Background reading
Studies on grounding (earthing)
Grounding (or earthing) is the body's electrical contact with the earth. Here we have gathered some published studies on it, from the most recent to the oldest, for anyone who wants to read the original research.
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Earthing effects on mitochondrial function: ATP production and ROS generation
Giulivi y Kotz · FEBS Open Bio
An experiment on isolated mitochondria measuring their energy (ATP) and reactive oxygen species production when grounded.
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Effectiveness of Grounded Sleeping on Recovery After Intensive Eccentric Muscle Loading
Müller, Pröller, Ferreira-Briza, Aglas y Stöggl · Frontiers in Physiology
Compares recovery after intense exercise between athletes sleeping on a grounded sheet and a control group.
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Grounding after moderate eccentric contractions reduces muscle damage
Brown, Chevalier y Hill · Open Access Journal of Sports Medicine
Measures pain and muscle-damage markers after eccentric exercise in grounded participants and a control group.
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Earthing: Health Implications of Reconnecting the Human Body to the Earth's Surface Electrons
Chevalier, Sinatra, Oschman, Sokal y Sokal · Journal of Environmental and Public Health
Reviews earlier studies on the body's contact with the earth's surface and the physiological and well-being changes they describe.
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Earthing the human body influences physiologic processes
Sokal y Sokal · Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine
Five experiments comparing blood, hormonal and immune-response parameters in grounded and non-grounded participants.
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Changes in pulse rate, respiratory rate, blood oxygenation, perfusion index, skin conductance, and their variability induced during and after grounding human subjects for 40 minutes
Chevalier · Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine
Records pulse, breathing, blood oxygenation and skin conductance during and after 40 minutes of grounding.
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Can electrons act as antioxidants? A review and commentary
Oschman · Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine
Puts forward the hypothesis that electrons from the earth's surface could act as antioxidants.
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