Hi everybody,
After reading 2 studies where grounding (to the electric outlet) adults and preterm babies did clearly improve their HRV (heart rate variability), I decided to try it myself.
I have taken 7 blinded measures on my partner and I (we are both bedridden from severe ME/CFS) and our HRV does invariably increase when grounded, around a 20-90%, depending on the measurement you compare.
This is a lot, according to studies. (I have also made this test once to a healthy person and her HRV increased around a 70-100%). The chances of these results being by chance are just 1 out of 256 (a P value of 99.6 %).
I have no idea if this could mean that grounding could be helpful for ME/CFS. But I guess that increasing the parasympathetic tone could be useful.
So far, grounding has hit the both of us pretty hard. We seem to be having a really hard detox/herxheimer reaction (it's hard to tell what's going on). Also my cortisol is trying to wake me in the morning (something unusual), and my sleep is deeper many nights.
Grounding has shown in studies to improve the cortisol cyrcadian curve, so my improvement in this area makes sense. However I don't understand the detox part.
Studies have also shown to increase microcirculation and to lower inflammation. Specifically, there's a study showing how grounding increases the Z potential of red blood cells. In other words, it augments the negative charges of RBCs, detaching this way the RBCs from each other, so making the blood thinner in the end. Perhaps this is allowing the body to detoxify better.
Supposedly, grounding gives you free electrons because you equalize to the electric potential of the earth (which is lower than ours when ungrounded), so essentially electrons move from the earth to the body (as happens with any electric circuit), and these electrons can be given where needed. For example, they could be used to quench free radicals, which lack an electron in the valence orbit. So, having an endless source of free electrons could actually have a really deep effect down the road (note that you can measure the change in voltage with a multimeter).
Anyway, I just wanted to let you know that I have found an instant way to increase my HRV instantly.
As an example, here are the results of my last measurement (lying down and 5 min test). As you can see, the "parasympathetic tone" which is indicated by the "HF" (high frequency) indicator, has increased a 70% , just after getting grounded. And, if we take a direct measurement of HRV, such as the RMSSD, we can see that it increased a 18 %.
I look forward to reading your thoughts on this, especially to knowing what you think is going on with the detox/herx reaction I am experiencing:
Ungrounded:
HF 739
LF 609
LF/HF 0.82
SDNN 49.9
RMSSD 36.9
Ln RMSSD 3.61
Average HR 70
Total Power 1348
Grounded:
HF 1259
LF 661
LF/HF 0.52
SDNN 49.2
RMSSD 43.8
Ln RMSSD 3.78
Average HR 67
Total power 1921
Thanks in advance for your inputs,
Sergio
After reading 2 studies where grounding (to the electric outlet) adults and preterm babies did clearly improve their HRV (heart rate variability), I decided to try it myself.
I have taken 7 blinded measures on my partner and I (we are both bedridden from severe ME/CFS) and our HRV does invariably increase when grounded, around a 20-90%, depending on the measurement you compare.
This is a lot, according to studies. (I have also made this test once to a healthy person and her HRV increased around a 70-100%). The chances of these results being by chance are just 1 out of 256 (a P value of 99.6 %).
I have no idea if this could mean that grounding could be helpful for ME/CFS. But I guess that increasing the parasympathetic tone could be useful.
So far, grounding has hit the both of us pretty hard. We seem to be having a really hard detox/herxheimer reaction (it's hard to tell what's going on). Also my cortisol is trying to wake me in the morning (something unusual), and my sleep is deeper many nights.
Grounding has shown in studies to improve the cortisol cyrcadian curve, so my improvement in this area makes sense. However I don't understand the detox part.
Studies have also shown to increase microcirculation and to lower inflammation. Specifically, there's a study showing how grounding increases the Z potential of red blood cells. In other words, it augments the negative charges of RBCs, detaching this way the RBCs from each other, so making the blood thinner in the end. Perhaps this is allowing the body to detoxify better.
Supposedly, grounding gives you free electrons because you equalize to the electric potential of the earth (which is lower than ours when ungrounded), so essentially electrons move from the earth to the body (as happens with any electric circuit), and these electrons can be given where needed. For example, they could be used to quench free radicals, which lack an electron in the valence orbit. So, having an endless source of free electrons could actually have a really deep effect down the road (note that you can measure the change in voltage with a multimeter).
Anyway, I just wanted to let you know that I have found an instant way to increase my HRV instantly.
As an example, here are the results of my last measurement (lying down and 5 min test). As you can see, the "parasympathetic tone" which is indicated by the "HF" (high frequency) indicator, has increased a 70% , just after getting grounded. And, if we take a direct measurement of HRV, such as the RMSSD, we can see that it increased a 18 %.
I look forward to reading your thoughts on this, especially to knowing what you think is going on with the detox/herx reaction I am experiencing:
Ungrounded:
HF 739
LF 609
LF/HF 0.82
SDNN 49.9
RMSSD 36.9
Ln RMSSD 3.61
Average HR 70
Total Power 1348
Grounded:
HF 1259
LF 661
LF/HF 0.52
SDNN 49.2
RMSSD 43.8
Ln RMSSD 3.78
Average HR 67
Total power 1921
Thanks in advance for your inputs,
Sergio
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