Grounding the Human Body
Improves Facial Blood Flow Regulation
Chevalier, G. (2014). Grounding the Human Body Improves Facial Blood Flow Regulation:
Results of a Randomized, Placebo Controlled Pilot Study.
Journal of Cosmetics,
Dermatological Sciences and Applications , 4 (05), 293.
Presenter ： Wei-Siang Ciou
Adviser ： Dr.Yi-Chun Du
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Outline
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Introduction
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Materials and methods
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Results
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Conclusion
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Earthing can be beneficial
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Improved sleep
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Decreased pain
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A normalizing effect on cortisol
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Reduction of stress
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Earthing can be beneficial
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Diminished damage to muscles
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Muscle soreness
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Immune response
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Blood fluidity
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Easily into one’s daily life https://www.earthing.com/
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Subjects
No. of Subjects
Average Age
Age SD
Grounded Controls
Female Male Female Male
20 7 9 4
54.2
55.6
58.7
47.8
10.2
12.1
6.48
8.73
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Exclusion criteria
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Pregnancy
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Below the age of 18 or above 70
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Taking pain, anti-inflammatory medication, sedatives or prescription sleeping medication
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Taking psychotropic drugs or diagnosed with mental disorder
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Exclusion criteria
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Recent surgery (less than 3 months)
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Documented life threatening disease (such as cancer and AIDS)
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Consumption of alcohol within 48 hours of participation
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Exclusion criteria
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Smoking
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Use of recreational drugs
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Previous utilization of Earthing products or similar grounding products
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Going barefoot outside more than once a week and for more than half hour
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Laser Speckle Contrast Imaging (LSCI)
Speckle image of quiescent objects
Speckle images of moving objects
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CCD Camera
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Near-infrared laser diode emitting at a wavelength of 785 nm
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A 568 × 760 pixels CCD camera to capture blood flow over an area of up to 80 × 120 𝑚𝑚 2
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CCD Camera
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Capability of recording up to 25 images per second
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In the present study, an intermediate frame rate of 10 FPS was used.
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Procedure
Lasted approximately one hour
Grounded
Conductive mats
TENS patches
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Double-blind
Grounded
Sham-Grounded
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Female, Caucasian, 33
Flux at 11 minutes 50 seconds Flux at 45 minutes 10 seconds
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Results
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Same graph of mean FBF over time corrected for movement artifacts and smoothed.
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Female, Caucasian, 55
Flux at 28 minutes and 40 seconds Flux at 56 minutes and 40 seconds
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Results
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Same graph of mean FBF over time corrected for movement artifacts and smoothed.
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Results-Sham Grounded Subjects
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Female, Caucasian, 55
Flux at 20 minutes Flux at 79 minutes
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Results
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Same graph of mean FBF over time corrected for movement artifacts and smoothed.
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Female, African-American, 68
Flux at 20 minutes Flux at 43 minutes
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Results
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Same graph of mean FBF over time corrected for movement artifacts and smoothed.
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Conclusion
1. The Earth we live on possesses a form of easily accessible and beneficial natural electric energy
2. Positively influence human physiology in various ways
3. A clear improvement of facial blood flow in grounded subjects but not in sham-grounded subjects
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Conclusion
4. Restores blood flow regulation to the face that may enhance skin tissue repair, health and vitality, and optimize facial appearance
5. May also have broad implications for overall cardiovascular function and health
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http://faculty.stust.edu.tw/~terrydu/
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