Hey again,
I don’t claim to be an expert on grounding or faraday cages but generally speaking afaik faraday cages need to be grounded, unless you know the exact source/direction and frequency of the EMF/RF you are shielding against and are using it directionally. For total shielding which is the point of a faraday cage afaik it needs to be grounded. As for grounding mats, afaik, the direct connection with earth rebalances ions in the body that get charged by exposure to EMF/RF etc. Again I’m not claiming to be an expert and may be incorrect.
Here’s some summaries of articles I’ve found without even really searching in the past for correlations between space weather and humans, I’ve created a bit of a TL;DR version. If you want links to the actual research please just ask.
TL;DR research:
1. Joe Kirschvink explores the concept of a human magnetic sense, suggesting that magnetite in our bodies could enable us to detect Earth's magnetic fields, potentially influencing our response to EMF (Electromagnetic Fields).
2. A.R. Liboff discusses correlations between solar activity (including geomagnetic storms) and human health outcomes, such as cardiovascular events and neurological disorders, proposing that solar-induced magnetic fluctuations might impact our biological systems.
3. Studies into cryptochromes (light-sensitive proteins) suggest they might act as magnetic field sensors in humans, influenced by changes in solar activity, thereby affecting our circadian rhythms and possibly our general well-being.
4. Valeriy Zaporozhan and Andriy Ponomarenko focus on how solar and geomagnetic fluctuations could influence gene expression, potentially affecting influenza outbreaks and other health patterns through the impact on cryptochromes.
5. Stuart A. Gilder and colleagues examine the distribution of magnetite in the human brain, finding significant concentrations that suggest specific brain regions may be more susceptible to magnetic fields, possibly explaining sensitivity to geomagnetic disturbances.
6. George Davis correlates solar cycle peaks with human disease patterns, proposing that solar radiation, especially Ultraviolet Radiation (UVR), influences genetic mutations or epigenetic changes affecting health.
7. Michael Hanzelka et al. investigate how low-level magnetic fields influenced by solar activity affect human psychophysiological parameters, such as stress responses, linking solar processes to changes in human behavior and decision-making.
Also here’s a graph of the current solar cycle progression including the previous two solar cycles for comparison which peaked around 2001 (cycle 23), 2013 (cycle 24), current cycle is 25. If you want to learn about space weather, i suggest spaceweather.com. You can also try the US official SWPC (Space Weather Prediction Center) website. If you can remember specific dates in the past where you might have been particularly triggered you can try to correlate it with historical maximums or other historical data. March was particularly active with sunspots throwing very high rated (M and X solar flares). These flares if followed by a CME can cause radio blackouts and interrupt satellite communications just to name some obvious measureable effects.
