The Earth - A Natural Playground Filled with Electrons, and Why it Has the Ability to Help Heal Health

"Our bodies were made to heal".

"Grounding" also known as "earthing" has been widely studied for it's restoring potential towards health and it's ability to assist with healing health naturally. The definition of grounding simply refers to walking outdoors in nature, or in any outdoor area barefoot, with your feet directly connected to the earths surface.

In a world decades ago, human beings were used to living with no shoes. Shoes had never been invented, which meant there was no barrier affecting the connection between humans and the earth. Each individual had no choice but to walk around barefoot, connecting with the earth's surface.

The earth has been studied for many years and is known to be full of electrons, making the earth act like a big ball of energy. When we walk around barefoot outdoors either in nature, mud or grass, our body starts to reconnect to the earth (what we are naturally meant to be doing on a daily basis). This then starts the process of ions within the earth to recharge the body. The healing potential of this is greatly dismissed as it isn't normal now a days to be seen walking around barefoot, we'd probably get labelled as some what crazy. The body functions through electric impulses, by connecting the body to the earths surface, our electric impulses inside of us become charged and balanced, which allows the body to function in a normal way.

Rubber soled shoes a cause for sickness?

A movie previously published called "The Earthing Movie" highlights the fact how rubber soled shoes are making the population sick. The video clip explains the toxicity of rubber soled shoes which can be seen through the short clip below (clip taken from "The Earthing Movie").

The full movie can be seen through this link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44ddtR0XDVU 

The question we need to be asking is, do we want to keep taking medication for mental health or find alternate, healthier natural remedies?

Natural remedies like grounding vs. medication for mental health

As humans, we tend to look for resources like grounding and earthing when we hit a real big low in life, and are seeking for any possible solutions to cure mental health disorders without having to rely heavily on medication. Is medication really the answer to our problems and health? I don't believe so. Research shows that there are so many natural remedies to cure mental health without the interference of prescription drugs, but most of the time as a population, we turn to the 'quick easy fix' rather than finding a life long cure. Do we really know what the long term effects of medication are and what prescription drugs actually do to our body and mental state in the long run? So many doctors are quick enough to hand over a prescription for tablets instead of helping patients find natural remedies to fight illness.

Grounding is proven to act as a natural mood booster to help fight depression, it has also been proven to reduce inflammation and cure certain illnesses. By removing our shoes and walking outdoors barefoot we are also improving our sleep, which plays a vital role in improving disorders like anxiety and depression. Every day our society lives in a "stress-like" state of consciousness from the busy hustle and bustle lifestyle we have created for ourselves. Over time, we have forgotten how to look after our body efficiently with more and more people prioritising a 'quick fix' solution over a long term effective way of living.

If we look at it this way, our car is running low on fuel, what do we automatically do? We head to the petrol station and put fuel in so that our cars can run again. On the other hand, our body is exhausted, what do we do? Most people just keep going without recharging energy back into the body. We should take full advantage of the electrons within the earth to recharge our body, after all, why is our car more important than our health? We need electrons for fuel, a natural source of energy is directly beneath us and many forget to reap the full benefits of this gift.

So lets highlight the benefits of grounding!

Benefits of grounding

• Improved sleep

• Reduction in inflammation

• A natural mood booster

• Helps fight mental health disorders

• Reduction in stress levels

• Improvement in nervous system function

• Increase in general wellbeing

Improved sleep

Our sleep is such an important element to the functioning of our body. The recommended hours for sleep per day currently stands at 7 hours or higher, anything between 7 and 9 is classed as healthy. By grounding our body through the natural electrons from earth, we calm our nervous system and reduce inflammation which allows us to fall into a deeper sleep as individuals with higher levels of inflammation have been known to suffer with poor quality sleep.

Reduction in inflammation

In previous studies, scientists have actually named the earth as a "natural painkiller" because of the positive effects grounding (being connected to the earth surface) has on inflammation levels. So many health disorders are now caused by high levels of inflammation (often linked to food and stress) and if we can use what has been given to us for free, the earth, as a natural painkiller then why wouldn't we do so?

A natural mood booster

The earths surface has been proven to increase serotonin levels in the brain, serotonin, known as "the mood booster". Medication taken for mental health disorders is usually some type of SSRI, which works in a way that increases serotonin in the brain. So why would we turn to tablets when we can just take our shoes off and walk outdoors barefoot to receive the same benefits?

Helps fight mental health disorders

As discussed above, the earth works as a natural antidepressant as it increases levels of serotonin. When fighting illnesses such as PTSD, anxiety and depression, the chemicals in our brain become out of balance, and by walking barefoot outdoors, the natural connection with the earth provides us with the right electrical charge to rebalance our chemicals again, increasing our serotonin levels for better mood.

Reduction in stress levels

Grounding is a natural way to reduce the stress hormone cortisol. Keeping our cortisol levels balanced has a huge impact on the way we cope and deal with stressful situations. By having a natural connection with earth, stress levels can be significantly lowered and therefore allowing the body to remain in a calm state of being.

Improvement in nervous system function

As we reduce cortisol levels, we also reduce the "fight or flight" response. By regular grounding we allow the body to heal stress and prevent our body from entering the "fight or flight" state in stressful environments or situations. Our nervous system functioning is improved, as the ground acts as a natural healer for our nervous system, creating a more relaxed and tranquil feeling.

Increase in general wellbeing

Everyone knows spending time outdoors is a natural mood booster, but when we spend time outdoors barefoot the positive effects are significantly increased. If we can heal our body naturally then why wouldn't we try to do so before turning to medication. More doctors should be prescribing outdoors, grounding and nutrition to treat disorders, instead of handing over medication so easily. Most GP's and doctors turn away from this as the medicine industry is a billion dollar industry, and nobody wants to lose out on money when they can make billions by prescribing antidepressant medications.

Can we now see the range of benefits of grounding and connecting with earth again?

More and more mental health disorders are diagnosed daily, we, as a society make excuses about not having the time to be outdoors or ground, but we all have time. It's what we choose to do with our time is what matters the most. Our number one priority should be looking after our body, the one thing which we have to live in for the rest of our lives.