My newest favorite nutrient is Vitamin G. Have you heard of it? It’s the absolute best when it comes to any type of inflammation. And since pretty much all chronic disease stems from inflammation, it’s good for pretty much everything. If you want to boost your immune response, speed wound healing, sleep better, have more energy, reduce pain, help with diabetes, reduce PMS symptoms, decrease severity of MS symptoms, and prevent and treat many chronic inflammatory and autoimmune diseases… get yourself some Vitamin G.
What is this miracle Vitamin G? Grounding, of course!
What is Grounding?
Grounding, or “Earthing,” is the process of neutralizing your electric charge by connecting with the earth. You do this by sticking your bare feet (or hands or any part of the body) on the natural ground. That’s it. It sounds hippy-ish and “crunchy” and way too good to be true, but the results are clear. If you make an effort to stay literally connected to the earth as much as possible, you will have your health to show for it. How does it work?
As we go throughout the day not grounded to the earth, we are absorbing electromagnetic radiation from the many devices and things we are surrounded with, such as the Wi-Fi, for example. This leaves us with a positive charge. According to a documentary on the subject, some people are walking around with as much as 20 volts! Additionally, when you have an injury or illness, your cells get damaged and your white blood cells come and eat them up, releasing free radicals. If these free radicals can’t find electrons to neutralize them, they will steal them from healthy cells, creating a cascade of never-ending inflammation.
Meanwhile, the earth receives all sorts of free electrons every day, mainly from lightning. When you connect your body to the earth, you absorb up those electrons, and take down those free radicals. Think of the earth like a giant blueberry just waiting to be consumed by your bare feet – a lifetime supply of antioxidants!
We humans used to never leave the earth. Our feet were bare or covered with natural linens, our beds were animal skins on the ground, we were always connected to this ultimate source of life! However, with the invention of synthetic-soled shoes, we have effectively isolated ourselves from the natural healing that is literally at our fingertips (or toe tips, perhaps). We are now paying for it in endless chronic inflammatory diseases as our bodies do not have the electrons they need to heal!
What if I can’t find a way to get outside barefoot??
Don’t fret. You can ground yourself just like you would a cable T.V. If you have any experience putting together electronics, you may have used a grounding mat on your work table, connecting it to a grounded wall or outlet. You can do the same thing with yourself. There are earthing products you can buy that you can ground right inside your house! All you have to do is make sure your body makes contact with the grounded item, and you receive all the benefits.
Clint Ober
I had heard of grounding here and there many times over the years, but it wasn’t until a few months ago when I heard a podcast interview with Clint Ober that I really got all the juicy details. He discovered the benefits of grounding almost by accident as he just followed his natural curiosities, combined with what he knew from his career in the cable industry. When he realized grounding himself and his friends was actually having a physical impact, he searched for research on the topic and couldn’t find any! He ended up doing his own studies and what he found has had an impact on countless people.
Clint is the founder of earthing.com and the inventor of many different earthing products. I highly recommend learning more about him and the work he has done! It’s so fascinating. More importantly, it’s a simple, free, effective solution to many of the health problems we see today. Why not give it a try? It wouldn’t hurt, and it might just change your life.
Check out these two studies – they are so easy to read and very informative on what grounding can do to support a person in their healing:
Grounding – The universal anti-inflammatory remedy – PMC (nih.gov)
Here’s the YouTube documentary I mentioned (which I would definitely recommend watching): The Earthing Movie: The Remarkable Science of Grounding (full documentary) (youtube.com)
AND finally, the podcast interview that started it all for me: Chris Beat Cancer: Heal With Nutrition & Natural Therapies: Clint Ober on the Remarkable Science of Grounding on Apple Podcasts
Clint also wrote a book called Earthing: The Most Important Health Discovery Ever? Which I have not yet read, but just wanted to throw that out there in case you’re more of a reader than a podcast listener/documentary watcher.
Happy grounding!
