Barefoot Benefits

I found this article in the Prevention magazine. I think it's quite interesting that this had to be scientifically proven and given a name for some people to take interest. It's called Earthing...

Either way, it's valid information that everyone should practice at least once a day, myself included.

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Barefoot Benefits

 Go Ahead, kick off your shoes. Provocative new research suggests that a practice called Earthing - walking around barefoot or putting any body part in the direct contact with the ground - may decrease pain and improve heart health. "You're absorbing the earth's negatively charged electrons," says Stephen Sinatra, MD, earthing researcher and cardiologist. "They act similarly to antioxidants, balancing out positive free radicals that contribute to inflammation." Just 20 minutes of earthing eases pain and inflammation; 40 minutes begins to reduce blood viscosity - thick blood may lead to heart attacks and strokes in vulnerable people, suggests Dr. Sinatra's research. To enjoy the benefits go shoeless in your garden, wiggle your toes in the sand, walk on the grass or take a dip in a river, ocean or hot springs.