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> I have been told by a power quality specialist, that it isn't necessarily safe to plug a grounding mat into the ground either. Apparently a large percentage of our power supply in the US is returned to the substations via the earth. So, there are ground currents that can be drawn inside and into the body via these so-called grounding mats.
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> Please be very careful if you are using one of these, and even if you feel it is a good thing for you. This product has devastated my health, and I feel obligated to caution others.
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> --- In [hidden email], "Marc Martin" <marc@> wrote:
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> > > Oh that's interesting! I'm glad I sent my grounding mat back. I live in
> > > an area with close to 300 antennas near by. So for me going out in my
> > > yard in my bare feet might be more injurious to me?
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> > Presumably that would be okay... :-)
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> > And presumably an Earthing grounding mat connected to a stake
> > in the soil would be okay as well. However, many of us connect
> > our grounding mats to the ground pin in a nearby power outlet,
> > which isn't exactly the same thing... who knows what kind of
> > frequencies are riding on your ground wires...
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> > Marc
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