"Listen to me Coppertop..." Switch. When Switch calls Neo “Coppertop” in the popular movie “The Matrix” she wasn’t exaggerating. The average human, at rest, produces around 100 watts of power. Over periods of a few minutes, humans can comfortably sustain 300-400 watts; and in the case of very short bursts of energy, such as sprinting, some humans can output over 2,000 watts. Stanford, Dec 6, 2014

When I was a computer technician one of my “not so superpowers” was the ability to kill a motherboard with a single touch. To protect that precious board, I would wear a grounding cord so that the electrical charge in my body was transferred somewhere else. Typically, into the frame surrounding the computer components. Every human being shares this ability, so, I ask you how do you discharge your excess electricity?

Your answer may be “why does it matter?” The excessive electrical build-up in the human body can lead to chronic inflammation, therefore, adding to our body burden. There is a well-cited study entitled, *“The effects of grounding (earthing) on inflammation, the immune response, wound healing, and prevention and treatment of chronic inflammatory and autoimmune diseases.” The method and the purpose of the study:  multi-disciplinary research has revealed that electrically conductive contact of the human body with the surface of the Earth (grounding or earthing) produces intriguing effects on physiology and health. Such effects relate to inflammation, immune responses, wound healing, and prevention and treatment of chronic inflammatory and autoimmune diseases. You can find a link to that study at the end of this post.

…inflammation, immune responses, wound healing, and prevention and treatment of chronic inflammatory and autoimmune diseases.

What can you do if contact with the Earth with your bare skin is not convenient or even possible? For example, today is April 22, 2021, and yesterday it was snowing in Colorado. An easy solution is the KenkoGround from Nikken. I use mine all day under my keyboard with my bare wrists touching the pad and the pad connected to a grounded outlet. Here is a collection of amazing KenkoGround stories.

Why specifically the KenkoGround grounding pad?

The KenkoGround contains 20% Silver threading. Silver is known for its ability to kill microbes, wipe out “superbugs” and help burn victims recover.

Happy Earth Day! Remember to ground today and remind your kids to create an awesome mud pie or you could put a KenkoGround across their laps while they play Pokemon Snap.

Be Healthy by Choice.

* The effects of grounding (earthing) on inflammation, the immune response, wound healing, and prevention and treatment of chronic inflammatory and autoimmune diseases

J Inflamm Res. 2015; 8: 83–96.
Published online 2015 Mar 24. doi: 10.2147/JIR.S69656

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4378297/

Accessed: April 22, 2021

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