> You might be interested in the conductive velcro they sell at lessEMF?
>
> Their ex-static fabric will work for 60Hz fields. It's flame retardant
> which
> makes me wonder about toxicity.
>
> Grounding can sometimes be an improvement, but it's not clear to
> me why your set-up works. I would think that unless everything electrical
> in the house is likewise grounded, the electric field measured at your
> body would be higher.
>
> And if everything was adequately grounded, you shouldn't need to ground
> yourself?
>
> I went to a lecture where a guy said the body needs to be grounded
> to get rid of static electric charge... well, if you walk on synthetic
> carpets,
> then yes. Otherwise, I don't see why. I know the earth has a static field,
> but I don't think your body will feel that unless your house has no wiring.
>
> On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 6:50 PM, Rixta Francis<[hidden email]
>> wrote:
>>
>> When last February I found out that I have EMS one of the first things
>> I did was make a grounding system for myself. With a piece of metal wire
>> and some elastics I made an ankle band, that I connected to standard
>> electrical wiring, which I grounded outside. Within a few days I noticed
>> a difference, so it definitely works. But it's also a bit inconvenient.
>> I always need go get up multiple times during the night to use the
>> bathroom and every time I need to put the band on again, in the dark.
>> So I'm looking for an alternative, something I can put on the end of the
>> mattress and then connect it to the wiring. That way I should still be
>> grounded the whole night. The problem is that I can't think of anything
>> that would work without being unpleasant to the feet. Does anyone have
>> any suggestions? I'm pretty handy, so I can make things myself if
>> necessary.
>> I was thinking about such a shading shield used for car windscreens.
>> They are soft and have some kind of metal layer. But would that be thick
>> enough????
>>
>> Rixta
>>
>>
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