Grounding and Earthing: The Science Behind Reconnecting with Earth for Optimal Health : 1203

The Human Upgrade with Dave Asprey

Dave Asprey

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🗓️ 24 September 2024

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of The Human Upgrade, Dave Asprey sits down with Clint Ober, the pioneer of grounding and earthing technology. Together, they explore the profound effects of reconnecting your body with the Earth’s natural energy through grounding, revealing how this practice can reduce inflammation, optimize mitochondrial function, and enhance overall well-being.

Clint explains how he discovered the power of grounding during his career in the cable television industry and how it led him to study its benefits on human health. From studies showing improved cortisol levels and reduced inflammation to anecdotes about athletes using grounding for recovery, this episode delves into the science and personal experiences that highlight the effectiveness of earthing.

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Timestamps and Highlights:

• 00:00:00 — Tour de France

• 00:00:30 — Dave Asprey’s Personal Journey with Grounding

• 00:02:00 — Welcome Clint Ober: The Grounding Pioneer

• 00:04:17 — Clint Ober’s Background and Discovery of Grounding

• 00:06:53 — The First Experiments and Observations

• 00:18:24 — Initial Studies and Surprising Results

• 00:25:54 — Collaboration with Dr. Stephen Sinatra

• 00:33:17 — Public Perception and Challenges

• 00:35:42 — The Organic Growth of Grounding

• 00:36:18 — David Wolfe and the Raw Vegan Movement

• 00:36:57 — The Impact of Grounding on Health

• 00:38:03 — Grounding in Sports: The Tour de France Story

• 00:40:12 — Scientific Evidence and Studies on Grounding

• 00:45:37 — Historical Practices of Grounding

• 00:48:47 — Grounding Products and Practical Tips

• 00:54:51 — The Future of Grounding Technology

• 01:05:36 — Final Thoughts and Encouragement

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0:00.0	Dr. Jeff Spencer was on the show years ago was a team doctor for the Tour to France.
0:05.0	He told me a story. He said, Dave, I had to sneak out at night and hammer the grounding stakes in because I didn't want my competitors to know why my athletes were always winning.
0:13.6	So he was using your attack secretly in order to get, call it an unfair advantage,
0:18.6	although it was fair for the team.
0:20.0	And that's amazing.
0:21.4	These guys don't mess around. I do stuff that works.
0:24.9	You're listening to the human upgrade with Dave Asprey.
0:30.8	Today, I'm honored to have a pioneer in a field of health and wellness and even medicine who
0:39.9	cracked the code on one of the things I mentioned in the very first year of the
0:46.5	bioachen conference 13 years ago, the one that started the movement, and it's
0:51.0	earthing or grounding.
0:53.0	And the fact that it matters that you go for a walk on the beach,
0:57.0	or that you touch the surface of the earth without rubber between you and it,
1:02.0	because our bodies are electrical. They're also chemical. They're also light and
1:07.2	magnetism and probably quantum-based all simultaneously. So when I was searching for anything that would help when I had chronic fatigue
1:16.3	syndrome the brain fog arthritis obesity pre-diabedes and a long list of other
1:22.2	crap that really wasn't cool. Before I was 30, I tried
1:27.1	everything that was supposed to work and when it didn't I tried everything that I
1:30.6	thought was a little bit edgy and I came across a book by a guy named Clint Ober who was a
1:39.2	radio guy who noticed something one of these people who's just curious and noticed an effect
1:44.8	that he didn't expect from electricity on the body and that was one of the things that
1:49.3	helped me figure out this notion of biohacking, change the environment around you and inside of you to have
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