the earth outdoors. Small fingertip pinprick blood samples were placed on microscope slides and an electric field was applied to them. Electrophoretic mobility of the RBCs was determined by measuring terminal velocities of the cells in video recordings taken through a microscope. RBC aggregation was measured by counting the numbers of clustered cells in each sample.
SETTINGS/LOCATION:
Each subject sat in a comfortable reclining chair in a soundproof experiment room with the lights dimmed or off. Subjects: Ten (10) healthy adult subjects were recruited by word-of-mouth.
RESULTS:
Earthing or grounding increased zeta potentials in all samples by an average of 2.70 and significantly reduced RBC aggregation.
CONCLUSIONS:
Grounding increases the surface charge on RBCs 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.
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Admin2 · Aug 9, 2013

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Franklin · Aug 9, 2013

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Earthing (grounding) the human body reduces blood viscosity-a major factor in cardiovascular disease.
Chevalier G, Sinatra ST, Oschman JL, Delany RM.
J Altern Complement Med. 2013 Feb;19(2):102-10.
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Interestingly enough, consigning such articles as quoted above to the waste paper bin along with similar articles and postings to this forum by one Professor Rothbart, keep me 'grounded'. It also decreases, I maintain, my chance of developing hypertension and cardiovascular disease.

There could be an interesting study there. Any takers? ;)

Eric.

Robertisaacs · Aug 9, 2013

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Robertisaacs · Aug 9, 2013

Franklin said: ↑

Interestingly enough, consigning such articles as quoted above to the waste paper bin along with similar articles and postings to this forum by one Professor Rothbart, keep me 'grounded'. It also decreases, I maintain, my chance of developing hypertension and cardiovascular disease.

There could be an interesting study there. Any takers? ;)

Eric.
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Interesting. We'd need a control group of course, and getting ethical approval for making people read Brian's back catalog could be a swine. I suffer repeated nosebleeds whenever I read anything he wrote.

Craig usually has some spare undergraduates lying around looking untidy, we could ask him...

Franklin · Aug 9, 2013

Robertisaacs said: ↑

Interesting. We'd need a control group of course, and getting ethical approval for making people read Brian's back catalog could be a swine. I suffer repeated nosebleeds whenever I read anything he wrote.

Craig usually has some spare undergraduates lying around looking untidy, we could ask him...
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Thanks for the reply Robert - I enjoyed that! :D :drinks :good:

Sadly, I can't see it ever materialising - there's not a cat in hell's chance of ethical approval for such a cruel and thankless task as making people read through Brian's back-catalogue! :eek: I mean it's cruelty personified isn't it. We could provide after-task counselling though, and monitor them closely for a couple of weeks following the ordeal - now there's a thought! :rolleyes:

Eric.

Craig Payne · Aug 9, 2013

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Earthing (grounding) the human body reduces blood viscosity-a major factor in cardiovascular disease.
Chevalier G, Sinatra ST, Oschman JL, Delany RM.
J Altern Complement Med. 2013 Feb;19(2):102-10.
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This study is as bad as they get:
- no control group
- no blinding of assessments
- wrong stats test (look at the difference in the pre and post standard deviations!)
- etc

Robertisaacs · Aug 10, 2013

Come now. I'm sure there have been worse...

ed.ellis · Aug 14, 2013

A little closer to your work, companies sell shoes/sandals that are grounded by brass rivets thru the sole.

http://www.getgroundedfootwear.com/

A couple of hazards I can see; beware of electricity and burns on the bottom of the feet from walking on hot pavement (conduction). I am sure you folks can think of other problems.

Craig Payne · Aug 14, 2013

It still pseudoscientific woo sold by snake oil salesman.

I blogged about the above study here:
http://www.runresearchjunkie.com/grounding-going-barefoot-to-prevent-cardiovascular-disease/

davidh · Aug 14, 2013

Please don't knock the snake oil woo until you've tried it.

Pseudoscientific woo - fantastic!
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I have two running dogs which will ground anyone faster than they can blink if they (the dogs) are on the leash and see anything worth chasing. They've grounded me a few times and I've yet to see any benefit.......
Am reminded of Homer Simpson in the episode with the sensory depravation tank - what did he say to the New Age lady?
"Oogly-boogly to you" or some such. A very funny episode.

NewsBot · Sep 23, 2015

Grounding after moderate eccentric contractions reduces muscle damage
Richard Brown, Ga?tan Chevalier, Michael Hill
Open Access Journal of Sports Medicine ? Volume 6

Grounding a human to the earth has resulted in changes in the physiology of the body. A pilot study on grounding and eccentric contractions demonstrated shortened duration of pain, reduced creatine kinase (CK), and differences in blood parameters. This follow-up study was conducted to investigate the effects of grounding after moderate eccentric contractions on pain, CK, and complete blood counts. Thirty-two healthy young men were randomly divided into grounded (n=16) and sham-grounded (n=16) groups. On days 1 through 4, visual analog scale for pain evaluations and blood draws were accomplished. On day 1, the participants performed eccentric contractions of 200 half-knee bends. They were then grounded or sham-grounded to the earth for 4 hours on days 1 and 2. Both groups experienced pain on all posttest days. On day 2, the sham-grounded group experienced significant CK increase (P<0.01) while the CK of the grounded group did not increase significantly; the between-group difference was significant (P=0.04). There was also an increase in the neutrophils of the grounded group on day 3 (P=0.05) compared to the sham-grounded group. There was a significant increase in platelets in the grounded group on days 2 through 4. Grounding produced changes in CK and complete blood counts that were not shared by the sham-grounded group. Grounding significantly reduced the loss of CK from the injured muscles indicating reduced muscle damage. These results warrant further study on the effects of earthing on delayed onset muscle damage.
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NewsBot · Jul 29, 2016

Effects of Grounding on Body Voltage and Current in the Presence of Electromagnetic Fields.
Brown R
J Altern Complement Med. 2016 Jul 25.

OBJECTIVES:
The aim of this study was to determine if grounding in the presence of electromagnetic fields (EMFs) encountered in a normal housing environment produces harmful currents in the human body.
DESIGN:
This study had a test-retest design, with duration of 5-15 min per participant.
PARTICIPANTS:
There were 50 participants, of whom 23 were males aged 12-77 years (Mage ? standard deviation = 50.5 ? 19.5 years) and 27 were females aged 13-79 years (Mage ? standard deviation = 45.9 ? 19.0 years).
INTERVENTION:
Each participant was instructed to touch a lamp on a desk with his or her left hand, then to move the hand away from the lamp (first one foot away and then three feet) while his/her body voltage was measured. Each participant was then grounded and instructed to repeat the same hand movements. Current was also measured during the grounded retest.
OUTCOME MEASURES:
The measured parameters were alternating current (AC) body voltage and current generated from contact or proximity to a lamp and other appliances situated on top of a desk.
RESULTS:
AC body voltage was reduced by an average of 58-fold when participants were grounded compared with when they were not grounded. AC currents generated during grounding were several orders of magnitude lower than the accepted minimum level of perception.
CONCLUSION:
Normal levels of EMFs existing in houses are too low to produce harmful currents when a person is grounded.
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NewsBot · Dec 12, 2022

Grounding (earthing) as related to electromagnetic hygiene: An integrative review
Isaac A.Jamieson
Biomedical Journal; 7 December 2022

There are a growing number of studies investigating how grounding (earthing) the body may benefit biological performance and aid the treatment of non-communicable diseases. Research also indicates how biological grounding initiatives can sometimes be compromised, or inappropriate, and the need to take additional factors into account as potential contributory factors, or confounders, to expected results. It is proposed that expanding electromagnetic hygiene measures beyond biological grounding alone may help reduce spread of communicable diseases, incidence of respiratory conditions, neurodegenerative disease and all-cause mortality. Identifying potential synergies that exist could enable multilevel interventions to further increase the efficacy of measures. It is hoped that this review will help act as a catalyst to inspire and inform multi-disciplinary research within these topic areas, best practices and policies to help drive medical innovation, reduce health burdens, improve bioelectromagnetic-based therapies, and influence the general design of the built environment and next-generation technologies.
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