Earthing (Grounding) the Human Body Reduces Blood  Viscosity—a Major Factor in Cardiovascular Disease 


Author: Gae ́ tan Chevalier, PhD,1 Stephen T. Sinatra, MD, FACC, FACN,2  James L. Oschman, PhD,3 and Richard M. Delany, MD, FACC4 


Conference/Journal: THE JOURNAL OF ALTERNATIVE AND COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE
Date published: 2013
Other:
 Volume ID: 19   ,  Issue ID: 2   ,  Pages: 102-110   ,  Special Notes: DOI: 10.1089/acm.2011.0820   ,  Word Count: 246  
    Objectives: Emerging research is revealing that direct physical contact of the human body with the surface of the 

earth (grounding or earthing) has intriguing effects on human physiology and health, including beneficial effects 

on various cardiovascular risk factors. This study examined effects of 2 hours of grounding on the electrical 

charge (zeta potential) on red blood cells (RBCs) and the effects on the extent of RBC clumping. 

Design/interventions: Subjects were grounded with conductive patches on the soles of their feet and palms of 

their hands. Wires connected the patches to a stainless-steel rod inserted in the earth outdoors. Small fingertip 

pinprick blood samples were placed on microscope slides and an electric field was applied to them. Electro- 

phoretic mobility of the RBCs was determined by measuring terminal velocities of the cells in video recordings 

taken through a microscope. RBC aggregation was measured by counting the numbers of clustered cells in each 

sample. 

Settings/location: Each subject sat in a comfortable reclining chair in a soundproof experiment room with the 

lights dimmed or off. 

Subjects: Ten (10) healthy adult subjects were recruited by word-of-mouth. 

Results: Earthing or grounding increased zeta potentials in all samples by an average of 2.70 and significantly 

reduced RBC aggregation. 

Conclusions: Grounding increases the surface charge on RBCs and thereby reduces blood viscosity and 

clumping. Grounding appears to be one of the simplest and yet most profound interventions for helping reduce 

cardiovascular risk and cardiovascular events. 



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