Earthing (2nd Edition): The Most Important Health Discovery Ever! Paperback – March 15, 2014

This book is an Earthsend! People have been disconnected from the earth by various means for a long time and we have also been increasingly surrounded by electrical things. Many of these electrical things have powerful or far reaching electrical fields. Where is our defense for this? We have an epidemic of inflammation which impacts so many parts of our body. This book sheds light on the significance of Earthing and absorption of electrons. I look forward to the advancement of scientific studies in this field of thought!Copied from my review of the "hooga" earthing mat:"I really like this mat! I keep it under one layer of sheet where my calves rest at night. I have verified with a digital multimeter that this mat does indeed, even through a layer of sheet, reduce body electrical charge. It's great to know that I have an anti-inflammatory mat all the while I'm sleeping and don't have to go barefoot much of the time to try to "replenish" electrons, but rather can more or less get electrons in my resting times with mats. I also keep a mat on my computer chair which similarly reduces body electrical charge. This mat came for free with the Earthing book by Ober, Sinatra and Zucker. It's great to have a mat close to where electronics are. The reality of electrical fields is that proximity is king. You do not want to live near main power lines likes those that track over mountaintops or in the middle of nowhere or somewhat distant from yet parallel to a highway. That's because they give off a massive electrical field which is more powerful the closer you are to them. This is very dangerous and palpable. Appliances like printers and computers are similar; they give off fields which amplify evermore the closer you get to the device.I used to be worried about Wi-Fi routers but it seems that they give off radio waves. However, electrical lines like extension cords and cords in your walls will give off an EMF field, as will lights, radios, DVD players, TVs, appliances, and anything electrical. It helps to have an EMF detector to see just how powerful these fields are and how far out they go. This is particularly useful to figure out if your sleeping area is free enough of electromagnetic fields (especially near the wall), and as well to figure out if an area where you sit for long periods of time has strong EMFs (and from where the EMFs originate). For the same reason, having an earthing mat in these two areas is a major defense mechanism to body electrification and you can "drink" these electrons effortlessly."

When I heard about Earthing a year and a half ago, I read a lot of reviews of this book. A few reviews said the book was just a promotion of products the author's company had for sale. I didn't buy the book then because of those reviews. I did recently buy and read it and wish I had done it when I first heard of it early last year. I can't for the life of me understand why anyone who actually read the book could say that, because there is no pushing of products in this book. Yes, you do learn a company was formed to sell products to use to get grounded while indoors, but it is mentioned where appropriate, there is not even any encouragement to buy them, and the book is information, not a sales job.This book explains in easily understood terms the scientific principles that explain why Earthing does us good. I'm not going to state what I now understand - you can read the book yourself and understand far better. I am now a believer in the benefits of Earthing, and here's why:In less than two weeks of daily grounding myself with bare feet on damp grass (if the grass is dry, I use a spray bottle to moisten it before sitting down barefooted with a good book) for 20-45 minutes per day, I've cut my arthritis medication in half with no ill effect, my problem knee is strong and pain-free. I'm healing very quickly from a cut - and with no soreness whatsoever, no redness. My cognition is better - nice surprise there. I think I'm seeing some other improvements too, but will withhold judgment for a few weeks. It's all about the grounding/Earthing neutralizing those free radicals, which are positively charged particles that cause inflammation.I can't afford the Earthing sheets or pads and reviewers complain about them wearing out. From the early part of the book and from a couple of youtube videos, I've learned how to get grounded on the cheap while indoors. So I'm making my own 'mat' to use while sitting at the computer or watching TV. One way or other, I'm going to keep myself Earthed/grounded, because I can already see benefits.