The first research looking into how Grounding affects our health was carried out by Drs. Karol and Pawel Sokal in Poland, alongside Clint Ober in the United States back in the 1990s.

Since then, several studies have shown some fascinating evidence of a positive shift in how our body’s electrical systems work and how our blood moves, as well as boosting our natural healing and self-regulating abilities.

It’s thought that Grounding helps bring electrons from the earth into our bodies. Since inflammation is connected to free radicals and these radicals can be balanced out by electrons, it makes sense that these electrons act like the antioxidants we often hear about.

Both the research on Grounding and the experiences shared by thousands of people who practice it show a consistent pattern of pain relief. While this pain relief hints at a decrease in inflammation, it doesn’t definitively prove it. Still, the studies back up this link quite strongly.

Here’s a list of the studies that have been done so far. Feel free to click on the titles to learn more about each study.