So you've probably heard the phrase go touch grass. It's usually thrown around online when someone

needs to log off and reconnect with reality. But the act of touching grass, literally putting your

bare feet or hands on the earth, is scientifically proven to reset your mood. It's known as earthing

or grounding. And it's been proven to reduce inflammation, boost your energy, improve sleep, even help your

body heal. It is absolutely fascinating how the simplest act of literally touching grass can heal

us. So today I'm joined by Dr. Gaiatan Chavalliay, one of the leading researchers in this

field of earthing, to explore how reconnecting with the earth's energy

can transform your health and why your garden might just be the best wellness tool that you

already have and are underutilizing.

Welcome to the Growing Joy with Plants podcast, where we not only learn how to care for plants

successfully, but how to simply and affordably use our plant babies to cultivate more joy

in our lives by doing so. I'm Maria, former plant killer turned happy plant lady, author of

Growing Joy, The Plant Lover's Guide to Cultivating Happiness, speaker, podcaster, and most importantly, your new best plant friend.

On Growing Joy with Plants, you'll find conversations about house plant care,

gardening tutorials, and wellness through the lens of plants.

Plant care is self-care.

On Growing Joy.

Dr. Chevalier, welcome to Growing Joy. I am beyond excited for this conversation with you today.

Well, welcome for having me. I'm happy to be here with you.

For anyone who might not know your work and be familiar with your work, can you give us a brief

introduction to yourself and why you are

so fascinated and have dedicated your life to the science of grounding and earthing?

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