The best answer to inflammation is to prevent it, by providing your body with a rich supply of free radical scavenging antioxidants.
What this means to most of us are fruits and vegetables … lots of fruits and vegetables. Good idea. And there’s an even better way to infuse your body with antioxidants … that’s free.
The earth’s surface is full of electrons … unbound or free electrons … courtesy of lightning strikes. When you connect electrically with the ground, as when you walk barefoot on damp grass, or on wet sand at the beach, free electrons are pushed from the earth into your body. These electrons travel through the connective tissue matrix in your body … and go everywhere.
These electrons are powerful antioxidants that subdue inflammatory processes. Inflammation results when natural processes in the body are not balanced by an adequate supply of free electrons. So, all too often inflammation proceeds unchecked and triggers many, if not most, disease processes.
Much of this information comes from the book Earthing: The Most Important Health Discovery Ever? Earthing is author Clinton Ober’s term for being grounded electrically to the earth. He shares the research that shows this earthing connection is not only anti-inflammatory, but also reduces pain, improves sleep, reduces anxiety, and contributes to overall health and healing.
One of the book’s low cost, therapeutic suggestions is to spend thirty minutes daily, barefoot on wet grass. This shoeless approach to healing, while a bit different, makes a lot more sense to me when I understand some of the science behind it. I hope it helps you as well.
Dr. Templin offers online courses and consultations, and sees patients personally in his office in Lakeland, Florida. You can learn more about his course Bio-Energetic Focusing: A Revolutionary Medical Model for Self-Healing! here.
Steven Templin, D.O.M., Dipl. Ac., is a Doctor of Oriental Medicine, specializing in MindBody Medicine. He is a certified META-Medicine Health Coach and nationally certified acupuncturist. He shares the underlying science and more importantly, the practical tools for resolving the unconscious energetic and emotional roots of illness. In his online course Bio-Energetic Focusing: A Revolutionary Medical Model for Self-Healing! he provides training in Self-Regulation skills, that include Bio-Energetic Focusing, HeartMath and Energy Psychology techniques, Energy Medicine modalities, and Gastrointestinal repair for enhanced immunity, mood, and mental clarity. Dr. Templin is in private practice in Lakeland, Florida, at the Natural Medicine Center of Lakeland.
Steve is a retired Doctor of Oriental Medicine, Acupuncture Physician, and HeartMath Trauma-Sensitive Certified Practitioner with over 35 years of clinical experience in Energy Medicine, Energy Psychology, and Biofeedback.