The earth beneath your feet provides you with food and water. It gives you a surface to sit, stand, walk, run, swim, climb, play, and build on. It also provides you with something very surprising - electrons. When you touch the ground, the electrons flow into you. This is called being “grounded.” Earthing products connect you to the earth's electrons while you're inside sleeping, working, and relaxing. Connecting to the ground by using our products indoors is called ‘earthing.’

No, it's not. Throughout practically all of history, humans have walked barefoot on the Earth. They have sat and slept on conductive animal skins, and fashioned those skins into footwear. Living like this enabled our predecessors to absorb the Earth’s natural energy into their bodies at all times.

Over time, as we've "advanced" as a society, we've disconnected ourselves more and more from touching the Earth. Today, everyone is chronically disconnected from ground and as a society, we largely live our lives indoors.

During the late 1880s, a back-to-nature movement in Germany featured walking barefoot and sleeping directly on the Earth. For more on this movement, refer to the book ‘Earthing- the most important health discovery ever’.

Indeed, grounding has 2 main aspects that are important to support your health.

Physical contact with the earth, whether barefoot outdoors or indoors grounding with earthing products reduces alternating voltage by 90%. There is an electric field around the earth that negatively affects people's health when they are not in physical contact with it. Electrical wiring and appliances in the home also produce AC voltage or an electromagnetic field, which negatively affects the electrical signals in your body.
Being physically connected to the earth means that you are included in the 0 potential - the healing field - of the earth. Among other things, the effect is that the electrical voltage of all body cells improves, allowing nutrients to be better absorbed and toxins to be better disposed of. The electrical signals affect, for example, the nervous system, blood circulation, oxygen uptake, hormone balance, cell metabolism, and after several nights of grounded sleep, the body will be nourished and strengthened in all cells.

The second aspect of earthing is that the greater the surface area that is grounded, the more free electrons from the earth can flow into the body. Free electrons have the same effect as antioxidants in healthy food: they inhibit inflammatory responses as excess free radicals are neutralised and cleared away.

At EarthingNederland, we're committed to spreading the message that we all need to reconnect. We encourage everyone to get outside and put their bare feet on the ground whenever possible. We've created products that allow you to be connected to the ground while you're sleeping, working, and living your life indoors.

1. Grass and the concrete sidewalk will ground you. Take a barefoot walk or go sit on the grass or curb.
2. The metal cold water pipe in your home is grounded, so washing your hands and taking a shower will ground you. If you have access to the pipe, you can touch it with your hands.
3. The central heating system is grounded.
4. The grounded outlet grounds devices like television or computer. Use an earthing adapter to ground an earthing product.
4. Other surfaces that will ground you include:
Soil (Must be touching the earth. Cannot be in an enclosed box or plant pot.)
Sand
Gravel
Rock
Unsealed brick
Bodies of water (like the ocean, lakes, and streams)
Living trees

Your body is a good conductor of free electrons. We have seen that when people are grounded in experiments with Earthing® Patches placed on the bottom of their feet (simulating standing barefoot on the Earth), they sometimes feel a tingling sensation moving up the legs. We associate this with the movement of electrons from the Earth up into the body. People say they often feel the same sensation when walking barefoot along the wet sand at the beach.

In our research, we have “clocked” the speed of this activity. It takes about 20 to 30 minutes to reach the upper body, such as your shoulder. A knee would be reached faster as it is closer to the grounded feet.

Yes, as long as you're touching the person he or she will be grounded.

Yes! There are a few things to be aware of:

Internal hydration: When you are dehydrated, your body isn't as conductive. Drink plenty of water and consider adding trace minerals or a pinch of high quality sea salt to a glass of water. These additions help to support healthy body mineralization and the absorption of water into your cells.

Skin moisture: Dry skin has more resistance and so less electrons will be able to enter the body compared to moist skin. Moisturize with high quality oils or lotion after showering while your skin is still slightly damp. (Always wait at least one hour to use Earthing or Ground Therapy products after applying oils, creams, or lotions.)

Skin surface: A build-up of dead skin cells on the bottom of your feet or anywhere else on your body will reduce or block conductivity. Dry brushing, using a loofa in the shower, and/or pumice stones on your feet can be very helpful in maintaining healthy skin.

It depends on the water!

Pure water like distilled water or snow has no minerals or salts dissolved in it and so is a poor conductor of grounded energy. When certain minerals, such as salt, are added to pure water, then the water becomes conductive (as a result of dissolution that breaks the salt into its components, electrically-positive sodium and negative chlorine).

The following types of water WILL ground you:

Ocean Water: It's full of dissolved salts and minerals and represents a superb conductive medium for grounding.
Lakes & Rivers: They generally contain less minerals and salts than the ocean but they are still good conductors.
Mineral Hot Springs: The high mineral and salt content will ground you.
The following types of water MAY ground you:

Swimming pool: Yes if you have a salt water pool and the water is in contact with a metal drain pipe going into the ground. Normal tap water in a pool can also be conductive, but again, it needs to be in contact with a metal fixture going into the ground.
Bathtubs, Showers: Tap water contains minerals and salts and is conductive, but as with the pools, it must be running through metal pipes that go into the ground in order to ground you.

No. Ideally, you would be grounded 24/7 so sleeping grounded gives you a large block of grounded time, so it's a great idea in that regard. Additionally, because your body is undergoing its normal repair cycles while you sleep, this is a great time to be grounded.

Trees are made of wood, which is an insulating substance that does not ground you. However, the sap of the tree is grounded and so trees do have the ability to ground you, especially when the tree is wet from rain or moist from humidity. The grounding effect from a tree isn't as strong as when you're in direct contact with the Earth because wood is insulating, but it is still generally present.

If you'd like to know for sure if a certain tree will ground you, test it with a voltmeter or our Earthing Multimeter.

No. The earthing products aren't connected to any voltage, current, or electricity flow so there is absolutely no way they would raise your electricity bill. They plug into the grounded port of your wall outlet which has no electricity flow.

No, it's impossible to be grounded too much. (You can definitely be un-grounded too much though!)

Most footwear today is made with plastic/rubber composite soles and do not conduct the Earth’s electric energy.

Shoes with leather/hide soles, which were the primary footwear material in the past, or specially designed conductive/electrostatic discharge shoes will ground you if you are walking on a conductive surface.

Please note: Dry leather isn't conductive, but damp leather is. When your foot perspires and moisture from the ground dampens the leather, the energy from the Earth is able to travel through the leather and into your body. Also, very thick leather soles may not allow moisture through, so a thinner sole is better for conduction.

Use Erthe X to ground your shoes. Available in our webshop.

It depends on the floor type!

NOT GROUNDED:

Wood floors
Vinyl floors
Glazed tiles
Unfinished tiles applied over wood, plywood, plastic, or vinyl understructure and/or tiles adhered with a petrochemical bonding material

GROUNDED:

Unsealed concrete floors built directly on the Earth (polished is fine)
Unsealed stone built directly on the Earth (polished is fine)
Unsealed/unpainted tile attached without a petrochemical bonding material to a concrete slab that is built right on the Earth

Conductive Surfaces Include:

Soil
Grass
Sand
Gravel that is touching the earth
Rock that is touching the earth
Unsealed concrete or concrete with a water-based sealant that is touching the earth or a conductive surface
Unsealed brick or brick with a water-based sealant that is touching the earth or a conductive surface
Unsealed ceramic or ceramic with a water-based sealant that is touching the earth or a conductive surface like an unsealed cement slab
Bodies of water (like the ocean, lakes, and streams)
Living trees in the earth when you can make contact with the sap or the bark is moist/wet
Living plants in the earth
Note: Moist surfaces will be more conductive than dry surfaces.

Non-Conductive Surfaces Include:

Asphalt
Vinyl
Plastic
Tar or tarmac
Cut wood
Painted or chemically-sealed concrete
Living plants in a pot inside your home

There is no constant measurable current flow beyond the instant equalization charge transferred to the body when a person makes contact with an earthing product.

Once your body is grounded, the rate of influx changes, and you continue to absorb enough electrons to maintain the same electrical potential as the earth and to restore what is being lost as a result of ongoing metabolic processes within you.

This amount of electrons varies significantly between people depending upon their lifestyle and activity and is extremely difficult, if not impossible, to measure.

Around the earth is an electric field where the earth is the reference point or 0 potential. As soon as you move away from the earth, the voltage in the air increases by 200V per meter. Until an altitude of about 100km, then the voltage no longer increases. The reason you don't get a shock from this electricity is because air is a poor conductor. Electric current can hardly move through air. Except on a sunny winter day, when static electricity is discharged by your body and you experience a shock.

In addition, everyone has to deal with electromagnetic fields in the home, office or wherever one is sheltering somewhere. Electrical appliances and wiring in walls create an unnatural increase in the alternating current voltage. And many people experience this. Restlessness, agitation, headaches, difficulty concentrating, tingling sensations in uncovered parts of the body and sleep problems are the milder symptoms. It becomes more serious when people experience headaches, stomachaches, dizziness, overtiredness, strange pain hyperventilation or allergies. All of these complaints can be traced to an ever-increasing weakening of the body's immune system. This can eventually cause chronic illnesses, but one also becomes more susceptible to infectious viral diseases.

Being grounded means that your body is protected from electromagnetic interference in the atmosphere. This provides a calm electrical environment in the body where no external electric or magnetic field can interfere with the internal functions that ensure the health and balance of vital functions in the body.
This includes digestion of food, healing of wounds and internal injuries and all metabolic activities. Knowing that all chemical and biochemical reactions in our body are basically electrical reactions and thus susceptible to disturbances by external electric or magnetic fields.

An important aspect of earthing is that the electric field is pushed upward. In any being in direct contact with the earth - a human, a dog or a tree - this protective effect occurs. They are, as it were, under the protective umbrella of the earth's natural electric field. This same protection also occurs in your home or office when you are connected to the earth through an earthing tool such as an earthing mat or sheet.
Earthing indoors causes the alternating current voltage to drop by about 90% and come out close to the earth's reference point or 0 potential.

Another aspect of earthing is the absorption of the earth's electrons through the skin, and the greater the skin surface that makes physical contact with the earth, the more electrons flow into the body.
There is an abundance of electrons on the earth's surface, giving the earth a negative electrical charge.
The sun, sunlight creates a positive energy polarity , which offsets the earth's negative energy. The sun allows plants and animals to grow. They grow toward the light, so to speak, so that both polarities are connected. Negative and positive polarities also exist in the human body. During the metabolic process (positively charged) free radicals are created, which under the right conditions are neutralized by the negative electron pole in our connective tissue.
It is by being barefoot outside or grounding indoors with earthing products that the imbalance of polarities can be restored. The skin absorbs the free electrons of the earth: they are among one of the most potent antioxidants. They are necessary for many processes in your body and ensure that symptoms, complaints and diseases can be reduced. In particular, complaints related to (chronic) inflammation will have a better course, allowing the self-healing ability to restore the imbalance.

How do I take care of my silver-threaded earthing sheet, duvet cover and wrapping band?
Use the Earthing undersheet under a normal sheet of natural fiber, such as cotton, viscose or Tencel and with little or no synthetic component, such as polyester.
Use the duvet cover under a normal duvet cover of natural fiber, such as cotton, viscose or Tencel and with little or no synthetic component, such as polyester.

Do
•Wash the sheet/ duvet cover at 30 degrees Celsius before first use due to possible shrinkage
•Wash the sheet/duvet cover maximum once every 1-2 months in the washing machine at 60 degrees Celsius
•Use a half dose color laundry detergent
•Centrifuge at low speed
•Dry on a line or at a low temperature in a clothes dryer

Don’t (Everything listed below will ruin the silver threads making your earthing products nonconductive)
•Do not use white or universal laundry detergent as they often contain bleach or optical brighteners
•Do not use detergents for delicate washing or wool washing. These often contain too many oils.
•Do not use fabric softener
•Do not use stain removers or soda
•Do not use wax nuts
•Do not use scented dryer sheets
•Do not dry clean

Bleach and optical brighteners damages the silver so it will not conduct anymore. Fabric softener, body lotion and oil forms a layer on the silver thread and blocks conductivity. The conductivity will ultimately be lost. Silver tends to discolour under the influence of oils and fats from your skin, hair, cream, shampoo etc. This can give a clear dark discoloration

When cared for properly, your Earthing undersheet/duvet cover should last as long as any good quality bed sheet.

The Premium earthing undersheet, pillowcase and canvas earthing mat with stainless steel are made of very thin surgical grade stainless steel fibers and eco-friendly Tencel. It also contains new patented antibacterial Earthshield fibers. Use the Premium undersheet under a regular (fitted) sheet and put your own pillowcase over the Premium pillowcase: both made of a natural fiber, such as cotton, viscose or Tencel.

Do
- Machine wash the earthing undersheet once every 6-10 weeks at 40-60ºC.
- Use a hand wash, fine wash or wool wash cycle because of the delicate fine stainless steel fibers
- Use a detergent for coloured laundry, preferably powder
- SPIN ON THE LOWEST SPEED (MAX. 600 RPM)
Faster spinning will break the stainless steel threads.
- Line dry. This unique material wrinkles due to washing. Hang it to dry and stretch it by hand to make the material as smooth as possible. Grasp the edges and stretch it little by little along the full length in both directions. You can also iron it at medium temperature for an even smoother surface

Don't
- Do not use detergent for whites or universal wash, as they often contain bleach or optical brighteners
- Do not use detergents for delicate or wool laundry. These often contain too many oils.
- Do not use fabric softener
- Do not use laundry nuts, laundry ball, Biotex or soap.
- Do not dry clean
- Do not tumble dry

Fabric softener, body lotion, oil and optical brighteners (see explanation after the washing instructions of the silver undersheets) form a layer on the stainless steel fibers and can thus impede conduction. Conduction is eventually lost as a result.

Our non-toxic Elite Sleep mats/Pillowcovers are made from our patented conductive carbon leatherette. The leatherette is a composite of Polyurethane (PU) resin infused with conductive carbon pigment. It has a buttery soft feel akin to a vegan leather. It has been 3rd party tested to be free of lead, Azo dyes, and phthalates.

Polyurethane (PU): This material is what makes the Elite sleep mats/Pillowcovers so durable while being environmentally-friendly, breathable, soft, and flexible. This leather look-alike is consumer-friendly and safe, unlike older PVC leathers which were full of plasticizers and heavy metal elements like lead. It is vinyl-free and phthalate-free.

Conductive Carbon Pigment: Carbon is the 2nd most abundant element in the human body (after oxygen) and is what conducts the earth's energy. It also makes the mat naturally flame-resistant without needing to add harsh chemicals.

The Elite Sleep mat
Fabric backing: The Elite Sleep mat has a soft fabric backing made from a cotton/polyester blend that is latex free.

Mat stapps: The mat straps do include a latex yarn to ensure a secure fit to your mattress.

Off-gassing: Prior to packaging, the mats/ pillowcovers undergo a thorough off-gassing procedure to ensure a peaceful, grounded rest right out of the box.

CLEANING: The sleep mat/pillowcover may be wiped down using soap and water on a damp cloth or sponge. Don't ever spray with household products like furniture polish or plastic cleaners which will make the mat lose its conductivity.
Never wash the Elite Sleeping Mat/Pillowcover in the washing machine.
Air dry the mat. Never put it in the dryer.

The Earthing® Sleep Mat must be placed under your fitted sheet for a longer lifespan and to qualify for the 1-year warranty period.
The Elite Pillowcover needs to be covered with your own pillowcase for the 1-year warranty period.
Shortly after lying down, perspiration and environmental humidity will hydrate your fitted sheet/pillowcover more than enough for your body to absorb electrons from the Earthing Sleep Mat/Pillowcover and equalize your body with the negative electrical charge of the earth.

Helpful Tips:

SHEETS AND PILLOWCASE: We recommend using cotton, bamboo, or a poly-cotton blend. Our recommendation is to use only 1 textile layer with the Elite Sleep Mat. Therefore, the use of the Sleep Set Sheets with 2% silver is recommended. Wearing pajamas is then not a problem to achieve good conduction.
SOCKS: Your feet are one of the most readily conductive areas of your body, so sleeping without socks is always best!

CARE INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE THROW

Do
•Wash the Throw in the washing machine on 40 degrees Celsius. Centrifuge at low speed
•De Throw can be washed over 2 times a month
•Use a half dose color laundry detergent
•Centrifuge at low speed
•Dry on a line or at a low temperature in a clothes dryer

Don't
•Do not use white or universal laundry detergent asthey often contain bleach or optical brighteners
•Do not use detergents for delicate washing or woolwashing. These often contain too much oil
•Do not use fabric softener
•Do not use stain removers or soda
•Do not use wax nuts
•Do not use scented dryer sheets
•Do not dry clean
•Do not lubricate the skin with oil or body lotion before using the Throw. We advise you to wait an hour before using the Throw

Bleach and optical brighteners damages the silver so it will not conduct anymore. Fabric softener, body lotion and oil forms a layer on the silver thread and blocks conductivity. The conductivity will ultimately be lost. Silver tends to discolour under the influence of oils and fats from your skin, hair, cream, shampoo etc. This can give a clear dark discoloration.

Our conductive black carbon material is inherently antimicrobial and can be wiped down with a damp cloth.

For an occasional deeper clean, we recommend a simple 3-step cleaning process:

Wipe down the outside of your product using a damp cloth mixed with a small amount of mild household soap.
Use a clean, damp cloth to thoroughly wipe away the soap. (This prevents buildup which blocks conductivity.)
Let your product air dry.
Important: Never use a cleaning agent containing bleach, disinfectants, oils, or whitening agents as they can ruin the conductivity of your Earthing® product. Never put your product in the washing machine or dryer.

Wash the earthing wristband in lukewarm soapy water with dishwashing liquid. With this, skin fats are easily washed away. Let air dry.

Over many years of observation and study, we have found that there are three prime locations for placing the patches.

1. To target your upper body (from the waist up), place the patches on the palms of your hands.

2. To target your lower body (below the waist), place the patches on the K1 spot on the soles of your feet.

3. To target a specific area, place the patch directly on that area of the body, or adjacent to it.


TIP:

Use two patches on your palms and two patches on your soles, by purchasing additional coil cords.

For convenience sake, many people like to leave their Earthing® patches on their body even when they're not connected to a cord.

Two to three days is the maximum amount of time we recommend leaving a Patch on your skin at one time.

When you remove the patch, if you would like to put on a new Patch, place it in a slightly different spot so you don't irritate your skin.

You can reuse patches as long as the gel in the center of the Patch is still making contact with your skin. When it's no longer making contact, throw the Patch away and use a new one.

Yes, you absolutely can take the patch off when you are done using it each time. You don't need to leave it on for 2-3 days. It's a matter of preference.

The product tester is a very sensitive device to determine whether there is electrical conduction between two points. You can test:
Whether you are grounded in direct contact with the groundingproduct.
Whether everything is properly connected and your groundingproduct conducts well,
Whether a cable conducts well,
Whether your groundingproduct is grounded (via ground rod or grounded outlet).
Whether your outlet is grounded.

The earthing multimeter simply tests if you are grounded on your earthing product and if the conductivity of your product is good. You measure the result of grounding.

We provide an extensive manual with both testers. If you no longer have it, please send an email to info@earthingnederland.nl, and we will send you a new one.

Absolutely not. Also for pets, especially the ones that are inside a lot, the Earthing products are very good for their health.
Pets often love the Earting products.

There is no need to unplug the earthing products when they aren't being used. You aren't connected to any voltage, current or electricity flow so there is no concern that leaving the products plugged in will decrease their lifespan. In fact, the products will most likely last a tiny bit longer if you do leave them plugged in because there will be less oxidation on them!

Yes, you can. Feet naturally sweat and will hydrate socks, particularly thinner socks and socks made from natural fibers like cotton and bamboo, which facilitate the ability of the earth’s energy to rise up into the body.

You can wear thicker socks and socks made from synthetic materials, but it will take longer for the sweat to penetrate through them and create the conduction needed to transfer the earth's energy.

As long as the boat is connected to a shore power, an electrical outlet ground will ground you.

When a boat is not connected to shore power and is running on a generator, the outlets may not be ground. You will need to check with the manufacturer.

If your boat is in salt water, you can connect your earthing product to an earthing ground rod and dangle it over the side of the boat and into the water to ground you.

No, earthing products are designed to give you the same amount of electron transfer as you would receive if you were barefoot on the earth. They are the same.

The difference is when you go outside you're also receiving fresh air and sunshine.

Earthing products are a convenient and safe way to get grounded for more hours each day.

Our ancestors walked barefoot on the earth, wrapped their feet in conductive leather, and slept on animal hides on the ground. Such practices were part of the ordinary way of life throughout history. Our ancestors were always grounded. This is the ideal but no longer how we all live.

We rarely go outside barefoot. We wear insulated shoes and we sleep on elevated beds inside our isolated houses.

Earthing products were created to physically connect people to the earth's energy. The products are basically “extension cords” that bring the earth’s energy from outside into the office and home, simulating being barefoot outside. They were developed to satisfy the growing requests from people wanting to sleep, work, or relax while grounded indoors. Earthing supports general health.

ESD shoes are primarily designed for discharging static electricity, but to a degree they ground the body beneficially. They are better than regular shoes but not as good as going barefoot.

The difference between grounding and static discharge is that grounding instantly equalizes your body at earth’s potential.

Static discharge (generally called a soft ground or a dissipative ground) is designed to slowly bleed off static electrical charges (contact and separation charges). These charges are created on the body by clothing and shoes whenever you move your clothing with arm movement or when you walk or sit on any synthetic material.

When you start earthing, your body will respond. Among other things, your body cells can absorb nutrients better and release toxins better. You may feel slightly less good as a result: the toxins enter the bloodstream and complaints are felt more. The detoxification process that is going on can be annoying, but it is a temporary process and the degree to which this is experienced is person-dependent.
Know that earthing supports the body's natural ability to recover and that these complaints are temporary.

Our advice:
Drink plenty of water.

Build up earthing gradually when the physical complaints are too much for you.
There are two ways to build up earthing:
1: In time
Use your earthing product once a day for the time it feels right for you. For some people this is 5 minutes, for others it can be an hour.
Do this for a week. After this week, extend the time.
In this way, you give your body time to get used to earthing.

2: Reduce the area of your body that you ground
If you have a earthing under sheet, you can fold the sheet in half and put it under your legs or just your feet on your bed. Toxins in the blood and the symptoms associated with them are more easily tolerated when you eliminate the waste products through the lower body.

Keep a diary of how you feel. That way, after a few weeks of building up, you can look back at how you experienced earthing. You will become (even) more aware of the subtle workings of your body in combination with earthing.

Do not stop earthing in between, unless the symptoms are too severe. Then build it up again as described above.

Earthing supports basic health. We know from experience that people start to feel better over time and more energy comes when they initially struggle with the side effects of the detoxification process.

Many people who start with earthing experience a tingling sensation at first. It is a sign that circulation is improving. Red blood cells regain their proper tension causing them to flow faster and improving oxygen uptake.

Contact with the earth appears to create warmth in the extremities and body as a result of better circulation and relaxation. We have seen people quickly develop a rosier color in their skin. Many people have also reported feeling some initial tingling in the extremities.

The earthing under sheet with 50% silver thread (the universal sheet and fitted sheet type) is specially designed to be used under the regular fitted sheet. Make sure this regular fitted sheet is made of a natural fiber, such as cotton, viscose or Tencel and with little or no synthetic component, such as polyester.
You place the flannel under the earthing under sheet.

There is nothing wrong with using an earthing sleep product with any electrical devices as long as those devices are in good working order. We advise you to take the plug of the electrical device out of the socket, if possible, to minimize EMF.

A positive effect of earthing is that the blood circulation improves so most people have warmer feet in bed when they start earthing!

Being physically in touch with the earth is a natural need of all life on earth. The earth supports the health of humans, plants and animals with its subtle energy.

For most people, they quickly feel better, sleep better after earthing.

Sometimes it happens that people don't notice anything about earthing. When this is the case, below are some clues as to why you don't notice anything from earthing.

We assume that your earthing product is properly connected and that the earth energy flows freely from the earth to your earthing product. You can test this with a product tester or an earthing multimeter, available in our webshop.

We hope you have read the book 'Earthing, the most important health discovery ever!’ so that you know what happens when you ground your body.

It may be, that you don't have enough time physical contact with the earthing product. Maybe 8 hours of being grounded per day is not enough, after all, 8 hours of grounding means 16 hours of not being grounded. So that may be insufficient, especially in people with poor health. This was often found to be the case in people with MS. Then we heard that 8 hours was not enough and that the results were much better when they grounded for 16 hours.
In general, we think that if you were grounded always, i.e. 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, you could not have chronic inflammation in your body.

Earthing is not a panacea.
Some people are disappointed that grounding did not help them with a specific health problem. They had expected a quick improvement. They read experiences or may have heard from family or friends how great they have improved. But they themselves have not been helped enough or quickly enough.
In this situation, we remind people that although earthing has so much to offer and systematically benefits the body, it is not a panacea and not a cure for every illness.
Everyone is different, everyone has different basic health, different genes, has different living and eating habits, has more or less exercise, more or less stress, more or less toxic load, living environment, etc.
Earthing may have no effect on some of these factors or only a minimal effect. Of course, it would be nice if earthing could cure everything, but it doesn't.

We recommend you keep a diary in which you describe how your body feels every day. Because earth gives off a subtle energy, your body may be going through changes that are not yet consciously felt. By tuning in on your body sensation every day and writing it down, you may find that progress becomes visible after a few weeks or months.

Making real physical contact with the earth every day can make a world of difference to your health.

Earthing has 2 main aspects that are important to support your health.

Physical contact with the earth, whether barefoot outdoors or indoors grounding with earthing products reduces AC voltage by 90%. There is an electric field around the earth that negatively affects people's health when they are not in physical contact with it. Electrical wiring and appliances in the home also produce AC voltage or an electromagnetic field, which negatively affects the electrical signals in your body.
Being physically connected to the earth means that you are included in the 0 potential - the healing field - of the earth. Among other things, the effect is that the electrical voltage of all body cells improves, allowing nutrients to be better absorbed and toxins to be better disposed of. The electrical signals affect, for example, the nervous system, blood circulation, oxygen uptake, hormone balance, cell metabolism, and after several nights of grounded sleep, the body will be nourished and strengthened in all cells.

The second aspect of grounding is that the greater the surface area that is grounded, the more free electrons from the earth can flow into the body. Free electrons have the same effect as antioxidants in healthy food: they inhibit inflammatory responses as excess free radicals are neutralised and cleared away.

Pain, disease, and other disturbances in our bodies are often caused by chronic inflammation. Such inflammation is, in turn, caused by positively charged molecules called free radicals. When you make direct contact with the Earth, either by being barefoot outside or via a conductive sheet or mat indoors, the negatively charged electrons from the Earth are absorbed into your body and reduce the free radicals and inflammation. This is our theory and it is supported by our research and feedback from thousands of people who use Earthing products.
This benefit of Earthing is very important because medical research has found that many of the chronic and debilitating diseases of our time have the same cause: chronic inflammation. Scientists now realize that pain and disease arise in our bodies where an inflammatory response has taken place, but the inflammation has not completely stopped after the healing process. A low level of chronic inflammation can continue for years, damaging normal tissues and wasting energy.
The human immune system evolved over a long span of time during which we were in virtually constant barefoot contact with the Earth. In our modern society, humans no longer walk barefoot. We wear shoes that insulate us from the Earth’s energy. In recent decades the incidence of chronic diseases, allergies, auto-immune conditions, and insomnia has skyrocketed in modern societies. One overlooked reason for this situation is that the immune system began functioning less efficiently as humans increasingly separated themselves from the Earth’s energy.

We don’t know the answer to that question, however earthing does look promising as a powerful anti-aging strategy. Many researchers have documented the deterioration of the immune system as we age. The name for this is immunosenescence. A prominent medical theory states that one of the causes of general deterioration during aging is free radical damage, technically known as oxidative stress, and resulting in injury to cells. Since earthing greatly reduces oxidative stress and inflammation it is expected to increase life expectancy and improve health. There is no question that maintaining a functionally “young” immune system is an excellent strategy for preserving the quality of life and slowing senescence.

Yes and no. Our advice is to be in touch with the GP or specialist who prescribed the medication.
Earthing helps prevent the clumping of red blood cells. This is visible under the microscope after just ten minutes. Blood flow improves with earthing, because the cell tension of the red blood cells improves, making them repel each other.
A GP or specialist can have your blood tested and advise whether the dosage of medication should be adjusted.

There is no evidence that earthing interferes with the function of a pacemaker. Earthing is the same as walking barefoot on the earth. Many people with pacemakers sleep grounded and experience the benefits of their medical device and earthing. To our knowledge, no one with a pacemaker was advised not to walk barefoot outdoors. Just check with your doctor initially and monitor yourself for any symptoms.

The protective potential of earthing has not been tested yet on cell phone exposure. There is no research indicating that earthing will or will not protect a person from exposure to cell phones signals, microwave radiation, or radio frequencies. What we know is that earthing reduces significantly the induced body voltages generated by simple exposure to common household 60 Hz EMFs continuously emitted by all plugged-in electrical cords (even if the appliance is off), internal wiring, and all ungrounded electrical devices in the home or office. Based in the cases we have seen of people extremely sensitive to such EMFs it is prudent to be grounded as much as possible in the home or office.

Such devices utilize pulsed electromagnet fields (PEMF).

These fields, however, do not contain any electrons, and thus cannot deliver electrons to the body as grounding does.

Earthing products conduct the electrons of the earth (and their vibratory frequencies) into your body and serve as an extension from the earth to you. The electrons and their frequencies naturally include all of the subtleties inherent in nature that our bodies have attuned to throughout history.

Yes, you can earthing product on TOP of a magnetic mattress pad.

Magnets will not interfere with grounding and may even help the electrons involved in grounding get distributed faster in the body.

Do NOT place the earthing product under the magnetic mattress pad. You will lose the grounding effect.

Yes. We do recommend that you use the electric blanket only to heat the bed and then unplug it, to minimize electromagnetic fields.

With a waterbed, we also recommend unplugging it once the bed is heated. But some waterbeds cool during the night, so this is not an option.

A hot water bottle is no problem at all.

With earthing, the blood circulation improves so people soon feel warmer when they sleep grounded.

Yes, absolutely. They are as safe for your pet as walking on the earth outside.

Homes are rarely hit by lightning. When this does happen, the lightning likes to take the path of least resistance to the ground, which means traveling through large conductive systems like the plumbing pipes, electrical wiring network, or telephone and cable TV lines, all of which are directly grounded to the earth. It's always looking for the easiest and fastest way to the ground.

Our earthing products are connected to the ground via wire or grounding rod, and have a built-in current limiting 50 - 100k ohm resistor to guard against any sort of electricity coming through to you. This would not be the easiest path for lightning to get the ground and the resistor would melt before the lightning could ever get to you.

However, if you live on a mountain top where the odds are higher of your house being struck by lightning, or if you have any other concerns about lightning, please follow the standard lightning safety guidelines as directed by the weather authorities in your country.

Lightning is unpredictable and it never hurts to be overly cautious. If you are worried at all, simply disconnect your earthing products and don’t use during lightning and thunderstorms.

IMPORTANT NOTE:
Should you use multiple earthing products in bed at the same time, connect them either all to a ground rod or all to a grounded outlet via the earthing plug.
Never connect one earthing product in bed to an earthing pin and another to a grounded outlet, as you will create a short circuit in the event of a thunderstorm for lightning to travel through the ground rod and earthing product to the earth of the grounded outlet.

No, it's not a good idea.

If you were to do it, you would be creating what’s called a “ground loop,” meaning a closed circuit − a closed loop with the ground closing the loop. When you place an earthing ground rod into the soil, usually it is not close to the house ground rod. There are differences in size, depth, and soil conditions between the two rods that create an electrical resistance between the two rod locations. This means a different “electric potential,” that is, level of electrical energy, and the difference would generate a current flow in the closed circuit of which you are a part. So the current flows through you.

In general, you wouldn’t feel anything unusual and you wouldn’t be harming yourself. But, there would be risk from a shock, for instance, when a power surge or a thunderstorm occur. In that case, the difference in electric potential can get very high, reaching even several hundred or even thousands of volts, and create a very strong current enough for you to feel as a mild shock.

All our earthing product cords have built-in resistors that protect you. If it were not for the presence of the resistor, the shock you feel would be much larger.

The bottom line: If you use more than one earthing products at one time, connect them to the same grounding source, either to grounded outlets or to the ground rod. Not one to the outlet and the other to the ground rod.

We do not recommend this.

Our earthing products are specifically designed for safe, biological grounding of people. They have a built-in resistor that limits the flow of current in order to prevent the possibility that electricity could flow through the connecting wire and possibly hurt someone. The resistor allows the Earth’s natural energy to come through but not any potentially harmful electricity. In this respect, the resistor acts like a “kink” in a hose, curbing the flow. This is similar to the system utilized throughout the world to prevent electricity and static from damaging sensitive electronic parts.

No. Earthing products and the cords that connect them are designed to conduct only the earth’s energy to you through the grounded port of your wall outlet.

Earthing products connect to your outlet, but it's only to the ground hole, or they can be connected to a ground rod pushed into the soil outside. They do not conduct any electrical power like what operates your lights and appliances.

In addition, all our earthing cords have a built-in 100k ohm resistor providing protection in the unlikely case of an electric current flowing into the grounding wire.

Yes, as long as the outlet is grounded, it's completely safe.

Earthing products are designed with built-in user safety.

First, an electrical outlet checker can be bought in our webshop. With the outlet checker it is possible to verify that your outlet is properly wired and that the outlet has a working ground.

Second, the product coil cords are designed to provide a safe soft ground utilizing a built-in (molded in) in-line current limiting 100k ohm resistor. In the event that a short develops in an electrical device that a person is in contact with while grounded, the built-in resistor limits the current flow to a safe level.

The accepted safe current limit of 5-8mA is defined as “sensation of shock not painful; individuals can let go at will.” The human body threshold of sensation is 1mA. The electrical calculation is current=volts/resistance (I=V/R). R = Rresistor + Rbody. Typical body resistance is 10k when wet and much higher when dry. However, to be conservative, using Rbody=0, Rres=100kohm, V=130volts; then maximum current I=130volts/100,000ohm=1.3mA; well below the accepted safety limit of 5mA and most likely barely perceptible.

For safety reasons, the connecting cable is insulated and contains a current-limiting resistance of 50,000 to 100,000 Ohm to provide protection if something accidentally happens to the electricity. For example, if a voltage of 230 volts is applied to the earthing cable, the current through the 100,000 Ohm resistor is only 2.3 mA, at 50,000 Ohm it is only 4.6 mA, which may give a sting but is not harmful to health. The same is true if you are in contact with an earthing product and accidentally touch something live. Even then, the high resistance creates only a weak current with a maximum current of 4.6 mA.

The free electrons have no trouble at all with a resistance of 50,000 to 100,000 ohms.
In the electronics world, so-called ESD (Electro Static Discharge) items are used to ground people to prevent, computers or chips from being damaged. These items, straps and shoes, have a resistance of 1,000,000 Ohms, so 10 to 20 times higher.
Earthing.com has done tests, which showed, that at 1,000,000 Ohms the effects of earthing were less than with direct earthing. At 50,000 to 100,000 Ohms, there appeared to be little difference from direct earthing.
So 100,000 Ohms was low enough that there was no difference from direct earthing. And at 50,000 to 100,000 Ohms, the resistance was high enough to provide protection against unwanted voltage on the earthing products.

If lightning strikes near you and enters your electrical system, it will choose the path of least resistance.
Since there is a resistance built into the connecting cables of the earthing products of 50,000 to 100,000 Ohms, it will already be very unlikely, that lightning will choose that path.

Should you use several earthing products in bed at once, connect them either all to a ground rod or all to a grounded outlet via the EU adapter.
Never connect one earthing product to a ground rod and the other to a grounded outlet while in bed, as you will create a short circuit in the event of a thunderstorm for lightning to travel through the ground rod and the earthing product to the ground of the grounded outlet.

Ungrounded laptops (without a three prong power cord) can generate significant electric fields. Some people will feel sensations while they are grounded and working on the computer. If the feeling is uncomfortable, we recommend several options:

Don’t ground yourself while using the computer plugged in.
Ground yourself only when the computer is operating on battery mode.
Place the laptop directly on an Earthing® Universal Mat to ground the computer.

No, because earthing products do not run on electricity. They are used in your home through the grounded cable of your wall outlet. No electricity runs through the grounded cable.

If your outlet ISN'T grounded, you have two options:

Use a ground rod to connect the earthing products to the ground outside.
Ask an electrician to come convert your outlets to a grounded system.
(Generally older homes, built before the 1960s, will not have grounded outlets and will require the use of a ground rod or the services of an electrician to do some updating on the electrical system.)

To check if your outlets are grounded, you can purchase an outlet.

No, all that matters is that you have properly grounded outlets. Earthing products do not operate on electricity and therefore the voltage is irrelevant.

Type F Outlets: Earthing products are designed to be used with an earthing ground rod placed in the soil outside through a window or door, or with an earthing adapter via a grounded wall outlet inside the home or office. (We do make extension cords to extend the length of the ground rod cord if you need an additional 5, 10 or 15m of length.)

Other types of outlets: there are many different wall outlets around the world though and some are grounded and others are not. For this reason, if you want to plug into a wall outlet you will need to determine first whether this outlet is indeed grounded. An electrician can determine this for you, or you can test simple with an appropriate outlet ground checker.

Once you have determined your outlet is grounded, depending on what country you are in, you will need to purchase an earthing adapter. Please contact us if you’re in doubt.

Ungrounded Outlets: Outlets with only two holes and no earth/ground strip or earth/ground pin or hole mean there is no earth/ground present. In this case, you must use a ground rod. Or, if you don’t mind a cord running through your apartment or house, you can connect (clamp or tape) the prong end of the earthing cord to the cold water pipe under your bathroom sink as long as the cold water pipe is entirely made of metal all the way into the ground.
The heating system is also grounded if the pipes are made with metal. Attach the earthing product to an unpainted spot on the pipe.
With the help of a radiator and alligator clamp this is easily done. See our webshop.

Please Note: Earthing products do not operate on electricity, so the electrical current in your country doesn’t matter (whether 110 volts or 240 volts, etc)

Yes, as long as the surge protector or extension cord has an existing ground hole for the earthing product to plug into and you have grounded outlets that you can connect the surge protector/extension cord into.

You can use an outlet checker to ensure that your surge protector or extension cord is grounded.

You can choose one of the following payment methods:
1. Pay by bank transfer to our bank account:
Rabobank account NL02 RABO 03229 35814 Earthing Nederland by mentioning your order number. We will send the package after receiving the payment.
2. iDEAL and Bancontact, internet banking, only in The Netherlands and Belgium
3. Credit card, Maestro, Mastercard, Visa
4. V-Pay
You can also order by phone when you want to pick up your order. You can pay in cash or PIN (maestro)

Once you have placed and paid for your order, we will send your parcel within 2 working days with the DPD.
On the day of delivery, the DPD will inform you with a Predict mail when your parcel will be delivered with a 1-hour time frame. In this Predict mail you will also find the possibility to give drop-off permission or to change delivery address or date.

Shipping costs are a contribution, you do not pay the full cost.
In the Netherlands, this contribution for a parcel is €5.90 for an order up to €250.
For a letterbox parcel in the Netherlands, the contribution is €4.50.

For shipping abroad, you can calculate the contribution to the shipping costs by entering the country where you want to receive your parcel in the order process.

We guarantee that restoring contact with the earth will help you feel better, and improve your body's self-healing ability.

On our earthing products with 50% silver and stainless steel, we offer a 2-year guarantee on the functioning, (conductivity), provided the earthing products have been treated according to the (washing) prescriptions we have determined.
The (washing) instructions are enclosed in the packaging, you can find the (washing) instructions with the relevant product and in the frequently asked questions (FAQ) on our website. Please contact us if you have any questions, we are happy to help.

For the following products, we have a 2-month return guarantee:
Universal earthing mat;
Earthing wristband;
Universal earthing undersheet.
If you are not satisfied with the product(s) , you may return this or these products and receive a full refund.
Please note that if you buy more than 1 of these products, you may only return 1 earthing product of each kind. For example, if you bought 3 universal earthing undersheets, the 2-month return guarantee applies only to 1 universal earthing undersheet.
For the second and third universal earthing undersheet, returns can only be made within 2 weeks provided these universal earthing undersheet are unused.

We offer a 1-year guarantee on the Elite Sleep Mat, provided the (washing) instructions have been followed as described. The (washing) instructions are enclosed in the packaging, you can find the (washing) instructions with the relevant product and in the frequently asked questions (FAQ) on our website. Please contact us if you have any questions about this, we are happy to help.

We do not offer a warranty period on polyurethane earthing products with carbon as a conductor, except for the Elite Sleep Mat. Should you have a complaint about (any of) these products, please contact us as soon as possible: we want you to be satisfied with our products and will make every effort, within reason, to resolve your complaint to the best of our ability.

An unused product can be returned within 14 days after purchase in original package.

For the following products, we have a 2-month return guarantee:
Universal grounding mat;
Earthing wrist strap;
Universal grounding undersheet. (does not apply to fitted sheets!)
If you are not satisfied with these earthing products (or one of them), you may return (one of) these products with a reason and receive a full refund.
Please note that if you buy more than 1 of these products, you may only return 1 earthing product of each kind. For example, if you bought 3 universal earthing undersheets, the 2-month return guarantee period only applies to 1 universal earthing undersheet.
For the second and third universal earthing undersheet, returns can only be made within 2 weeks provided these universal earthing undersheets are unused.

After receiving the returned products, we will refund the entire purchase amount of these products within 14 days to the IBAN account you used to pay for the order.
If you did not order through the webshop or paid with a foreign bank account number, please add a note to the return shipment with the IBAN to which you want the amount to be transferred. If you return the entire order, we will also refund the shipping costs paid.
You will have to pay the shipping costs for the return.

This is the return address:
Earthing Nederland
Dortherdijk 47
7211 LR Eefde
The Netherlands

We do our utmost to prevent complaints.
If you do have a complaint, we will handle it with care.
Earthing Nederland will try to resolve the complaint as soon as possible, but no later than within 10 working days. Earthing Nederland informs the customer by telephone or via e-mail.

Remember to clearly state what your complaint is and don't forget to state your name, address and order number.

A complaint about an Earthing Nederland product can also be submitted via a complaint form on the website of the Webshop Keurmerk Foundation http://www.keurmerk.info. The complaint will then be sent to Earthing Nederland as well as to the Stichting Webshop Keurmerk.

If the complaint cannot be resolved by mutual agreement, a dispute will arise
is susceptible to the dispute settlement.

Earthing Netherland respects the privacy of all users of its site and ensures that the personal information you provide is treated confidentially. Earthing Netherland complies with the requirements of the Personal Data Protection Act and other privacy legislation.

An online registration is required to order products.
The information we need is your name, e-mail address and address details. We use your personal information to deliver products, to invoice and to communicate about any problems with your account and / or order.
When you register or place an order, you will receive a confirmation by e-mail. When we send your order, you will also receive a confirmation e-mail.

In addition, we will only email you if there are questions and / or comments regarding your account and / or order.

Earthing Nederland will never sell your personal information to third parties and will only make it available to third parties that are involved in processing your order. Our employees and third parties engaged by us are obliged to respect the confidentiality of your data.