Grounding

I mentioned grounding (earthing) in my reply to the previous post, so I thought I’d expand on this a bit.

I’ve noticed some small improvements in my symptoms since I started grounding.  At the moment I’m grounded for about 3 hours a day.  I introduced it gradually, but still experienced minor “detox” symptoms for a couple of weeks.  I don’t know if being grounded for a longer period would result in greater improvements, but I’m going to give it a try.

Grounding improves your circulation, and the improvements I’ve noticed are the sorts of things you’d expect from improved circulation including:
• Improved skin condition
• A healthy looking glow in my cheeks (which I’ve never had before)
• Improved neurological symptoms – balance, co-ordination, concentration and vision

I’ve looked at 4 types of grounding cord:

1.  A conventional grounding cord (basically, copper wire covered in plastic) attached to an earthing plug.
I don’t use these, as I’ve seen a convincing demonstration showing that conventional grounding cords with plugs allow electricity to run back up the cord to your body. (The manufacturers deny this.)  The demonstration, by Dr Laura Koniver, is on her website (https://intuition-physician.com) and is called:  Electrosensitivity with a Standard Grounding Cord.

2.  A conventional grounding cord attached to a metal stake which you stick in the ground outside.  (These are available from groundology.co.uk)  You don’t have to drill a hole in the wall –you can just put them through a window and close it.
This is what I currently do.  It’s much better than being plugged into an electrical circuit, but it’s possible that the copper wire can still pick up small amounts of EMFs from the areas it passes through, which can then be transported to your body.

3.  A “Pureground” cord with a plug (available from Laura Koniver’s website: ( https://intuition-physician.com )  
These cords can be plugged into an electrical socket as the plugs have been designed to prevent electricity from the circuit moving up the cord to your body.  The cord also has an EMF protective cover which prevents EMFs from the environment being picked up and transported to your body.

4.  A ”Pureground” cord with a metal stake which you stick in the ground outside.  (Also available from Laura Koniver)
This is the option I’d ideally like - I’m not keen on being plugged into an electrical socket, no matter how much I’m assured it’s safe. But it is a rather expensive option.

Are you aware of the toxic kilo Hertz frequencies one introduces into their body when grounding?

Does this same effect happen when grounding with say a tree?

Hi

I'm not really sure what you mean by "the toxic kilo hertz frequencies".  I'm aware that conventional grounding cords which you plug into your electrical circuit can pick up EMFs which can then transported back to your body.  I would never use this form of grounding.

I'm also aware that, even if you ground by sticking a metal stake in the ground attached to a copper wire, the wire can pick up small amounts of EMFs from the environment which can also be transported to your body.  I mention these two potential dangers in my post.


I'm currently using a "Pureground" cord from Laura Koniver which is attached to a stake in the ground.  The cord is copper wire which is covered in an EMF protective coating so that it doesn't pick up any radiation from the environment.  I think this is the closest I can get to "natural" grounding - ie walking barefoot on the earth.

I think it's unlikely that any form of "natural" grounding is unhealthy, since it's something we have evolved to do.  But I could be wrong.  

I'd be interested to read any information you have on the dangers of grounding.

 

Natural grounding would be fine, except there are areas that suffer from "stray voltage", in which the earth itself isn't healthy:

  https://www.herald-journal.com/farmhorizons/2012-farm/stray-voltage.html

Thanks Marc. This is very interesting.  I'm not sure what to do now.  I think the area around my house is probably OK, as it's a rural area with very little electrical infrastructure.  However, I don't think I'll be earthing in urban areas in future.

I've just bought one of Alan Maher's grounding products, which don't involve earthing.  They may be a solution to the problem.  I'd be interested to hear from anyone who's tried his products.

https://www.amdesignshealth.com

Thank you Catherine for this informative post and thread.

Thought I'd take a moment to share my experience with Earthing/Grounding and in particular my experience with what Marc mentioned - stray voltage.

My first earthing experience was totally on accident and happened before I was electrosensitive. I'd never even heard of earthing. I was at a nature area and was admiring this ancient tree. I touched the tree's bark with my palm on it. Instantly felt this amazing sensation. Like an energy going through me. I was like what? this can't be. Put the other hand on the tree and couldn't believe it. My partner touched the tree and felt nothing. I quickly realized this wasn't a sensation everyone could feel. I went around like a hippie lol touching all different trees. Some had more of this energy than others. That was 10 years ago and I've since practiced earthing on many different things. Trees are my favorite. For some reason, younger trees tend to have more of this earthing energy than older trees. (Is it the thicker bark on older trees that blocks this energy from transmitting to our skin?) But this is not always the case. When I hike the same places over and over and get to know a lot of the trees. In my experience, the trees that have the strongest energy stay that way over time. So I have certain "go to" trees on my hikes now.

It wasn't until I became electrosensitive that I learned about grounding. Started off with an earthing bed sheet from Earthing.com - founded by Clint Ober who wrote the popular book on Earthing you've probably seen. It comes with a conventional grounding cord attached to a metal stake which you stick in the ground outside. I was so ES I had to move to a very remote rural area. Put the metal stake in and sleeping on the earthing bed sheet was bliss. Pure earth energy like when I was touching the trees. When traveling, I used the earthing plug that you plug into an electrical outlet. I used the tester beforehand that comes with it. It's a device you plug into the outlet and it tells you whether or not the outlet is grounded. That's all it tells you. It doesn't tell you if there is stray voltage. I've used that travel plug many times and it never feels as good as "stake in the ground in rural area." There is always a feeling of slightly agitating energy that couples with the wonderful earthing energy when I earth through an outlet. Sometimes the feeling will be so agitating I unplug it.

Back to the issue of stray voltage that Marc mentioned. It's definitely a concern. Felt great doing "stake in the ground" earthing in extremely rural areas in US. But even in small towns if I ran the stake out the window on the side of the house where the utilities are located, I'd get that agitating feeling. At the home I'm in now even if I run the cord 100 feet into the woods, still get that agitated feeling. It's less than when I put the stake in the ground on side of house with utilities but it's still there. So thanks to Catherine, I ordered the ”Pureground” cord with metal stake from Intuition Physician. Waiting for it to arrive and we'll see if it does what it claims.

If it's of any help to anyone, I've found trees everywhere are great for earthing. Even in the most 5G saturated stray voltage emf nightmare cities, if I touch a tree it's so helpful. And I've never experienced that stray voltage feeling of agitation through a tree. Do the trees somehow filter it out? I don't know. Just reporting my experience.