Trial reportJournal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.)2011
Earthing the human body influences physiologic processes.
Trial report in Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.), 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05050812 (The Grounded Brain), which is not on this map. Cited by 14 papers.
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The Grounded Brain: How Sleeping Grounded (Earthing) Affects Cognition and Personal Perceptions in Participants With Mild Cognitive Impairment Due to Alzheimer's Disease (MCI/AD)
Who cites it
14 citing papers in PubMed, 35 citations in OpenAlex.
- Earthing effects on mitochondrial function: ATP production and ROS generation.FEBS open bio · 2025Article
- Earthing as a Supportive Therapy for Post-Spinal Surgery Recovery.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Prevention and treatment of COVID-19 infection by earthing.Biomedical journal · 2023Observational
- Illnesses in technologically advanced societies due to lack of grounding (earthing).Biomedical journal · 2023Review
- Grounding (earthing) as related to electromagnetic hygiene: An integrative review.Biomedical journal · 2023Review
- Grounding - The universal anti-inflammatory remedy.Biomedical journal · 2023Review
- Down to earth - A new type of hygiene.Biomedical journal · 2023Article
- Grounding the Body Improves Sleep Quality in Patients with Mild Alzheimer's Disease: A Pilot Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- The Impact of Electrical Stimulation of the Brain and Spinal Cord on Iron and Calcium-Phosphate Metabolism.Brain sciences · 2021Article
- Prevention and Treatment of Influenza, Influenza-Like Illness, and Common Cold by Herbal, Complementary, and Natural Therapies.Journal of evidence-based complementary & alternative medicine · 2017Review
- Grounding after moderate eccentric contractions reduces muscle damage.Open access journal of sports medicine · 2015Article
- Analysis of the charge exchange between the human body and ground: evaluation of "earthing" from an electrical perspective.Journal of chiropractic medicine · 2014Article
- Differences in Blood Urea and Creatinine Concentrations in Earthed and Unearthed Subjects during Cycling Exercise and Recovery.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2013Article
- Earthing: health implications of reconnecting the human body to the Earth's surface electrons.Journal of environmental and public health · 2012Review
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2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
objectivesThis study was designed to answer the question: Does the contact of the human organism with the Earth via a copper conductor affect physiologic processes? Subjects and experiments: Five (5) experiments are presented: experiment 1-effect of earthing on calcium-phosphate homeostasis and serum concentrations of iron (N = 84 participants); experiment 2-effect of earthing on serum concentrations of electrolytes (N = 28); experiment 3-effect of earthing on thyroid function (N = 12); experiment 4-effect of earthing on glucose concentration (N = 12); experiment 5-effect of earthing on immune response to vaccine (N = 32). Subjects were divided into two groups. One (1) group of people was earthed, while the second group remained without contact with the Earth. Blood and urine samples were examined.
resultsEarthing of an electrically insulated human organism during night rest causes lowering of serum concentrations of iron, ionized calcium, inorganic phosphorus, and reduction of renal excretion of calcium and phosphorus. Earthing during night rest decreases free tri-iodothyronine and increases free thyroxine and thyroid-stimulating hormone. The continuous earthing of the human body decreases blood glucose in patients with diabetes. Earthing decreases sodium, potassium, magnesium, iron, total protein, and albumin concentrations while the levels of transferrin, ferritin, and globulins α1, α2, β, and γ increase. These results are statistically significant.
conclusionsEarthing the human body influences human physiologic processes. This influence is observed during night relaxation and during physical activity. Effect of the earthing on calcium-phosphate homeostasis is the opposite of that which occurs in states of weightlessness. It also increases the activity of catabolic processes. It may be the primary factor regulating endocrine and nervous systems.
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