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Grounding the human body through a copper conductor impacts physiological processes. This earthing practice influences mineral levels, hormone balance, and glucose regulation, suggesting a role in systemic health.

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Area of Science:

Human physiology
Electrophysiology
Homeostasis

Background:

The human body's electrical state and its interaction with the Earth's surface are not fully understood.
Previous research has not extensively explored the physiological effects of direct physical contact with the Earth.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate whether direct physical contact with the Earth, termed earthing, influences human physiological processes.
To examine the effects of earthing on calcium-phosphate balance, mineral concentrations, thyroid function, glucose levels, and immune response.

Main Methods:

Five experiments were conducted involving earthed and non-earthed groups of participants.
Physiological parameters were assessed through blood and urine sample analysis.
Studies included effects on calcium-phosphate homeostasis, electrolytes, thyroid hormones, glucose, and immune response to vaccination.

Main Results:

Earthing significantly lowered serum iron, ionized calcium, and inorganic phosphorus, and reduced renal excretion of calcium and phosphorus.
Earthing altered thyroid function, decreasing free tri-iodothyronine and increasing free thyroxine and thyroid-stimulating hormone.
Continuous earthing reduced blood glucose in diabetic patients and altered various blood protein concentrations, indicating significant physiological changes.

Conclusions:

Earthing the human body demonstrably influences physiological processes during both rest and activity.
The effects of earthing on calcium-phosphate homeostasis appear to counteract changes seen in weightlessness.
Earthing may play a regulatory role in the endocrine and nervous systems, potentially influencing catabolic processes.