BY JENNIFER & JOHN BURKHART
If you find yourself searching for alternative remedies and therapies like we do, you might be getting bombarded with related ads on social media. Gotta love those algorithms! Sometimes though, it works in our favor and this time, it did. We saw an ad for a company that sells grounding mats and sheets and figured we needed to see what it’s all about!
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She Said: I think we can agree that we could all get outside more often, but when temps are volcanic or Arctic, no one wants to burn or freeze their bare feet off trying to “ground” outside. So, what could be easier than grounding while you’re cozy in your bed, fast asleep? That’s what these sheets do! It’s a long, narrow organic cotton strip with silver fibers that fits any size bed and is in contact with about half your body (bare skin is best). Apparently, the benefits are similar to walking barefoot on the Earth’s surface. The sheet’s possible benefits include reducing chronic pain and inflammation, improving sleep quality, boosting mood and focus, and more. I couldn’t wait to try it — I certainly have my share of aches and pains, probably inflammation, and often wake up at night while tossing and turning. We put it on the bed the same day it arrived and plugged it into the “ground” socket so we could get right to balancing our electrons. I kid you not, I noticed a difference the next day. I slept LIKE A LOG! No more waking up in the night, less tossing and turning (I think), and dreams galore! We’ve been sleeping on the sheet for two months and I still sleep very soundly through the night. That benefit alone was worth the purchase. Other than that, I don’t think it’s helped my aches or stiff joints yet, but I have hope!
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He Said: I had no idea this was even a thing. I thought I’d messed up and this was a punishment when Jen came home and told me we were going to be grounded to the bedroom. I did some research and found out that a grounding/earthing sheet is a special type of bed sheet that is supposed to help connect our bodies to the Earth’s natural electrical charge. It is believed to help improve sleep and reduce inflammation by allowing electrons from the Earth’s surface to transfer to the body, neutralizing excess positive charge (free radicals). Basically, it helps you be more negative, which is good! I got a little concerned when the only setup instruction was to plug the bed sheet into the wall — nothing sketchy about that, right? Thankfully, it was only the ground socket that you plug it into. We slept on this every night for two months and I can truly tell you that I felt little to no difference in my sleep or stress levels. I think Jen stole all my electrons because it was plugged in on her side of the bed — thanks a lot, babe. While I can’t vouch for the positives, I can tell you that there are literally no negatives to having this on your bed. So, we’ll keep it on the bed, because why not?
