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                 &lt;p&gt;Many of us are disconnected from nature – we live in cities, work in offices, exercise indoors.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;There is a hypothesis that our disconnection from the earth itself – the ground – is causing a range of illnesses.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;But the people selling this hypothesis are also trying to sell you a range of expensive products.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Norman and Tegan debunk a pseudoscience that has been gaining traction.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;References:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28601861/"&gt;Electrical Grounding Improves Vagal Tone in Preterm Infants&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8125471/"&gt;Associations between Nature Exposure and Health: A Review of the Evidence&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; 
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Many of us are disconnected from nature – we live in cities, work in offices, exercise indoors.

There is a hypothesis that our disconnection from the earth itself – the ground – is causing a range of illnesses.

But the people selling this hypothesis are also trying to sell you a range of expensive products.

Norman and Tegan debunk a pseudoscience that has been gaining traction.

References:
Electrical Grounding Improves Vagal Tone in Preterm Infants
Associations between Nature Exposure and Health: A Review of the Evidence

What's That Rash?

What on earth is grounding?!

What on earth is grounding?!

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