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sweeteners and calories, who are increasingly sedentary, and who wear insulated running shoes from morning to night. For young people as well as for adults, the unholy trinity for metabolic syndrome, and the serious disorders it gives rise to, may thus be poor diet, lack of exercise, and lack of grounding. It is something to think about. According to the American Heart Association, metabolic syndrome is characterized by a group of metabolic risks that include the following: • Excessive fat tissue in and around the abdomen. • Blood fat disorders—high triglycerides, low “healthy” HDL cholesterol, and high “harmful” LDL cholesterol—that contribute to plaque buildups in arterial walls. • Elevated blood pressure. • Insulin resistance or glucose intolerance—conditions that interfere with the body’s ability to properly use insulin or blood sugar. • A tendency to form clots in the blood. • A pro-inflammatory state in the body, that is, the presence of chemical substances associated with inflammation (such as elevated CRP).
THE EARTHING HYPOTHESES The studies we have been describing have uncovered a simple but powerful fact: people who are grounded function better than they do ungrounded. They are, in fact, different. Based on the research, two scientists who have extensively studied and written about Earthing have made a number of intriguing hypotheses. They are James Oschman, Ph.D., and electrophysiologist Gaetan Chevalier, Ph.D. The following is a summary of these ideas.
Living Longer and Better Anti-aging medicine involves the search for factors that can restore and maintain adequate energy resources and the circulation of vital energy throughout the body. This quest has been going on with humans throughout history. It’s nothing new.