Earthing: The Most Important Health Discovery Ever?

Earthing (2010)......Page 1
Contents......Page 7
Earthing reading information......Page 9
Foreword By James Oschman......Page 11
PART ONE: Why We Are Unhealthy - The Missing Link......Page 15
01: Electrical You and Your Electrical planet......Page 16
OUR LOST ELECTRICAL ROOTS......Page 17
ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE YOU......Page 18
PAST CONNECTIONS......Page 20
CONNECT TO THE EARTH AND HEAL......Page 21
Earthing at a Glance......Page 23
02: The Disconnect Syndrome......Page 26
THE RISE OF INFLAMMATION......Page 27
THE MISSING LINK......Page 28
Disconnecting Experimentally......Page 29
The Shoe Problem......Page 30
Beds and Beyond......Page 33
LIVING THINGS AS ANTENNAS......Page 34
PART TWO: Personal Discoveries......Page 37
03: Reconnecting: Clint Ober\'s Story......Page 38
IN SEARCH OF A PURPOSE......Page 39
What Is Electrostatic Discharge?......Page 42
An Amazing Experiment......Page 43
Getting High Off the Ground......Page 44
04: Challenges at an Amateur Scientist......Page 47
\"STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND\"......Page 48
GETTING THE SCIENCE BALL ROLLING......Page 49
Discovery of the \"Magic Pain Patch\"......Page 51
NORMALIZING THE HORMONE OF STRESS......Page 52
Cortisol levels before and after grounding......Page 54
The Sleep Connection......Page 55
MORE CHALLENGES: BEDS, SPOUSES, AND FASHION......Page 56
05: A Cardiologist\'s Discovery: Steve Sinatra\'s Story......Page 59
A NEW HEALING FRONTIER......Page 61
EARTH/BODY MEDICINE......Page 62
SLEEPING AND FISHING GROUNDED......Page 63
PART THREE: Connecting with Science......Page 65
06: The Original Anti-lnflammatory......Page 66
CHRONIC INFLAMMATION = ELECTRON DEFICIENCY......Page 68
INFLAMMATION AS A DISEASE-MAKER......Page 69
CONDITIONS RELATED TO CHRONIC INFLAMMATION......Page 72
ENTER EARTHING: THE MISSING LINK......Page 73
Michael Jordan and the Living Matrix......Page 74
THERMAL & PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGES OF THE EFFECTS OF EARTHING......Page 77
07: Connecting the Dots......Page 83
THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF EARTHING......Page 84
Effect of Conductive Patch Grounding......Page 85
BODIES WHILE LYING IN THEIR OWN BEDS......Page 87
The Umbrella Effect of Earthing......Page 88
EARTHING PRODUCES UNIQUE ELECTRICAL FUNCTION IN BRAIN AND MUSCLES......Page 89
K1 acupuncture point.......Page 92
MORE EFFICIENT CARDIOVASCULAR, RESPIRATORY, NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION......Page 93
POWER HEALING FROM TRAUMA: LESS INFLAMMATION, FASTER RECOVERY......Page 94
Delayed muscle onset soreness study......Page 96
REDUCED RISK OF METABOLIC SYNDROME......Page 97
Earthing and Weight loss? Maybe!......Page 98
Living Longer and Better......Page 99
A New Definition of \"Normal\" Physiology......Page 101
Resetting Your Biological \"Clocks\"......Page 102
PART FOUR: The Earthing Chronicles......Page 104
08: Earthing 101: How to Connect......Page 105
BAREFOOTING OPPORTUNITIES......Page 106
BAREFOOT SUBSTITUTES......Page 108
Earthing Shoes......Page 109
Earthing Sheets......Page 110
Earthing Mattress......Page 111
Earthing Recovery Bags......Page 112
Electrode Patches and Body Bands......Page 113
09: A Dozen Years of Earthing: Clint Ober\'s Observations......Page 115
COMMON SYMPTOMS THAT IMPROVE......Page 117
HOW FAST DOES EARTHING WORK?......Page 119
EARTHING AND MEDICATION......Page 120
THE MALE CONNECTION......Page 122
EARTHING IS DOSE-RELATED......Page 123
EARTHING AMBASSADORS......Page 126
THE SPIRITUAL CONNECTION......Page 130
THE MOST BENEFITS FOR LEAST AMOUNT OF WORK......Page 131
IMPROVING THE LIFE OF A DOCTOR AND HIS PATIENTS......Page 132
THE ANTI-AGING CONNECTION......Page 135
ARTHRITIS......Page 137
AUTISM......Page 140
Autism: Meltdowns and Moodiness Much Improved......Page 142
Ron Petruccioni\'s Earthing Survey......Page 143
BACK PAIN......Page 145
INFLAMMATION OF THE BLOOD VESSELS......Page 147
ELECTROSENSITIVITY......Page 149
FIBROMYAlGIA......Page 155
JET LAG......Page 156
MIXED CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE......Page 157
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS......Page 159
SCIATICA......Page 161
SLEEP APNEA......Page 162
STRESS RELIEF......Page 163
VARICOSE VEINS AND BAD CIRCULATION......Page 165
THE YOGIS KNEW......Page 166
Keep Track of Your Earthing Experience......Page 167
11: The Heart Connection: Steve Sinatra\'s Perspective......Page 168
PROMOTING THE BODY\'S ENERGY FUEL-ATP......Page 169
THE SYMPATHETIC-HRV CONNECTION......Page 170
Factors Contributing to Sympathetic Nervous System Activation......Page 171
ARRHYTHMIAS AND EARTHING......Page 172
Interventions to Improve Autonomic Nervous System Function......Page 173
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE......Page 175
EARTHING-A NATURAL \"BLOOD THINNER?\"......Page 178
darkfield microscope images of blood......Page 180
More Fascinating Evidence......Page 181
MY BOTTOM LINE......Page 183
12: The Feminine Connection: Earthing and Women......Page 184
IN THEIR OWN WORDS......Page 186
TWO STORIES OF RELIEF FROM MENSTRUAL AND MENOPAUSAL MISERY......Page 189
\"I HAVE MY HEALTH BACK\"......Page 192
REGULARITY RETURNS TO RUNNER......Page 193
RETURN TO DANCING AFTER CHILDBIRTH, KNEE PAIN......Page 194
A PREGNANCY STORY......Page 195
Is There an Earthing-Pregnancy Connection?......Page 196
13: The Sports Connection: Earthing in Action......Page 198
\"Le Tour Terrible\"......Page 199
Accelerated Healing......Page 201
Rapid wound healing......Page 202
EARTHING ON THE TRIATHLETE FRONT......Page 206
EARTHING AND WEIGHTLIFTING......Page 208
EARTHING AND GOLF LONGEVITY......Page 209
Less Pain......Page 204
14: The Auto Connection: Earthing on the Move......Page 211
LESS STRESS FOR THE LONG HAUL......Page 212
HAPPY TRUCKERS......Page 213
15: The Animal Connection: Earthing and Indoor Pets......Page 215
Chip Feeling Chipper......Page 216
Improved Quality-and Length?-of Life......Page 217
THE GROUNDED COCKATOO......Page 219
16: The Future Connection: The Earthing Revolution Ahead......Page 221
HEALTH CARE CHANGE . .. FROM THE GROUND UP......Page 222
EARTHING\'S PARADIGM-CHANGING HEALTH AND ECONOMIC POTENTIAL......Page 223
Appendices......Page 226
What Exactly Is a Ground?......Page 227
Earthing Methods and Considerations......Page 228
Placing ground rod in Earth......Page 229
Lightning......Page 231
APPENDIX B: The Physics of Earthing: A Discussion on Current Understanding......Page 233
\"The High Life\"-A Voltage/Grounding/Health Connection?......Page 235
The EMF Connection......Page 236
The Body\'s Internal Clock......Page 240
Earthing, Inflammation, and Healing......Page 241
The \"straw-bead\" effect......Page 243
www.earthinginstitute.net......Page 244
APPENDIX C: Resources......Page 245
APPENDIX D: Symptom Checklist and Progress Log......Page 246
APPENDIX E: Selected Bibliography......Page 247
Acknowledgments......Page 251
Index......Page 255
About the Authors......Page 261