It is now incontrovertible that EMFs are not healthy for our bodies.  So what else what can we do to lessen the harmful effects to ourselves.

Well, the list is long as you will see on the reducing exposure page of this website.  But one of the simplest things you can do regularly is earthing.

Let’s first look at the physiological effects on our bodies as we spend time in environments high in electromagnetic radiation.  In simple terms, EMFs cause our bodies to become positively charged.  This is neither a natural state nor a healthy one to be in over prolonged periods as it contributes to the mechanisms for all sorts of pathology.  This might include inflammation, leading to increased levels of pain among other things; blood which becomes sticky and in so doing contributes to a range of cardiovascular changes and diseases.

The surface of the earth is charged with negatively charged electrons.  When we stand barefoot on grass, soil or at the seaside – anywhere natural that is – there occurs a balncing out of our surplus positive charge with the earth’s negative one. We are ‘earthing’.  And so we reach our natural, healthy state.  This, in part at least, explains why we feel better after running around barefooted, or just simply having our bare feet in contact with the earth.

This is clearly not practical for most of us to do on a regular basis, particularly not on a wintery day in January! But today equipment is available to make earthing comfortable and convenient in your own home or office.  These are items such as mats or sheets, which are plugged into the earthing circuit of the house and with which you then make bare skin contact.  Personally, I use an earthing sheet in my bed and this has transformed my sleep pattern from almost no sleep to decent amounts of sleep leaving me refreshed by morning –  which is what sleep is supposed to do after all.  I am not making claims that this will work for you, but there is plenty of both anecdotal and scientific evidence as to why earthing is likely to benefit our health.  And it works for me.

If you are interested in finding out more about earthing then start by checking out the work of Clint Ober.  To have a look at some of the products available, try a site like Groundology.

A word of caution about using earthing products in buildings:  you need to know that the earthing circuit is functioning correctly.  In a newish home this almost certainly will be the case, but in older properties it is a simple quick test, with an inexpensive meter, to determine that the earthing circuit is working properly.  Also, you may experience unexpected results if you use earthing products in places of high ambient EMFs.