Earthing Research

This page serves as a comprehensive hub for research on earthing, exploring its potential health benefits, including its effects on sleep, pain relief, chronic conditions, and overall well-being.

Here, you can find studies that investigate the physiological mechanisms of grounding, such as its impact on inflammation, cortisol levels, and antioxidant activity. Additionally, we examine the therapeutic potential of grounding mats and techniques. 

This resource offers a clear overview of earthing research, empowering you to understand the science behind this natural health practice, whether you are interested in specific health conditions or the broader implications of grounding.

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2025 - Researchers Cecilia Giulivi and Richard Kotz conducted experiments on mitochondria under three different conditions: grounded, sham (wired but not grounded), and naïve (without wires). They found that the mitochondria connected to an electrical ground functioned much more efficiently than the others. The results were significant: grounded mitochondria produced 5-11% more energy (ATP) while generating 22-33% fewer harmful byproducts known as free radicals (ROS). The study concludes that by reducing oxidative stress, grounding positively influences cellular health. This research provides a scientific basis for understanding how earthing could serve as a therapeutic tool to support the body against conditions associated with aging and mitochondrial dysfunction.

Earthing effects on mitochondrial function: ATPproduction and ROS generation

Earthing, a technique reconnecting the body electrically to the Earth, was tested for its effects on sleep quality in a randomized, double-blind study. Sixty participants used grounding or non-grounding mats for 6 hours daily over 31 days, with sleep and stress assessed via PSQI, ISI, ESS, BEPSI, and ActiGraph at baseline, day 31, and day 38. The grounding group showed significant improvements (P < 0.05) in sleep quality, insomnia, daytime sleepiness, and stress, with increased sleep time compared to controls (P < 0.05). These findings suggest Earthing mats offer a non-pharmacological way to enhance sleep and reduce stress.

A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study on the improvement
of sleep quality with Earthing mat

The research paper examines the positive effects of grounding, which refers to electrically conductive contact with the Earth, on human physiology and health. It focuses specifically on areas such as inflammation, immune response, wound healing, and chronic inflammatory and autoimmune diseases. The paper highlights the significance of both the duration and intensity of grounding.

In conclusion, the paper finds that grounding leads to measurable changes in the concentrations of white blood cells, cytokines, and other molecules involved in the inflammatory response. Additionally, it shows that grounding can positively impact pain reduction and enhance the immune response in cases of muscle injury.

📜 The effects of grounding (earthing) on inflammation, the immune response, wound healing, and prevention and treatment of chronic inflammatory and autoimmune diseases

Discover the Anti-Inflammatory Benefits of Grounding. Uncover one of the best-kept secrets to health and vitality. Learn how grounding can help prevent inflammatory illnesses and significantly improve your well-being. Supported by scientific evidence and real-life testimonials, experience the powerful healing effects of connecting with the Earth on the human body.

📜 Grounding - The universal anti-inflammatory remedy

Explore the benefits of Earthing (also known as grounding), which include better sleep, reduced inflammation, decreased pain and stress, and improved blood circulation. Research has shown that just one hour of contact with the Earth can significantly enhance blood flow, support autonomic nervous system control, and promote facial tissue repair and skin health. Experience Earthing yourself and optimise your appearance from the inside out.

📜 One-Hour Contact with the Earth’s Surface (Grounding) Improves Inflammation and Blood Flow—A Randomized, Double-Blind, Pilot Study

TThis study explored the effectiveness of grounding, which involves direct contact with the Earth, as a non-pharmacological therapy for alleviating sleep disturbances, anxiety, and depression in patients with mild Alzheimer's disease. The results indicated that grounding significantly improved sleep quality when compared to the placebo group.

📜 Grounding the Body Improves Sleep Quality in Patients with Mild Alzheimer’s Disease: A Pilot Study

This review emphasizes the growing body of research that highlights the potential benefits of grounding (or earthing) for biological performance and the treatment of non-communicable diseases. It also points out that grounding initiatives can be compromised, suggesting that other factors influencing results must be considered. The review proposes expanding electromagnetic hygiene measures beyond grounding to potentially reduce the spread of communicable diseases, respiratory conditions, neurodegenerative diseases, and overall mortality rates.

By identifying potential synergies, we can develop multilevel interventions to enhance the effectiveness of these measures. The review aims to stimulate multidisciplinary research, inform best practices and policies, and ultimately promote medical innovation, reduce health burdens, improve bioelectromagnetic-based therapies, and influence the design of built environments and future technologies.

📜 Grounding (earthing) as related to electromagnetic hygiene: An integrative review (2022)

This article reviews the growing body of research on grounding, also known as earthing, and its potential to address the widespread prevalence of chronic and autoimmune diseases. This research has emerged from 2000 to the present and aligns with the scientific establishment of the link between inflammation and chronic diseases, largely highlighted by the development of the C-reactive protein assay.

Grounding is presented as a safe and simple therapy that may optimize physiological functions and provide relief from age-related diseases. The article suggests that grounding might slow the aging process by neutralizing reactive oxygen species (ROS), or free radicals, which significantly contribute to cellular damage and aging. Since the body's conductive network extends to every cell, grounding facilitates the rapid neutralisation of ROS, potentially reducing the cumulative damage associated with aging.

📜 Illnesses in technologically advanced societies due to lack of grounding (earthing)

Grounded sleeping aids recovery by maintaining consistent hemoconcentration and reducing markers of muscle damage and inflammation.

📜 Effectiveness of Grounded Sleeping on Recovery After Intensive Eccentric Muscle Loading

The study found that grounding consistently had beneficial effects on pain, physical function, and mood, all of which are highly relevant to massage therapists. Previous results from the same trial also demonstrated improvements in inflammatory biomarkers, blood viscosity, and heart rate variability. This suggests that grounding can provide benefits to massage therapists across multiple areas related to their profession, overall health, and quality of life.

📜 The Effects of Grounding (Earthing) on Bodyworkers’ Pain and Overall Quality of Life: A Randomized Controlled Trial

The study examined the effects of grounding therapy on high blood pressure through a pilot case history series. Patients practised grounding at home for at least 10 hours a day for several months, and their blood pressure was measured at baseline and at regular intervals throughout the study. The results revealed significant improvements in all 10 patients, with an average decrease of 14.3% in systolic blood pressure levels. The study suggests that grounding may be a safe and effective treatment for reducing blood pressure and calls for further research on the subject.

📜 Grounding Patients with Hypertension Improves Blood Pressure: A Case History Series Study 2018

This study aimed to investigate whether grounding in the presence of electromagnetic fields (EMFs) commonly found in typical housing environments produces harmful electrical currents in the human body. Fifty participants took part in the study, and the results indicated that grounding significantly reduced AC body voltage. Furthermore, the AC currents generated during grounding were much lower than the minimum level of perception. Therefore, the study concluded that normal levels of EMFs present in homes do not create harmful currents when a person is grounded.

📜 Effects of Grounding on Body Voltage and Current in the Presence of Electromagnetic Fields

This study investigated the impact of one hour of grounding on blood viscosity during yoga exercises with 28 participants. The subjects were either grounded or sham-grounded using a grounded yoga mat. Blood samples were taken before and after the exercise to measure viscosity.

The results indicated that those who were grounded to the earth experienced a significant reduction in both systolic and diastolic blood viscosity after exercising. The study suggests that grounding may influence exercise-induced inflammation, leading to a decrease in blood viscosity.

📜 Grounding the Human Body during Yoga Exercise with a Grounded Yoga Mat Reduces Blood Viscosity

This study examined the effects of grounding following moderate eccentric contractions on pain, creatine kinase (CK) levels, and complete blood counts. The results indicated that grounding significantly reduced CK loss from injured muscles, suggesting a decrease in muscle damage. Additionally, grounding produced changes in blood counts that were not observed in the sham-grounded group. These findings warrant further investigation into the effects of earthing on delayed onset muscle damage.

📜 Grounding after moderate eccentric contractions reduces muscle damage

This study examined the impact of direct barefoot contact with the Earth on individuals with prehypertension. A total of 53 prehypertensive participants were randomly divided into a study group and a control group. The study group experienced a significant decrease in blood pressure after one hour of barefoot contact, while the control group showed no changes. The findings suggest that barefoot contact with the Earth may be an effective, low-cost method for preventing hypertension.

📜 An experimental Study on immediate effect of direct barefoot contact with earth on prehypertension