I get asked all the time if there is any time too short to get grounded. To that I say no.
Grounding is as instantaneous as flipping on a light switch. When you turn on a light, the entire room is illuminated — that’s what happens when one cell in your body becomes grounded: your entire body is grounded. Because your body is instantly grounded at first contact, there is really no time too little for grounding. Muscles instantaneously decrease in tension, the brain immediately shifts into more healing brainwave patterns, and our autonomic nervous system gets immediate support. So I never want you to miss an opportunity to be grounded just because it’s might only be for 30 seconds while you stop at a street crossing, or lean against a tree while you take a break on a hike, or pull a weed from your garden.
I get asked all the time if there is any amount of time too long to get grounded. To that I also say no.
Until we invented plastics just over a hundred years ago, and just like it is natural for all plants and animals living on this earth, it’s a natural thing to be grounded 24/7. The body starts functioning optimally as all of our organ systems get supported better, and we shift out of fight-and-flight into rest-and-digest mode. There is no amount of time too long to spend in an optimal healing state. So just as no time is too short (you are grounded in less than a millisecond) you stay grounded as long as you have contact with the earth outside or an indoor grounding tool, even if hours and hours have gone by.
So today I created a list of medical studies you can directly read in the medical literature for more details on what the immediate benefits of grounding is, and how the build over time. These are not all the studies on grounding there are — it’s a select few that highlight some of the important benefits of grounding and I put them in order of how long each study had the participants grounded.
At the end of this list of studies I also include a video I made for you running through these benefits (in case you’d rather hear me walk you through these studies instead of print them out and read them) and I also include a video I made on the longer term benefits that I believe are likely — the longevity benefits — for those that make grounding a lifelong habit.
Here we go!
Grounding Benefits Over Time:
In Seconds:
Cohesion with Schumann Resonance
- Michael P, Saroka KS. “Human quantitative electroencephalographic and schumann resonance exhibit real-time coherence of spectral power densities: Implications for interactive information processing.” J Signal Inform Process. 2015;06(02):153-64.
Synchronization with Schumann Resonance
- Cherry NJ. Human intelligence: The brain, an electromagnetic system synchronised by the Schumann resonance signal. Med Hypotheses. 2003;60(6):843-4.
Boosted Healing Brain Waves
- Zahari ZL, Mustafa M, Rahman NAB, Abdubrani R, Zain MZ. An effectiveness of EEG signal based on body earthing application. Int J Adv Sci Eng Inform Technol. 2023;12(2022):2322-6.
Decreased Muscle Tension
- Chevalier G, Mori K, Oschman JL. The effect of Earthing (grounding) on human physiology. European Biology and Bioelectromagnetics. 2006;2(1):600–621
Boosted Skin Perfusion
- Koniver Laura, Grounding and Skin Repair: The Power of DC Energy. Curr Res Cmpl Alt Med. 2023; 7: 197.
In Minutes:
Improved Vagal Tone
- RA Passie, KK Doheny, YB Gordin, HC Hinssen, CA Palmer Electrical grounding improves vagal tone in preterm infants Neonatol, 112 (2) (2017), pp. 187-192
Boosted Heart Rate Variability
- G Chevalier, ST. Sinatra Emotional stress, heart rate variability, grounding, and improved autonomic tone: clinical applications Integr Med, 10 (2011), p. 3
Improved Mood
- Chevalier G. The effect of grounding the human body on mood. Psychol Rep. 2015;116(2):534-42.
Decreased Blood Viscosity
- G Chevalier, ST Sinatra, JL Oschman, RM. Delany Earthing (grounding) the human body reduces blood viscosity—a major factor in cardiovascular disease J Altern Complement Med, 19 (2) (2013), pp. 102-110
- Brown, Richard and Chevalier, Gaétan (2015) Grounding the Human Body during Yoga Exercise with a Grounded Yoga Mat Reduces Blood Viscosity. Open Journal of Preventive Medicine, 05 (04). pp. 159-168. ISSN 2162-2477
Lowered Muscle Damage
- P Sokal, Z Jastrzębski, E Jaskulska, K Sokal, M Jastrzębska, L Radzimiński, et al. Differences in blood urea and creatinine concentrations in earthed and unearthed subjects during cycling exercise and recovery Evid Based Complement Alternat Med, 2013 (2013), p. 382643
Cardioprotection
- Elhalel, G., Price, C., Fixler, D. et al. Cardioprotection from stress conditions by weak magnetic fields in the Schumann Resonance band. Sci Rep 9, 1645 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-36341-z
In Hours:
Decreased Muscle Soreness
- Brown D, Chevalier G, Hill M. Pilot study on the effect of grounding on delayed-onset muscle soreness. J Altern Complement Med. 2010;16(3):265- 73.
Boosted Blood Flow
- Chevalier, G. , Melvin, G. and Barsotti, T. (2015) One-Hour Contact with the Earth’s Surface (Grounding) Improves Inflammation and Blood Flow—A Randomized, Double-Blind, Pilot Study. Health, 7, 1022-1059.
Decreased Inflammation
- Oschman JL, Illnesses in technologically advanced societies due to lack of grounding (earthing), Biomedical Journal, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bj.2022.10.004
In Days:
Improved Wound Healing
- Shaner S, Savelyeva A, Kvartuh A, Jedrusik N, Matter L, Leal J, Asplund M. Bioelectronic microfluidic wound healing: a platform for investigating direct current stimulation of injured cell collectives. Lab Chip. 2023 Mar 14;23(6):1531-1546. doi: 10.1039/d2lc01045c. PMID: 36723025; PMCID: PMC10013350.
Improved Sleep
- M Ghaly, D Teplitz The biologic effects of grounding the human body during sleep as measured by cortisol levels and subjective reporting of sleep, pain, and stress J Alternative Compl Med, 10 (5) (2004), pp. 767-776
Lower Cortisol
- M Ghaly, D Teplitz The biologic effects of grounding the human body during sleep as measured by cortisol levels and subjective reporting of sleep, pain, and stress J Alternative Compl Med, 10 (5) (2004), pp. 767-776
Improved Muscle Recovery
- Müller E, Pröller P, Ferreira-Briza F, Aglas L, Stöggl T. Effectiveness of grounded sleeping on recovery after intensive eccentric muscle loading. Front Physiol. 2019;10:35.
- D Brown, G Chevalier, M. Hill Pilot study on the effect of grounding on delayed-onset muscle soreness J Altern Complement Med, 16 (3) (2010), pp. 265-273
- Brown R, Chevalier G, Hill M. Grounding after moderate eccentric contractions reduces muscle damage. Open Access J Sports Med. 2015 Sep 21;6:305-17. doi: 10.2147/OAJSM.S87970. PMID: 26443876; PMCID: PMC4590684.
Boosted Immune Function
- Mousa HA-L, Prevention and treatment of COVID-19 infection by earthing, Biomedical Journal, https://doi.org/ 10.1016/j.bj.2022.08.002
In Weeks:
Anti-Aging Benefits
- Koniver, Laura, Grounding: An Anti-Aging Breakthrough? Trends Gen Med. 2024; 2(3): 1-7.
Improved Sleep Quality
- Lin CH, Tseng ST, Chuang YC, Kuo CE, Chen NC. Grounding the body improves sleep quality in patients with mild Alzheimer’s disease: A pilot study. Healthcare. 2022;10(3):581.
Dereased Anxiety
- Park H-J, Jeong W, Yu HJ, Ye M, Hong Y, Kim M, et al. The effect of earthing mat on stress-induced anxiety-like behavior and neuroendocrine changes in the rat. Biomedicines. 2023;11(1):57.
Cognitive Benefits
- Koniver, Laura, Could Grounding Improve Cognition? Curr Res Cmpl Alt Med. 2024; 8: 252. DOI: 10.29011/2577-2201.100252
Decreased Brain Stress Levels
- Taehun Kim, Dae Yun Seo, Jun Hyun Bae, and Jin Han Barefoot walking improves cognitive ability in adolescents Korean J Physiol Pharmacol 2024; 28(4): 295-302
Improved Circadian Rhythm
- Oschman JL. Perspective: Assume a spherical cow: the role of free or mobile electrons in bodywork, energetic and movement therapies. J Bodyw Mov Ther 2008;12:40e57.
- Martel J et al., Influence of electromagnetic fields on the circadian rhythm: Implications for human health and disease, Biomedical Journal, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bj.2023.01.003
Decreased Inflammation
- Chevalier, G., Patel, S., Weiss, L., Pruitt, C., Henry, B., Chopra, D. and Mills, P.J. (2018) Effects of Grounding (Earthing) on Massage Therapists: An Exploratory Study. Health, 10, 228-250.
- Sinatra ST et al., Grounding, The universal anti-inflammatory remedy, Biomedical Journal, https://doi.org/ 10.1016/j.bj.2022.12.002
Improved Energy Levels
- Chevalier G, Patel S, Weiss L, Chopra D, Mills PJ. The Effects of Grounding (Earthing) on Bodyworkers’ Pain and Overall Quality of Life: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Explore (NY). 2019 May-Jun;15(3):181-190. doi: 10.1016/j.explore.2018.10.001. Epub 2018 Oct 11. PMID: 30448083.
Lowered Blood Pressure
- Elkin HK, Winter A. Grounding Patients With Hypertension Improves Blood Pressure: A Case History Series Study. Altern Ther Health Med. 2018 Nov;24(6):46-50. PMID: 30982019.
Longer Term Benefits:
- Sinatra ST, Oschman JL, Chevalier G, Sinatra D. Electric Nutrition: The Surprising Health and Healing Benefits of Biological Grounding (Earthing). Altern Ther Health Med. 2017 Sep;23(5):8-16. PMID: 28987038.
- Oschman J, Chevalier G, Brown R. The effects of grounding (earthing) on inflammation, the immune response, wound healing, and prevention and treatment of chronic inflammatory and autoimmune diseases. J Inflamm Res. 2015;8:83-96
- Chevalier, Gaétan, Sinatra, Stephen T., Oschman, James L., Sokal, Karol, Sokal, Pawel, Earthing: Health Implications of Reconnecting the Human Body to the Earth′s Surface Electrons, Journal of Environmental and Public Health, 2012, 291541, 8 pages, 2012.
- Koniver, Laura, Grounding: An Anti-Aging Breakthrough? Trends Gen Med. 2024; 2(3): 1-7.
- Koniver, Laura, Cerebrospinal Fluid and Brain Health: Optimized By Grounding. American J Neurol Res. 2023; 2(1):1-4.
- Koniver Laura, Neurological Pathways Supported by Grounding. Open J Neurol Neurosci. 2023; 1(1): 1002
- Martel J, Ojcius DM, Is a return to nature a piece of the health puzzle?, Biomedical Journal, https://doi.org/ 10.1016/j.bj.2023.02.002
- Oschman JL, Illnesses in technologically advanced societies due to lack of grounding (earthing), Biomedical Journal, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bj.2022.10.004
- Wendy Menigoz, Tracy T. Latz, Robin A. Ely, Cimone Kamei, Gregory Melvin, Drew Sinatra,
- Integrative and lifestyle medicine strategies should include Earthing (grounding): Review of research evidence and clinical observations, EXPLORE, Volume 16, Issue 3, 2020, Pages 152-160, ISSN 1550-8307,
- Gae ́tan Chevalier, Stephen T. Sinatra, James L. Oschman, Karol Sokal, and Pawel Sokal Earthing: Health Implications of Reconnecting the Human Body to the Earth’s Surface Electrons Journal of Environmental and Public Health Volume 2012, Article ID 291541, 8 pages doi:10.1155/2012/291541
- Paweł Sokal, Karol Sokal, The neuromodulative role of earthing, Medical Hypotheses, Volume 77, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 824-826, ISSN 0306-9877, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mehy.2011.07.046.
Don’t feel like reading those studies?
If you still want more details about this topic but don’t want to read each study yourself, you don’t have to. Let me run you through the grounding benefits that accrue over time in this video right now:
How Quickly Does Grounding Start To Work:
What if you ground for even longer?
Want to look ahead to how longer amounts of time may benefit your health, over months and years? Here are some of the reasons long term grounding could be anti-aging:
Grounding: An Anti-Aging Breakthrough?
Want more holistic health ideas?
Here are some additional tips for longevity you might enjoy:
9 Holistic Longevity Tips:
After seeing the immense benefits of grounding shown in the past 50 years of medical studies, you may want to consider making grounding part of your daily health routines, like brushing your teeth and drinking water and wearing a seatbelt. I highly encourage you to. For long term grounding, an indoor grounding tool may be helpful. There is only one place on earth to get eco-ethically hand crafted, all natural and organic grounding tools made right here in the USA and it’s in my grounding boutique.
Custom made, individually hand sewn, boutique quality grounding tools made locally using eco friendly, environmentally conscious materials like hemp and organic cotton, and superior quality conductive elements like stainless steel, so they are the longest lasting, most eco-friendly and non-toxic grounding tools on the planet, even shipped with non-toxic, biodegradable packaging.
I also have lots of outdoor grounding solutions for you too — in case you want to stay grounded directly to the earth outside in the winter instead of using indoor grounding tools — options like grounding hiking sticks, grounding canes, grounding shoe stickers, grounding gloves and so much more!
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xoxox,
Laura Koniver MD