Conducting Health: Our Electrical Connection to the Earth and Sun

Studies show that the Earth’s rich supply of free electrons can have multiple and systemic effects on several physiological functions.

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Humans are inherently electrical beings. Electricity keeps our hearts beating, makes our muscles contract, and facilitates signals throughout our nervous systems that enable us to think, feel, move, and interact with the world around us.

Neurons in particular are highly electrical cells, although our energetic nature goes far beyond our brains. Understanding this electrical nature helps us understand different keys to health—and different factors contributing to disease.

Inside Our Bodies

Doctors rely on measuring our electrical activity to help diagnose different diseases. An EKG, or electrocardiogram, measures the electricity of the heart, for example. Electrical stimuli are generated in the heart’s upper right chamber called the sinus node, or sinoatrial node.