Frequently Asked Questions
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Earthing Basics
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- • Is Earthing a new concept?
- • Why is Earthing so important in an age of high technology?
- • Why does the Earth’s electric field transfer so easily to the body?
- • What is the difference between the Earth’s electric field and the electric field used to conduct electricity in my home?
- • How much “current” is actually being transferred from the Earth's surface via the wire to a grounding product?
- • What is the difference between Earthing and the use of magnets?
- • Can I wear any type of footwear and still be earthed?
- • Can I ground myself outside by wearing electrostatic discharge (ESD) footwear?
- • Can I ground myself by being barefoot on my concrete basement floor?
- • Does Earthing occur if I work, stand, or walk barefooted on a ceramic tile floor?
- • I live in a warm climate with hookworms and roundworms in the soil. I am reluctant to go barefoot.
- • Can Earthing protect me from cell phone frequencies?
- • If I sleep on the ground in a sleeping bag am I grounded?
- • I do not live in North America. Can I plug my Earthing product into a wall outlet?
- • Do I have to be concerned about being hit by lightning during a thunderstorm if I am grounded in my home?
Earthing – Getting Started
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- • I want to sleep grounded. What is the difference between a bed pad, a half-sheet, and a fitted sheet? Is one more effective than the other?
- • I just started sleeping grounded and feel a bit strange. What could that be from?
- • I have noticed tingling in my feet for the first few nights I’ve been sleeping grounded. Should I be concerned?
- • I started sleeping on an Earthing sheet and noticed that I feel warmer. What’s going on?
- • Can I over-Earth myself? I sleep on a full body Earthing sheet and also at times use the Earthing mat on the floor at my computer. I noticed that my toes and fingers have become very sensitive. Last night I did not earth myself and my toes are fine.
- • Are there people who sleep grounded and don’t feel anything, or for whom grounding doesn’t work?
- • I am one of those electro-sensitive people you write about in the Earthing book. I have started sleeping grounded and the energy feels strange to me.
- • I enjoy the feel of plush cotton sheets. Can I put the Earthing sheet underneath my regular sheet?
- • Can I wear pajamas when I sleep on an Earthing sheet?
- • I like to wear socks to bed. Do my bare feet have to touch the Earthing bed sheet?
- • Can I wear socks when using an Earthing mat on the floor?
- • Is it OK to use an Earthing sleeping product along with an electric blanket or on an electrically heated mattress pad or waterbed?
- • How are the Earthing sheets different from an electric blanket?
- • Can you use an Earthing sleep system over a mattress pad that has magnets embedded in it?
- • We sleep on a futon. Can I put the Earthing mat under the bottom cotton sheet we use? What with all this new barefoot walking our feet are not always as pristine clean as they were before.
- Please note that none of the answers given here constitute medical advice in any way or any claim for cure or treatment of any medical condition. Always consult with your personal physician regarding any personal health care issues.
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- • How does Earthing help me feel better and my body’s ability to heal?
- • In your research, the physiological effects of Earthing have been almost immediate. How does that happen?
- • Can Earthing add years to my life? Is it really an anti-aging strategy?
- • How much time do I need to be grounded in order to feel results?
- • Can I get too much of the Earth’s energy by sleeping grounded every night?
- • How long will it take to relieve my symptoms?
- • Are there people who sleep grounded and don’t feel anything, or for whom grounding doesn’t work?
- • I’ve got pain. How can Earthing help me?
- • Do Earthing products need to be applied directly where I have pain in my body?
- • I have two stents. Could sleeping grounded do any damage to the stents?
- • Can Earthing products be used by somebody who has a pacemaker?
- • Can you use the Earthing products if you have knee and hip replacements?
- • I am not feeling any difference from Earthing. Could it be because I am very healthy already?
- • I have battled with insomnia for a long time. I got the Earthing sheet, and during the first week, I slept so much better, but then started tossing and turning again.
- • Can grounding help stroke patients?
- • Can grounding help blood pressure?
Earthing Products
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- • Do Earthing products run on electricity?
- • Can I become electrocuted by an Earthing product?
- • I have used various therapeutic systems that simulate the frequencies of the Earth. How is this different?
- • I don’t want to spend any money for grounding products when I can make one myself. All I have to do it get a ground rod, some 20 gauge wire, and then wrap the wire around my ankle or foot at night.
- • Why should I buy any grounding product, like a sheet or a mat, when I can simply go barefoot?
- • My Earthing mat came with a cover. How do I use it?
- • Are the sheet threads really silver? Why?
- • My dog sleeps in my bed with me and sits at my feet when I am at my desk. Is it safe for him to touch the Earthing product?
- • I sleep grounded at night but would like to ground myself during the day as well. What do you recommend?
- • Are Earthing pillow cases made for the bed?
- • How does the auto mat work since we are wearing clothes and no bare skin is touching it? Isn’t that the way Earthing products work?
Earthing Products Care
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- • How long will an Earthing sheet last before it wears out?
- • Is the Earthing sheet washable? What about care and cleaning?
- • How do you clean an Earthing mat?
- • Should I leave my sheet and mat plugged into the wall outlet all the time or unplug when not using them?
Earthing and Electrical/Connection/Conductivity Issues
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- • How much “current” is actually being transferred from the Earth's surface via the wire to a grounding product?
- • Could there be anything detrimental from the level of ground currents in an urban setting because of high use of electrical grids? Do we have to worry about the electrical fields around us and the impact of our environment on our physical body?>
- • Before I buy any Earthing products, should I have an electrician come to my house first and see if it is grounded properly?
- • How do I know if I need a ground rod or a plug-in connection?
- • If I place a ground rod in the earth outdoors is it OK if it gets rained on?
- • Who can I have drill holes in the wall for me so I can use a ground rod?
- • I live in an old apartment building without grounded electrical outlets and I cannot place a ground rod outside in the Earth. What can I do?
- • How do I use the outlet checker that came with my Earthing system?
- • Are all the outlets in my home grounded if one of them is grounded?
- • Can I plug my Earthing product into a surge protector or extension cord?
- • Would it be considered Earthing to plug something into the ground port of a wall
electrical outlet, for instance, a wire and wrap it around my ankle or wrist?
- • In your book you mention that results were not as good with products that incorporated a 1 megohm resistor in the line.
- • Is there a safety risk of being in contact with an Earthing system specifically while using electrical or electronic devices?
- • My Earthing cord is tangled with a bunch of different computer, TV and other cords. Is this a problem?
- • Can I plug my mat and sheet into one splitter cord without splitting the potential of Earthing in half for each product?
- • It is hard to find a place to clip the auto mat onto. Any suggestions?
- • Do you have to put a grounding strap on a vehicle in addition to using the grounding mat?
- • Can you connect an Earthing sheet to the electric outlet on a cruise ship?
- • I live on a house boat. Can I use the outlets to ground myself?
- • I just began using an Earthing floor mat at my desk. I noticed that when I work with my laptop computer and have my bare feet grounded on the mat I feel a kind of static electricity friction as I move my hands over the computer. If there is any moisture on my hands they sting like a pinprick when they touch the laptop. These things don’t happen when I take my feet off of the pad! The laptop is connected into the same wall outlet I use to ground the mat. The electric feeling as I work with the laptop is not comfortable.