Tired all the time?
For many, being tired and run down is a way of life. In fact, about half of doctor visits involve patients complaining about constant fatigue. Not just occasionally, but all the time.
Chronic fatigue is defined as overwhelming fatigue lasting six months or longer that interferes with daily activities and is worsened by exercise. Individuals with this type of exhaustion also often suffer with such symptoms as poor quality of sleep, mental impairment, muscle and joint pain, swollen lymph glands, headaches, sore throat, and gastrointestinal problems. According to a 2016 review in the medical journal Clinical Therapeutics1, the causes are unclear and “no universal pharmaceutical treatment can be recommended.”
Among the possible reasons are stress, poor diet, and lack of adequate sleep. Or there could be an underlying health problem, like anemia, depression, diabetes, low thyroid function, and cancer.
Earthing, whether you do it outside or inside, has the potential to improve these and many other symptoms because of its holistic effects on the body. For many, Earthing is like charging a failing or weak battery.
Among other things, it stabilizes the nervous system, tamping down stress and promoting calmness, reduces damaging inflammation and the pain that comes with it, and promotes better blood flow. It’s possible that Earthing also increases the production of cellular energy. .
Research over the last 20 years clearly demonstrates that the physiology works much better when you are grounded. The findings indicate that your physiology works worse when you are not, and suggests that lack of grounding represents an overlooked cause of rampant inflammation, pain, poor sleep, and common fatigue.
“We ground ourselves – like a sacred ritual – when we go to sleep. Perhaps this is why we sleep through the night and wake up refreshed. Earthing is outstanding for discharging static electricity accumulated during the day resulting in more even moods, balanced cortisol, and relaxed nerves — so key for wellbeing. In my opinion, Earthing ranks right up there with penicillin!!”
− Ann Louise Gittleman, award winning NY Times bestselling author of Radical Metabolism
Grounded patients feel more energized, says psychiatrist
Tracy Latz, M.D., a psychiatrist in Mooresville, North Carolina, near Charlotte, uses grounding routinely in her integrative practice. One of the first things her patients tell her is that they sleep so much better at night, and their energy and stress levels improves. You can read more here about the benefits from Earthing she sees in her patients.
Recharged, thanks to Earthing
Here is what people say about their rising vitality after they start grounding:
● From a woman in New Jersey: “I suffer from adrenal fatigue which is basically not having enough energy to do even daily tasks. The first thing I noticed using the grounding mat is that I had more energy the next day. For about 20 days I used it in my bed under my legs. Now, five months later, I use it at the computer, and sleep with a grounding sheet.
“I wake up more refreshed now where before I used to wake up feeling like the sleep didn’t refresh me, like I still felt fatigued. I also found that it’s easier to stay asleep when grounded (insomniacs take note!). This energy has helped to be more positive every day; it helps me to do more of my everyday tasks and more easily. Seriously, I feel like I have a new life.
“For computer use, I notice that I feel less fatigued and ‘wired’ than if I was not using the mat. Probably by about a third to a half. I feel it is absorbing away that staticky energy and leaves me more grounded…in other words I am feeling better. Earthing has helped tremendously with my adrenal fatigue.”
● From a reader of the Earthing book in England: “I ordered a grounding mat before I got halfway through the book and my shoes came off the same day. I used to dread work. Eight hours sat in front of a computer screen and struggling to keep my eyes open. Now the job hasn’t changed but I no longer feel like a drained battery. I go to bed still feeling energised and wake up fresh.”
● From an Arizona mother: “I am a mom of two young children, and for years now I have had low energy, and an overall feeling of apathy. My husband and I have been sleeping on the earthing sheet for four nights now, and I feel AMAZING!! My feet and legs felt warm right away that first night, and after the second night’s earthing, I had so much energy!! Today is the fourth morning, and I feel like my brain is being defragmented. My memory and ability to think clearly has greatly improved!”
● From another reader of the Earthing book in England: “I was feeling really run-down and sluggish, no energy whatsoever. A bit skeptical at first, I got a grounding mat for home and office. Since I started grounding myself, I’ve felt and slept sooo much better, and seem to have way more energy than before.”
● From yet another woman in England who suffered with bronchitis and shortness of breath after a lung operation in 2000: “After using the grounding sheet for one week, nothing altered only that I had one good night’s sleep. After the first two days of the second week, things began to change radically. I noticed a marked improvement in my breathing – and my chest became very clear. Added to that, my energy levels soared and during the day I felt no trace of tiredness as I used to previously.”
● From a California woman who works as a forest fire lookout: “I use the mat while I work in a fire tower in the forest, where I transmit information for nine hours. The mat keeps me grounded and feeling whole. In the past, I felt exhausted and drained at the end of the day. My kidneys love the sense of well-being and I sleep better and legs hurt less. I am having the best year physically in this job of 27 years.”
● From the manager of a California skin care center: “For years I used to work 10-plus hours a day, doing multiple facials, hydrafacials, and acne treatments. Over time, I started having problems with my hands. I was diagnosed with carpal tunnel but didn’t want surgery. I would also wake up with hands temporarily curled and stiff, and also feet very stiff. At the end of the workday I would be pretty exhausted. My hands felt worn out and sore, and the same with my neck from constantly bending down over clients. The demands of the work and the years had caught up with me. It was getting too much for me, especially facials that require more massaging. My hands hurt too much. I had to cut back on clients.
“In late 2015, I started using a grounding mat at work, and then at home as well. I noticed my hands and feet gradually becoming less stiff in the mornings. After 2 ½ months my hands improved about 80 percent. I was working a lot easier and, after a while, with no pain. I have much more energy now, and am not as tired as before. I can do selected facials again, spaced out, without getting the typical tingling and fatigue in the fingers from the massaging. And I am sleeping better than ever.
“Clients say their treatments, particularly the facials, are different. They feel more energy. One told me, amazed, that her back pain improved. As for our employees (four aestheticians), they are using the mat at work and at home. They also feel better, with more energy, and less tiredness at day’s end.”
Chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia is a painful condition that typically involves chronic fatigue. Many women have told us that their fatigue, as well as pain, improves with Earthing. Read what they have said.
Reference
Collatz A, et al. A systematic review of drug therapies for chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis. Clinical Therapies, 2016: 38(6), 263-71.